MAGS 67th Annual Meeting
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Plenary 1: New Pathways for Accreditation (PDF)
Moderator: William Wiener, Council of Graduate Schools
Presenter: Dr. Lynn Priddy, Vice-President, Accreditation, Higher Learning Commission
Pathways Booklet (PDF)
Concurrent 1: Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes and Program Quality (PDF)
Anne Kopera, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Maria Di Stefano, Truman State University
Concurrent 2: Career START–A Program for Fostering Student-Directed Professional Development Planning (PDF)
Rebecca Bryant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alexis Thompson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Concurrent 3: PREP and Career Success: Professional Development Needs of Graduate Students and Post Doctoral Fellows (PDF)
Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Michigan State University
Karen Klomparens, Michigan State University
Judith Stoddart, Michigan State University
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Plenary II: Presidential Perspective: Creating Strategic Partnerships and Alliances to Advance Graduate Education (PDF)
Moderator: Carol Shanklin, MAGS, Chair-Elect
Presenter: Kirk Schultz, President, Kansas State University
Graduate Deans Response: Lisa Freeman, Northern Illinois University
David Daleke, Indiana University (PDF)
Concurrent 1: Partnership Tips that Work (And Some that Don’t)
Patricia Shaw, University of Wisconsin-Steven Point
Cathy Scheder, University of Wisconsin-Steven Point
Concurrent 2: Professional Science Masters—Approval Process (PDF)
Sally K. Francis, Council of Graduate Schools
Bill Wiener, Council of Graduate Schools
Concurrent 3: Creating Effective University and Military Partnership for Graduate Programs and Outreach (PDF)
Cheryl Polson, Kansas State University
Chris King, Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth
Paul Wolf, Air Force Institute of Technology
Plenary Session III: The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States (PDF)
Presenter: Patti McAlister, Council of Graduate Schools
Graduate Deans Action Plans: Robert Augustine, Eastern Illinois University
Concurrent 4: Challenges of Graduate Deans in Smaller Universities and Private Institutions
James Fuller, Indiana Wesleyan University
Connie Lightfoot, Taylor University
Concurrent 5: The CIRTL Network: Preparing the Future National STEM Faculty (PDF)
Robert Mathieu, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Karen Klomparens, Michigan State University
Henry (Rique) Campa, III, Michigan State University
Concurrent 6: International Dual Degrees: A Case Study in Establishing
Partnerships – Lessons Learned
Jackie Huntoon, Michigan Technological University
Friday, April 1, 2011
Hot Topics 1: Financial Survival Strategies Including Fund Raising (PDF)
Venkat Allada, Missouri University of Science and Technology
Karen Klomparens, Michigan State University
Hot Topics 2: Effective Recruitment Strategies (PDF)
John Augusto, University of Kansas
Hot Topics 3: Use of NRC Data by Research Universities
Pat Osmer, The Ohio State University
John Keller, The University of Iowa
Hot Topics 4:
Distance Education–Challenges and Opportunities for Graduate Education (PDF)
Bill Graves, Iowa State University
Business Meeting (PDF)
William Wiener, MAGS Chair
CGS Update (PDF)
Debra Stewart, CGS President