Presenters: Division of Academic Affairs School of Graduate Studies January 21, 2010P

1. Jennifer Keane-Dawes, Ph.D.Interim DeanSchool of Graduate StudiesJmkeanedawes@umes.edu �Presenters:Division of Academic AffairsSchool of Graduate Studies January 21, 2010P

3. The Mission of the Graduate School UMES is the only doctoral degree granting institution on the Eastern Shore. The mission of the Graduate School is to provide the policy and administrative support for graduate programs to meet the needs of occupations and professions seeking a pool of skilled professionals, practitioners and researchers for entry level and career advancement positions; or, the needs of individuals seeking career change, continuing education or lifelong learning opportunities.

4. Fulfilling its Mission Number of degrees awarded: Spring 2008 49 Summer 2008 21 (all Physical Therapy) Fall 2008 27 Spring 2009 39 Fall 2009 37

5. Type of Research Students engage in natural science and social science research. Some examples include: Maraym Taabodi�s Breast Cancer Research�Ms. Taabodi, from Iran, is a Ph.D. student in Natural Sciences. She is trying to determine if naringenin, the flavonoid in grapefruit possesses potential chemotherapeutic and cancer preventive value to inhibit the growth of human breast cancer cells. In Maryland, the mortality rate is 35.5% for African American women and 27.4% for Caucasian women. � Nelum Dorabawila from Sri Lanka, is doing her Ph.D. in Environmental Molecular Biotechnology. She is researching the disease Schistosomiasis found in sub-tropical Africa, Asia and South America. The disease is transmitted by the flat worm �Helminth Schistosomes� found in fresh water. It goes through the skin and lays up to 1000 eggs per day in its human host. Ultimately, the research will present data for the development of a vaccine. � Andriy Tkachenko, a Ph.D. student from the Ukraine is researching the effect of fish secretions on fish kills in the Chesapeake Bay. The causes of many fish kills are unknown, but the common factor among these are the lesions on the skin of the fish. � Sean McKenzie, from the United States and an associate at Perdue Farms, researched the effect of Infrared Thermography on cooked meat. The model used in his research needs to be more predictable but indicates that the use of Infrared Thermography provides a good correlation between the surface and the internal temperature of cooked chicken patties and chicken cutlets sold in retail stores. His work lays the foundation for future research that could adopt the use of the technology in the industry. He will remain with Perdue and continue to provide and expand his expertise to the Eastern Shore.

6. Type of Research (Continued) Muath Eleswed, from Kuwait, researched job satisfaction of subordinates as a function of organizational leadership ethical conduct. Coleen Weil, from the United States, did her doctoral research on the nature and extent of resilience on success in the first year of a nursing program. � Ron Siers, from the United States, did his Ph.D. research on the effect of Mentor Teachers� Leadership Practices and levels of Interaction on Student Intern Efficacy in the Learning Organizations of Professional Development Schools. � Rebecca Shepherd, from the United States, did her Ph.D. research on a cross-sectional study of the effects of company ranking, grade point average, leadership grades, and varsity athletic participation on leadership development within a military college environment. � Tyrone Chase, from the United States, did his doctoral research on the impact of welfare reform on collaboration among non-profit organizations located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland as perceived by front line workers.

7. New Program Initiatives to provide a skilled workforce: 1) The Professional Science Master�s Degree Program 2) Graduate Certificate Programs �The Professional Science Master�s Association defines the PSM degree as an innovative, new graduate degree program which allows students to pursue advanced training in science or math while developing workplace skills valued by employers. �Title: Science Master's Program: Professional Science Masters Degree in Quantitative Fisheries and Resource Economics �Disciplines providing the STEM Foundation: Biology, Mathematics/Statistics, Economics, Fisheries Scientific and workforce areas: Fisheries Science, and Resource Economics �

8. New Program Initiatives to provide a skilled workforce (Continued): A report submitted to the U.S. Congress by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Education in 2008 predicted a severe shortage of stock assessment scientists in the U.S. over the next decade. It also recommended nine courses which are essential to every curriculum in fisheries science. The report noted that few of the essential courses were offered by graduate programs in fisheries science across the nation. The goal of the program is to enhance the training and graduation of students, including underrepresented minority groups, in fish population dynamics and resource economics, two areas where there is a critical need for experts in the U.S. to manage our fisheries resources. � The program thus addresses one of NOAA�s Education Goals which is to develop �a future workforce, reflecting the diversity of the nation, skilled in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and other disciplines critical to NOAA�s mission�. � Graduates from the program will help meet the staff needs of NOAA NMFS, other federal agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), state agencies, universities, consulting firms, and international aid agencies, in order to manage effectively the nation's fisheries resources. � UMES will be contributing immensely to the training and production of the next generation of quantitative fisheries scientists and resource economists in the United States.

9. Course Requirements  Core Courses 1) Non-thesis Research Project (as part of internship requirement) - 3 credits 2) Fish Stock Assessment - 4 credits 3) Risk and Decision Analysis - 3 credits 4) Scientific Communications - 3 credits 5) Personnel Development, Management, and Evaluation - 3 credits 6) Business Ethics - 2 credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - 18 credits

10. Course Requirements  Quantitative Fisheries Science Track Required Courses: 1) Population Dynamics - 3 credits 2) Fish Ecology - 3 credits 3) Multivariate Statistics - 3 credits 4) Fisheries Survey Sampling - 3 credits 5) Bayesian Statistics or Advanced Fisheries Modeling - 3 credits 6) Fisheries/Natural Res. Computer Programming or Ecosystem Modeling Applied to Fisheries or Introduction to Environmental and Resource Economics - 3 credits ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total - 18 credits

11. Course Requirements  Resource Economics Track Required Courses: Research Methods in Env. & Natural Resources Economics - 3 credits Economics of Renewable Resources - 3 credits Econometrics - 4 credits Marine Resources Policy - 3 credits Advanced Microeconomic Theory - 3 credits Bayesian Statistics or Institutional and Behavioral Economics or Advanced Environmental and Resource Economics - 3 credits -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total - 19 credits

12. Graduate Certificate Programs Graduate Certificate Programs provide opportunities for individuals to enhance their skills in a specialized area; for employers to have their workforce trained to meet a particular need; for universities to market their existing curriculum; and, they provide an academic bridge to a master�s degree �Proposals being discussed by faculty: Rehabilitation Counseling Gerontology

13. Thank you for the opportunity to share.