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	3043 graduate students have completed the virtual orientation, which constitutes the majority of the current graduate student population. Re-Orientation takes place during the early weeks of Winter Quarter and is open to all graduate students, with 30-35 campus partners participating in the Partner Fair.
  Evaluate and enhance internal administrative Graduate Division operations and process efforts	Enhanced the use of the Slate CRM as a recruitment tool, data base and student outcome tracker

• Promote and Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Graduate Education

  OBJECTIVES	PROGRESS
  Evaluate funding efficacy for underserved populations	Dissertation Completion Fellowships
  Explore continued funding initiatives to support the implementation of enhanced recruitment initiatives	Successful grant proposal to UCOP HSI DDI: Bridge2PhD: Experimental and AI Research Pathways for HSI Scholars (2026) in collaboration with California State University, San Bernardino
  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	Opening of GrAdvantage in the Rivera Library, providing a collaborative space with theTADP and the Teaching and Learning Librarians to train graduate students on library resources and pedagogy
  Strengthen offerings to prepare graduate student teaching assistants and graduate students with an interest in pedagogy	In the 25-26 academic year, 16 students received the University Teaching micro-credential, showing exponential growth in the program and increased interest and awareness.

• 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	Core operational hours are fully supported, ensuring each unit is staffed for in-person work Monday through Thursday with a minimum of one staff member