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State of the Graduate School: Adjusting to Changing Times & Holding to Unchanging Principles

State of the Graduate School: Adjusting to Changing Times & Holding to Unchanging Principles. Deans’ Retreat June 16 – 17, 2003. Goals, Opportunities, and Priorities. Enrollment. 2. Stipends. 3 . National Research Council Ratings. 4. The National Agenda. 5. Priorities. 1. Enrollment.

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State of the Graduate School: Adjusting to Changing Times & Holding to Unchanging Principles

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  1. State of the Graduate School:Adjusting to Changing Times & Holding to Unchanging Principles Deans’ Retreat June 16 – 17, 2003 Graduate School June 2003

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  9. Goals, Opportunities, and Priorities • Enrollment 2. Stipends 3. NationalResearchCouncil Ratings 4. The National Agenda 5. Priorities Graduate School June 2003

  10. 1. Enrollment We must increase our graduate enrollment to increase our research capacity and achieve the profile of a research university Graduate School June 2003

  11. 2. Stipends Offer competitive stipends and generate more assistantships on research grants Graduate School June 2003

  12. 3. National Research Council Ratings Exceed the national median on objective criteria (e.g., publications, citations) Graduate School June 2003

  13. 4. The National Agenda Policies for admission, degree requirements, and minorities Graduate School June 2003

  14. 5. Priorities Conducting research at the highest levels of achievement and at the frontiers of knowledge, which is cited and then funded in the peer-review process, is what distinguishes prestigious universities from the rest. This is the well-spring of an institution’s reputation. Graduate School June 2003

  15. Priorities (contd.) My priorities are programs with four characteristics. We should build excellence in programs that Graduate School June 2003

  16. Graduate School Priorities (1) Offer the potential to attain national preeminence, (2) Are ripe for significant intellectual or applied development, (3) Contribute to the welfare of our constituents, and (4) Offer an academic, financial, or political return to the university. Graduate School June 2003

  17. No-CostOpportunities • National Research Council Ratings • The National Agenda • Strengthen Graduate Faculty Criteria Graduate School June 2003

  18. State of the Graduate School:Adjusting to Changing Times & Holding to Unchanging Principles Deans’ Retreat June 16 – 17, 2003 Graduate School June 2003

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