Graduate Council September 30, 2015 Let’s leave the globe background on only the title, agenda, and subtitle slides (the ones with roman numerals, e.g., I. Staffing.

AGENDA Welcome Approval of Minutes of Graduate Council Meeting of May 6, 2015 Graduate School Staffing and Organizational Chart Introduction of New Councilors and Standing Committees Graduate School Accomplishments AY 14-15 Graduate School Priorities AY 15-16 Reports and Discussion Enrollment and Graduation Data Graduate Certificates Report PI/RA Agreements New Business

Graduate Council Meeting of May 6, 2015 II. Approval of Minutes Graduate Council Meeting of May 6, 2015

III. GS Staffing and Organizational Chart

New Staff Members and Positions Dr. Zita Nunes, Director and Senior Faculty Advisor, Office for Graduate Diversity and Inclusion (OGDI) Angela Ambrosi, Coordinator (PCC, U-Achieve, Graduate Catalogue) Joseph Lindsey, Admission Technology Specialist Mary Carroll-Mason, Communications Officer Christopher Perez, Associate Director, OGDI

Pending Searches Graduate Student Life Career Services/Multiple Career Paths – on hold

GS: ORGANIZATION Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.

IV. Introductions of New Councilors and Standing Committees

New Councilors Thomas (Tom) Castonguay, AGNR Lucy Dalglish, JOUR, Council of Deans Appointee Jeffrey Lucas, BSOS Kristy Maddox, ARHU Oded Rabin, ENGR Students Ashlee Wilkins, CMNS, GSG VP for Academic Affairs Kelly Cowdery, EDUC, Graduate Student Stephanie Cork, SPHL, GAAC Moriah Willow, BSOS, Graduate Student

Standing Committees Programs, Courses and Curricula (PCC) Ron Yaros (JOUR), Chair David Andrews (SPHL) Tom Castonguay (AGNR) Sarah Eno (CMNS) Ryan Long, ARHU Kathryn Wentzel, EDUC Ashlee Wilkins (CMNS-GSG) Alex Chen, AD for Academic Standards and Policies Fellowships and Awards Ralph Bauer, (ARHU) Phil DeShong (CMNS) Mark Leone, AD for Fellowships and Awards

V. GS Accomplishments AY 14-15

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS AY 14-15 INITIATIVES Internal Orientation ADMINISTRATION Response to budget cuts Implementation of email “triage” system Conversion of petitions and waivers to electronic process New Graduate Student Orientation and Spouse/Partner Orientation FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Over $11.5 million awarded 932 DF, 20 UF, $300,000 MF 216 students and 61 faculty Outstanding GA Awards GS WRITING CENTER 18 Fellows, 13 departments, 7 colleges 462 consultations, 160 unique clients Two boot camps – 150 Eight workshops - 137 Weekly “Write-In” sessions Five department-workshops DIVERSITY Four major PROMISE events Diversity Reception and other events URM Students at USG video Six PhD Completion Workshops STRATEGIC PLANNING Centennial Vision UMD Strategic Plan Update 2015-2020 Committee ADMISSIONS New admission system CRM Connect

AY 14-15 INITIATIVES External Orientation INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GS Development and Alumni Relations Office 50 face-to-face discovery, cultivation, and solicitation visits Three alumni events Major gift proposals for 2 dissertation and 1 summer research fellowships Four new GS funds included on university giving website INTERNATIONAL U21 Three-Minute Thesis Joint seminar/research project with UCC International Intern from Denmark Visiting Scholar - Chinese Academy of Sciences GSG President Exchange with U of Macau International Thanksgiving Dinner (450) TAP served over 1,500 students and processed over $700,000 of savings and refunds Visits to Germany, Netherlands, and England COMMUNICATIONS Overall communication plan New GS website launched Three GS newsletters GS in 13 publications

VI. GS Initiatives 15-16

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS AY 15-16 INITIATIVES ADMINISTRATION Revise/Update Graduate Catalog Implement U-Achieve Petitions/Waivers to E-Forms Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs ACADEMIC SUPPORT Graduate Student Writing Teaching and Learning Multiple Career Paths ETS/CGS URM mentoring proposal FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Fellowship allocation model Fellowships and capital campaign COMMUNICATIONS Communications Director Website review Student/faculty newsletter INTERNATIONAL Groningen, Leiden, Copenhagen U21 DDoGS workshop and annual meeting Joint seminar/research project--Chile and Argentina STRATEGIC PLANNING Centennial Vision Flagship 2020 MSCHE self-study

VII. Reports and Discussion

a. Enrollment and Graduation Data

Admissions—Fall 2015 Applied Admitted Enrolled (new) Applicants   Applicants Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fa14 - Fa15 % Change Applied Domestic 10,122 9,300 -8% International 12,335 12,100 -2% Admitted 3,130 3,011 -4% 1,847 2,722 47% Enrolled (new) 2,161 2,148 -1% 1,148 1,223 7% Shama provide updated chart Unofficial data as of 9/5/2015

Graduation—FY 2015 Shama provide updated chart

Completion and TTD Metrics Average 10-year completion rate for doctoral students increased from 62.9% in 2014 to 65.7% in 2014. National average is 56.6%. Median doctoral TTD remained constant at 5.3 years in 2013 and 2014. Shama provide updated chart

b. Graduate Certificates Report

c. PI/RA Agreements Brief introduction

VIII. New Business