COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES INSTITUTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS SUMMARY REPORT GOALSACCOMPLISHMENTS AND RESO

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COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES INSTITUTIONAL
EFFECTIVENESS SUMMARY REPORTGOALS/ACCOMPLISHMENT
S AND RESOURCE REQUESTSSEPTEMBER 1,
2006---AUGUST 31, 2007
Presented by Dr. Alberto M. Olivares
Date March 3, 2008
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• Vision (Texas AM University-Kingsville)
• Texas AM University-Kingsville aims to be a
  nationally recognized public university.
• Mission (Texas AM University-Kingsville)
• The mission of the Texas AM University-Kingsvill
  e is to develop well-rounded leaders and critical
  thinkers who can solve problems in an
  increasingly complex, dynamic and global society.
  Located in South Texas, the university is a
  teaching, research, and service institution that
  provides access to higher education in an
  ethnically and culturally diverse region of the
  nation. Texas AM University Kingsville offers
  an extensive array of baccalaureate and masters
  degrees, and selected doctoral and professional
  degrees in an academically challenging,
  learner-centered and caring environment where all
  employees contribute to student success.

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Core ValuesIntegrity Truth, Honesty and
quality in our actions and educational
programs.Excellence Provision of high
quality educational programs and
services.Opportunity Access to higher
education for those who wish to advance
personally and professionally.Success
Achievement of desired outcomes.Service
Actions that benefit others.Goals1.
Broaden the base of productive and educated
citizens.2. Enhance student learning through
civic, professional and research engagement.3.
Support the development and maintenance of
national prominent undergraduate,
graduate, and professional programs.4. Promote
the development of scholarly, research and
creative activities that are nationally
recognized.5. Provide a learner-centered
environment in which the contributions of
students, faculty and staff are valued.
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Vision (College of Graduate
Studies)In 2012, the doctoral programs at Texas
AM University-Kingsville will number seven and
will possibly include some aspects of the
following programs chemical engineering,
environmental engineering, biology, horticulture,
wildlife veterinary medicine, and a terminal
degree in art. Graduate assistants will be paid
at a rate competitive with comparable size
universities, and graduate assistantships will be
available to support expanded graduate programs.
Our student population will be diverse, greater
in number, come from institutions around the
globe, and have opportunity for intellectual
growth and leadership. Our graduate faculty will
be recognized for their concern for students and
for their scholarly work. Continuing efforts
will be made to enhance to a position of superior
quality for those programs where improvements may
be needed. The quality and diversity of our
graduate programs will distinguish TAMUK from
surrounding universities and will rate it as one
of the top five public institutions in the state
of Texas. By 2012, the graduate headcount
enrollment at TAMUK will be 25 of the
universitys total headcount.The state of Texas
will benefit greatly from the efforts made at the
graduate level by Texas AM University-Kingsville.
An improved quality of life will result due to
these efforts.




(updated 2-21-2008)
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Mission (College of Graduate
Studies) The College of Graduate Studies
mission is to effectively administer an academic
structure of quality graduate programs which
provides the means for students to foster
creativity, critical thinking, research, and
analysis at the masters and doctoral levels in
agriculture and human sciences, arts and
sciences, business administration, education, and
engineering. To this end, the College shall
provide an intellectually challenging education
with high academic standards so as to meet the
occupational, intellectual, and cultural needs of
its students.
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GOALS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• GOAL 1 Recruitment and retention of graduate
  students will result in an increase in headcount.
• Graduate Scholarships and Doctoral Assistantship
  totaling 388,000
• (Goal and objective accomplished Fifty
  graduate scholarships and twenty-six doctoral
  assistantships were awarded mostly to new
  recruits)
• Increase graduate enrollment
• (Goal and objectives accomplished The
  headcount enrollment for fall 06 compared to
  fall 05 showed a 4 increase at the masters
  level and 9 decrease at the doctoral level. The
  decrease at the doctoral level was due mainly to
  a large cohort of graduating students in Wildlife
  Science and capping of recruits in bilingual
  education and educational leadership.

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Graduate Enrollment by Ethnicity
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Graduate Enrollment by College
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Graduate Enrollment
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• GOAL 2 Masters Program Review
• And Low Program Degree Productivity Audit
• Chemistry
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• English
• Natural Gas Engineering
• Goal accomplished (All four graduate degree
  programs were approved for continuation. The
  low program degree productivity audit
  identified the following programs Agribusiness,
  Spanish, and English as a Second Language. )
• Degree Productivity (Master's).xls

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• ? GOAL 3 Ph.D. planning proposal in
  Chemical
• Engineering.
• Goal accomplished (A
  planning degree proposal for a Ph.D. in chemical
  engineering continues to be
  reviewed with input
• 
  from the Graduate Dean.)
• ? GOAL 4 Institutional Review
  Board for the
• Protection of
  Human Subjects
  
• Goal accomplished (235 IRB
  proposals have been reviewed an
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  approved during the AY 06. This represents a
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  100 increase over last year.)
• ? GOAL 5 Organized 4th Annual TAMUS
  Student Pathways Research
  Symposium on campus
• Goal accomplished (60
  students presented their research at Prairie
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  View AM University. Four TAMUK student
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  researchers received awards for their outstanding
• 
  research)

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Resource Request Summary

• Resource Request Summary
• (Near/Long Term)
• September 1, 2008 August 31, 2009
• September 1, 2009 August 31, 2011

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Resource Request Summary (Near-Term)

• Unit College of Graduate Studies September
  1, 2008 - August 31, 2009
• Priority Request Category
  Justification Cost ()
  Frequency of request Needed
• 1. Doctoral Asst.
  Operating Assessment
  60,000benefits new Fall
  2008
• (up stipends by
  outcome for
• 2,000 for
  objective 5.3
• 30 DAs)
• Grad. Scholarships Operating
  
  50,000benefits recurring
• (50 _at_ 1,000)
• 2. Pathway Operating
  Assessment 300
  recurring Fall 2008
• Program outcome for
• Registration
  objective 5.1 5,000
  
• Travel for Students
• External paper Operating
  Assessment outcome 3,000 new
  Fall 2008
• program reviews for
  objective 5.1

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Resource Request Summary (Long-Term)

• Unit College of Graduate Studies September
  1, 2009- August 31, 2011
• Priority Request Category
  Justification Cost ()
  Frequency of request Needed
• 1. a) Scholarships
  Operating Assessment
  10,000benefits new
  Fall 2009
• (10 new _at_ 1,000 each)
  outcome for
• b) Doctoral
  objective 5.3
  60,000benefits new
  Fall 2009
• Assistantships
• (4 new _at_ 15,000 each)
• 2. Pathway Operating
  Assessment 300
  recurring Fall 2009
• Program
  outcome for
• Registration
  objective 5.1 5,000
• Travel for Students
• 3. Recruitment Operating
  Assessment 1,500
  recurring Fall 2009
• Publications
  outcome for
• 
  objective 5.1

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The EndandThe New BeginningGo Hog(gies)!
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Gigem!

• Y Hasta la Vista baby