The Graduate School
Challenges & Goals AY 15
Where are we?
Washington Monthly 2014 Rankings• Ranking of masters granting institutions: 40 out of 671
• Ranking of masters granting institutions by research expenditures: 8
Institution Rank Expenditures (mil)
CUNY – City College 1 $55.1
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology 2 $43.9
CUNY – Hunter College 3 $39.9
San Jose State University 4 $37.7
Rochester Institute of Technology 5 $36.8
Texas State – San Marcos 6 $33.6
Alabama A&M 7 $31.6
Regional, national, international recognition for scholarship and
graduates
Success of graduates
In industry and academia
Presenting work at workshops and conferences Engaging outreach activities in K-12
Supporting and promoting of scholarship Engaging in service to the scholarly community
Recruitment of quality students
Recruitment of committed, quality faculty Multi-institutional collaborations
Innovative, high quality graduate programs Capacity for scholarship
Externally funded research & projects Enhanced graduate experience & Quality graduates Advocating for Graduate Programs
Challenges
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Meeting (exceeding) Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
• Graduate enrollment goals
• Proposal submissions and awards
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New administrative initiatives
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New federal regulations: Uniform Guidance
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Export control regulations
Strategic Plan: KPI’s
Long Term
Goal Baseline FY13 FY14 Target 2018
Total number of new awards 3 189 185 198 Total number of submissions 3 272 298 312 Monetary value of awards 3 $42,216,712 $34,991,950 $43,061,046 Monetary value of submissions 3 $60,977,014 $78,650,633 $62,501,439 Percentage of faculty on active awards 3 22 25 27 Percentage of faculty submitting 3 33 41 38
Total number of active and new
awards 3 405 417 515
Graduate and professional enrollment 1 2621 2551 2687 Degrees granted 1 922 919 945
Strategic Plan: Short Term Goals
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Masters of Integrative Studies Degree (LTG 1, 2)
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Expand MS in Healthcare to hospitals affiliated with SIU School of
Medicine (LTG 1, 2, 5)
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Develop interdepartmental group to expand graduate student
services (LTG 1, 2, 4)
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Implement electronic research administration system (LTG 3, 6)
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Host Innovation Expo (LTG 3, 5, 6)
Other FY15 Major Goals
• Improve marketing of student services to graduate students (LTG 1, 2, 4)
• Write policy and assist with procedure to implement continuous enrollment
to improve completion rate and time to completion (LTG 1)
• Revise graduate assistant handbook (LTG 1)
• Submit proposal to CGS to improve retention and completion (LTG 1, 4)
• Complete MOU for Cooperative PhD in Computer Science (LTG 2, 3)
• Host Illinois Association of Graduate School Annual Meeting (LTG 5)
• Implement policy and procedures to comply with Uniform Guidance (LTG 6)
• Implement NIH BRAD project (LTG 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Meet with department chairs (LTG 3, 6)
• Explore incentives for faculty to submit proposals in first year (LTG 3, 6)
Policies
• Graduate Assistant Grievance Procedure: 4B2
• Policies Governing Student Work: 4B3
• Continuous Enrollment: new, 1L1, 1L11, 1F1
• Animal Care
• Policy on Academic Integrity in Scholarship and Research: 1Q5
• Annual Implementation and Administrative Responsibility Policy: 1Q8
• Graduate School: Procedures for Course and Program Changes: 1L9
• Guidelines for Competitive Graduate Awards and Graduate Assistantships: 4A3 • Graduate Assistantship Regulatory Polices: 4A4
• Approval to Teach Courses for Graduate Credit: 1C10
• Numbering of Courses Carrying Academic Credit and Use of Course Numbers: 1C12
• Authorization of Contracts and Leases: 5B1
R&D Support
• “Facilities & Administrative (F&A) costs are incurred for common or joint
university objectives and, therefore, cannot be identified readily and
specifically with a particular sponsored project, an instructional activity, or any other institutional activity “ (OMB Circular A-21, Cost Principles for Educational Institutions).
• F&A is also referred to as Indirect Cost Recovery (ICR)
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ICR can be used at the discretion of the institution
• Federal government does not require reporting of the use of ICR
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ICR is recovered as a portion of grant expenditures
• The majority of grants are on a cost reimbursement basis
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ICR rates are negotiated with the Federal Government
• The negotiated Federal Rate is used as a basis for all grants. However,
state, private foundation, and some federal grants may have alternative rates set by their own policies.
R&D Support
• University Policy 5D1
• Policy Statement Covering Distribution of Indirect Cost Funds from
Externally Sponsored Grants and Contracts
“Indirect cost reimbursement funds generated by externally sponsored grants, contracts, and special projects beyond real and necessary costs of Research and Projects Fiscal Management will be distributed as
follows:
• Training Grants (Instructional), Public Service, and Other Special
Projects:
• 67% Generating Unit
• 33% Graduate School - Office of Research and Projects
• Research Projects:
• 40% Generating Unit
FY 14 Total ICR: $
1.85 million
Audit, 1%
Trade for STEP Funds, 9%
RPFM, 16%
R&D Fund, 34% Returned to Units, 40%
ICR Returned to Units: $745K
Graduate School, 0.1%
East St. Louis Center, 53.0%
College of Arts and Sciences, 7.1% School of Education, Health,
& Human Behavior, 5.5% School of Engineering, 4.4%
NCERC, 10.0% School of Business, 4.2%
School of Pharmacy, 2.5% School of
Nursing, 2.7% Provost Office, 0.3% IERC, 0.7% School of Dental Medicine, 4.0% IUR, 0.6% Student Affairs, <0.1% STEM Center, 4.9%
R&D Expenditures
Category Amount
Internal Programs $405,177
Unit and Faculty Support $146,505
Patent Costs $19,815
ORP Costs $68,062
Report on Unit Expenditures and Scholarship: 1M4
Total Amount of ICR Funds Expended to Support Scholarship for FY14
Excludes funds received from Graduate School and STEP funds
Category Schools/College
Commodities & supplies $2,627.71 1%
Contractual services $40,368.42 18%
Equipment $47,725.77 24%
Travel $17,670.70 7%
Faculty or staff salary/course buy-out $15,824.58 8%
Student wages/salary $8,592.50 4%
Returned to Dept/PI $79,199.14 38%
Total Expended in FY14 $212,088.82 100%
*SoP Commodities & Supplies, Contractual Services, and Equipment are returned to the Department and PI.
ICR Returned to Units in FY14 $226,584.76
Excludes the Graduate School & other units receiving ICR
Scholarship Products for Previous Calendar Year (CY13/FY14)
Total publications 646
Total presentations 837
Total exhibitions & recitals 399 Total 1882
