State of the Graduate
College - 2014
Tom Tomasi
Associate Dean Of The Graduate College
Graduate Dean ??
 2 of 4 candidates have been interviewed
 Presumably someone will be hired in November
 Start time could be January or summer
 If needed, Associate Dean search, would be ASAP
 Internal or external???
The Role of the Graduate Dean
1. Graduate College Policies (setting & enforcing)
• Overall quality of programs
• Fairness & exceptions
• Alternatives
2. Facilitator (multiple stakeholders)
President’s
Office
Provost
Graduate
College Staff
Other MO
Universities
Grad Faculty (GC
& Directors)
College Deans &
Dept Heads
Graduate
Dean
Registrar’s
Office
Enrollment
Management
National Grad
Scene
Graduate
Students
New Graduate Degrees
Approved or in Approval Process:
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• MFA – Visual Studies
• MS – Applied Behavior Analysis
• MA – Applied Second Language Acquisition
• Doc – Nurse Anesthesia Practice
• MS – Cybersecurity
• MA – Teaching & Learning
• EdS – Teacher Leadership
New Degrees to be
proposed this year ??
New Graduate Certificates
• Administrative Studies
• Computer Information Systems
• Countering Weapons of Mass
Destruction
• Cybersecurity
• Teaching & learning
• Teacher Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Financial Analysis
• International Business
• Leadership
New Certificates to be
proposed this year ??
• Management
• Marketing
Graduate Program Opportunities
Number of Graduate Programs
Degrees
Certificates
Accelerated Masters
Number of Graduate Programs - 100% Online
Degree
Certificates
Fall 2009
Fall 2014
43
18
11
52
34
29
2
0?
13
7
Graduate Fall Enrollment &
Credit Hour Production Trend
3,500
3,400
26,658
3,420
22,048
3,300
25,000
20,000
3,200
15,000
3,100
10,000
3,000
2,900
30,000
Headcount
Credit Hours
2,800
5,000
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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Fall Headcount
Enrollment Picture
3500
3500
3000
3000
2500
2500
600
600
500
500
degree-seeking students
certificate only
teacher certification only
non-degree/certificate
all students
400
300
400
300
200
200
100
100
0
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
2014
Degrees or Certificates Conferred
Completion
1200
1200
1100
1100
1000
1000
900
900
degrees conferred
certificates awarded
100
100
80
80
60
60
40
40
20
20
0
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year
2013
2014
Fall 2014 Graduate Headcount &
Credit Hour Production by College
Enrollment
AGR
0.8%
MSAS
2.3%
CNAS
4.4%
MSAS 1.0%
1.8%
CNAS
4.1%
Non-Degree
13.0% COE
19.9%
COAL
6.9%
COAL
6.3%
COB
24.2%
CHPA
8.2%
Credit
Hours
AGR
CHHS
20.2%
Total Enrollment = 3,420
NonDegre… COE
16.1%
COB
25.7%
CHPA
7.0%
CHHS
29.6%
Total Credit Hours = 26,658
It’s Not Just About Numbers!
High-impact Educational Experiences
• Research
• Internships
Quality Indicators
• Study away
• Awards
• Field trips
• Presentations
• Laboratories
• Publications
• Exhibits & Performances
Theses Numbers
180
160
Theses Total
140
161
149
2016 target =138
120
100
131
126
117
80
60
40
20
0
09-10
10-11
11-12
12-13
Academic Year
13-14
The National Scene
• International students increasing
• ~60% not in research universities
• 83% in Masters or certificate programs
• Business. Education, & Health = big 3
• ~50% part-time new students in Masters Universities
• ~90% domestic new students in Masters Universities
• ~60% white new graduate students in Masters Universities
How Do We Compare?
• Our student body is pretty similar, except for diversity.
• Relative to national trends, we are doing better than average
in enrollment!
USA
MSU
All students (Fa ‘13)
0.2%
1.2%
All students (Fa ‘12)
2.3%
3.9%
Board Priorities
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Access to Success (modest growth, retention, cost, etc.)
Public Affairs Integration (events, assessment, eJournal, etc.)
Engaged Inquiry (faculty research)
Partners for Progress (reaching beyond campus)
Valuing & Supporting People (compensation, diversity, etc.)
Responsible Stewardship (use of funds)
Athletics
West Plains Integration
http://www.missouristate.edu/president/goals.htm
Accreditation Issues (HLC)
 “Public Affairs” in graduate programs
o Probably done in most programs, but not promoted as public affairs
(applied research, internships, etc.)
o Talk about what you do in PA terms
o Add a statement to your Catalog pages indicating connection to PA
 Parallel classes (400-600, 500-600, etc.)
o Different requirements for graduate students.
o “graduate-level” experience for graduate students
o Higher-level thinking
Graduate Recruitment
 Expanded college fair schedule (see Updates)
 Attend undergraduate research conferences for
recruiting purposes (McNair & SACNAS)
 Provide mini-grant funds again to graduate programs
for recruiting activities
 College-level Virtual Fairs (see Updates)
My Priorities
 Tell “our story” better:
“value-added” = Good education + low cost
more marketing activities
 More well-qualified diverse students
McNair Graduate Assistantships (Graduate College)
Graduate Scholarships for Enhancing Diversity (University)
 Market/promote graduate programs
New programs
Interdisciplinary/individualized programs have no other “home”
 Get promising students into new graduate scholarships
 Improved work-flow
Policy Setting
• Assigning/changing “catalog year” for students with
hiatus in coursework
• Total number of credits for a degree that can be
earned prior to admission (senior permission,
transfer, post-bacc, mixed credit)
• “General” Mixed Credit
• Accelerated certificates (w/ & w/o accelerated
Masters)??
Policy/Process Changes
 “Projected Course Offerings” – now visible on the web for
students (https://mis.missouristate.edu/Student/pco )
 “Degree Audits” likely to soon include graduate students
 Turnitin.com vs. SafeAssign
 Apply to Graduate
Reminders – Admissions
 “Start-semester” is critical in Banner
 Applications close after the first week of a semester.
 Admissions closes after census date (4 weeks)
 Don’t admit someone for a semester in which they are already registered as a
post-bacc student.
 Adding /changing a program requires a new application or contact Michael
Edwards.
 Accelerated Masters candidates must apply for the semester they will truly be
a grad student, not when they want to take “mixed credit” classes as a senior
Reminders – International Students
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Need to take at least 6 credits face-to-face
Summer classes
“conditional admissions” for ELI students
Visa issues are complex
Contact International Services with questions
Reminders – Forms & Paperwork
• 9 credits of C or lower
• Letters from the Graduate College
• Removal from program when exceeded
• Post-baccalaureate students (non-degree seeking)
• Registration holds after 9 credits
• Apply to graduate (or complete a certificate)
• 8 year limits
Reminders – Graduate Assistantships
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4 semesters (Fall/Spring)
3.00 GPA
6 graduate credits hours
Summer fee waivers
¼-time GA (with approval)
Dismissals (firing)
Late starts
Rec center, Health Center fees
1000 hr. counting
Graduate Interdisciplinary Forum
Saturday
April 25, 2015
Graduate
College
Workshop
series
(see website and handouts)
IDF 2014 is Saturday, April 25 in PSU
IDF Student Participation 1995-2014
Number of Students
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
Graduate Student Senate
• Desired senator from each graduate program
• Get names to me or the co-Presidents
• FUNCTIONS:
• Promote the interests of grad students in general
• Co-sponsor events with the Graduate College
• More TBD
Questions ???