Graduate Council Meeting Highlights: Advancing Graduate Education
Explore the key highlights from the Graduate Council meeting on September 30, 2015, focused on advancing graduate education and enhancing the student experience. Discover discussions on staffing, priorities, new staff members, pending searches, and introductions of new councilors and committees.
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Graduate Council September 30, 2015 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
AGENDA I. Welcome II. Approval of Minutes of Graduate Council Meeting of May 6, 2015 III. Graduate School Staffing and Organizational Chart IV. Introduction of New Councilors and Standing Committees V. Graduate School Accomplishments AY 14-15 VI. Graduate School Priorities AY 15-16 VII. Reports and Discussion a. Enrollment and Graduation Data b. Graduate Certificates Report c. PI/RA Agreements VIII. New Business Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
II. Approval of Minutes Graduate Council Meeting of May 6, 2015 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
III. GS Staffing and Organizational Chart Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
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 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
Pending Searches Graduate Student Life Career Services/Multiple Career Paths on hold Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
GS: ORGANIZATION Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience. Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
IV. Introductions of New Councilors and Standing Committees Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
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 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
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 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
V. GS Accomplishments AY 14-15 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
GS WRITING CENTER 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 DIVERSITY Four major PROMISE events Diversity Reception and other events URM Students at USG video Six PhD Completion Workshops FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS Over $11.5 million awarded 932 DF, 20 UF, $300,000 MF 216 students and 61 faculty Outstanding GA Awards STRATEGIC PLANNING STRATEGIC PLANNING Centennial Vision Centennial Vision UMD Strategic Plan Update 2015-2020 Committee ADMINISTRATION 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 AY 14-15 INITIATIVES Internal Orientation ADMISSIONS ADMISSIONS New admission system CRM Connect Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
INTERNATIONAL 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 DEVELOPMENT 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 COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Overall communication plan New GS website launched Three GS newsletters GS in 13 publications AY 14-15 INITIATIVES External Orientation Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
VI. GS Initiatives 15-16 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
FELLOWSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS AWARDS Fellowship allocation model Fellowships and capital campaign COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Communications Director Website review Student/faculty newsletter INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL Groningen, Leiden, Copenhagen U21 DDoGS workshop and annual meeting Joint seminar/research project--Chile and Argentina ACADEMIC SUPPORT ACADEMIC SUPPORT Graduate Student Writing Teaching and Learning Multiple Career Paths ETS/CGS URM mentoring proposal ADMINISTRATION ADMINISTRATION Revise/Update Graduate Catalog Implement U-Achieve Petitions/Waivers to E- Forms Office of Post-Doctoral Affairs STRATEGIC PLANNING STRATEGIC PLANNING Centennial Vision Flagship 2020 MSCHE self-study AY 15 AY 15- -16 INITIATIVES INITIATIVES 16 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
VII. Reports and Discussion Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
a. Enrollment and Graduation Data Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
AdmissionsFall 2015 Fa14 Fa14 - - Fa15 % % Change Change Fa15 Applicants Applicants Fall 2014 Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Fall 2015 Domestic Domestic International International 10,122 12,335 9,300 12,100 -8% -2% Applied Applied Domestic Domestic International International 3,130 1,847 3,011 2,722 -4% 47% Admitted Admitted Enrolled Enrolled (new) Domestic Domestic International International 2,161 1,148 2,148 1,223 -1% 7% Unofficial data as of 9/5/2015 Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
GraduationFY 2015 1000 1000 900 900 16 16 800 800 700 700 600 600 127 127 500 500 856 856 400 400 74 74 300 300 199 199 471 471 1 1 98 98 200 200 10 10 78 78 271 271 100 100 17 17 194 194 161 161 68 68 136 136 129 129 126 126 5 5 81 81 61 61 37 37 22 22 19 19 EXST 0 0 AGNR ARCH ARHU BMGT BSOS CMNS EDUC ENGR INFO JOUR PUAF SPHL Masters Masters Doctoral Doctoral Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
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. Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
b. Graduate Certificates Report Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
c. PI/RA Agreements Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
VIII. New Business Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.
