10 Year Review - The University of Akron

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For the past 10 years, the Graduate School hosts the Ronald E. McNair Post- Baccalaureate Achievement Program, funded by the US Department of Education. McNair Scholars are undergraduate students, who come from disadvantaged and under-represented populations. The program is designed to assist promising students to enroll in and obtain doctoral degrees. It has successfully developed partnerships with Summa Health Care Systems and Cleveland Clinic to facilitate quality research experiences for the McNair Scholars. Graduate Student Government (GSG) languished in the early 2000s. As a result of initiatives by the Graduate School, it has been systematically revived and is now an active University Student Organization with wide graduate student participation and stable funding from the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. Despite the absence of an Associate Dean for Minority Recruitment, Graduate School representatives attend local ―graduate fairs‖ to recruit students to The University of Akron. We especially attempt to attend such fairs when they promise to include many disadvantaged and under-represented undergraduates, who are searching for graduate programs. In 2010, we held the first University of Akron Graduate Fair. Although such fairs are attended by representatives from other universities, many graduate programs at UA also participated. The Associate Dean of the Graduate School is the Chair of the Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention committee of The University of Akron Diversity Council. Through this venue, we are attempting to improve the recruitment and retention of target students. Finally, the Graduate School has taken the initiative, through the Graduate Council, to update University Rules and Graduate School practices to align them with national and international trends in graduate education. 13
THE FUTURE OF THE UA GRADUATE SCHOOL The Graduate School is involved in several current projects to enhance graduate education. Universities receiving funds from the National Science Foundation or the National Institutes for Health are now required to assure the training of faculty and graduate research assistants in the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR). The Graduate School is working with the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to develop this training mechanism. We have been concerned that graduate students from other countries may be at a disadvantage, both in the job market and professionally, if they have a limited command of the English language. As a result, the Graduate School has joined with the Departments of English and Polymer Engineering to develop a special course in scientific writing. Once the course is established, the Graduate School will develop an additional mechanism so that all graduate students, who might benefit from such a course, will be able to do so. The Graduate School is also exploring ways in which graduate students can be systematically exposed to the notion of entrepreneurship based on their expertise and interest. The Graduate School recently obtained a standard academic program code so that it is now possible for us to develop courses for graduate students. We are contemplating offering courses in RCR, Scientific English and Professional Development. This is a longer term goal. 14
Page 1 and 2: TEN YEAR REVIEW 2001-2010 Dr. Georg
Page 3 and 4: Appendix 1 Dr. George R. Newkome Ac
Page 5 and 6: Office of the Vice President for Re
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTION TO THE UA GRADUATE SCH
Page 9 and 10: Enrollment Not surprisingly, along
Page 11 and 12: Degrees Awarded Awarded graduate de
Page 13: GRADUATE SCHOOL INITIATIVES The com
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Page 19 and 20: OHIO RESEARCH AWARD DOLLARS *Source
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Page 53 and 54: MEETINGS 1. Newkome, G. R.; Mishra,
Page 55 and 56: GRANTS Itemized Research Grants 1.
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Headcount-Ethnicity Continued Maste
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