More than 100 years ago, The University of New Mexico offered for the first time a dedicated research arm of the university, launching the Graduate School, which offered a master’s degree. The Graduate School is now known as Graduate Studies and the.
Verhines to head University of New Mexico Water Resources Program July 06, 2021
Amid a risk of the Rio Grande going dry through Albuquerque this summer and growing threats to the state’s water supplies, The University of New Mexico has named Scott Verhines to be the next director of the UNM Water Resources Program.
A New Mexico native, Verhines brings a lifetime of experience in water management to the job, culminating with service from 2011-2014 as New Mexico State Engineer and Secretary of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission – the state’s top water management jobs.
“Scott has worked on water resources challenges in every part of New Mexico for over three decades,” said UNM Dean of Graduate Studies Julie Coonrod, who oversees the program. “His experience ranges from holding public meetings with different interest groups in rural areas to serving as the State Engineer whose office is charged with administering the state s water resources. Verhines’ focu
Graduate Studies announces pilot summer award April 14, 2021
Facing a second summer of pandemic uncertainty, Graduate Studies at The University of New Mexico is launching a new pilot initiative: The Graduate Studies Dissertation Writing Award.
The award provides summer funding for Ph.D. or MFA graduate students in the dissertation-writing phase who served as teaching assistants during the Fall 2020-Spring 2021 academic year. The award amount is $5,000 for summer dissertation writing, with the goal of facilitating the completion of the dissertation during the following academic year.
“Even before the pandemic, there was troubling data that pointed toward graduate student stop-out at the dissertation phase,” Dean of Graduate Studies Julie Coonrod said. “And we heard from graduate students that last summer brought more challenges. So, we’re trying to find a way to make this second pandemic summer a little more productive for graduate student success.”
GPSA to host talk with Dean Coonrod February 23, 2021
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) is creating an opportunity for current and prospective students to meet with the dean.
The GPSA hosts a talk with the Dean of Graduate Studies, Julie Coonrod, on Tuesday, March 9 at 3 p.m. The talk will last approximately an hour.
This talk will be an opportunity for graduate students to chat with the dean, ask questions and share concerns. Dean Coonrod has been on UNM faculty for 25 years and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses related to water resources engineering. She teaches a graduate-level course that emphasizes the modeling capabilities of geographic information systems to students seeking a variety of degrees.
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Dean of Graduate Studies appointed to leadership position in the Council of Graduate Schools December 11, 2020
Julie Coonrod, dean of Graduate Studies at The University of New Mexico, has been named chair-elect of the Board for the Council of Graduate Schools, starting January 1, 2021. The Council of Graduate Schools provides three main services to its institutional members: best practices; benchmarking, and public policy and advocacy.
Julie Coonrod emcees the 2020 LoboBITES competition
In addition to presenting at annual meetings and workshops, Coonrod has been active with the Council since her appointment as dean in 2013. She chaired the CGS membership committee, was elected to the Board in 2018, and subsequently chaired the CGS Investment Committee. As chair-elect, Coonrod will continue service on the executive