Graduate Studies Playbook

Lisa Karch, Ph.D.Director of Graduate Studies

Candidate Open Forum

Overview of Presentation

• Background & Education• Interest in Applying for this Position• My Leadership Style• Playbook for Graduate Studies • Graduate Studies Opportunities

Background & Education

Background• Grew up on a farm• Oldest of four

children• Dedicated• Energetic• Passionate• Positive Attitude• Creative

Education• Teaching • Residence Life Hall Director• Tri-College Experience• Surrounding School Districts• Community Partnerships• Importance of Relationships

Interest in Applying for this Position

• Passion & Commitment to Graduate Studies and Inclusiveness of Programs

• Unique Perspective• Potential for Growth & Development• Experience in Supervision & Budget• Expand my knowledge, experience and

skills with the Institutional Review Board policy and processes

My Leadership Style

Playbook for Graduate Studies

• Purpose: Why do we do what we do?• University: Our purpose is to transform

the world by transforming lives.• Graduate Studies: We need to ask this

important question as a whole and as individual graduate programs.

Playbook for Graduate Studies

• Our Core Values: How do we behave?• Grit• Humility• Heart• Aspirational Value– Diversity and inclusion of people and ideas

Playbook for Graduate Studies

• Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?• Student Achievement– Celebrate our graduate students and

graduate faculty accomplishments– Student Academic Conference– Support graduate student & graduate faculty

creative scholarly research

Playbook for Graduate Studies

• Strategic Anchor: Embedding and supporting diversity in every facet of the university.

• Develop and implement a strategic and intentional marketing & recruitment plan where we focus on building relationships with key stakeholders from diverse backgrounds and ask them what the educational needs are of their schools, businesses and communities.

Playbook for Graduate Studies

• Strategic Anchor: Ensuring that MSUM is indispensible to the social, cultural, and economic advancement of Moorhead and the surrounding region.

• The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states, “Occupations that typically require a master’s degree for entry are projected to grow the fastest from 2012 to 2022”.

Source: http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_edtrain_outlook.pdf

Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?

• Strong, consistent, long-term leadership with shared vision for Graduate Studies

• Know & understand the history of Graduate Studies here at MSUM– Celebrating 62 years of Graduate Studies– Fourteen Graduate Directors and Deans– Numerous degrees, certificates and name changes

Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?

• Show up! Represent MSUM Graduate Studies on campus, in the community, region, and nation.

• Attend the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Meeting to stay abreast of national best practices, data and policies that advance MSUM’s graduate programs.

Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?

• Meet with Karla, Program Coordinators, Deans, Provost and President to gather information in developing the vision and strategic plan through a graduate program needs assessment.

• Work with Grad Council in the development of a five-year vision and strategic plan aligned with Fulfilling Our Promise.

• Facilitate input from graduate students in enhancing the Graduate Student Organization and representation on Student Senate.

Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?

• Strategic Enrollment Management Committee Work Group– Develop unique recruitment strategies for each

graduate program.– Analyze needs for support to ensure future growth

and maintain quality graduate programs.– Identify new graduate program possibilities.

Strategic Anchors: How will we succeed?

• Strategic Enrollment Management Committee Work Group– Develop models for graduate tuition waiver

options and additional graduate assistantships.– Implement follow-through for graduate students

needs assessment survey.– Enhance community partnerships to attract and

increase enrollment of graduate students.

Graduate Studies Opportunities• What do we know?– MSUM graduate student population has been stronger

than the other MNSCU universities.– Our MSUM graduate students have been taking

increasingly heavy credit loads.– As of April 20, 2015, 36.1% of current graduate

students eligible to register for Fall 2015 have done so. Last year at this time, 36.3% had done so.

• Graduate enrollment for Fall 2015 is up 12.0% from Fall 2014.

Source: Kevin James Brown, MSUM Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Graduate Studies Opportunities

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

2014-15100120140160180200220240260280300320340360380400420

152171

182 186

265 256274

215

305

389

Total Graduate Admits

Graduate Studies Opportunities2013 MN Graduate Programming

for Education

StateUniversities

University of Minnesota-all campuses

Private College & Universities

Private Career Schools

Private Career Online Schools-Capella & Walden Only

Private Graduate & Professional Schools

Total

1772 1565 4872 12 16306 0 24527

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