GRAD REBEL MENTOR
February '19
BEST PRACTICES
Grad Rebel Gateway Phase II is Live!
Phase II of the Grad Rebel Gateway launched in early January! The Grad Rebel Gateway is the portal through which your students apply for admission, graduate assistantships, scholarships and fellowships. Now, the Grad Rebel Gateway is a personalized portal for current students, too.
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A Message from
Dean Kate Korgan

Hello! I hope that the spring semester has been positive, productive, and inspiring for you so far.

The end of last year and beginning of this year have been very exciting for us at UNLV. As you likely know by now, the university reached Carnegie R1 status in December much earlier than we’d anticipated.

 
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kate Korgan Named Graduate College Dean
Kate Korgan, who has served as interim dean of the UNLV Graduate College since 2013, was named permanent dean of the College on Jan. 23.
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Each year, we showcase and celebrate the research conducted by UNLV graduate and professional students at the Graduate and Professional Student Research Forum, hosted by the Graduate College and GPSA. Join us starting on Friday, Feb. 22 with the Inspiration, Innovation, Impact reception as we celebrate graduate and professional student scholarship. The next day, the Research Forum will take place from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Students will present their research via poster and podium sessions, with awards going to the top-ranked presentations. As a graduate student, I can attest to the importance of faculty feedback, expertise, and support at this event, so if you can attend or serve as a judge we would love to see you there!

-Kristyne Wiegand, GPSA Vice President
Rebel Grad Slam
After advancing through a week of preliminary and semi-final rounds, 10 students competed in the 2018 Rebel Grad Slam final round on Nov. 2. The annual three-minute thesis competition challenges students to present their research using only three minutes and one PowerPoint slide. Here, the final round competitors are pictured with UNLV Interim President Marta Meana.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
Professional Development Academy Deadlines Approaching
Applications for several programs in the Graduate College's Professional Development Academy -- which offers events, workshops, non-academic advising, career services, and more -- are now being accepted. Graduate students interested in participating in the Rebel Research and Mentorship Program have until Feb. 25 to submit an application. The undergraduate student deadline for this program is April 8.

Graduate students have until April 8 to submit applications for the following programs: Please encourage students to apply for these programs. Email gradrebel@unlv.edu or call (702) 895-3320 for more information. 
Grad Rebel Gateway Phase II Assistance Available
Phase II of the Grad Rebel Gateway launched in early January, giving current students a personalized portal where they can electronically submit Graduate College forms that were once paper forms. If you or your students need any assistance, please view the video tutorials on YouTube, contact grad.systems@unlv.edu or 702-895-1100, or drop in to an open lab session for individual assistance:
  • Wednesday, Feb. 6 – 4-5:30 p.m. (FDH 312) – Please bring a laptop!
  • Friday, Feb. 15 – 2-3:30 p.m. (CBC C145)
  • Tuesday, Feb. 19 – 4-5:30 p.m. (FDH 312) – Please bring a laptop!
Alumni of the Year Nomination Deadline: Feb. 8
The Graduate College is seeking an outstanding alum for the university’s Annual Alumni Awards. If you know of any exemplary Graduate College alums, please nominate them for this prestigious award. When completing the nomination form, please scroll down and choose College Alumnus/a of the Year Award, then select Graduate College from the dropdown menu. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Feb. 8. The awards will be presented at the Annual Alumni Awards in the fall.
iThenticate Reminder
iThenticate is an internet-based service that allows users to scan their research, grant proposals, article drafts, professional papers, theses, and dissertations for missed citations and other mistakes that could be characterized as plagiarism. All graduate faculty, full-time enrolled doctoral students, and master's students who have successfully completed 15 or more credits of graduate coursework are provided complimentary iThenticate accounts by the Graduate College. If you or any of your doctoral or advanced master's students do not currently have access, please request an account from the Graduate College. Learn more.
Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
UNLV's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, housed in the Graduate College, is a resource for postdoctoral scholars to learn about workshops, events, funding sources,  programs, and more. The Graduate College on March 7 is hosting a Postdoc and Graduate Faculty Social from 3-5 p.m. at the Desert Research Institute. All graduate faculty, especially those interested in working with a postdoc in the future, are invited to this social to mingle with postdocs and their advisors and to learn about the important work being done by this group.
CALENDAR
Graduate College Executive Committee Meeting
2/8/19
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6th Annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact
2/22/19
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Graduate Course Review Committee Meeting
2/13/19
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Graduate Programs Committee Meeting
3/5/19
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Graduate Council Meeting
2/20/19
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Postdoc & Graduate Faculty Social
3/7/19
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GRADUATE COMMUNITY
IN THE NEWS
Trevor Pollom
Learning from the Last of the Hunter-Gatherers
UNLV anthropology student Trevor Pollom's research in nutrition took him to Africa as a tribe transitions to cultivated crops.
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Henry Castillo
Speaking Up to End Bullying
Master's student Henry Castillo turns personal experiences into research to help others feel empowered through public speaking.
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Bhagya De Silva
In Search of Memories
Doctoral student Bhagya De Silva traveled more than nine thousand miles to mine for better Alzheimer's treatments.
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