1. College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Draft Strategic Plan

2. The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is a Service Unit
College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
The College of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is a Service Unit
…with more than graduate & adjunct faculty members
Colleges and Schools must be successful for the institution to be successful
leaders could think about service delivery to yield insight into CGPS ‘deliverables’ leading to refinement of our overall “offering” What is it that they want us to do….
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3. What is the overall objective?
College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
What is the overall objective?
…collaboration
…create more programs
…attract and retain more, better students
…improve graduate education experiences for faculty, staff and students
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5. Robust student information systems - flexibility and innovation
College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Robust student information systems - flexibility and innovation
(i.e. register in multiple colleges simultaneously), facilitate disbursement of student funding
Strategic Enrolment Management & Recruitment of graduate students, strategic targets (indigenous, domestic & international students), facilitate growth of high-quality students
Systems, policies and processes - flexibility & growth; improved student experience, program flexibility, and student transition between programs; registration models including part-time registration; thesis defense processes
Create CGPS service standards – adaptable, able to enhance staff capacity, develop service commitment linked to enabling academic greatness
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6. College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies 2018-2025
Motivate and Support Program Innovation - single-unit and interdisciplinary programs, prepare graduates for alternate career paths, indigenous content, update degree-level learning outcomes to address reconciliation
Expand International Opportunities - in- and outbound students; collaborate in international agreements, Cotutelle agreements
Multi-year Planning - tuition and scholarship modeling with goals of student growth, multi-year graduate course availability
Program Quality - second round of graduate program reviews; act on previous recommendations
Postdoctoral fellows - new policies and processes dedicated to recruitment and financial support, IDP, transition to careers; clarify PDF roles in research and graduate student programming
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7. College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies 2018-2025
Develop Role Clarity in graduate program accountability and graduate course administration; support academic unit autonomy
Cultivate Lasting Relationships with Alumni - regular and meaningful engagement; help celebrate career and life-long successes
Revise CGPS Governance Structure to interface directly with college/school leaders of graduate programming; develop revised college bylaws
Story Telling Within Communication Strategies - celebrate successes with our stakeholders
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8. Send your confidential feedback/comments to:
College of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies
Send your confidential
feedback/comments to:  
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