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PSM DEANS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEETING APRIL 2, 2009. THE ENDORSEMENT
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PSM DEANS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEETING APRIL 2, 2009
THE ENDORSEMENT "We encourage the further development of the National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA)...The NPSMA has a unique opportunity to strengthen the national PSM movement by engaging all its constituents in a synergistic collaboration." - The National Research Council's "Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World”
MISSION The National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA) promotes the PSM as a graduate degree-of-choice for students in science, mathematics, and technology, supports PSM degree programs, and engages businesses, industries, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and government agencies.
CONSTITUENT GROUPS • Academia • Colleges & Universities (existing & planned PSMs) • Program DirectorsAdministrators (Deans of Science) • Faculty • Students • Alumni • Employers • Business • Industry • Nonprofits • Government • Collaborators • Trade Associations • Government Agencies • Foundations
2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS • Ursula Bechert, president, Oregon State University • Elizabeth Friedman, vice president, Illinois Institute of Technology • Loida Escote-Carlson, convener, Pennsylvania State University • Alaina Levine, finance officer, University of Arizona • Bogdan Vernescu, immediate past president, Worcester Polytechnic Institute • Dagmar Beck, Rice University • William Durgin, California Polytechnic State Institute • Kirk Jordan, IBM Corporation • Jonathan Neville, Critical Path Institute • Don Peters, BD Biosciences • Kevin Sightler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign • Faramarz Valafar, San Diego State University • Peiru Wu, Michigan State University
NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD • John Baldoni, senior vice president, preclinical development, Glaxo-Smith-Kline • Dennis Berkey, president and CEO, Worcester Polytechnic Institute • William Fitzgerald, vice president, global operations, GE Aviation • Paul Gaffney, president, Monmouth University • Pam Gao, senior vice president, Putnam Investments • Carol Lynch, senior scholar in residence, Council of Graduate Schools • Edward Ray, president, Oregon State University • Susan Sloan, director, GUIRR, National Academies of Science • William Pulleyblank, vice president, IBM Business Consulting Services • Michael Teitelbaum, vice president, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation • Sheila Tobias, author and consultant and NPSMA academic liaison
NPSMA ACADEMIC MEMBERS • * Appalachian State University* Arizona State University* California State University Chancellor's Office* Case Western Reserve University* Keck Graduate Institute* Northeastern University* Richard Stockton College of New Jersey* University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign* University of North Texas* Washington State University* Worcester Polytechnic Institute
NPSMA KEY ACTIVITIES(partial list) 2008 2009 QUARTERLY PSM WORKSHOPS PSM DEGREE PROGRAM ENROLLEE AND GRADUATE REPORT PSM ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE STUDY WEB ENHANCEMENTS QUARTERLY JOURNAL • INAUGURAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE • NATIONAL INVENTORY OF PSM PROGRAMS, STUDENTS AND GRADS • PSM PROGRAMS: BEST PRACTICES SURVEY REPORT FINDINGS • WWW.NPSMA.ORG • MONTHLY NEWSLETTER • PSM LISTSERV • ALUMNI NETWORK • CAREER FAIRS/TRADE SHOWS
PSM Degree Program Enrollee & Graduate Report (2008-09): PSMs by Discipline
2008 PSM ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS • GENDER: 54% MALE • NATIONALITY: 65% US; 30% FOREIGN; 5% n/a • STATUS: 51% FULL-TIME STUDENTS • MINORITY: 11% URM; 69% Non-URM; 20% n/a
2008 PSM GRAD DEMOGRAPHICS • GENDER: 55% MALE • NATIONALITY: 65% US; 30% FOREIGN; 5% N/A • STATUS: 65% FULL-TIME • MINORITY: 8% URM; 65% Non-URM; 27% N/A
REPORT FOLLOW UP • WRITTEN REPORT: LISTSERV, WEBSITE • CHANGES: INSTRUMENT, DATA COLLECTION • FURTHER INFO: • SLEMIRE@NPSMA.ORG • 508-831-4996 • WWW.NPSMA.ORG