GEMS Blog for Advisors

Best Practices


January 9, 2017

Change in Policy: Admissions Deferrals and Late Applications

Per the e-mail sent to advisors last week: starting Winter 2017, each quarter now has an admissions process deadline – the fifth day of instruction. This date is calendared for each quarter on the Dates & Deadlines page. Please work with your students to ensure that the below actions are conveyed through MyGrad no later…


November 23, 2016

Critical Graduate Admissions Updates

The Graduate School recently received a policy clarification from the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency regarding conditional admissions.  In response to this clarification, the Graduate School is changing a few of our admission practices to ensure compliance with federal policy while minimizing the impact on your current admission practices and retaining fairness to all…


September 20, 2016

Webinar Recording: International Student Employment and Degree Level Changes

If your program enrolls F-1 international students, but you were unable to attend the International Student Services’ webinar on August 31st, you can now access the video on the GPA/GPC Resources page. Topics covered: The Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and Optional Practical Training (OPT) programs (quick intro for new staffers) Recent government changes to the OPT employment program How…



Previous page