Graduate Student Resources

Our staff is here to help support your graduate experience at the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. This page provides information and links to resources available to you.

Upcoming Graduate Student Events


Staff Roles

  • Professor Jeff Marshall is the Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. 
  • Jane Kimball is a point of contact for non-academic graduate student needs, questions, and concerns. Faculty advisors for PhD and Master’s Thesis students and faculty Graduate Program Directors in each program for other students can assist with curricular and academic questions and concerns.
  • Coco Hall provides administrative support, including HR and Payroll issues, for graduate programs in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
  • Penni French provides administrative support, including HR and Payroll issues, for graduate programs in Computer Science, Complex Systems and Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics.

Here for you

Jeffrey Marshall

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering • Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education

jmarsha1@uvm.edu

Jane Kimble

CEMS Graduate Programs Coordinator

jane.kimble@uvm.edu

Coco Hall

Research & Graduate Program Specialist

Takako.Hall@uvm.edu

Penni French

Graduate Program Specialist

mfrench@uvm.edu

Here to help

Graduate student travel

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Domestic Travel

Including travel authorization, planning, and expense reimbursement; please reach out to cems.travel@uvm.edu 


International Travel

Any graduate students who are traveling internationally for UVM (research and conferences…) are required to register with the Office of International Education (OIE). Contact Emma Swift in OIE:  

Room Reservations

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For your thesis proposals and defenses, please contact cems.admins@uvm.edu

Access to Laboratories and Offices

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For CatCard access to labs and office spaces, please reach out to Gretchen Schissel

IT Support

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For information technology support please reach out to Enterprise Technology Services.

You can complete an online help request ticket or by emailing cemsit.footprints@uvm.edu

Graduate Teaching and Research Assistants (GTA & GRA)

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For Human Resource (HR) issues, including payroll and PeopleSoft access please reach out to cems.research@uvm.edu

You may also meet with:

Penni French (Computer Science, Complex Systems and Data Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics) 

Coco Hall (Electrical and Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering) 

or stop by the Innovation Welcome Center in Innovation Hall, Room E220   

 

Graduate Student Offices

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For assistance with graduate student office space, please contact CEMS Graduate Program Coordinator Jane Kimble

Facilities SOS

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24/7 Availability

If you are locked out (especially after hours) because of a problem with your office’s lockset, please call SOS at 802-656-2560 to be let into the space and create a ticket to correct the problem.

Campus logistics

Parking

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Register your vehicle and purchase your parking pass with UVM Transportation and Parking Services

Most parking will be at the Gutterson Field House lot and garage.

Interactive Campus Map

 

Places to Eat or Get Food on Campus

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Dining locations on campus can be found using this interactive list and map: 

UVM Dining Near Me

Davis Center (Main Campus): 

Dining Room (soup, sandwiches, grille, salads…); Coffee/Tea Bar; Dairy Bar, Eatery, and Rally Cat’s Cupboard (student-run food pantry open to all)

Living and Learning Center (Athletic Campus):  

Food Hub (crepes, tacos, sushi, grille,…)

Kalkin Coffee Stop:

(next door to Votey)

Given Bistro:

(near to a quiet Dana Health Sciences Library) 

Waterman Coffee Stop:

(Basement of Waterman Administration Building)

 

Food trucks on the green on occasion and two cafes within at the UVM Medical Center/Hospital

CATcard Services

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The CATcard Service Center is located on the bottom level of Billings Library in Room B150.

CATcard Service Center website

Office for the Vice President of Research (OVPR)

Export Control Awareness

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Export Controls are a set of laws and regulations that regulate the distribution of export controlled technology, equipment, software, information, or services to a foreign person or to a foreign country.

Export Control Regulations

UVMClick

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Grant Software if you will be a Principal Investigator on a Grant/Fellowship. Training and signatures through Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) at CEMS. 

Access UVM Click 

UVM Student Research Conference

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UVM students from all disciplines are involved in meaningful research that is both fascinating and impactful. The annual Student Research Conference is an opportunity for them to share their research, creative endeavours, and scholarly activity to the broader UVM population; all while creating new connections and fostering a community of intellectual curiosity.

Learn more about the Student Research Conference

Note: To be eligible apply for a GSS Conference Grant (up to $600), a student must have presented a poster or given an oral presentation as a first author at a sanctioned student Research Conference.

Professional Development Opportunities

CEMS Certificates of Graduate Study

Career Services

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UVM's Career Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Davis Center and provides career resources for graduate students intended to support your exploration and preparation through the job application process and beyond.

Career Resources for Graduate Students

The Career Center hosts special events trhought-out the year, including:

  • STEM Career Fairs in Fall and Spring
  • Seminars, workshops, one-on-one career coaching and consultations 

Special resources for Graduate Students:

Login to the Beyond Graduate School platform (master’s students)  

Login to the Beyond the Professoriate platform (doctoral students and postdocs) 

To access resources, select the University of Vermont, enter your UVM login information, and set up your account. 

Additional Resources:

Get Involved

CEMS Graduate Student Council

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  • Professional Development – What would you like to learn more about?
  • Community Fun - Picnic/BBQ, Refreshments, Lunches
  • Enhancing your time at UVM

Graduate College

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The Graduate College offices are located on the third floor of the Waterman building (Room 330)

UVM Graduate College website

College Resources:

GradNet: Gradnet is an electronic forum where Graduate students, faculty, and staff discuss issues, research topics, graduate student life and announcements that pertain to you, a member of our Graduate community here at UVM. 

Subscribe to GradNet

Graduate Student Senate: The purpose of the Graduate Student Senate is to cultivate both the academic and nonacademic activities of the graduate student body and enhance all aspects of graduate school life at the University of Vermont. We are a voice for graduate students and act as a liaison between the University of Vermont’s administration, faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students.

Learn more about the Graduate Student Senate 

The Graduate Student Senate Conference Grant Program offers up to $600 for eligible in-person conference per year.  

Additional Graduate Resources:

View current Graduate College activities and events 

STEM Career Mobility Committee for nonacademic careers

 

Be well

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The Center for Health and Wellbeing provides primary care, wellbeing, and mental health services.

The Center is located at 425 Pearl Street, near the Waterman building at the intersection of Pearl and Prospect Streets.

Visit the Center for Health and Wellbeing

Counseling and Psychiatry Services (CAPS) 

Additional Health Resources: