Graduate Program Directors Meeting

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Graduate Program Directors Meeting

• September 22, 2005

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Graduate School Office

• Three Divisions
• Graduate School Administration Budget
• Graduate School Admissions Assistantships
• Graduate Academic Records Graduation

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Graduate School OfficeTwamley Hall Room 414
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Program Director Major Roles Responsibilities

• Liaison between your program the Graduate
  School on matters involving
• Recruitment Admissions
• Assistantships
• Student Academic Performance Progress
• Program requirements curriculum
• Temporary Advisor for new graduate students
• Responsible party for coordinating program
  assessment activities
• Assessment plan
• Collection of Data
• Change Agent

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Graduate Student Handbooks
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Graduate School Forms

• Available on our WEB site
• http//graduateschool.und.edu

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Recruitment

• Limited funds available
• From Graduate School
• Enrollment Management
• Submit requests to Kris Pavlish in the Graduate
  School
• Request will be reviewed at regular intervals

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Recruitment

• Request for a recruiter and recruitment budget on
  pending needs list
• Dickinson State University Graduate Fair
• October 26-27
• Room in our car for two or three people
• Graduate School will cover hotel room
• Studio-One
• Fact Sheets will be online soon
• Inquiry database http//graduateschool.und.edu
• Monthly reports sent to program directors
• Send letters or email prospects

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Admissions

• Prospective students must apply to the graduate
  school
• Use of the online application is encouraged
• Processing time is shortened (2-3 weeks)
• Recommenders can submit recommendations online
• Program directors have access to applicant
  information during the application process
• Decision letters can be sent electronically
• Completed applications sent to program director
  for review
• Program director coordinates review of
  application by program faculty
• May include phone or campus interviews
• Program Director submits Evaluation
  Recommendation Form to the Graduate School
• Decision letter sent from Graduate School

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New for 2005-06

• Each program will be assigned a primary Graduate
  School Admissions Contact
• Linda Baeza
• Brenda Halle

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New for 2005-06

• Program Directors will be granted access to
  online application information
• View Applications during various stages of
  completion
• Helps with enrollment/admission planning
• Obtain email addresses of all individuals who
  start an application
• Development of recruitment strategies
• Establish contact with prospective students
• Prompt completion of applications that have been
  started

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Navigating the Online Application

• Linda Baeza Brenda Halle
• Student Portal http//graduateschool.und.edu
• Program Director Portal
• https//embark.princetonreview.com

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Spring 2006 Admission Deadlines

• Last Day for Evaluation Recommendation Form to
  be submitted to the Graduate School
• January 23, 2006 12 noon
• After this day, only non-degree status will be
  allowed for Spring semester

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Consider Application Deadlines and Decision Dates

• Programs should consider deadlines for
  applications that will be given priority
  consideration
• Initial group of applications can be reviewed and
  ranked
• Programs should consider Decision Dates
• Informs prospective students of when decision
  letters will go out
• Graduate School will ask for a response from all
  students being offered acceptances with a set
  respond by date
• Yes, I accept
• No, I decline

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Graduate Assistantship Appointments

• Kim Wickersham
• Fall 2005 appointments completed
• Spring 2005 appointments due on December 15, 2005
  if students are to receive paycheck without
  delay.
• Last day for Graduate Assistantship appointments
  for Spring is
• January 13, 2006 (GTAs)
• January 20, 2006 (GRAs and GSAs)
• Students will receive paychecks late
• Notify the Graduate School when an assistantship
  is terminated.

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Tuition Waivers

• Graduate Assistantships are attached to
  assistantships
• Program directors should make sure that students
  understand that waivers are to be used for
  courses that apply towards their degree

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Assessment of Student Learning

• Your assessment plans should have already been
  submitted
• Data collection should be occurring this year
• Goal of assessment is to use data to continually
  improve our programs

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Upcoming Events
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Deans Hour Luncheons

• Graduate Students Only
• Tuesday , October 18, 2005
• Wednesday, October 19, 20051130 to 130
  pmLoading Dock at the Memorial Union
• Sign up early! Seating is limited.
• RSVP to Kris Pavlish by October 4, 2005
• krispavlish_at_mail.und.nodak.edu or 777-2786  

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Graduate Faculty Fall Meeting

• Monday, October 31, 2005 3 5 pmLecture Bowl
  Memorial Union

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Save the Dates!

• UND Graduate School
• Scholarly Forum
• February 28 March 2, 2006
• Memorial Union
• Awards for Best Presentations by students!!!
• Watch for future announcements

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Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need
(GAANN) Program

• Program provides fellowships in areas of national
  need to assist graduate students with excellent
  academic records who demonstrate financial need
  and plan to pursue the highest degree available
  in their courses of study.
• Estimated Range of Awards- 126,000 - 253,000
• Estimated Average Size of Awrds 211,000
• Estimated Number of Awards 96
• Project Period Up to 36 month.
• November 14, 2005 deadline.

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One Final Announcement

• Student Representative to Graduate Committee
• We are seeking names of graduate students who
  could serve on the Graduate Committee
• Send Names to me by Wednesday, September 28, 2005