1. PSM DEANS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEETING APRIL 2, 2009

2. THE ENDORSEMENT "We encourage the further development of the National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA)...The NPSMA has a unique opportunity to strengthen the national PSM movement by engaging all its constituents in a synergistic collaboration." - The National Research Council's "Science Professionals: Master's Education for a Competitive World”

3. MISSION The National Professional Science Master's Association (NPSMA) promotes the PSM as a graduate degree-of-choice for students in science, mathematics, and technology, supports PSM degree programs, and engages businesses, industries, nonprofit organizations, professional associations, and government agencies.

4. CONSTITUENT GROUPS Academia Colleges & Universities (existing & planned PSMs) Program Directors Administrators (Deans of Science) Faculty Students Alumni Employers Business Industry Nonprofits Government Collaborators Trade Associations Government Agencies Foundations

5. 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ursula Bechert, president, Oregon State University Elizabeth Friedman, vice president, Illinois Institute of Technology Loida Escote-Carlson, convener, Pennsylvania State University Alaina Levine, finance officer, University of Arizona Bogdan Vernescu, immediate past president, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dagmar Beck, Rice University William Durgin, California Polytechnic State Institute Kirk Jordan, IBM Corporation Jonathan Neville, Critical Path Institute Don Peters, BD Biosciences Kevin Sightler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Faramarz Valafar, San Diego State University Peiru Wu, Michigan State University

6. NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD John Baldoni, senior vice president, preclinical development, Glaxo-Smith-Kline Dennis Berkey, president and CEO, Worcester Polytechnic Institute William Fitzgerald, vice president, global operations, GE Aviation Paul Gaffney, president, Monmouth University Pam Gao, senior vice president, Putnam Investments Carol Lynch, senior scholar in residence, Council of Graduate Schools Edward Ray, president, Oregon State University Susan Sloan, director, GUIRR, National Academies of Science William Pulleyblank, vice president, IBM Business Consulting Services Michael Teitelbaum, vice president, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Sheila Tobias, author and consultant and NPSMA academic liaison

7. NPSMA ACADEMIC MEMBERS * Appalachian State University * Arizona State University * California State University Chancellor's Office * Case Western Reserve University * Keck Graduate Institute * Northeastern University * Richard Stockton College of New Jersey * University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign * University of North Texas * Washington State University * Worcester Polytechnic Institute

8. NPSMA KEY ACTIVITIES (partial list) 2008 INAUGURAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE NATIONAL INVENTORY OF PSM PROGRAMS, STUDENTS AND GRADS PSM PROGRAMS: BEST PRACTICES SURVEY REPORT FINDINGS WWW.NPSMA.ORG MONTHLY NEWSLETTER PSM LISTSERV ALUMNI NETWORK CAREER FAIRS/TRADE SHOWS 2009 QUARTERLY PSM WORKSHOPS PSM DEGREE PROGRAM ENROLLEE AND GRADUATE REPORT PSM ALUMNI EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE STUDY WEB ENHANCEMENTS QUARTERLY JOURNAL

9. PSM Degree Program Enrollee & Graduate Report (2008-09): PSMs by Discipline

10. FALL 2008 ENROLLMENT BREAKDOWN

11. Field of StudyNumber of Enrollees Bioinformatics/Biotechnology 1161 Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology 157 Financial Mathematics/Industrial Mathematics 295 Applied Statistics/Computational Science 158 Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry/Forensics 67 Food Safety/Pharmacology and Toxicology 53 Environmental and Geosciences 508 Applied/Industrial Physics 31 Health/Medical Physics 162 Total Number of PSM Enrollees 2592

12. 2008 PSM ENROLLMENT DEMOGRAPHICS GENDER: 54% MALE NATIONALITY: 65% US; 30% FOREIGN; 5% n/a STATUS: 51% FULL-TIME STUDENTS MINORITY: 11% URM; 69% Non-URM; 20% n/a

13. 2008 PSM GRADS

14. Field of StudyNumber of Graduates Bioinformatics/Biotechnology 234 Microbiology/Cell and Molecular Biology 20 Financial Mathematics/Industrial Mathematics 99 Applied Statistics/Computational Science 55 Analytical Chemistry/Biochemistry/ Forensics 18 Food Safety/Pharmacology and Toxicology 8 Environmental and Geosciences 78 Applied/Industrial Physics 6 Health/Medical Physics 33 Total 2008 PSM Degree Graduates 551

15. 2008 PSM GRAD DEMOGRAPHICS GENDER: 55% MALE NATIONALITY: 65% US; 30% FOREIGN; 5% N/A STATUS: 65% FULL-TIME MINORITY: 8% URM; 65% Non-URM; 27% N/A

16. PSM GRADUATES OUTCOMES

17. DEGREE DESIGNATION

18. REPORT FOLLOW UP WRITTEN REPORT: LISTSERV, WEBSITE CHANGES: INSTRUMENT, DATA COLLECTION FURTHER INFO: – SLEMIRE@NPSMA.ORG SLEMIRE@NPSMA.ORG – 508-831-4996 – WWW.NPSMA.ORG