The Graduate Report

Campus Locations Adjust Hours for Break

From Nov. 21-26, campus spaces will remain open with reduced hours and select closures during the Thanksgiving Break. Libraries, dining centers, unions, rec centers, health center and other spots are changing hours. Here’s the list of what is open and what's not.

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Be a More Productive Scholar Series

Join the Be a More Productive Scholar Series on How to Successfully balance time for work and life on Monday Nov. 27, 2023 at 12:00PM CDT via Zoom.

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Request a Consultation

Request a consultation on job documents, fellowship materials, career exploration or interviewing, writing an individual development plan, and teaching or mentoring concerns. Click here to schedule. Continue reading…

Spring 2024 Courses in Gerontology at UNL

The Department of Gerontology is offering several courses of interest to graduate students in the spring, aimed at addressing the rapidly changing demographics in the United States. Did you know that more than one in six people in the US is now 65 or older? Continue reading…

Spring 2024 Course to Support Teaching

Dr. Kara Viesca, Professor of Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education is offering a Doctoral Seminar on College Teaching during Spring 2024 focused on Developing a Learning-Centric Humanizing Praxis. The course is suitable for doctoral students across all disciplines and is especially for GTAs. Continue reading…

Dec. 2023 Doctoral Graduation Deadlines

November 17:

• Last day to submit the Application for Final Oral Examination form, and PDF Rough Draft Dissertation / Document for formatting review.
  

• Last day to hold Final Oral Examination
  
• Final dissertation/document formatting review - after successful completion of your final oral examination
  
• Upload final dissertation/document to ProQuest (after approval is given)
  
• Pay doctoral deposit fee - $25
  
• Submit your signed Report of Completion form and Abstract to the Doctoral Steps to Degree Completion page
  

Dec. 2023 Masters Graduation Deadlines

November 9:
Last day to submit the Final Examination Report Form

November 16:
Final day to email Rough Draft of Thesis to Masters Programs Coordinator. If only written comprehensive examination is required (major and/or minor), advisor must notify the Master's Programs Coordinator of the results

November 30:
Last day to hold Final Oral Examination

December 1:

• Final date to Resolve Incomplete grades, submit the final thesis as a PDF to the Masters Program Coordinator and wait for approval prior to uploading it to Digital Commons
  
• Upload to UNL Digital Commons
  
• Receive a confirmation email from UNL Digital Commons of successful thesis upload and pay final thesis processing fees of $25 (required) in MyRed (To-do list).
  

Grad Travel Awards for Spring '24 are Open

Attending a conference or workshop in Spring 2024, consider applying for a GTAP award! The Graduate Travel Awards Program (GTAP) offers $600 for domestic travel and $800 for intl. travel. Apply on NuRamp by November 30, 2023. Continue reading…

CTT Teaching Grants for Graduate Students

CTT Teaching Grants for Graduate students are now being accepted. All full-time graduate students teaching fall 2024 and/or spring 2025 are eligible to apply. Apply by February 1, 2024. Continue reading…