Transcript Brian G. Smith - Minnesota State University Moorhead

BRIAN G. SMITH
DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE STUDIES
QUALIFICATIONS
• Ph.D. in Educational Psychology
• Cognate in Counseling Psychology
• MSUM Graduate Faculty Status for 14 years
• Taught Educational Statistics & Research Methods
• Collectively, approximately 30 times
• Served on more than 100 thesis committees
• 3 different graduate programs
• Chaired 22 theses or plan B equivalents
• Chaired Graduate Council for 1 academic year
• Oversaw successful approval of Business masters
QUALIFICATIONS
• More than 20 peer-reviewed presentations
• Regional, National, & International conferences
• Wide range of topics
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Assessment systems
Emotional Behavioral interventions
Online teaching teach techniques
Inventing a new survey technique…
• Submitted 3 manuscripts with CNSA students
• Accepted with revisions
QUALIFICATIONS
• Problem Solving skills when dealing with multiple
programs
• 3 years as Secondary Education Coordinator-14 programs
• Scheduling of core course work – over 1000 students per sem.
• Faculty qualifications from different programs – Accreditation
• Taught Statistics & Research Methods serving 5 programs
• Ed. Lead., CNSA, Nursing, SPED, School Psychology
• Assessment Director for CEHS for 5 yrs.
• NCATE/CAEP, Nursing, Social Work,
• Synthesizing multiple needs into an operational system is fun
QUALIFICATIONS
• Ability & Commitment to Graduate Programs
• Unique position of being involved in many programs
• Not currently assigned to any graduate program
• Ability to be fair and unbiased
• No divided loyalties
• Extensive experience with many programs
• Global view of all of the programs needs & challenges
• Useful in strategic planning & vision for Keeping our Promise
• Opportunities for Collaboration & Cooperation
• Sharing of techniques, strategies, approaches, etc.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Internal Review Board
• Involved with IRB for 14 years in different programs
• Served on 2 DRC’s, CNSA/Nursing & C&I
• Reviewed more than 50 IRB applications
• Included Ethical use guidelines in Ed. Statistics
• Devoted one of 14 modules to Ethical usage of Data/Statistics
• Used 2 different sources of standards of Ethical use
• Included Ethics in Research Methods
• Required all students to obtain Ethical Research Certificate
• Created the 1cr. online course for Ethics for CNSA program
• Used 3 different sets of standards for each CNSA program
• Case study, online approach, with professional feedback
VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES
• Increase Exposure of Graduate Programs
• Awards & Recognition from faculty & students
• Dragon Digest, TV, Fargo Forum
• Multi-University Graduate School Fairs
• At least twice per year on MSUM campus.
• Hooding Ceremonies twice per academic year
• Opportunity to hood and recognize each Masters Graduate
• Online Peer-Reviewed Journal at MSUM
• Publish our research online
VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES
• Increase Funding for Graduate Studies Programs
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Graduate Tuition at appropriate Market Rate
Graduate Assistantships w/tuition waivers
Capital & Equipment improvements
External & Community Partnerships
Grants Support
• Finding, budgeting, & writing
• Increase number of Graduate programs offered at MSUM
• Working with departments for graduate program opportunities
VISION FOR GRADUATE STUDIES
• Maintain Highest Standards of Instruction &
programming
• Increase Resources for Accreditation activities
• Coordinate resources for Accreditation cycles
• Coordinate techniques and data management equipment
• Share and collaborate on software, firmware, and servers
• Internal Review Board Training
• Online submission of IRB submissions
• Training for Dept. Review Committees
• Graduate & Undergraduate submissions for research
• Collaborate and Innovate
• Share Challenges & Effective approaches
FINAL NOTE
• I promise to always listen to you and your needs…
• I may not always agree…