WSU Graduate School Introduction Bill Andrefsky, Dean

WSU Graduate SchoolIntroduction

Bill Andrefsky, Dean

WSU Graduate School324 French Administration

• Dr. William Andrefsky, Dean

• Dr. Lori Carris, Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Recruitment

• Dr. Pat Sturko, Associate Dean, Student Services, and Program Review and Assessment

• Dr. Raymond Herrera, Assistant Dean of Recruitment and Director of McNair Program

Graduate School Mission: Service, Oversight, Advocacy

• Support graduate programs in recruiting and admitting graduate students

• Assist graduate students in navigating their degree (meeting milestones, submitting paperwork, advising and counseling)

• Provide support, advice and resources to faculty and departments regarding their graduate programs and students

• Advocate for graduate students and the benefits and services they need to be successful

Graduate School Mission (continued)

• Provide oversight for graduate assistantship appointments and related tuition waivers

• Assist in the coordination of the graduate program/course approval process through Faculty Senate

• Provide oversight for policies, standards for graduate education, and program assessment

• Serve as an institutional resource in support of the WSU’s mission

Dean

Graduate School

Administrative Group

Fiscal Office

IT Office

Marketing and Communications

Human Resources

Associate Dean of Graduate Student

Services and Program

Assessment and Review

Dr. Patricia Sturko

Director of Admissions,

Enrollment and Programs

Credentials Group

Operations Group

Programs and Graduation Group

Assessment and Program Review

Coordinator

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs

and Student Recruitment

Dr. Lori Carris

Interdisciplinary Programs

NSF AGEP Program

Faculty Senate

Student Appeals

Assistant Dean of Recruitment and

Director of McNair Program

Graduate School Organizational Chart

Dean

Administration

• Budget and Strategic Planning

• Communication and Coordination

• Policy and Procedures• Graduate School Commitments

• International/Domestic Agreements

• Special Programs• Development

Operations

• Finance• ITS• Communications

Associate Dean Carris

Student Affairs

• Student issues • Student Recruitment• Graduate Fairs• Recruitment Weekend• Research Assistantships for Diverse Scholars

• McNair Scholars• Summer Doctoral Fellow Program

• AGEP-mentorship

Programs

• Molecular Plant Sciences

• Material Science and Engineering

• Individual Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program

• Graduate Studies Committee (Faculty Senate)

Associate Dean Sturko

Graduate Student Services

• Graduate Admissions• Enrollment Services• Program Services• Program of study• Student committees• Preliminary and final exam scheduling

• Graduation clearance• Diplomas

Program Review and Assessment

• Program Reviews• Graduate Student Survey

• Program Assessment• Assessment Workshops• Accreditation

Graduate Programs at WSU

• 67 Master's Programs

• 46 Doctoral Programs

• 23 Certificate Programshttp://gradschool.wsu.edu/FutureStudents/Degrees.html

Successful applicants are admitted to the Graduate School as well as to the graduate program to which they have applied.

Graduate Program Administration

• All graduate programs should have bylaws• Bylaws are developed and approved by the program

faculty and state how the program is administered and who can serve as graduate faculty in the program

• Program-approved bylaws are submitted to the Graduate School for review, and approved through the Faculty Senate process

• Bylaws provide guidance in the approval of student committees

Graduate Assistantships Appointments are processed through the Graduate School

Graduate students are required to work an average of 20 hours/week while on appointment

Tuition waivers for GAs are provided by the Graduate School

Domestic students must establish state residency in the first year of their assistantship (non-resident waiver provided only in year 1)

Medical and dental health benefits are provided by WSU

Faculty should work with their departmental staff to process paperwork for assistantships

Diverse Scholars Program (RADS)

• Recruitment Assistantship open to all Units

• Visitation weekend• Competitive research

assistantships (Graduate School provides first year; program provides minimum of two years)

New Graduate School Scholarships for your Graduate Students

• The Richard R. and Constance M. Albrecht Scholarship (high achieving PhD students)

• This is a $1,500 award. (6 to 7 awards each year)

•  Ann Chittenden Holland Master’s Thesis Award for Graduate Student Excellence (STEM)

• This is a $1,000 award. (1 award each year)

•  The Charles Allen Master’s Thesis Award (A,H,SS)

• This is a $1,000 award. (1 award each year)

• Karen P. DePauw Leadership Award

• This is a $1,000 award (1or 2 each year)

New Graduate School Scholarships for your Graduate Students cont.

•Arnold and Julia Greenwell Memorial Scholarship for Social Sciences and Humanities•This is a $1,000 award. (3 to 5 awards each year)

•Anne and Russ Fuller Fellowship for Interdisciplinary Research/Scholarship•This is a $4,000 award per year up to two years. (3 to 5 awards each year)

•The Graduate School Recruitment Scholarship for STEM Disciplines•This is a $2,000 award. (15 to 20 awards each year)

•ARCS Foundation Fellowships (approved programs in STEM)•$7500 yr1, $5000 yr2 and yr3

Leveraging Grant Proposals with Graduate Student Support

Focus on Direct Graduate Student Opportunities, Give priority to leveraging training grants, fellowships, scholarships, graduate student internships

Requires a college/unit partnership

Emphasize recruitment and retention of top students and URM given WSU the new WSU Strategic Plan

Working with Your Graduate Students

Set clear expectations

Find preferred ways of working and communicating

Intellectual property and publication

Be aware of Graduate School policies and deadlines

Contact us if you have any questions or concerns!

Resources for Graduate Students

• Graduate and Professional Writing Center• Counseling and Testing Services• Access Center (Accommodations)• WSU Libraries (WSU Plagiarism Information Site)• GPSA (Travel and Registration Grants)• Graduate School Scholarships and Fellowships• Your Department• Graduate School (gradschool.wsu.edu)

Thank You and Welcome to WSU!Questions?