Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting - Meeting the Needs of Graduate Students

Authors

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

Abstract

Theme: Meeting the Needs of Graduate Students Location: Chicago, Illinois (April 18-21, 2006)

1. Keynote Address The Place of Graduate Education | Dr. Sylvia Manning (University of Illinois at Chicago)

2. Plenary Sessions Plenary I: Issues in Non-Traditional Graduate Education

Panelists: Marcia Bankirer (Argosy University), Bill Berry (University of Phoenix), Jim Wold (Capella University)

Summary/Facilitator: Gail Scukanec (Central Michigan University) | 8

Plenary II: Financing Graduate Education

Perspective of a Research Extensive Public Institution | John C. Keller (University of Iowa) | 12

Financial Support for Graduate Students: Who Pays? | Hilary Horn Ratner | 19

Financing Graduate Education | Robert E. Thach | 26

Plenary III: Bridging Student Affairs and Academic Affairs

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Nora Few & Rebecca Bryant | 29

University of Missouri-St. Louis | Yevonne R. Smith | 33

3. Workshops Overview | 43

Workshop 1: Graduate Student Health Benefits | Carolyn S. Payne | 45

Workshop 2: Assessment and Review of Master’s Programs | Michael Carter, Patrick Melia, & Mary E. Beadle | 48

Workshop 3: Making the Best Use of Graduate Data | Sally Mikel | 5 (sic)

Workshop 4: Responsible Conduct of Research | Bill Wiener, Sherri Kirsch, & Gail Scukanec | 55

4. Special Presentations Update on the Revised GRE General Test | David G. Payne | 63

Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degrees:

Perspectives from the CGS PSM Advisory Board | Carol B. Lynch | 69

Perspectives from a Graduate Dean | Karen L. Klomparens | 70

The Professional Science Master’s Degree: What Next? | Donald N. Langenberg | 76

Starting a PSM Degree: Not for the Faint of Heart | Linda D. Strausbaugh | 78

5. MAGS Committee & Business Reports Auditing Committee | 85

Distinguished Master’s Thesis Award Committee | 86

Membership Committee | 89

2006 MAGS Member Institutions | 90

Publications Committee | 92

Treasurer’s Reports | 93

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

4-18-2006

Volume

62

First Page

1

Last Page

106

Rights

Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools

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Recommended Citation

Midwest Conference on Graduate Study and Research, "Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting" (2006). Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, (pp.1-106)