1. New Faculty Orientation
The GRADUATE SCHOOL
August 17, 2017

2. Kern Graduate Building
The GRADUATE SCHOOL
Kern Graduate Building 2

4. Graduate Degree Programs
193 graduate majors currently offered:
Research Doctorates: Ph.D. = 93
Professional Doctorates: D.Ed., D.M.A., D.N.P., Dr.P.H. = 8
Research Masters: M.S., M.A. = 109
Professional Masters:
M.B.A., M.Eng., M.F.A., M.P.S., etc. = 94
We have a large diversity of programs of study, including 101 doctoral majors, with the majority of these the Ph.D. or research doctorate and four professional doctorates, the newest being the Dr.P.H.; over 100 research masters, the M.S. and M.A.; and a growing number of professional master’s degrees.

5. GRADUATE ENROLLMENTS (Fall 2016)
Total= 13,624
Distance = 5,237 (38.4%)
Resident = 8,387 (61.6%)
Doctoral = 4,036 (48.1%)
(734 new)
Masters = ,075 (48.6%)
(1,579 new)
Nondegree = (3.3%)

6. Graduate Campuses Across the Commonwealth
University Park
Harrisburg/ Capitol
Hershey/COM
Erie/Behrend
Great Valley
Graduate Campuses Across the Commonwealth
Blue dots are where we have graduate degree programs 6

7. GRADUATE DEGREES CONFERRED
(Summer 2016-Spring 2017)
Masters Doctorate Total
Erie
Great Valley
Harrisburg
World Campus , ,445
Hershey
University Park , ,063
Total , ,107
Penn State is consistently ranked in the top 15 of doctorate-granting institutions in the U.S. in terms of the number of doctoral degrees conferred. Last year the Graduate School conferred almost 700 doctoral degrees and in 2011 was ranked #11 among top doctorate granting institutions in the U.S. (2011; 664)*
*SOURCE: NSF/NIH/USED/USDA/NEH/NASA, Survey of Earned
Doctorates, 2011.

8. Graduate Faculty Membership Across the University:
> Category “P” (Professional) = 211
> Category “Q” (new this fall, 2017)
> Category “R” (Research) = 2,742
See:

9. Graduate Faculty Information & Policies
Graduate Faculty Membership
Resolution of problems (Appendix II, Graduate Bulletin)
Program and course proposal procedures
Graduate degree requirements
Regulations & conduct standards
Other

10. Examples of Intercollege Graduate Degree Programs (IGDPs)
Acoustics
Bioengineering
Demography*
Ecology
Materials Sci. & Engineering
Visual Studies*
Molecular, Cellular, & Integrative Bioscience
Operations Research*
Physiology
Plant Biology
Language Science*
Criminal Justice Policy & Administration
*Dual-title Degree Program

11. How can I get graduate students funded?
External Sources:
Competitive research grants, contracts, foundations, etc.
Gifts/endowments (e.g., DGFs)
Training grants (Predoctoral Training Grant Development Incentive Award; $5,000)

12. How can I get graduate students funded? (cont’d)
External Sources, cont’d:
Individual Student Fellowships
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Smithsonian Institution Fellowships
Ford Foundation Fellowships
Dept. of Education Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowships

13. How can I get graduate students funded? (cont’d)
Internal Sources:
University Graduate Fellowships (UGFs)
Bunton-Waller Awards (Diversity)
Fund for Excellence in Graduate Recruitment (FEGR)
Summer Tuition Assistance Program (STAP)
Graduate School Grant-in-Aid (GIA) Incentive Program

14. Student Recognition
Harold F. Martin Graduate Assistant Outstanding Teaching Award
Alumni Association Dissertation Award
Academic Computing Fellowship
Intercollege Graduate Student Outreach Achievement Award
Graduate Student Service Award
Graduate Student International Research Award

15. Student Recognition (cont’d)
W. Lamarr Kopp International Achievement Award – Graduate
Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award
Graduate Student Excellent in Mentoring Award
Professional Master’s Excellence Award
Penn State Alumni Association Scholarship for Penn State Alumni in the Graduate School
Graduate Exhibition Awards

16. The Graduate Exhibition
Discuss the exhibition and its value 16

17. Faculty Recognition Graduate Faculty Teaching Award
Howard B. Palmer Faculty Mentor Award
Graduate School Alumni Society Graduate Program Chair Leadership Award
Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award

18. Special Events Sponsored by the Graduate School
New Student Orientation & Reception (Fall)
Careers Workshop (Fall)
Graduate Exhibition (Spring)
Professional Development Workshops:
Students – Grant Writing; “Soft Skills”
Faculty - Issues /Best Practices in Graduate Education (e.g., mentoring)

20. The Graduate School Needs You

21. Become Involved in the Graduate School
Participate in workshops
Get elected to Graduate Council
Volunteer to serve on special committees to advance graduate education
Volunteer to serve as a judge at the Graduate Exhibition

22. Thank You & Welcome!

25. Student Recognition (cont’d)
AT&T Graduate Award
Harold K. Schilling Dean’s Graduate Scholarship
Rustum and Della Roy Innovation in Materials Research Award
Thomas and June Beaver Award