Diversity at Carolina

Graduate School Diversity Events

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The Graduate School hosts events of special interest to diverse students to create a rich, vibrant, inclusive campus community. We also host and participate in on and off-campus recruitment events aimed at increasing the diversity of our graduate students.

Upcoming Events

Questions about Diversity Events? Contact Roy Anthony Charles at rac@email.unc.edu

Other UNC Diversity Events

Past Events

American Indian Graduate Student Recruitment Event
March 22-23, 2012
Sequoyah Distinguished Dinner, Lecture, and Reception
March 22, 2012, 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
33rd Annual Minority Health Conference
February 24, 2012
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education, Chapel Hill
Tenth Annual NC OPT-ED Alliance Day
Friday, October 14, 2011
The McKimmon Center at NC State University, Raleigh, NC

Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences:
“Engaging Future Leaders for Global Excellence”

The NC Alliance to Create Opportunity through Education (OPT-ED) is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Program. It is an alliance among NC State University, NC A&T State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as other NSF-sponsored diversity-focused initiatives in North Carolina. The primary goal of OPT-ED is to promote diversity in the Ph.D. workforce in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, as well as the social sciences. The theme of this year's conference is “Engaging Future Leaders for Global Excellence”

Each year, NC OPT-ED hosts this day long professional conference featuring nationally known speakers, student research presentations, a graduate and undergraduate recruitment fair and informative workshops. The conference is opened to students from middle school through graduate school and will feature differentiated agendas targeting students at each academic level.

NC OPT-ED Alliance Day features:

  • Keynote Speaker
  • Student Poster Presentations
  • Student Oral Presentations
  • Informative Workshops
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Recruitment Fair

Please see www.unc.edu/opt-ed for complete information and an on-line registration form. The conference is free for all to attend.

NC OPT-ED Graduate Student Crosstalk
Friday, September 23, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Our first Graduate Student Crosstalk will take place on Friday, September 23, 2011 at the UNC-CH Graduate Student Center (GSC). The Crosstalk will be from 6:00 to 8:00pm. We welcome the attendance of our most senior (Ph.D. bound) graduate students so that they can share their wisdom. There will be plenty of food as usual. The registration for the Crosstalk is now open at www.unc.edu/opt-ed. The topic for this Crosstalk will be “Strategies for Establishing and Maintaining Successful Advisor/Student Relationships.” The following subtopics will be emphasized:

  • Challenge to advisors
  • Making first connection
  • Strategies for effective communications
  • Resolving issues
  • Relationship with other faculty
IAAR: Graduate Student Research Mixer
Thursday April 7, 2011, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Sonja Haynes Stone Center, Suite 305 and 309 (3rd floor)

The Institute of African American Research would like to invite all graduate students working on topics relevant to African American issues of history, biology, culture, social experiences, and thought to attend a reception for the purposes of communication and discussion.

This event will give students from widely different disciplines and programs whose work focuses on the African American experience a chance to connect with each other and to brainstorm potential collaborations. In addition, the Institute staff will solicit student input on ways to better support graduate student research at UNC.

Food and beverages will be provided, along with the opportunity to network and converse about common interests. We will also use the occasion to recognize the recipients of the Small Grants Program awarded this month through the Institute.

All graduate students are welcome to attend this free event, though registration is requested to plan for meeting the needs of all attendees.

NC OPT-ED Graduate Student Crosstalk
April 8, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The McKimmon Center at NC State University
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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The next Graduate Student Crosstalk will take place on Friday, April 8, 2011 at the McKimmon Center at North Carolina State University from 6:00-8:00pm. The topic of this crosstalk will be “Graduate Student Panel Discussion: Where are you on your Academic Journey?”

American Indian Graduate Student Recruitment Event
April 14-15, 2011
32nd Annual Minority Health Conference
 

Friday, February 25, 2011
 8:00am - 4:30pm
William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education

Featuring the 13th Annual William T. Small, Jr. Keynote Address:
Bonnie M. Duran, DrPH
Associate Professor, University of Washington School of Public Health
Director, Center for Indigenous Health Research

NC OPT-ED Graduate Student Crosstalk
February 11, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Faculty Dining Room - Williams Cafeteria
North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC
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The next Graduate Student Crosstalk will take place on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Faculty Dining Room of Williams Cafeteria at North Carolina A&T State University from 6:00-8:00pm. The topic of this crosstalk will be “Graduate Student Perspectives on Successful Professoriate Development — A Facilitated Discussion”.

Ninth Annual NC OPT-ED Alliance Day
November 12, 2010
Greensboro Colisuem Complex
Special Events Center
1921 West Lee Street, Greensboro, NC 27403
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Social, Behavioral, & Economic Sciences:
“Educate to Innovate”

Alliance Day is a powerful conference, which unites secondary school students through graduate students together in promoting continued education in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM) and the social, behavioral and economic sciences (SBES).

NC OPT-ED Alliance Day features:

  • Keynote Speaker
    Dr. Julianne Malveaux

    As the 15th President of Bennett College for Women, Dr. Julianne Malveaux has been the architect of exciting and innovative transformation at America's oldest historically black college for women.


  • Student Poster Presentations
  • Student Oral Presentations
  • Informative Workshops
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Recruitment Fair

NC OPT-ED invites students participating in ERC, HBCU-UP, LSAMP, NC-MSEN, NCCCS BioNetwork, McNair, AGEP and SBE and other programs and Institutions to attend.

Students will have the opportunity to participate in either the poster or oral presentations, so please submit your abstracts early because there are a limited number of spaces for both.

NC OPT-ED Graduate Student Crosstalk
September 17, 2010, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Graduate Student Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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The next Graduate Student Crosstalk will take place on Friday, September 17th at the Graduate Student Center at UNC Chapel Hill from 6:00-8:00pm.

The topic of this crosstalk will be “Balance Your Coursework, Maintain your Sanity”. The importance of this balance and how it effects the rest of your mentality will be the focus of the first crosstalk for the 2010-2011 academic year. This session will be lead by your fellow graduate students.

As always food will be provided and we strongly encourage the group to continue the socializing upon conclusion of the crosstalk. We look forward to seeing you on September 17th!