College of Education Graduate Task Force
Preliminary Recommendations
Fall 2013
Recruitment/Admissions
Advising/Retention
Program Completion/Alumni Follow-up
Framework for Recommendations
Program Area Level
Department Level
College Level
College of Education Graduate Task Force
Fall 2013
Program Level
Recruitment
• Maintain contact with human resources and community partners to keep
informed about job market needs.
• Faculty recruit stellar students in undergrad courses [comments Elizabeth
Swaggerty]
Admissions
Faculty advisors make first contact with newly admitted students. [comments
Maureen Ellis]
Advising/Retention
Program directors/coordinators send email blasts with reminders of important
dates; Maintain constant contact with DE students. [comments Lou Sua]
Program completion/alumni follow-up
Schedule in-class focus groups (or online discussion forums) to get feedback on
decision-making process for entering program and satisfaction with
administrative support while in program. [Tom Williams]
Department Level
Recruitment
• Design and present webinars with program information.
• Alumni/current student newsletters reporting alumni, faculty, and
current student professional activity.
Admissions
Program director/or chair assign faculty advisors; advisors schedule first
contact with newly admitted students.
Advising/Retention
Written protocol for departmental advising. Include tasks and resources
needed to complete tasks reflected in faculty workload.
Program completion/alumni follow-up
• Annual events/efforts to recognize student/alumni achievements;
conduct informal interviews and focus groups for feedback.
• Identify responsible faculty for advising culminating projects.
College Level
Recruitment
• Identify marketing resources and feature faculty expertise;
maintain/improve COE website.
• Allocate funds for recruitment travel and distribution of “swag bags”.
• Ensure all certificate programs are eligible for financial aid as “stackable
credentials” for Master’s Programs. [comments Abbie Brown]
Admissions
Negotiate with Graduate School for admission fee waivers.
Advising/Retention
Central intake office to establish reception points for initial potential student
inquiries.
Program completion/alumni follow-up
• Ensure systematic dissemination/analysis of exit survey results to all
program, departments, faculty.
• Initiate partnership with ECU Alumni Association to maintain contact with
and recognition of alumni.
Next Steps
 Working document to identify timeline:
 Immediate changes
 Year 1 changes
 Long range plans
 Recommendation discussion with Dean
[ January 2014]
Recruitment/
admissions
Advising
Program
Level
Department College
Level
Level
Graduate
School
Level
Current
Practice
Faculty
attend state
and national
conferences;
schedule
hospitality
meetings.
Brochure
Development
Negotiate
waivers for
certain
application
fees
Determine Support
faculty
available
recruitment
funding
Early
advising to
establish
plan of
study
Follow-up by
Directors and
program
coordinators
Allocate
funding to
support
travel and
other
resources
Proposed
Changes
in
workload.
Some
programs in
place;
others may
need to
identify
weak areas
Written
protocol to
identify
functions
and
resources
Special
Recognition:
Faculty participation in
FOCUS GROUPS
DATA GATHERING and
ANALYSIS
by GTF members
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Phyllis Broughton [recorder]
Abbie Brown
Crystal Chambers
Maureen Ellis
Kwaku Adu-Gyamfi
Elizabeth Swaggerty
Lou Sua
Sandra Warren
Kathi Wilhite
Tom Williams
Elizabeth Fogarty
Louis Warren
Vivian Mott, exofficio
Terry Atkinson & Carol Brown
GTF co-chairs