New Faculty Orientation The GRADUATE SCHOOL August 20, 2015 The GRADUATE SCHOOL Kern Graduate Building 1
Financial Officer (Interim) Gary Stroschein Senior Associate Dean, Dr. Michael Verderame Executive Assistant Tracey Noviello The GRADUATE SCHOOL Organizational Chart Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Regina Vasilatos Younken Manager, Human Resources Chad Simpson Assistant Dean, Graduate Student Affairs Director, Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Dr. Suzanne Adair Office of the Dean Administrative Support Assts. (5) Graduate Writing Center Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Director, Graduate Student Services Lori Anne Stania Associate Director, Graduate Enrollment Services Erika Bowser Asst. Director Graduate Enrollment Services Steven Chichester Graduate Enrollment Coordinators (9) Director, Graduate Fellowships and Awards Administration Barbara Struble Assistant Director Cheryl Strouse Director, Network Operations and Data Systems Lori Cottrill Programmer/ Analysts (5) Systems Administrator (2) Strategic Information Analyst Director, Graduate Education Administration Vicki Hewitt Director, Graduate Alumni & External Relations James Caltagirone Associate Director Strategic Comms (vacant). Sr. Director, Graduate Educational Equity Programs Dr. Stephanie Danette Preston Director, Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program Teresa Tassotti Head, Office of Theses and Dissertations Administrative Support Assistants (4) Updated 08/13/2015 Graduate Degree Programs 164 graduate majors currently offered: Research Doctorates: Ph.D. = 92 Professional Doctorates: D.Ed., D.M.A., D.N.P = 8 Research Masters: M.S., M.A. = 106 Professional Masters: M.B.A., M.Eng., M.F.A., M.P.S., etc. = 84 2
GRADUATE ENROLLMENTS (Fall, 2014) Total= 12,373 Distance = 4,557 (37%) Resident = 7,816 (63%) Doctoral = 4,435 (56.7%) (699 new) Masters = 3,070 (39.3%) (987 new) Nondegree = 311 (4.0%) Erie/Behrend University Park Harrisburg/ Capitol Hershey/COM Great Valley 3
GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED (2013 14 AY) Masters Doctorate Total Erie 48 48 Great Valley 172 172 Harrisburg 277 7 284 World Campus 1,192 1,192 Hershey 30 26 56 University Park 1,275 673 1,948 Total 2,994 706 3,700 Graduate Faculty Membership Across the University: > Category R (Research) = 2410 > Category P (Professional) = 279 4
Graduate Faculty Information & Policies www.gradschool.psu.edu Graduate Faculty Membership Resolution of problems (Appendix II, Graduate Bulletin) Program and course proposal procedures Graduate degree requirements Regulations & conduct standards Other Resident Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs (IGDPs) Acoustics Bioengineering Demography * Ecology Materials Sci & Engineering Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Bioscience Operations Research * Physiology Plant Biology *Dual-title Degree Program 5
How can I get graduate students funded? External Sources: Competitive research grants, contracts, Gifts/endowments (DGFs) Training grants (Predoctoral Training Grant Development Incentive Award; $5,000) How can I get graduate students funded? (cont d) External Sources, cont d: Individual Student Fellowships NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Department of Education Fulbright- Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad EPA STAR Fellowships 6
How can I get graduate students funded? (cont d) Internal Sources: University Graduate Fellowships (UGFs) Bunton-Waller Awards (Diversity) Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (FEGR) Summer Tuition Assistance Program (STAP) Graduate School Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Incentive Program Robert W. Graham Awards Student Recognition Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award Alumni Association Dissertation Awards Academic Computing Fellowships Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award Graduate Exhibition Awards 7
The Graduate Exhibition Faculty Recognition Graduate Faculty Teaching Award Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentor Award Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award 8
Special Events Sponsored by the Graduate School New Student Orientation & Reception (Fall) Graduate Exhibition (Spring) Workshops: Students Grant Writing; Careers; Soft Skills Faculty - Issues /Best Practices in Graduate Education (e.g., mentoring) 9
The Graduate School Needs You Become Involved in the Graduate School Participate in workshops Get elected to Graduate Council Volunteer to serve on special Graduate Council committees 10
Thank You & Welcome! 11
Student Recognition (cont d) AT&T Graduate Award Harold K. Schilling Dean s Graduate Scholarship Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award Thomas and June Beaver Award 12