1. DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES BRIAN G. SMITH

2. QUALIFICATIONS Ph.D. in Educational Psychology Cognate in Counseling Psychology MSUM Graduate Faculty Status for 14 years Taught Educational Statistics & Research Methods Collectively, approximately 30 times Served on more than 100 thesis committees 3 different graduate programs Chaired 22 theses or plan B equivalents Chaired Graduate Council for 1 academic year Oversaw successful approval of Business masters

3. QUALIFICATIONS More than 20 peer-reviewed presentations Regional, National, & International conferences Wide range of topics Assessment systems Emotional Behavioral interventions Online teaching teach techniques Inventing a new survey technique… Submitted 3 manuscripts with CNSA students Accepted with revisions

4. QUALIFICATIONS Problem Solving skills when dealing with multiple programs 3 years as Secondary Education Coordinator-14 programs Scheduling of core course work – over 1000 students per sem. Faculty qualifications from different programs – Accreditation Taught Statistics & Research Methods serving 5 programs Ed. Lead., CNSA, Nursing, SPED, School Psychology Assessment Director for CEHS for 5 yrs. NCATE/CAEP, Nursing, Social Work, Synthesizing multiple needs into an operational system is fun

5. QUALIFICATIONS Ability & Commitment to Graduate Programs Unique position of being involved in many programs Not currently assigned to any graduate program Ability to be fair and unbiased No divided loyalties Extensive experience with many programs Global view of all of the programs needs & challenges Useful in strategic planning & vision for Keeping our Promise Opportunities for Collaboration & Cooperation Sharing of techniques, strategies, approaches, etc.

6. QUALIFICATIONS Internal Review Board Involved with IRB for 14 years in different programs Served on 2 DRC’s, CNSA/Nursing & C&I Reviewed more than 50 IRB applications Included Ethical use guidelines in Ed. Statistics Devoted one of 14 modules to Ethical usage of Data/Statistics Used 2 different sources of standards of Ethical use Included Ethics in Research Methods Required all students to obtain Ethical Research Certificate Created the 1cr. online course for Ethics for CNSA program Used 3 different sets of standards for each CNSA program Case study, online approach, with professional feedback

7. VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES Increase Exposure of Graduate Programs Awards & Recognition from faculty & students Dragon Digest, TV, Fargo Forum Multi-University Graduate School Fairs At least twice per year on MSUM campus. Hooding Ceremonies twice per academic year Opportunity to hood and recognize each Masters Graduate Online Peer-Reviewed Journal at MSUM Publish our research online

8. VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES Increase Funding for Graduate Studies Programs Graduate Tuition at appropriate Market Rate Graduate Assistantships w/tuition waivers Capital & Equipment improvements External & Community Partnerships Grants Support Finding, budgeting, & writing Increase number of Graduate programs offered at MSUM Working with departments for graduate program opportunities

9. VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES Maintain Highest Standards of Instruction & programming Increase Resources for Accreditation activities Coordinate resources for Accreditation cycles Coordinate techniques and data management equipment Share and collaborate on software, firmware, and servers Internal Review Board Training Online submission of IRB submissions Training for Dept. Review Committees Graduate & Undergraduate submissions for research Collaborate and Innovate Share Challenges & Effective approaches

10. FINAL NOTE I promise to always listen to you and your needs… I may not always agree…