MSU Graduate CollegeFall 2015

Julie Masterson, Ph.D.Associate Provost

Dean of the Graduate College

Update on GC Office• The Dream Team• Tom Tomasi, Associate Dean• Christy Graham, Degree Works, Curriculum, ETC. • Phillip Raleigh, Reception and Graduate Assistantships• Michael Edwards and Sue Dover, Graduate Admissions• Misty Stewart, Graduate Marketing and Recruitment

• Search for new Assistant to the Dean underway• Hope to fill by middle of October

• Half-way through “listening tour”• Visited with CNAS, CHPA, COAL• Scheduling COE, COB, CHHS• Want to have focus groups with students in spring

Enrollment

National Demographics• Generally, graduate enrollment is somewhat flat• Growth is important• Financial ramifications for MSU• CGS President Suzanne Ortega: “Enrollments are not keeping pace with the projected growth in jobs requiring advanced degrees.”

• Increasing• Women • Non-resident students• Hispanic/Latino students• Students pursuing careers in the health sciences

• Flat/Decreasing• Men• White students, underrepresented groups other than Hispanic/Latino• Students studying business, education

Source: Council of Graduate Schools: Growth in Fall, 2013 (accessed Fall, 2014)

Total Enrollment

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152,000

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,400

3,600

3,332 3,298

3,1263,225

3,2773,374 3,384

Diversity

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

6% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 9%12% 15% 14% 18% 16% 14% 15%

78%73% 74% 71% 74% 75% 73%

Domestic: Not White/Caucasian InternationalDomestic: White/Caucasian

Sex

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 201530%

35%

40%

45%

50%

55%

60%

65%

70%

59% 59% 60% 61%63% 63% 62%

41% 41% 40% 39%37% 37% 38%

Female Male

College

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

SAGR COAL COB COE CHHS CHPA CNAS GC

Strategies for Enhancing Enrollment• Expansion of Existing Programs, Development of New Ones• MSAS is a mechanism for “birthing” new potential programs• Individualized option -> certificate/option area -> degree

• MNAS and other “intra-college” degrees may serve same purpose• For example, PSM may ultimately become a degree

• New Long Range Plan developed this year.. Hopefully graduate education will play a prominent role

• Recruitment and Marketing• Grad Recruitment Coordinator Trips• Commitment to share results within 48 hours

• Fund mini-grants and provide other support (e.g., brochure development and printing)

• Ads placed in various venues (e.g., NPR)• Developing a specific plan for marketing and recruitment this year

Implications for You!•Are there new potential areas for graduate study that may need to be “tested”?•Will you think “interdisciplinary”?•Recruitment/Marketing• Take a look at our travel schedule… do you have any colleagues you can contact in advance? Specific instructions for a particular place? •What are the optimal ways to market your program? You may want to check other institutions. How can we support that?

•Get involved in the Long Range Plan process!

Funding• Graduate Assistantships• Stipends funded by the colleges • Fee waivers

• Set amount that is in the general budget every year• Frank (and others) have lobbied that it be a generous amount, and it has been.• This is why we stick to the policy that courses must be necessary for the degree.

• Fellowships• 17 applicants; 9 offered, 6 accepted• Mean total GRE was 318, GPA was 3.92• Changing application form for next year so that nominators can be more explicit about qualifications,

experience, etc.

• Diversity Scholarships• 5 of 6 applications funded for this year, so have a total of 13 current recipients• Initial capacity was set at 15 per year, so we have open slots

• Need-based Scholarships• $1000 per semester for one year (3 semesters)• Approximately 25 currently awarded• Designed for up to 50, so we still have slots

• McNair Assistantships• Offer 2 per year, so during any year we could have 4• We currently have three, so we have open slots

Implications for You!• Thanks for your understanding about the fee waiver

constraints.

• However, if you can get new funding for additional stipends, we’ll cover the fee waiver!

• SPREAD THE WORD! Purposely market these new sources of support.

Initiatives on the Horizon

MSU Long Range Plan 2016-2021• Executive committee (Clif, Frank, Dee)• Steering Committee has been formed• Chairs of visioning committees and at least one from each college

• Headers will be same as visioning• Your part• Read visioning statement• Participate when given opportunity• Think INTERDISCIPLINARY• Think about best ways to expand/enhance graduate programs in

your area• How does grad ed fit within context of other focus areas (student

experience, funding, diversity, infrastructure, globalization)

Consultant Visit Nov. 18-19• Dr. Robert Augustine, CGS

• Strategic plan for the Grad College

• Focus on marketing/recruitment

• Optimal roles for Grad College

• Your part• Probably have a town meeting, please come!• If you have ideas for how we can best use his time with us, share them

with me!• Things we don’t do that you wish we would---tell me now• Things we do that you wish we wouldn’t- tell me now• Things we do that you’re glad we do- tell me• Things we don’t do and you want us to keep it that way- tell me

Admissions Portal Changes• Desired Features: Student• Everything online, submitted to one portal• Letter of intent, Relevant experiences, Courses taken and transcripts, Standardized

test results, Letters of Recommendation• Ability to monitor progress of application from mobile device

• Desired Features: Program• Everything online in one place; viewable from anywhere, anytime• Dashboards so see status “at a glance”• Credentials verified (test scores directly from ETS, etc., transcript entries validated) • Custom queries (GPAs, demographics, etc.)• Scoring rubrics• Workflow management (facilitate reviews and communication with applicants)• Ability to determine trends for future marketing, admissions decisions, etc.• Data export and integration with Banner

• Your part• What do you need to make admissions decisions?• What do you need to optimally prepare for incoming students?

Automatized Workflow• Curricular Process

• Degree Works

• Implications for You• Attend the trainings • Be a positive energy force….

I don’t pretend to have all the answers….

….but I do continue to pretend to be a spaceman.

Jack Handey, Deep Thoughts

Questions? Comments?