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| | | | Continue to ensure that students going on to graduate and professional schools are supported through resources provided by the CGSFA.
Maintain current programming and develop new offerings to integrate and raise awareness of CGSFA resources and services across all MC schools; Sustain individual advising appointments; Continue collaborations with faculty pre-law and pre-health advisors, and other MC faculty and administrators to identify and support students applying to graduate or professional schools and fellowships.
|  | Measure: Continue to support students utilizing services and resources in the CGSFA
| |  | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: • Collaborate with faculty and administrators to identify and support students applying for opportunities available through CGSFA.
• Provide supplemental funds to cover travel and/or registration costs for students presenting their work at off-campus research conferences
• Increase the number of CGSFA information sessions and workshops for students.
• Track student attendance at information sessions and counseling sessions.
Expected Results: 1. Continuation of student referrals from faculty and administrators.
2. Increased numbers of students presenting their research at conferences
3. Presence of new CGSFA programming.
4. Increased numbers of individual counseling appointments.
Details/Description: Close to thirty percent of our graduating students go on to graduate or professional school programs at MC or external institutions. |
| | | Measure: Continue to work with designated pre-law advisor to support students applying to law school.
| | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: 1. Have a student on the career panel at Accepted Student Days that has been accepted to a law school.
2. Collaborate with Alumni office to hold another Law Alumni Council event for alumni and students.
3. Advise students interested in law school of different options and pathways.
4. Work with students individually to do self-assessments.
5. Hold an annual pre-law application process information session and panel discussion.
6. Hold an annual LSAT preparation information session.
Expected Results: 1. Student attendance at information sessions and workshops
2. Track numbers of students attending pre-law related events on campus.
3. Track number of appointments devoted to pre-law advising.
Details/Description: MC has a strong alumni community in law-related fields that provides a valuable network of contacts and information for our students. Pre-law advising and related programming should contribute to raising awareness among students studying in all MC schools of legal career options and resources available to help them prepare to enter law school programs. Continuing to provide quality advising, resources and access to professional networks remains important for our students because, in recent years, applications to law school nationwide have declined; we should endeavor to keep the percentage of MC students admitted to law school high. |
| | | Measure: Support all students that identify as pre-health through further development of programs and resources.
| | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: • Support the internal application process and HPAC.
• Track number of HPAC applications.
• Continue to work on course development for SCI-105.
• Further define and continue to support the roll-out of the Pre-Health Concentration.
• Create marketing materials to promote pre-professional opportunities and resources.
• Track student attendance at information sessions and counseling sessions.
Expected Results: Expected Results:
1. Increased variety of guest speakers presenting information to SCI-105.
2. Presence of additional course content and resources.
3. Presence of new and updated promotional materials.
Details/Description: Collaborating with pre-health advisors and faculty will contribute to raising awareness among the student body about pre-health career pathways and resources. In addition, collaboration is crucial to support the internal application process, HPAC, and the development of related courses, technology and co-curricular activities. |
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| | | | Identify and provide high-touch support for students competitive for fellowship applications.
Identification of students through pipeline programs, student organizations, classroom and residence hall visits, faculty meetings, and support via 1:1 advising throughout the process. Use of faculty committee for fellowships advising and application review process.
| | Measure: High Touch Support for Fellowship Applicants
| | | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: 1. Continue individual counseling appointments for fellowship applicants and help with identification of fellowships that align with the career interests and strengths of students.
Expected Results: Increase in competitive applications to fellowships each year.
Details/Description: For the past 3 years, we've increased the number of applications to major national fellowships. Note that in 2016 -2017, Jaspers were awarded the Mitchell Scholarship and the Gilman Scholarship. These are firsts for the institution. |
| | | Measure: Identification of Fellowship Applicants
| | | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: Marketing of fellowships and fellowship deadlines on website, portal, social media and to individual departments and students. Visits to student organizations, classrooms, residence halls, and admissions/orientation events to market fellowships to students. Visits to chairs meetings and faculty meetings to ensure nomination of students for major national fellowships. Initiate information sessions for national scholarships in general and the Fulbright fellowship in particular.
Expected Results: Increase in number of applicants to fellowships. Development of a portfolio of fellowships to target for MC students. Nomination of Goldwater, NSF, Gilman and Fulbright applicants each year.
Details/Description: In the past three years, we've worked to identify applicants through many different methods. Visits to student organizations and classrooms have yielded some applicants, and presentations at research scholars seminars have been the most successful. Early identification of students participating in study abroad or L.O.V.E. programs has been fruitful. In addition, strong faculty recommendations are important to fellowship applications, so faculty are often the best source of potential applicants. |
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| | | | Continue to collaborate on programming and campus activities with CCD as the OCP unit
Maintain current collaborations for Admissions events, Career Fairs, Open Houses. Develop new programming connecting graduate school and career areas. Continue to work with CCD to report on career outcomes and other data collected from the Graduating Student Survey.
| | Measure: Ongoing collaborations with CCD under auspices of OCP umbrella
| | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: >Develop and unify outreach programming as the Office of Career Pathways.
>Collaborate on joint workshops and information sessions with the Center for Career Development.
>Develop greater social media presence and regular schedule of posting information and announcements.
>Collaborate to develop new marketing and information materials.
>Continue to work with CCD to report on career outcomes and other data collected from Graduating Student Survey
>Continue to hold joint staff meetings and retreats with all OCP personnelExpected Results: 1. Presence of new unified programming with CCD
2. Increased traffic on social media platforms
3. Track numbers of students attending OCP events
4. Presence of new marketing and information materials
5. Presence of joint meeting agendas and retreat materials
Details/Description: The CGSFA continues to partner with the CCD to provide counseling, information and resources as a "one-stop-shop" that supports students in their portfolio- building endeavors undertaken while at MC and to prepare for post-graduation opportunities. |
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| | | | Professional Development
Continue related professional development and networking required to fulfill the Assistant Director’s role and best serve the needs of the students.
| | Measure: Professional Development
| | | | | Proposed actions to achieve goal: • Maintain memberships in associations affiliated with advising students applying for fellowships, and graduate and pre-professional schools.
• Continue to assimilate and employ information and resources from those associations.
• Develop and launch two new information sessions pertaining to nationally competitive scholarships.
• Attend at least one conference sponsored by a professional organization.
• Submit at least one presentation abstract to a professional organization conference.Expected Results: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of new information and resources acquired from related advising organizations and fields.
2. Increase in numbers of students applying for fellowships, and graduate and pre-professional programs.
3. Presence of new connections to professional networks.
Details/Description: Given the myriad duties associated with the Assistant Director's position, it is imperative to continue the professional development required to best serve the needs of MC students. In addition, undertaking these activities will help institutionalize the position as part of the greater Office of Career Pathways team. |
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Graduate School & Fellowship Advisement 2017-2018