Welcome from the Graduate School Jeannine Blackwell, Dean

    Gillis Building 21 regular employees Admissions, funding and academic services for 120 master’s degrees 61 research doctoral degrees 5 Specialists 41 Graduate Certificates

  Apps hold steady, slight increase 5,486 Continuing improvement in selectivity!

    Increase in Selectivity 2006 2012 56% 41%

2013 35%

    Increase in Yield 2006 2012 54% 57% 2013 60%

Applied Admitted Enrolled Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013

5,783 5,707 5,958 5,408 5,499 5,466 5,323 5,486 3,237 1,739 3,053 1,540 2,956 1,550 2,552 1,379 2,632 1,319 2,302 1,290 2,194 1,254 1,894 1,140

Selectivity Yield

0.56

0.54

0.53

0.5

0.5

0.52

0.47

0.54

0.47

0.5

0.42

0.56

0.41

0.57

0.35

0.60

   2006 2012 2013 1739 1254 1140  Reasons? ◦ Change in Physical Therapy to professional doctorate ◦ Move to one-year MBA ◦ End of MSN ◦ ◦ Concerns about federal sequester?

Concerns about new budget model?

Doctoral Masters Specialist Post Doctorate Certificate Non-Degree Total % Change from Previous Year Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013

2,152 2,829 41 2,098 2,739 37 2,122 2,713 42 2,191 2,606 39 2,237 2,539 44 2,200 2,490 40 2,269 2,550 33 2,213 2,424 30 282 463

5,767

3.93

228 2 465

5,569

-3.43

248 3 405

5,533

-0.65

257 9 337

5,439

-1.7

309 21 352

5,502

1.16% 237 25 338

5,330

-3.13% 218 15 288

5,373

0.81% 242 26 258

5,193

-3.35%

   2006 2012 2013 5767 5373 5193 Reasons: ◦ Streamlined 767 ◦ Reduced Time to Degree – doctoral ◦ Departure of PT and MSN Nursing ◦ ◦ Budget cuts in departmental resources & GS End of KGS scholarship

 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Congratulations on improving: Overall number of degrees produced Mentoring Time to Degree Greater Selectivity and Yield

Doctoral Masters Specialist Total 2009-2010

276

2010-2011

262

2011-2012 2012-2013*

334 329 1,235 1,259 1,204 16 34 21 1,527 1,555 1,559 1,252 25 1,606

*Pending approval at the September meeting of the Board of Trustees

 On target with comparable large Research Intensive Universities

2009-2010 2012-2013 2013-2014 Count % Count % Count % Domestic International 4469 82.17 4360 81.15

970 17.83 1013 18.85

4176 80.42

1017 19.58

Launch .. November, 2012 Update .. July 2013

New web-based applicant review module for ApplyYourself Phased Implementation .. Fall 2013

Enhanced prospect and applicant communication Implement .. Fall 2013

  The Graduate School is moving to a paperless official student file, using the new ECM process. The file will be based in SAP, and programs will have access. You will have your own “drawer” where you can store program-level official documents.

The next slide shows the format for the undergraduate student e-file. The Graduate School is currently developing the folders included in the graduate student file.

Graduate Student E-file

 Workflow GSAS (appointment contract as a TA/RA/GA) --In testing NOW  Student Health Insurance registration is now a fully automated workflow  ONLINE ONLY for Theses and Dissertations

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Why did we survey them? How did we get their emails? What was the response rate?

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Informal, self-selecting, voluntary only to perceive trends Not a scientific analysis 627 alumni gave us input (of 2000 opened emails) Sent from UK Alumni Association

 What did we ask about?

  Did you need these skills when you began your career? Were these skills provided at UK?

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Personal Skills

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Public Speaking

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Time Management

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Innovation and Risk Taking

Personal Skills Responses Important Skill Adequate Knowledge Gained 600 500 400 Responses 300 200 100 0 Public Speaking Time Management Data Collected from 627 Total Responses Innovation and Risk Taking

 Interpersonal skills ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Group Facilitation Conflict Resolution Team Building and Collaboration Oral Communication Written Communication Supervising and Training Others Sensitivity to Diverse Cultures

Interpersonal Skills 600 500 400 Responses 300 200 100 0 Group Facil Conflict Res Team Building Important Skill Oral Comm Written Comm Adequate Knowledge Gained Supervising Diverse Cultures

 Job Search Skills ◦

Resume Writing

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Interview Strategies

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Job Searches

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Networking

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Using Internet Resources

Job Search Skills 500 450 400 350 300 Responses 250 200 150 100 50 0 Resume Writing Interview Strategies Important Skill Job Searches Adequate Knowledge Gained Networking Internet Resources

 Professional Career Skills ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Writing for Publication Grant Writing Collaboration with Interdisciplinary Peers Project Management Creating and Managing Budgets

Professional Career Skills 450 400 350 300 250 Responses 200 150 100 50 0 Writing for Publication Grant Writing Important Skill Collaboration w/ Peers Project Management Adequate Knowledge Gained Budgeting

  This survey is intended to help the Graduate School identify areas for future programming. It was not intended as a criticism of what programs are offering – you rightly focus on developing a knowledge base, and research, writing, and communication skills. We plan to work with the Graduate Student Congress and other student groups to develop programming in areas of greatest interest. The following slide give the “top10” list taken from this survey.

Skill Area

Technical Prof. Career Technical Prof. Career Job Search Job Search Interpersonal Interpersonal Job Search Personal

Question

Utilizing Social Media Creating and Managing Budgets Graphic Design and Web Building Grant Writing Interview Strategies Job Searches Supervising and Training Others Conflict Resolution Resume Writing Innovation and Risk Taking

Important Skill

243

Adequate Knowledge Gained in Graduate School at UK

57 352 158 305 429 393 415 430 425 388 84 40 93 137 129 146 158 166 158

"Inadequate" rate

0.77

0.76

0.75

0.70

0.68

0.67

0.65

0.63

0.61

0.59

   Programming with Graduate Student Congress on: ◦ Conflict Resolution ◦ Risk Taking and Innovation Two hour course GS 600 on professional career skills in spring term 2014 Developing some programming with the Stuckert Center

TA Orientation with Microteaching International TA Orientation International TA Language Screenings 82 participants New Graduate Student Resource Fair ~800 attendees Graduate Student Ice Cream Social 379 participants 69 participants ~300 attendees

Representative Feedback on MICROTEACHING: “It was an invaluable experience for me in preparing to teach. The instructor was well prepared and very knowledgeable and provided a great example of instruction. Additionally, the fellow TAs-in-training were mature and motivated and enriched the experience for me.” “Overall, how would you rate your experience in Microteaching?” 4=very valuable 3=valuable 2=moderately valuable 1=not very valuable Mean rating: 3.6

(from 341 TAs completing the evaluation)

Preparing Future Faculty Program

In April, signed MOU with Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities (AIKCU) Course enrollment this semester: GS 650 (PFF): 34 GS 610 (College Teaching): 18 GS 640 (Grant Writing): 30 GS 600 (Univ. Curriculum): 9 GS 699 (Teaching Practicum): 10 Total: 101 Dr. Linda Worley will be teaching GS 650 and GS 610 next spring.

Mission is to unify and represent the graduate student body, facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration, and promote professional development.

Meets the first Monday of each month.

may join. Each academic department or graduate student organization may have one voting http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/Student Development/3MT_Competition.html

representative. 2013 Initiatives:  3MT (Three-Minute Thesis)  Workshop on Creative Negotiation   Forum on Careers Outside of Academia Forum on Innovation and Risk Taking President Heather Yonutas Anatomy & Neurobiology Vice-President Shannyn Drummond Linguistics Treasurer Sarah Martin Biochemistry Technology Officer Grace Cale Sociology Secretary Mallory Stenslik Anatomy & Neurobiology

  This fall we are holding a competition for best “elevator talk” on a doctoral dissertation. We have 4 heats and a final contest with “celebrity” judges in December. The winner goes with Dean Blackwell to San Antonio in February for an all South competition at the annual meeting of the Council of Southern Graduate Schools. http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelop ment/3MT_Competition.html

Forthcoming this semester (partial list):  Designing Effective Online Assignments  Using Online Tools Strategically and Effectively  Making Lectures Engaging and Interactive  Strategies for Enhancing Critical Thinking  Cheating, Curbing, Catching, and Consequences   Full list at: http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/workshop_series.h

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 Any-time web access to over 75 presentations on a good range of topics.

 Presentations are accompanied by printable supplemental materials.

 Subscription is available through June 2014 to all UK graduate students and TA Coordinators/Developer  See Morris Grubbs for more information and go to:  http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/StudentDevelopment/Mentor_Commons.h

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 CGS Financial Literacy Grant 2013-15 ◦ Survey of 50% of grad students in fall, 100% in spring ◦ Online module for TAs ◦ Training for Preparing Future Faculty ◦ Comic TOSH.O segments on mistakes undergrads make ◦ Simulation career-life event in fall 2014

This year, Graduate Council will be discussing several issues of interest to us all:     Cont. enrollment requirement –master’s Proposal to drop GRE requirement at Grad School level and move to program level decision Flexibility in doctoral committee membership Update rules for electronic teleconference presence for quals and final exams

 http://www.research.uky.edu/gs/Council/members.html

These individuals represent your college programs. I am giving them a list of DGS’s in their colleges so that they may contact you for program input on these pressing issues.

  Time to degree reports for doctoral students will be posted soon on your “For DGS” logon page Diversity & scholarships: the Provost has asked us to provide information to the your deans gender/ethnicity/diversity numbers for admissions/enrollment/funding. This is to ensure that we are compliant with the new ruling in the Fisher decision by the Supreme Court.

 Brian and me -- Policy and exception decisions, including funding  Tom Hanna/Chief of Operations-- fellowships, GS operations, and GS IT and workflow projects  John Collins/budget officer -- all fiscal and HR affairs, including student funding

 Stepping down June 30, 2014  To be Dean-in-Residence at the Council of Graduate Schools in D.C. August 2014- 2015  Provost will focus on graduate education and research in new strategic plan