MSU Graduate School
MISSION:
:
The Graduate School of Midwestern State University coordinates and leads initiatives in
support of the recruitment, funding, retention, and graduation of a diverse student body.
The Graduate School seeks to promote culturally and intellectually diverse learning
environments in which active scholarship and creativity can flourish.
VISION:
To develop a diverse community of excellence by developing
leaders who value learning, discovery and service.
Advocacy
Innovation
Ethics
VALUES:
Collaboration
Growth
Inclusiveness
Pillars of Excellence
EXCELLENCE IN
STUDENT
EXPERIENCE
An optimized
learning
experience that
prepares
students to lead
in any career
path
EXCELLENCE IN
FACULTY &
STAFF SUPPORT
Seamless,
effective aligned
services to
maximize time and
resources for
instruction and
research
EXCELLENCE IN
RESEARCH
Develop
partnerships which
promote
innovation,
discovery and
creation of value to
the community
EXCELLENCE IN
COMMUNICATION
Internal and external
communication to
promote the
prominence and
value of the
Graduate School
and the university
Graduate Office
Staffing:
Amanda
Cantu
Admissions/
Recruiter
Coryse
Davidson
GA
.5 FTE
Jane Owen
Interim
Graduate
Dean
Admin Asst
to Dean
(unfilled)
Dave Auwen
GA
.25 FTE
What We Do…
Recruit and admit
graduate
students
Oversee 25
graduate
programs
Chair
Graduate Council
Support 575
Graduate
Students
Streamline
Processes
Collaborate with
15 graduate
coordinators
Program
Assessment
Develop Policy
Recommendations
Scholarships
Thesis
Process
Graduate
Asst ships
Grad Student
Association
Who Are Our Students?
Develop Policy
Recommendations
Profile of our Graduate Students
Percent Part Time; Percent Full Time
:
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
28
29
23
72
71
Fall 2011
77
Fall 2012
18
82
21
79
Percentage of Graduate Students
by Region
:
40
35
35
30
Percent
25
20
15
15
12
11
9
10
6
5
0
11
:
Graduate Student Enrollment
Spring 2008 - Spring 2013
700
680
660
645
635
640
622
641
640
637
620
615
620
600
599
593
575
580
560
540
520
500
2008
(spr)
2008
(fall)
2009
(spr)
2009
(fall)
2010
(spr)
2010
(fall)
2011
(spr)
2011
(fall)
2012
(spr)
2012
(fall)
2013
(spr)
Graduate School Budget
2012-2013
Budget
2013-2014
Request
Total
Administrative
Salaries
$134,321
$134,321
Student Wages
(GA’s, RA’s, TA’s)
$ 806,714
($7500/
Year)
Fringe Benefits
34,782
34,782
2,437
2,437
12,613
12,613
Travel
Maintenance and
Operations
$1,290,000 MSU has not raised GA stipends
($10,000/ since 2007. $10,000/yr will make
Year)
us more competitive with other
institutions.
Utilities
765
765
Longevity
960
0
TOTAL GRADUATE
STUDIES
$997,592
Detail
$1,474,918
Items Provided Through Other Sources of Funding
2012-2013
2013-2014
Request
Graduate
Student
Scholarships
$170,300
(Provost)
$170,300
Graduate Travel
Scholarships
$10,000
(donor funds)
$10,000
Faculty
Stipends for
chairing theses
$357 per completed $750 per
thesis, paid after 7 completed
theses
thesis
Detail
16 students have been
supported @$500 each
(2012-2013)
$750 per thesis more
closely approximates a fair
compensation for the work.
Recruiting
0
(donor funds
when possible)
$7,000
budgeted
Website maintenance,
electronic billboard fee,
minimal travel, literature
Faculty
Research
Grants
$60,000
$60,000
Cutting the FRG funding will
limit faculty research.
(Provost)
Administrative
Assistant to the Dean
(position not filled)
Web-base
recruiting
instead of travel
Electronic
Theses
Austerity
Measures
Office of
Sponsored Programs
Office of Sponsored Programs
Mission Statement
The Office of Sponsored Programs assists
faculty, staff, and administrators in seeking
and securing external grants and contracts
from foundations, corporations, and
governmental agencies.
Responding to the MSU Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: Provide
faculty with
resources to be
effective
researchers.
Goal 6:
Increase
external funding
through grants
& contracts
Appendix A:
Increase
Research
Productivity
Office of Sponsored Programs:
Research and Creative Activity
Office of Sponsored Programs Staffing:
Less than 1.0 FTE
Jane Owen,
Director
Approx .25 FTE
Diane
Spiller,
Pre-Award
Coordinator
.44 FTE
What we do…
University
Research
Committee
External
Funding
Workshop
Annual
Colloquium:
April 19
2012-13:
13 faculty
research projects
funded, total
$60,000
Presentations by
successful grant
writers
3rd Annual
Colloquium:
62 podium &
poster
presentations
2011-12:
12 faculty
research projects
funded, total
$53,000
Individual
appointments with
presenters for
grant-writing
faculty
Scholarship
Colloquium
4th
What we do…
•
Submit electronically
Obtain approval signatures
Prepare project budgets
Critique/edit proposal text
Interpret guidelines/identify strategies to meet
Obtain Proposal Guidelines
Locate interdisciplinary collaborators
SPIN: Manage, Enroll, Train
Locate & Disseminate funding opportunities
Currently:
$1.1 million in
active grants
Actual Research Expenditures and
Annual Amount of External Funding Restricted to Research
2007-2012
1,800,000
1,710,984
1,600,000
1,400,000
Dollars
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
649,545
600,000
400,000
300,933
131,070
200,000
36,802
0
0
2007
235,629
284,674
179,945 188,787
41,877 40,000
2008
Actual Research Expenditures
2009
2010
2011
2012
Amount of External Funding (Research)
Office of Sponsored Programs
Budget
Budgeted Amt
Wages .44 FTE
Pre-Award
Coordinator
$21,000
Requested FY 14
Detail
$50,000
1.0 FTE Pre/Post
Award Coordinator
$50,000
1.0 FTE Grant
Writer will increase
grant funding.
Fringe Benefits
$1,683
$30,000
Travel
$1,283
$2,000
Travel for two
M&O
$779
$2,000
Office set-up
Utilities
$90
$90
$24,835
$134,090
TOTAL OSP
Office of Sponsored Programs:
Proposed Staffing: Capacity for Growth
Bare Bones
• 1.0 FTE Preaward/Postaward
• 1.0 FTE
Grant Writer
Increased
Capacity
1.0 FTE Pre-Award
.50 FTE Post-Award
1.0 FTE Grant Writer
Additional Office
Space
Fully Staffed
1.0 FTE Director
1.0 FTE Pre-Award
1.0 FTE Post-Award
1.0+ FTE Grant Writer
1.0 FTE Secretarial
Additional Office
Space
Faculty Research
Eliminated
Grants Not“Profile
ofFunded
Research and
Sponsored
Reduced Travel
Programs” Annual to Professional
Publication
Conferences
Admin. Asst.
ESupport
Eliminated
Profile
Position
Of
Research
Not
Filled and
Sponsored Programs”
a
Annual Publication
External
Funding
Workshop
External Funding
Downsized
Workshop
Downsized
Austerity
Measures
Non-Renewed
Professional
Non-renewed
Memberships
Professional
(NCURA)
Memberships
(NCURA)
Reduced Travel to
Professional
Conferences