Graduate Student Appreciation Week

This week recognizes the important contributions of graduate students at UNC.

Logo for Graduate Student Awareness Week, April 6-10.

Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2026

Graduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW) will be observed April 6-10. We invite all offices and departments to do something memorable for graduate students during this week.

The schedule of events is coming soon!


Graduate Student Appreciation Week 2026 email signature logo

Add the Graduate Student Appreciation Week Logo to Your Outlook Signature

GSAW Email Signature logo

On Mac:

  • Start a new email.
  • Go to the “Draft” tab at top and select “Signatures” in the drop-down menu and then select “Manage Signatures.”
  • You should see a Signatures menu. Under “Signature name,” you may have a “Standard” signature. It may be preferable to create a new signature, based on your current signature and then add the attached logo.
  • For “Choose default signature,” select your new signature with the GSAW logo as the “New Messages” choice but it may be preferable to have your standard signature for the “replies/forwards.”
  • Don’t forget to return to your standard signature after April 10.

On PC:

  • Start a new email.
  • Go to the “Message” tab and go to the “Signature” drop-down menu in the “Include” section. Click “Signatures.”
  • A “Signatures and Stationary” window should appear. Select a signature to edit or create a new signature.
  • Above the signature text entry box, there is a image icon to the right of the “Business Card” icon. Click the image icon to enter the GSAW logo.
  • For “Choose default signature,” select your new signature with the GSAW logo as the “New Messages” choice but it may be preferable to have your standard signature for the “replies/forwards.”
  • Don’t forget to return to your standard signature after April 10.

See what other institutions have done for their graduate students