The Graduate Enrollment Management Pilot Project includes three phases, collaborating with graduate programs to effectively manage graduate student enrollment such that we recruit a number of nationally competitive graduate students, provide them with a quality graduate experience, graduate them in a timely fashion, and help them locate jobs consistent with their career goals.
Participants (List of 2008-2009 GrEM participants)
Phases & Objectives
Phase 1: GET ’EM IN
Recruiting: recruit nationally competitive graduate students
- Establish graduate program goals
- Develop innovative and proactive recruiting practices and evaluate effectiveness
- Identify prospective graduate students who meet or exceed the admissibility standards of each graduate program and foster their enrollment
- Nourish communication and cultivate relationship between Grad College and graduate departments
- Increase graduate faculty and graduate student participation in proactive recruitment endeavors
Phase 2: KEEP ‘EM IN
Retention: provide quality graduate experiences and training
- Support graduate students, faculty & staff for timely completion of graduate student milestones
- Enhance graduate student productivity in research, publications, and presentations
- Increase the number of satisfied graduate students, faculty, and staff
- Reinforce a strong sense of community of students & faculty
- Promote programs and events sponsored by Graduate College and graduate department
Phase 3: GET ‘EM DONE
Graduation: assist students to timely degree completion and job placement consistent with career goals
- Increase the number of total graduate degrees conferred
- Increase the number of graduates who are assisted by OU to locate jobs consistent with career goals
- Strengthen partnerships with alumni and community leaders to encourage their involvement and assistance with graduate programs and the development of GrEM objectives
- Provide annual progress reports to constituents
Next GrEM meeting
Phase 2 Group:
Tuesday, November 11
9:30am – 11:00am
Gaylord Hall, 1st floor, Hall of Fame Room
Clay Wesley
405.325.0797
ClayWesley@ou.edu
Information Resources
GrEM meeting minutes, October 17, 2008
GRE Name Search Service (Effective June 2008)
Fellowship Timeline
Graduate Student Forum Feedback