Tom Tomasi Associate Dean Of The Graduate College State of the Graduate College

Graduate Dean ??  2 of 4 candidates have been interviewed  Presumably someone will be hired in November  Start time could be January or summer  If needed, Associate Dean search, would be ASAP  Internal or external???

The Role of the Graduate Dean 1.Graduate College Policies (setting & enforcing) Overall quality of programs Fairness & exceptions Alternatives 2.Facilitator (multiple stakeholders)

Graduate Dean President’s Office College Deans & Dept Heads Enrollment Management Graduate Students Registrar’s Office Graduate College Staff Provost Grad Faculty (GC & Directors) National Grad Scene Other MO Universities

New Graduate Degrees Approved or in Approval Process: Interdisciplinary Studies MFA – Visual Studies MS – Applied Behavior Analysis MA – Applied Second Language Acquisition Doc – Nurse Anesthesia Practice MS – Cybersecurity MA – Teaching & Learning EdS – Teacher Leadership New Degrees to be proposed this year ??

New Graduate Certificates Administrative Studies Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Teaching & learning Teacher Leadership Computer Information Systems Cybersecurity Entrepreneurship Finance Financial Analysis International Business Leadership Management Marketing New Certificates to be proposed this year ??

Graduate Program Opportunities Fall 2009Fall 2014 Number of Graduate Programs Degrees4352 Certificates1834 Accelerated Masters1129 Number of Graduate Programs - 100% Online Degree213 Certificates 0?7

Graduate Fall Enrollment & Credit Hour Production Trend

Total Credit Hours = 26,658Total Enrollment = 3,420 Fall 2014 Graduate Headcount & Credit Hour Production by College

It’s Not Just About Numbers! High-impact Educational Experiences Research Internships Study away Field trips Laboratories Quality Indicators Awards Presentations Publications Exhibits & Performances

Theses Numbers

The National Scene International students increasing ~60% not in research universities 83% in Masters or certificate programs Business. Education, & Health = big 3 ~50% part-time new students in Masters Universities ~90% domestic new students in Masters Universities ~60% white new graduate students in Masters Universities

How Do We Compare? Our student body is pretty similar, except for diversity. Relative to national trends, we are doing better than average in enrollment! USAMSU All students (Fa ‘13) 0.2% 1.2% All students (Fa ‘12) 2.3% 3.9%

Board Priorities 1.Access to Success ( modest growth, retention, cost, etc.) 2.Public Affairs Integration ( events, assessment, eJournal, etc. ) 3.Engaged Inquiry ( faculty research ) 4.Partners for Progress ( reaching beyond campus ) 5.Valuing & Supporting People ( compensation, diversity, etc. ) 6.Responsible Stewardship ( use of funds ) 7.Athletics 8.West Plains Integration

Accreditation Issues (HLC)  “Public Affairs” in graduate programs o Probably done in most programs, but not promoted as public affairs (applied research, internships, etc.) o Talk about what you do in PA terms o Add a statement to your Catalog pages indicating connection to PA  Parallel classes ( , , etc.) o Different requirements for graduate students. o “graduate-level” experience for graduate students o Higher-level thinking

Graduate Recruitment  Expanded college fair schedule (see Updates)  Attend undergraduate research conferences for recruiting purposes (McNair & SACNAS)  Provide mini-grant funds again to graduate programs for recruiting activities  College-level Virtual Fairs (see Updates)

My Priorities  Tell “our story” better: “value-added” = Good education + low cost more marketing activities  More well-qualified diverse students McNair Graduate Assistantships (Graduate College) Graduate Scholarships for Enhancing Diversity (University)  Market/promote graduate programs New programs Interdisciplinary/individualized programs have no other “home”  Get promising students into new graduate scholarships  Improved work-flow

Policy Setting Assigning/changing “catalog year” for students with hiatus in coursework Total number of credits for a degree that can be earned prior to admission (senior permission, transfer, post-bacc, mixed credit) “General” Mixed Credit Accelerated certificates (w/ & w/o accelerated Masters)??

Policy/Process Changes  “Projected Course Offerings” – now visible on the web for students ( )  “Degree Audits” likely to soon include graduate students  Turnitin.com vs. SafeAssign  Apply to Graduate

Reminders – Admissions  “Start-semester” is critical in Banner  Applications close after the first week of a semester.  Admissions closes after census date (4 weeks)  Don’t admit someone for a semester in which they are already registered as a post-bacc student.  Adding /changing a program requires a new application or contact Michael Edwards.  Accelerated Masters candidates must apply for the semester they will truly be a grad student, not when they want to take “mixed credit” classes as a senior

Reminders – International Students  Need to take at least 6 credits face-to-face  Summer classes  “conditional admissions” for ELI students  Visa issues are complex  Contact International Services with questions

Reminders – Forms & Paperwork 9 credits of C or lower Letters from the Graduate College Removal from program when exceeded Post-baccalaureate students (non-degree seeking) Registration holds after 9 credits Apply to graduate (or complete a certificate) 8 year limits

Reminders – Graduate Assistantships  4 semesters (Fall/Spring)  3.00 GPA  6 graduate credits hours  Summer fee waivers  ¼-time GA (with approval)  Dismissals (firing)  Late starts  Rec center, Health Center fees  1000 hr. counting

Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum Saturday April 25, 2015 Graduate College Workshop series (see website and handouts)

IDF 2014 is Saturday, April 25 in PSU

Graduate Student Senate Desired senator from each graduate program Get names to me or the co-Presidents FUNCTIONS: Promote the interests of grad students in general Co-sponsor events with the Graduate College More TBD

Questions ???