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Graduate Assembly - Spring 2012

Graduate Assembly - Spring 2012. Introductions Announcements GSO Briefing on GA Unionization Efforts Current Status of UHM Graduate Education Financial Aid Changes Reorganization Update Annual Program Reviews Reminders. Announcements. Grad Div awards to Faculty and Students

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Graduate Assembly - Spring 2012

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  1. Graduate Assembly - Spring 2012 • Introductions • Announcements • GSO Briefing on GA Unionization Efforts • Current Status of UHM Graduate Education • Financial Aid Changes • Reorganization Update • Annual Program Reviews • Reminders Graduate Assembly

  2. Announcements • Grad Div awards to Faculty and Students • Application Fee Increase • New Graduate Programs • New International Student Enrollment Requirements • Strategic Plan Implementation Committee Proposal on Funding the Ph.D. Graduate Assembly

  3. GSO Briefing • Anjali Nath, President and Shanna Clinton, Vice President • HB 2589: Allow graduate assistants to unionize Graduate Assembly

  4. Current Status Fall 2011 • 5,161 warm bodies (down 2%) • 5,359 enrollments (down 2%) • 4,705 Classified Graduate Students (up 2%) • 3,477 (67%) full time, 1,684 (33%) part time • 1,626 Doctoral, 3,005 Masters • 1,176 International Students • 2,187 enrolled for 8 or more units • 1,323 Graduate Assistants (up 1%) • 35 with ‘full’ fellowships (that I know of) • 213 EWC fellows (up 32%) • Achievement Scholarships about $1,500,000 • ($1,024,000 from Graduate Division) • UHF Scholarships = $379,000 Graduate Assembly

  5. Historical Headcount Enrollment Fall 2001-2011 Master’s Doctoral 1st Prof. 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 2002 2,922 1,264 535 2001 2,752 1,191 500 Graduate Assembly

  6. Current Status • Apps up overall, 5490 applications for Fall 2011 • 4,975 complete • 2,774 admitted • 1,673 enrolled • Apps to Professional degrees up slightly • We continue to try to become more paperless • Accept electronic transcripts, usually via Interfolio • “Official” copies required once the student matriculates Graduate Assembly

  7. Fall 2011 Applications Graduate Assembly

  8. Current Status • OVCAA provided $500K in tuition funds allocated to new TAs • Merit (Achievement) awards • Total value same as last year • UH Foundation Scholarships • Just a reminder that if you do not allocate the full distribution amount, it does not go back into the endowment Graduate Assembly

  9. Current Status • Graduate Assistants • TA budget augmented by $500K • RA numbers increasing - due to success in obtaining extramural awards • No GAs on steps 1-2, 9-month • In order to get visas, international students need to be appointed at 9-month step 4 or 11-month step 5 (or higher) Graduate Assembly

  10. GA Stipend Schedule Graduate Assembly

  11. Summary Stipend Information • 1307 Graduate Assistantships • $23,516,016 from all funding sources • $7,034,855 from G-funds • Tuition exemptions totaled ~$19M Graduate Assembly

  12. Financial Aid Changes • New restrictions on subsidized Stafford Loans to grad students; please consult Financial Aid Office for details. • Increased scrutiny of courses, all must apply to the degree. • No financial aid for more than one repeat of an otherwise non-repeatable course. Graduate Assembly

  13. Reorganization Status • Approved by Chancellor • Merged Records, Admissions, and Fellowships/Scholarships • Hired Director of Graduate Student Services – Jarren Uyehara Graduate Assembly

  14. Enrollment Management Graduate Council just completed the second round of annual reviews of all UHM programs. • Purpose • New Procedure Graduate Assembly

  15. Reminders • Please sign the roster • All of the data collected by Graduate Division that pertains to your programs can be found on our CMS web site: https://cms.grad.hawaii.edu Graduate Assembly

  16. Graduate Division CMS Websitehttps://cms.grad.hawaii.edu/ Graduate Assembly

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

  18. Yet More Reminders • Make sure your Web sites link to our *NEW* Web site • Retired graduate faculty may remain on committees until pau. Graduate Assembly

  19. The Last of the Reminders • Please don’t change committee membership without having it approved first. • New Student Orientation • Thursday, August 16, 8:30-11:30 Graduate Assembly

  20. Thank you. Questions? Announcements? Anything else? Graduate Assembly

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