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November 16, 2022

2023 Graduate Admissions Tips

CAIR Admissions Tips At the November 14, 2022 GEMS-GPA Autumn 2022 Forum, CAIR shared tips to assist GPAs during admissions. Here are the slides from the CAIR presentation: Tips from CAIR for Assisting Applicants. Kari Brothers (CAIR Business Analyst) is available to answer questions or provide a walk through of this presentation. GEMS Admissions Tips…


August 12, 2022

Summer 2022 Graduation Tips

Graduation Deadlines: August 23: Grades due from faculty at 5 p.m. via GradeBook/GradePage August 24: Graduation recommendations due from GPAs/GPCs at 5 p.m. via MyGrad for priority graduation September 9: Graduation recommendations due from GPAs/GPCs at 5 p.m. via MyGrad Graduation Training: We encourage advisors to review the Graduation Training for Graduate Advisors  (webinar & PDF)…


March 3, 2022

Winter 2022 GEMS Ask An Advisor Recording

Thank you for attending the Ask An Advisor session on Wednesday, March 2nd. For those of you who were unable to attend, or want to review the discussion, here is the Zoom recording. Application Open Dates: We have added application open dates to the GPA/GPC Dates & Deadlines Calendar: Summer 2023 opens on April 8,…


September 20, 2016

Enrollment Confirmation System Webinar

The Enrollment Confirmation System Webinar and PDF slides are available now! If you were not able to attend the webinar on September 14, we encourage you to review the information. Important Note! The new system will accept Enrollment Confirmation Deposit (ECD) payments up to the first day of the quarter. Beginning September 28 and prior to October…


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…


May 3, 2016

How to Design Your Application for Admission

Your prospective students’ experience applying to graduate school depends greatly on how well you design your application for admission! If you are new, or need a refresher, we hope you will join us as we walk you through setting up your admissions profile in MyGradProgram (MGP). MGP Admissions (Unit) Profile Training Wednesday, June 22nd 10:00…