How to Pass the Graduate Council

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2013 G

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Welcome

Thank you for your

time and energy!

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Meet the Graduate School Staff

Lilith Reigger,

Interim Director Ext. 1755

l.reigger@unf.edu

Patrice Kapcio,

Executive Secretary Ext. 1385

p.kapcio@unf.edu

Megan Saltmarsh,

Office Assistant Ext. 1360

m.saltmarsh@unf.edu

Ada M. Urbizu,

Admissions Processor Ext. 1945

a.urbizu@unf.edu

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Graduate Education Program Changes

Upcoming programs/changes for

2013-14

• Terminated:

• MS Civil Engineering – Geotech/Structural concentration and Water Resources/Environmental (combined as one general civil engineering program)

• MPH – General Community Health and Community Public Health Practice concentrations

• Added:

• Sports Mgmt Certificate

• M.S. American Sign Language/English Interpreting

• Changes:

• M.S.H. Geriatric Mgmt now M.S.H. Aging Services Mgmt

• M.Ed. Educational Leadership Post secondary & Adult Studies now M.Ed. Educational Leadership Higher Education Administration

All changes/additions can be viewed online through the Legislative Calendar (http://www.unf.edu/groups/unffa/LegislativeCalendar/falegcal1213.htm).

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Enrollment Update

• Fall 2013

• _{Graduate enrollment =}

_9.13%

_{of UNF FTE (10,400)}

• _{Met 61.57% of our portion after purge}

• Fall 2012

• Graduate enrollment =

9.53%

of UNF FTE (10,600)

• Met 58.57% at same time last year

• Fall 2011

• Graduate enrollment =

9.82%

of UNF FTE (10,379)

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Graduate Marketing

• 24-week Radio Campaign

• WEJZ 96.1

• Began Tuesday, Sept 17. Ends Thursday, March 20th

Godwyll

McDonough/Campbell

• Promotional Video

• New promotional videos in the works:

• SOAR

• Engineering

• Computing Science

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Recruitment Travel – Graduate School

• JU

Oct. 8

th

_{11 a.m. – 2 p.m.}

• Flagler College

Oct. 16

th

_{9 a.m. – 1 p.m.}

• UCF

Oct. 16

th

_{10 a.m. – 2 p.m.}

• FSU

Oct. 22

nd

_{10 a.m. – 2 p.m.}

• UF

Oct. 24

th

_{10 a.m. – 2 p.m.}

• FAU

Oct 24

th

_{10 a.m. – 2 p.m.}

• College of Coastal

Nov 19

th

_{10 a.m. – 1 p.m.}

Georgia

If you would like to represent your program at one of these

fairs, please contact the Graduate School for registration

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Enrollment Data

• SIS Report Reminder

• _{Graduate program dashboard}

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• Go to:

• https://www.unf.edu/oira/inst-research/homepage.aspx

• Interactive queries

• #8 Graduate School Program Dashboard

• Select your program from the right-side column

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Graduate School Fall Events

Thesis and Dissertation Info. Sessions

Today, Sept. 24 - 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 26 - 10 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 30 - 10 a.m.

Wed., Oct. 2 – 4 p.m.

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Graduate School Fall Events

Graduate Lecture Series Events

• Applying to Doctoral Programs

• Wednesday, September 25 at 4 p.m.

• Student Union, building 58W, room 3703A

• Now I'm in Grad School, What's Next?

Marketing Yourself for Academic Success

• Wednesday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m.

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Graduate School Fall Events

Graduate Lecture Series Events

• Writing your Graduate School Personal Statement

• Tuesday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m. • J.J. Daniel Hall, Bldg. 1, Room 2002

• Beyond the basics: Interviewing for Graduate Students

• Thursday, November 14 at 6 p.m.

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Three Minute Thesis

Competition

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia for research students.

Students have 3 minutes to present their entire thesis with the support of only 1 PowerPoint slide.

• 3MT Semi-finals (pending student response)

• Sometime in March 2014

• Top 5 compete in finals during UNF Research week in the spring

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UNF Research Week

• Held the last week of 2014 Spring Term

(Tentatively)



Thurs., Apr. 17 – Graduate Research Day



Fri., Apr. 18 – Undergraduate Research Day

• Thursday – Graduate Research Day



UNF Student Union



8 a.m. – 5 p.m.



Highlight - 3MT™ Competition

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2013/14 Anticipated Topics

• GA Policy (review in progress)

• Theses/Dissertations Quality & Review

• Graduate Curriculum

• Graduate FTE and Marketing/Recruitment

• Review of Grad Council Bylaws

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Other Priorities…….

Soliciting your suggestions

for the

2013-14 Graduate Council

agenda.

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