Directors and Coordinators of Graduate Studies

October 3, 2013

I.

Introductions II.

Updates III.

a.

b.

Discussion TA Training Professional Doctorates— Dissertations

AGENDA

Introductions

New Graduate School Staff

• Shama Akhtar, Senior Research Analyst • Anna De Cheke Qualls, Senior Advisor, Hobsons • Brian Gharala, IT Advisor • Nikkie Kyhse-Andersen, International Intern • Katherine McAdams, Ombuds Officer for Graduate Students • Ana Perez, Post-Doctoral Research Associate for Diversity

Evolving Map of Graduate School

Board of Visitors

DEAN Administrative Assistant Special Advisors Graduate Diversity Advisory Committee Office of Graduate Education & Learning Office of Graduate Student Success Office of Fellowships and Awards Office of International Initiatives Office of Diversity and Inclusion Office of External Relations Finance and Administration Ombuds Officer Academic Standards and Policies Officer Graduate & Professional Admissions Assistant Dean & Chief of Staff Communications Officer Senior Research Analyst Graduate Student/Faculty Academic Services Graduate Information and Systems

Graduate Council CADGE GAAC

PCC Committee

Updates

Graduate Degrees – Spring 2013

450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 33 15 2 46 57 103 12 399 33 76 65 73 42 115 48 301 1 107 Masters Doctoral 3 17 10 151 3 4 25

Fall Applicants, Admission, Enrollments

Applied Admitted Enrolled

(new)

Domestic

Masters Doctoral

International

Masters Doctoral

Domestic

Masters Doctoral

International

Masters Doctoral

Domestic

Masters Doctoral

International

Masters Doctoral

Applicants Fall 2012 11,169

5,550 5,102

11,554

6,486 5,001

3,175

2,026 717

1,570

1,206 310

2,249

1,399 496

1,167

855 261

Fall 2013 10,480

5,310 4,642

12,119

7,468 4,592

3,372

2,263 682

1,796

1,370 387

2,210

1,430 436

1,125

803 284

Fa12 - Fa13 % Change -6%

-4% -9%

5%

15% -8%

6%

12% -5%

14%

14% 25%

-2%

2% -12%

-4%

-6% 9%

Hobsons Apply Yourself

 Implementation in March 2014  Application Development Underway o o Create one application Implement AppReview Module  Development of collateral pieces o Application requirements matrix o o Application instructions Communication and reporting  DGS/CGS roles

Fellowships and Awards

10 Flagship Fellowships 6 McNair Fellowships 41 Summer Research Fellowships 4 Kulkarni Summer Research 49 Wylie Dissertation Fellowships 11 Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Fellowships 16 All-S.T.A.R. Fellowships 5 International Graduate Research (IGRF) 4 Other Fellowships and Awards 4 colleges, 9 departments 4 colleges, 5 departments 8 colleges, 32 departments 2 colleges, 3 departments 7 colleges, 40 departments 5 colleges, 11 departments 12 colleges, 16 departments 4 colleges, 4 departments 3 colleges, 4 departments

Diversity

Initiatives

• Preparing URM Students at Universities at Shady Grove for Graduate Studies • Dissertation House in Winter and Summer Sessions • Conference on Fisher v. U of Texas at Austin (April 10, 2014)

International Initiatives

• UMD/U of Tübingen Joint International Project in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, and Bioscience • UMD/U College Cork Joint Graduate Seminar and Research Project on Frederick Douglass • International Graduate Research Fellowships with universities in Israel, South Africa, China, Korea, Japan

Fundraising and External Relations

• Fundraising for GS Fellowships and Awards Programs: 50 prospects, 25 in person visits, $380k in gifts (AY 12-13) • Presentation on graduate fellowships at Board of Trustees and Inaugural Graduate School Alumni Award at Awards Gala (October 2013) • GS Office for External Relations: current staff, Communications Director, part-time  full-time Development Officer (AY 13-14) • Planning incentive programs for collegiate fund raising for graduate student support • Planning alumni meetings in California, Latin America, Taiwan

External Grant Funding

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PROMISE: AGEP Maryland Transformation

o o NSF AGEP Award (Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate) $1.75M total, $733 to UMD o Increase number of URM doctoral graduates entering professoriate in STEM fields o Recruitment, retention, graduation, and placement programs available to students across USM •

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL)

o Consortium of 25 research universities o NSF Grant for 3 years at $53,000/year o Connect UM STEM learning communities that seek to prepare future faculty o Programs targeted toward post-doctoral fellows and international graduate students

Office for Graduate Teaching and Learning

• Double focus o o Graduate teaching and learning TA teaching of undergraduates • Pyramidal Structure o o Graduate School: coordination, campus programming, training trainers, resources, incentives.

Colleges and Programs: development of programs and initiatives appropriate to disciplines.

• Current Initiatives o o o Graduate Student Writing Graduate Outcomes Assessment Masters Degree and Graduate Certificate Inventory • Planned Initiatives o o o TA Training Financial literacy Professional preparation

Coffee Break

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Discussion

TA Training Professional Doctorates— Dissertations

TA Training

• Form and charge GC Task Force on TA Training • Create pyramidal structure for TA Training: GS, colleges, programs • Research best practices and make recommendations

Professional Doctorates—Dissertations

• Form and charge GC Task Force on Professional Doctorates • Consult experts at UMD and elsewhere • Research best practices and make recommendations