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
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering • Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
jmarsha1@uvm.edu
Here to help
Graduate student travel
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
For your thesis proposals and defenses, please contact cems.admins@uvm.edu
Access to Laboratories and Offices
For CatCard access to labs and office spaces, please reach out to Gretchen Schissel
IT Support
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)
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
For assistance with graduate student office space, please contact CEMS Graduate Program Coordinator Jane Kimble
Facilities SOS
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
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.
Places to Eat or Get Food on Campus
Dining locations on campus can be found using this interactive list and map:
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
The CATcard Service Center is located on the bottom level of Billings Library in Room B150.
Office for the Vice President of Research (OVPR)
Export Control Awareness
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.
UVMClick
Grant Software if you will be a Principal Investigator on a Grant/Fellowship. Training and signatures through Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) at CEMS.
UVM Student Research Conference
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
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
- Professional Development – What would you like to learn more about?
- Community Fun - Picnic/BBQ, Refreshments, Lunches
- Enhancing your time at UVM
Graduate College
The Graduate College offices are located on the third floor of the Waterman building (Room 330)
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.
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
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:
- Living Well: Drop in "Let’s Talk" services
- Support for Students in Recovery
- HOPEWorks Advocacy sexual violence crisis response and advocacy services
- A CARE Form can be submitted anonymously if you are concerned about a UVM community member or event: