Industrial Advisory Board Meeting Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 Rice Conference Room, 6764BH Status Report MAE Graduate Education Nasr Ghoniem

 Acceptance rate %.  PhD/faculty ratio 5  PhD degrees 0.8 (per faculty per year) Targets and Goals

January 5 th : All applications submitted January 16 th : Information available on MAE website January 17 th : Domestic application preparation. January 30 th : The Committee reviews and finalizes admissions. Early February: Fellowship, Ra-ship and TA-ship recommendations Mid February: Domestic fellowship offers, February 27 th : Financial support for international applicants: March 1st – 5 th : Final Decisions. Admissions Timeline

1.Ranking according to GPA (50%) +GRE (50%) formula as a rough cut; 2.Reject all foreign students, except when support is identified; 3.Look closely at each file for type of offer - allow flexibility in tailoring the offer; 4.Fulfill department obligations to new faculty first; 5.Maximize resource utilization - TAs (19900 funds) versus Fellows (Grad school + Dean Growth funds)

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Current Enrolled for winter 06 MS92 Current Enrolled for winter 06 PhD111 PhD/ Faculty3.5 grad/ Faculty6.4

MAE Fellowship Offers $15K Fellowship: 12 Offers (Financial Package: $ 28, ) $15, Stipend, Registration Fees (1 quarter TA.) ACCEPTED: 6 $5K Fellowship: 27 Offers (Financial Package: $ 28, ) $5, Stipend, Registration Fees (3 quarters TA.) ACCEPTED: 11 TA Fellowship: 7 Offers (Financial Package: $ 15, ) 2 quarters Registration Fees (2 quarters TA.)_ ACCEPTED: 3 Faculty Fellowships: 12 Offers (Financial Package: $ 38, ) Stipend equal to RA’ship, Registration Fees and 3 quarters NRT. ACCEPTED: 7 Faculty RA Fellowships: 8 Offers ACCEPTED: 2

FY06 MAE Funds and Cost Offers MAE Funds: Graduate Division Allocation $ 505,500 HSSEAS Special GSR$ 165,000 Total $ 670,500 TA-ships 19900: For TA’s: $174, : For TA’s Salary $262, : Fee: $145,725.00

A New Approach to Recruitment Resources = 22 Resident GSRs + 28 TAs  Distribute resources evenly amongst faculty  Ask faculty to recruit top students who are assigned to them  Guarantee a maximum of two years for entering students  Keep 15 TA slots for advanced graduate students