Strong Graduate Programs Make Strong Undergraduate Programs

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1 Strong Graduate Programs Make Strong Undergraduate Programs Kathleen L. Ki,o Vice Provost for Research & Dean of the Graduate School Western Washington University Jerry Weinberg Associate Provost for Research & Dean of the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

2 Western Washington University Bellingham, WA (90 miles N of Seattle) ~15,000 Students (Total) ~1200 Graduate Students Graduate Programs - More Selective Overall 35 Different Masters Level Graduate Programs 44 Counting Options Active Minds, Changing Lives

3 Western s Branding: Internal/External High Quality - Undergraduate Institution High Degree of Interaction between Students and Faculty Active and Collaborative Learning Environment Research, Service Learning, and Community Projects Affordable (Best Buy), Several National Rankings A Great Place to Work Beautiful Surroundings and Campus Adding to the Graduate Education to the Conversation Enrichment of our Undergraduate Mission Graduate Education Essential to Each Brand Element

4 Opportunities! Internal External

5 Enhancing and Adding Value TA s Expand Access and Maintain Overall Optimal Class Sizes for Undergraduates Smaller Lab Sections, Smaller Writing Sections, Small Discussion Sections, More Office Hours Mentors and Role Models for Undergraduates Support Faculty - Instruction and Research More Time for Individual and Small Collaborative Group Instruction and Research Graduate Student Research and Community Projects Ability to Hire High Quality Faculty

6 Internal Steps Graduate Council - Enhanced Leadership Strengthen Graduate School Structure Elevated Role in the University Strategic Planning Process Graduate Council Representative on the University Planning and Resource Council Presentations - Board of Trustees, Stipend, Tuition Waver Proposals University Assessment Goals Enrollment Management

7 Graduate Council Change to Faculty Chair, Vice Chair Stipend or Release Time Develops Faculty and Student Leaders Additional Voices in Support of Graduate Education Biweekly Leadership Meetings Cooperatively Set: Agendas (formerly a Curricular Council, mainly) Policies Budget Proposals TA Stipend Increases, Tuition Wavers Biweekly Council Meetings Appraisals for Baseline of all Graduate Programs

8 Build a Strong Graduate School Staff Structure Revise the Structure of the Graduate School to Reflect Your True Mission Advance, promote, and serve graduate faculty, students and programs through advocacy, leadership, and oversight Evaluate the Strengths of Your Team Members and Align their Strengths to Your Mission, Vision, and Goals Reposition to Gain Strength and Stature at the University Level Student Centered, Not Process Centered

9 Strategic Planning Graduate School now integral part of the University Strategic Planning Process Completed Baseline Appraisals of All Graduate Programs Now Evaluating the Results SCOT Analysis Strategic Planning Mission, Vision, Goals, Values Proposals - Budget Process

10 Board of Trustees Presentation Co-presented by the Graduate Dean and the Graduate Council Chair Breakthrough Opportunity to Add the Graduate Students and Programs to Campus Conversations Make the Case for Enrichment of the Undergraduate Mission Positive Results Especially with BOT Members and University Relations and Communications And a Surprise!

11 Focus on Students Professional Development All Day Orientation Thesis Writing Teaching Professional Development Graduate Student Identity Awards Large Graduation Event Mixers Surveys and Projects Enhanced Voice and Leadership on Graduate Council

12 Western (grad) student makes revolutionary discovery A discovery recently made by a Western graduate student was published in the science journal, Inorganic Chemistry. Zach Thammavongsy spent three years in the lab researching how to inexpensively break down carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using iron, Thammavongsy said. The discovery he and his three-person team made in the lab is significant. Before their work, this reaction was only done with expensive metals such as rhenium, niobium and uranium.

13 WWU s Graduate School View Book

14 Revising For Graduate Programs

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16 Location, Location, Location Active Minds Changing Lives

17 More! Friendly and Modern Admission Process Customizable for each program On-line Environment Requires Conversations with Each Program GOOD! Revised All Communications from Procedural to Supportive - with Contacts in Grad School Total Compensation Package Offered - Rather Than Listed by Quarter New Programs Master of Professional Accounting (4+1), Master of Environmental Science, Others Coming

18 Projects Underway Role of Grad Students in Student Government New Programs Inter/Multi-disciplinary Focus Strategic Planning Forward Thinking Replacing Retrospective Thinking Enhanced Role in Admissions Advisory Panel Communicating the Contributions of Graduate Students and Programs More Awards and Visibility! Social Media? Infiltrate Everything!

19 Do Something Shocking!

20 PUI; Large Masters GranIng ClassificaIon From the mission statement 2010: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public comprehensive university dedicated to the communicaion, expansion and integraion of knowledge through excellent undergraduate educa+on as its first priority and complementary excellent graduate and professional academic programs College of Arts & Science, School of Engineering, School of Nursing, School of Business, School of EducaIon, School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine 47 Master s programs, EDD, DNP, 2 cooperaive PhD programs Undergraduate Enrollment: 11,2799 Graduate Enrollment: 2091 Profession Doctorate: 530 $35+ million in sponsored projects $8+ million is research SIUE Profile

21 Plight of a Graduate Dean at a Masters GranIng PUI Common themes Enrollment Management Discussions are understood to be about UG enrollment MarkeIng Department We can add some tag lines on our UG radio ads University Budget Manager Graduate assistantships are just lost revenue Graduate programs are subsidized by UG tuiion revenue InsItuIonal mission Graduate program are just the other things we do

22 Changing the Discussion: ConnecIng graduate mission to the UG mission UG and Graduate programs are NOT separate business endeavors Graduate Assistants provide necessary services that support the UG mission TA s, Resident Assistants, Tutors, UG interact more with Graduate Assistants outside of the classroom Well- trained, quality graduate students improve the UG experience, which impacts UG retenion

23 Changing the Discussion: ConnecIng graduate mission to the UG mission Recruitment of quality graduate students supports the recruitment of commi,ed, quality faculty Faculty candidates need to see that they will have resources (students) to support their scholarship Scholarship accomplishments raise the profile and awareness of the insituion Show MarkeIng that scholarship accomplishments can be leveraged for the recruitment of UG s Involve graduate students in K- 12 outreach Supports insituions public service commitments and UG recruitment

24 Changing the Discussion: ConnecIng graduate mission to the UG mission Foster graduate studies champions Graduate Council shared governance body for graduate programs Graduate student representaives on the student governance body Graduate student body If you have one, if not start one (even an informal one) Arm your champions with the right words Craj the messaging that you want them to spread and carry to meeings they paricipate in Repeat the message at every appropriate opportunity

25 AdvocaIng for Graduate Programs Regional, naional, internaional recogniion for scholarship and graduates Success of graduates In industry and academia PresenIng work at workshops and conferences Engaging outreach aciviies in K- 12 SupporIng and promoing of scholarship Engaging in service to the community Enhanced graduate experience & Quality graduates Recruitment of quality students Recruitment of commi,ed, quality faculty MulI- insituional collaboraions Externally funded research & projects InnovaIve, high quality graduate programs Capacity for scholarship

26 Other Important AcIviIes Publish compelling graduate student stories Bring it to a personal For external and internal audience

27 Other Important AcIviIes Be at the table! Get on all key commi,ees Enrollment management, university budgeing, university planning, university quality improvement Need to have a graduate champion on commi,ees that drive insituional image and decision making Be persistent! Changing the insituion s perspecive takes Ime and effort Don t get discouraged!

28 Thank You