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Graduate Division Strategic Plan


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Mission

 

Foster excellence and inclusion in the UCR graduate community

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Goals

  • Promote Graduate Education Excellence
    OBJECTIVES PROGRESS
    Advance graduate education quality by identifying and modifying any problem areas, clarifying ambiguity, promoting consistency, and encouraging fairness  
    Extend efforts to compile and provide outward-facing, value-driven graduate education-related data beneficial for decision making  Annual Program Report Cards are available that include funding information and career placement
    Expand efforts to enhance quality advising and mentoring 

    One cohort of faculty and postdocs (16) trained in Fall24/Winter25, and another cohort of faculty graduate advisors (7) will be certified Spring 25

    Online orientation now available

    Evaluate and enhance internal administrative Graduate Division operations and process efforts

     

  • Promote and Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Graduate Education
    OBJECTIVES PROGRESS
    Evaluate funding efficacy for underserved populations 

    GradSlam awards covered for the next two years through one gift

    Dissertation Completion Fellowships and Community Engagement Fellowships

    Explore continued funding initiatives to support the implementation of enhanced recruitment initiatives 320 applications from Open House attendees
    Coordinate and enhance programming to better support diverse students, domestic and international  
    Create an alumni community and support structure that reflects the diverse nature of UCR’s educational and professional environments  
  • Advance Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellows Professional Career
    OBJECTIVES PROGRESS
    Coordinate and enhance opportunities to assist students and fellows in developing professional skills 
    Serve as a central resource for career development opportunities for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows   
    Strengthen offerings to prepare graduate student teaching assistants and graduate students with an interest in pedagogy  4 micro credentials launched (Teaching Assistant Development Program, Graduate Writing Center, GradQuant) - over 50 badges awarded
  • Promote Interdisciplinary Opportunities in Graduate Education
    OBJECTIVE PROGRESS
    Identify opportunities to better enable Interdisciplinary Graduate Degree Programs and academic colleges to work together.  
  • Invest in the Success of the People who Work in the Graduate Division
    OBJECTIVE PROGRESS
    Address Staffing Levels, Staff Flexibility, Staff Safety, and Professional Growth  

  

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GRADUATE DIVISION STRATEGIC PLAN