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Graduate Arts and Sciences
Annual Program Report for Academic Year
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Graduate Program: Please Select One
Program Director:
Date:
The purpose of this report is to enable program directors to give an account of their program’s
activities over the past year, and to engage in strategic planning for next year. While quantitative
metrics are useful, this report should provide brief descriptive, qualitative information as well in
order to give a multifaceted account of the program and director’s efforts, achievements, needs,
and objectives.
DEADLINE: Please submit to the chairperson and to the graduate dean by June 1.
I. Mission and Goals
a. What is the mission of your graduate program? If your program does not have an
explicit mission statement, explain the program’s overarching goals. How does
it fit into the mission of your department?
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b. What makes your graduate program distinctive from peer and competitor
programs?
c. List below what you currently see as the three greatest strengths of your graduate
program.
II. Program Updates
a. List below any significant program-level accomplishments (i.e., best M.A.
Program in your discipline).
b. List below any significant program-level innovations over the last year (i.e., the
introduction or elimination of certificates, tracks, or concentrations; curriculum
changes; changes in requirements such as the comprehensive exam or capstone
experiences; website overhaul).
c. List below any significant program-level marketing and recruitment efforts.
Discuss any successes and/or challenges you have experienced in this area.
III. Students
a. Recognizing the diversity of students who enroll in Villanova’s CLAS graduate
programs, describe your students (for instance, their academic and/or
professional qualifications, reasons for choosing Villanova, and the cohesion of
students in the program).
b. How could the graduate student experience be improved?
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c. Describe your students’ most significant achievements this academic year:
conference papers or posters presented, publications, awards, creative or
professional accomplishments.
IV. Enrollment Trends and Planning
a. Reflect on the enrollment trends in your program over the last three years (see
here for the official university enrollment statistics). What factors – internal and
external – influence enrollment in your program?
b. What is the optimum number of students you would like to see enrolled in your
program?
c. What opportunities are available for program enrollment growth? Are any
resources needed to support a larger student body?
V. Office of Graduate Studies
a. Evaluate the services and support you have received from the staff and dean of the
Office of Graduate Studies. Please identify any areas for improvement.
VI. Goals for Next Year
a. Identify 3-5 goals to guide your program management next year.
b. Delineate the indicator(s) you will use to evaluate your success in achieving
these goals.
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VII.
Tuition Scholars and Graduate Assistants
a. List of all of your tuition scholars and graduate assistants for the year, and give a
brief report on their activities. Allocate a percentage of their time devoted to:
Research Assistance; Teaching Assistance; Professional Work. Also, please note
any extraordinary accomplishments.
SEE SAMPLE TABLE BELOW
Name
Graduate
Assistant
or
Tuition
Scholar
Description
of
Activities
Percent of Percent of Percent of
Extraordinary
Accomplishments
Time:
Time:
Time:
Research
Teaching Professional
Assistance Assistance
Work
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