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Graduate Assembly - Fall 2013

Graduate Assembly - Fall 2013. Introductions Announcements/Reminders Current Status of UHM Graduate Education Mandatory Annual Review of PhD Students’ Progress. Announcements. New g raduate p rograms MGEO New due date this year: October 15 UHM-1, -2 forms

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Graduate Assembly - Fall 2013

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  1. Graduate Assembly - Fall 2013 • Introductions • Announcements/Reminders • Current Status of UHM Graduate Education • Mandatory Annual Review of PhD Students’ Progress Graduate Assembly

  2. Announcements New graduate programs • MGEO New due date this year: October 15 UHM-1, -2 forms New tuition waivers available Graduate Assembly

  3. Announcements New TA Training January 6-8 Graduate Assembly

  4. Reminders – Fall Due Dates • November 1 Last Day for Removal of “I” grades for Spring and summer 2013 • November 1 Theses and dissertations due to Grad Student Services • November 8 Deadline to submit petition for admission to doctoral program by students currently enrolled in master’s & graduating Fall 2013 Graduate Assembly

  5. Fall Due Dates…. • November 18 Last day for final examination for master’s plan B and C students • December 21 Fall commencement Graduate Assembly

  6. Current Status - Fall 2013 • 4,610 headcount (down 8.6%) • 4,213 Classified Graduate Students (down 9.1%) • 2943 (64%) full time; 1,667 (36%) part time • 1,439 Doctoral; 2,561 Masters • 941 International Students (20.4% of population) • 2,011 enrolled for 8 or more units (43.6%) • 1,328 Graduate Assistants (up 5) • Achievement Scholarships about $1,500,000 • ($1,016,000 through Graduate Division) • UHF Scholarships = $410,000 Graduate Assembly

  7. Historical Headcount Enrollment Fall 2003-2012 Master’s Doctoral 1st Prof. 2012 2,809 1,630 752 2011 3,005 1,626 758 2010 3,143 1,614 754 2009 3,258 1,595 711 2008 3,160 1,590 658 2007 3,007 1,542 640 2006 3,051 1,511 641 2005 3,120 1,480 640 2004 3,207 1,419 599 2003 3,068 1,312 613 Graduate Assembly

  8. Fall 2012/13 Applications Graduate Assembly

  9. Current Status • Apps down overall, 4,458 applications for F13 • 2,202 (49%) admitted • 1,424 (65%) enrolled • Apps to Professional degrees down slightly • Yield rate on applications is 32% Graduate Assembly

  10. New GA Stipend Schedule

  11. Main Topic: Implementation of mandatory annual reviews of doctoral student progress for AY 2014 Graduate Assembly

  12. Barriers to PhD Completion • Working part- or full-time • Backfilling coursework • Failure to track progress to degree • Lack of motivation to finish • Life gets in the way Graduate Assembly

  13. Establish Departmental Process Re-examine current process • Is it thorough? • Does it provide appropriate feedback to student? • Does it allow students to provide feedback about the program? • Is career guidance provided? Graduate Assembly

  14. Reports to Grad Ed • Two reports submitted to Office of Graduate Education: • One report confirms reviews and lists names of students making satisfactory progress • The other report details unsatisfactory progress for individual students. Graduate Assembly

  15. Timeline for Reporting • PhD student reviews are conducted in early Spring semester • Program reports are due to Office of Graduate Education by semester’s end Graduate Assembly

  16. Get Help / Ask Questions Thursday, October 24, 4:30p or Thursday, November 21, 4:30p Spalding 362 Graduate Assembly

  17. Finally…. • Please sign the roster • Please check Graduate Faculty report on CMS website and submit updates to Grad Division. Graduate Assembly

  18. Get Help / Ask Questions Thursday, October 24, 4:30p or Thursday, November 21, 4:30p Graduate Assembly

  19. More Reminders • Graduate Division Web site • manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/ • Facebook • www.facebook.com/uhmgd Graduate Assembly

  20. Yet More Reminders Review graduate program handbooks and web sites; bring changes/revisions to the attention of Office of Graduate Education Please check your program information on OUR web site; ensure we have the correct application deadlines and degree requirements. Graduate Assembly

  21. The Last of the Reminders • Please don’t change committee membership without having it approved first. • Please check around you for your belongings Graduate Assembly

  22. Mahalo. Questions? Anything else? Aloha! Graduate Assembly

  23. Graduate Division CMS Websitehttps://dhcp-128-171-122-39.spalding.hawaii.edu/ Graduate Assembly

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