Michael D. Allen, PhD, PE
Vice Provost for Research and
Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
Mission of a Major University
Teaching
Mission
Goals of the Office of Research and
College of Graduate Studies
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Increase Extramural Funding
• Stay current in your discipline
• Generates indirect costs
• Increases the state appropriation
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Improve Infrastructure for Research
and Scholarship
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Increase Graduate Student
Enrollment and Academic Quality
• Masters graduates  ≈ $20,000
• Doctoral graduates  ≈ $60,000
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Provide quality service to all faculty
in all matters having to do with
research and graduate education
Office of Research and
College of Graduate Studies
• Ingram Building
 Office of Research – Garden Level
 College of Graduate Studies – 1st floor
 Human Resources – 2nd floor
• Graduate Catalog
• Graduate Council
• Graduate Faculty Status
• http://www.mtsu.edu/graduate
College of Graduate Studies
Organization Chart
Dr. Michael Allen
Vice Provost & Dean
Dr. Peter Cunningham
Associate Dean
Rick Henegar
Director of Graduate
Admissions
Janet Kelly
Enrollment
Specialist
Melissa Hawkins
Admin Assistant
Dr. Amy Sayward
Faculty Assistant to the Dean
Amber Bollinger
Receptionist
Senior
Graduate Analyst
Graduate Analyst
Lisa Mitchell
Information Specialist
Graduate
Assistants
Graduate Analyst
Graduate Analyst
International Student
Graduate Analyst
Transcript Analyst
College of Graduate Studies
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~12% of the student body are graduate
students
3023 graduate students
40 masters and specialist degrees
8 PhD programs
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English
Economics
Health and Human Performance
Public History
Literacy Studies
Computational Science
Molecular BioSciences
Math / Science Education
Ed.D. in Assessment, Learning, and
School Improvement (Fall 2013)
College of Graduate Studies
manage graduate
students from
admissions to
graduation
faculty
travel
budget
College of
Graduate
Studies
Services
oversee graduate
faculty status
administer
graduate
assistantship
funds
College of Graduate Studies
Any questions about the College of Graduate
Studies or graduate education at MTSU?
Organization Chart
Office of Research
http://www.mtsu.edu
Office of Research
Office of
Compliance
Office of
Research
Services
Undergraduate
Research
Center
Programs
CARS
IRB
Preaward
Postaward
FRCAC
IACUC
IBC
RCR
IPAC
Research
Council
think tank /
strategic direction
faculty research
seed grants
tech transfer and
intellectual property
advisory role
Research Infrastructure
new Biology / Chemistry
building
seed grants
matching funds
workshops
258,000 ft2
completion date 2015
Research
Imaging Center
(SEM / TEM / confocal)
Extramural Sponsored Awards
$45
Nine-Year Funding Trend
Other Grants
$40
TCCW
$15.5
$17.6
$14.5
$25
$20.3
$14.8
$30
$18.6
$35
FY 06
FY 07
$19.2
FY 05
$20.8
FY 04
$20.5
$12.7
FY 03
$16.2
$12.8
$5
$11.2
$10
$18.5
$15
$16.8
$8.7
$20
FY 09
FY 10
FY 11
$0
FY 08
Michael D. Allen, PhD
Vice Provost for Research and
Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
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Walker Library
Welcome to MTSU
Come see us or call us if you
have question or need help on
Research or Graduate Studies
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CGS Questions
Amber – ext. 2840
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ORS Questions
Dr. Myra Norman – ext. 5005
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General OoR / CGS Questions
Melissa – ext. 5897