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2015 CGS New Deans Institute & Summer Workshop
CGS Summer Workshop and New Deans Institute Final Program
Selected PowerPoint presentations from the 2015 CGS Summer Workshop and New Deans Institute are below. Presentations are in chronological order by each category. Presentations are offered as Adobe Acrobat PDF files. The file size is indicated after the name of each presenter.
New Deans Institute Presentations
Session II: Running a Graduate Organization: Nuts and Bolts
Karen Butler-Purry (290 KB)
Paul Gemperline (165 KB)
Session III: Budget and Staff Management Strategies
Barbara Knuth (260 KB)
Max Poole (421 KB)
James Wimbush (296 KB)
Session IV: Graduate Admissions and Financing Overview
Nancy Marcus (2.88 MB)
Carol Shanklin (1,004 KB)
Session V: Advocacy 101
Steven Matson (961 KB)
Summer Workshop Presentations
Plenary I: Is the Master's the New Baccalaureate?
Kinchel Doerner (390 KB)
James Goodnight (601 KB)
Plenary Follow-On: The Role of Master's Education in Regional Economic Development
Janet Rutledge (210 KB)
James Sterling (984 KB)
ProQuest Breakfast Meeting
Austin McLean (1.77 MB)
Plenary II: Making the Case for Graduate Education with Your President and Board
Paul Ferguson (210 KB)
ETS Breakfast Meeting
David Payne (1.39 MB)
Plenary III: Graduate Education and the Changing Legal Landscape
Mackenzie Wilfong (2.95 MB)
Innovations in Graduate Professional Development: Lessons Learned form the BEST Program
George Roger Chalkley (542 KB)
Barbara Knuth (2.23 MB)
Patricia Labosky (586 KB)
Ambika Mathur (898 KB)
Technical Workshop: Advocacy: Getting Beyond Awareness and Taking Action
Maureen Grasso (596 KB)
John Keller (259 KB)
Webinar Q&A: Winning Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion
Following the 2015 webinar on Winning Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion, CGS presenters shared their responses to several questions that were not addressed in the alloted time. A recording of the webinar presentation is available at Webinar Recordings. For more details about the ETS/CGS Award and application process, please contact Anna Naranjo.
Q: Can a proposal to the ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Graduate Education propose to enhance or expand an existing program? Will a proposal be more competitive if it proposes to create a new program?
A: As the announcement for the award states, this award is for “promising efforts in initiation or scaling up innovations in graduate education that occur from admission through successful completion of a degree program.” We welcome proposals that wish to expand on existing programs. For example, 2010 winner Michigan State University brought together four projects begun under previous grant programs. No preference is given to proposals that create a new program.
Q: Are proposals that focus on master’s level students competitive?
A: Yes. Eastern Illinois University, a master’s-focused institution, won in 2011; Missouri University of Science and Technology was the runner-up in 2014. The University of Illinois at Chicago (2012 winner) proposed a program aimed at incoming master’s students.
Q: Are proposals that focus on one college/program welcome or should the proposal impact all/most graduate students on a campus?
A: We will accept proposals that focus on one department. Some universities’ proposals have been geared toward a select number of departments (STEM at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Michigan State wished to focus on five to 10 departments), while others were university-wide. Some universities chose to pilot the program with a goal of moving to a campus-wide program.
The current year description, synopses of past winning proposals, FAQs, etc. can be found at the ETS/CGS Award page.
Research and Information Services Committee
Research and Information Services Committee charter
Current committee members
Scott Lanyon - Chair (2022)
Vice Provost & Dean of Graduate Education
University of Minnesota
Joshua Barker (2023)
Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Vice-Provost, Graduate Research and Education
University of Toronto
Brian Carolan (2022)
Dean of Graduate Studies
Sacred Heart University
Elaine Frey (2021/2022)
Assistant Vice President, Graduate Studies
California State University, Fullerton
Devon Jensen (2022)
Associate Dean, College of Graduate Studies
University of Central Florida
Craig Ogilvie (2022)
Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Vice President of Research
Montana State University
Amanda L. Ostreko (2022)
Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Graduate Enrollment Management
University of Kansas
Tammi Vacha-Haase (2022)
Dean of the Graduate College
Boise State University
Dana Williams (2022)
Dean, Graduate School
Howard University
Contact:
Membership Committee
Current committee members
Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko, Chair
Dean of the Graduate College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mark Garrison
Dean, Graduate Studies
Morgan State University
Tammi Vacha-Haase
Dean, Graduate College
Boise State University
Regina Vasilatos-Youken
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and
Dean of the Graduate School
The Pennsylvania State University
Master’s Committee
Committee Members
Julie Masterson (2022) - Chair
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate College
Missouri State University
Lisa Armistead (2021)
Associate Provost for Graduate Programs
Georgia State University
Karin Elliott Brown (2022)
Associate Vice President and Dean
California State University, Los Angeles
Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko (2022)
Dean, Graduate College
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kellie Cude (2022)
Associate Provost, Senior Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dean of the Graduate School
Texas A&M University-Central Texas
Mary Jo Finney (2022)
Dean, Graduate School
University of Alaska Anchorage
William Graves (2021)
Dean of the Graduate College
Iowa State University
Ranjit T. Koodali (2022)
Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education
Western Kentucky University
Kevin Miller (2021)
Dean, The Graduate School
SUNY Buffalo State
Maribeth Watwood (2021)
Dean, Graduate College
Northern Arizona University
Staff contact:
Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy charter
Current committee members
Mark Sheridan (2022) – Chair
Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean, Graduate School
Texas Tech University
Brian Kloeppel (2022)
Dean, Graduate School and Research
Western Carolina University
Michelle Penn-Marshall (2022)
Vice President for Research, Associate Provost, and Dean, Graduate College
Hampton University
Brandy Randall (2022)
Dean, Graduate School
Oakland University
Phil Trella (2022)
Associate Vice Provost and Director, Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
University of Virginia
Laura Carlson (2023)
Vice President and Associate Provost, Dean of the Graduate School
University of Notre Dame
Michael Crowder (2023)
Associate Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Miami University
Clay Gloster (2023)
Vice Provost of Graduate Research and Dean of the Graduate College
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Chris Nelson (2023)
Association Dean, School of Graduate Studies
University of North Dakota
Melissa Sturge-Apple (2023)
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
University of Rochester
Contact:
Diversity and Inclusiveness Advisory Committee
Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee charter
Committee members
Sara Hernández (2022) - Chair
Associate Dean for Inclusion and Student Engagement
Cornell University
James Antony (2022)
Dean, The Graduate Division
University of California San Diego
Jabbar Bennett (2022)
Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer
Michigian State University
Juan E. González (2023)
Francis S. Johnson Chair for Graduate Education
Dean of Graduate Education and Associate Provost
The University of Texas at Dallas
Taja-Nia Y. Henderson (2022)
Dean, Rutgers Graduate School - Newark
Rutgers University, Newark
Scott Herness (2022)
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
Montclair State University
Cherisse Jones-Branch (2023)
Dean of Graduate School
Arkansas State University
Lisa Liseno (2022)
Assistant Dean
Florida State University
Contact:
Advancement Advisory Committee
Advancement Advisory Committee charter
Current committee members
Kate Hausbeck Korgan - Chair (2023)
Dean, Graduate College
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
Scott Adler (2022)
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Colorado Boulder
Jean-Pierre Delplanque (2022)
Vice Provost for Graduate Education & Dean of Graduate Studies
University of California Davis
Robin Garrell (2022)
President, The Graduate Center
The City University of New York (CUNY)
Janet Rutledge (2023)
Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Maryland
Baltimore County (UMBC)
Michael Solomon (2022)
Dean, Graduate Studies & Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
University of Michigan
Jerry Weinberg (2023)
Associate Provost for Research & Dean of the Graduate School
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Elizabeth Wentz (2023)
Vice Provost & Dean, Graduate College
Arizona State University
Joy Williamson-Lott (2022)
Dean of the Graduate School
University of Washington
Douglas W. Woods (2023)
Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Studies & Dean of the Graduate School
Marquette University
Contact:
Advisory Committees
CGS committees provide guidance on topics of special importance to the organization and its member institutions. Please visit the pages below to view committee charters (if applicable) and a list of current members. If you are a graduate dean (IHE1) at a CGS member institution and interested in serving on one of the committees listed below, please contact the CGS staff member listed on the relevant page.
Advancement Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy
Diversity and Inclusiveness Advisory Committee
Research and Information Services Committee
2014 Reports
November 2014
First-time enrollment of international students at U.S. graduate institutions has grown for the fifth consecutive year. Between 2013 and 2014, first-time enrollment of international graduate students increased by 8%, while total graduate enrollment also increased by 8%.
CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees: 2003 to 2013
September 2014
The CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees has reported a 1.0% increase in first-time enrollment between fall 2012 and fall 2013. More than 459,000 students enrolled for the first time in graduate certificate, education specialist, master’s, or doctoral programs for the fall 2013 term.
August 2014
According to the Phase II report of the 2014 CGS International Graduate Admission Survey, initial offers of admission from U.S. graduate schools to prospective international students increased 9% from 2013 to 2014. The new data marks the fourth consecutive year of 9% growth in offers of admission to prospective international graduate students.
2014 CGS International Graduate Admissions Survey, Phase I: Applications
April 2014
The preliminary number of applications from prospective international students to U.S. graduate schools increased 7% in 2014, up from the 2% increase seen in 2013. This year’s encouraging increase is more consistent with the growth trend in international graduate applications seen between 2006 and 2012, after a post-9/11 decrease.
Enrollment and Degrees in Professional Science Master's Programs: 2013
January 2014
PSM programs stand out as a bright spot for U.S. institutions in terms of domestic enrollment trends. From 2010 to 2013, first-time enrollment of domestic students rose 19% in PSM programs. For U.S. graduate education as a whole, first-time enrollment of domestic students rose only 1.9% in the five year period between 2007 and 2012, according to the latest CGS/GRE Graduate Enrollment and Degrees report. In contrast, first-time enrollment of international graduate students rose markedly from 2010 to 2013 in both PSM programs and in U.S. graduate programs overall.
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CGS is the leading source of information, data analysis, and trends in graduate education. Our benchmarking data help member institutions to assess performance in key areas, make informed decisions, and develop plans that are suited to their goals.
CGS Best Practice initiatives address common challenges in graduate education by supporting institutional innovations and sharing effective practices with the graduate community. Our programs have provided millions of dollars of support for improvement and innovation projects at member institutions.
As the national voice for graduate education, CGS serves as a resource on issues regarding graduate education, research, and scholarship. CGS collaborates with other national stakeholders to advance the graduate education community in the policy and advocacy arenas.
CGS is an authority on global trends in graduate education and a leader in the international graduate community. Our resources and meetings on global issues help members internationalize their campuses, develop sustainable collaborations, and prepare their students for a global future.
