Ph.D. Completion Project - Promising Practices
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Mentoring
Annual Review of Graduate Student Performance - Work toward the goal of having graduate students reviewed on a regular basis, preferably annually. The review process would include a written report and discussion between the student and his/her adviser(s).
Mentoring Workshop for Graduate Faculty - Sponsor an annual faculty workshop on the advising and mentoring of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Research
Facilitate Early Research Experiences for Graduate Students - Develop opportunities to engage graduate students in scholarly research early in their graduate careers.
Promote Research Among Underrepresented Groups - The Graduate College proposed to expand the Community of Scholars beyond this annual conference to a series of events throughout the year that would bring together underrepresented graduate students for workshops and discussions.
Program Environment
Provide Funding for Departmental Initiatives - Establish a seed grant program for participating departments to request funds for departmentally-based initiatives to improve social/academic integration of graduate students and graduate fellows.
Open Direct Dialogue Between Students and the Graduate College - Create opportunities for graduate students from a variety of departments to hold informal discussions with graduate deans and directors on the problems that affect graduate student completion.
Curriculum, Processes and Procedures
Workshops for students - Expand upon existing Graduate College workshops in order to provide a comprehensive workshop series for graduate student professional development.
Provide Departmental Contacts with Expanded Resources - Provide expanded resources for graduate program assistants and contacts, including a handbook and orientation specifically designed for them.
Web-based Toolkit of Resources for Faculty - Publish a web-based toolkit that would make available to all graduate faculty resources on topics such as conflict resolution, preparing students as researchers, best practices in attracting, recruiting, and retaining a diverse graduate student population, information on the responsible conduct of research for advisers and students.