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Graduate Recruitment Workshop
Overview1. Welcome and Overview – Nora Barragan
2. Graduate Recruitment: Overview and Interactive Discussion – Deborah Floyd
3. Graduate Student Fees: Services and Benefits –Deborah Floyd
4. Presidential and Provost Fellowship Changes –Deborah Floyd
5. Faculty Guide for Graduate Student Funding –Deborah Floyd
6. Financial Aid 101 – Suzanne Paton
7. Graduate Recruitment Grant and Fellowship Program Application – Jordan Parks
8. Questions and Workshop Evaluation
Folder Items
LEFT POCKET
• Graduate Student Fees: Services and
Benefits
• Graduate Stipends
• Faculty Guide for Funding Graduate
Students
• GRE handouts
• Fellowship Volunteer Card
• 10 Best Practices in Recruitment
RIGHT POCKET
• Graduate College Brochure
• Graduate Student Life: Services and
Programs
• Pathways Flyer
• 3MT Flyer
• Headcount Enrollment for 2013-2017
• Admissions Report: Admitted, Accepted,
Registered 2012-2013 to 2016-2017
• Degrees Awarded Report 2012-2013 to
2016-2017
• Office of Information Technology
Contacts
• Recruitment Grant and Fellowship
Program Application
• Evaluation Form
Mission and ValuesMISSION
FAU’s Graduate College is a service college dedicated to supporting
graduate student success throughout our multi-campus research
University. We aim to pursue excellence in graduate education by
working closely with graduate students, graduate faculty, and
academic colleges with graduate programs across the University.
VALUES
FAU’s Graduate College shares the values of the University’s Strategic
Plan, “A Strategic Plan for the Race to Excellence.” As a service
college, we are particularly aligned with the following:
• Student success: ensuring that our graduate students achieve
their goals.
• Excellent customer service delivering support to faculty and
students alike.
Services and Programs• Graduate College Recruitment
• Graduate College Admissions
• New Graduate Student Orientation
• Graduate Teaching Assistant Workshops
• Seminar for International Teaching Assistants (SITA)
• Full-time Status Equivalency
• Academic Planning
• Thesis and Dissertation Manuscript Reviews
• Graduate Degree Certification
• Master’s En Passant
• Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) Co-Advising
Services and Programs
• Graduation Celebrations
• 3MT – Three Minute Thesis
• Graduate Fellowships Award Reception
• Professional Development Workshop
• Scholarly Writing Workshops
• Graduate and Professional Research Day
• Graduate College Open House
• Information Sessions
• Recruitment Workshop
• Newsletters
• Graduate Student Research Scholarship
• Thesis and Dissertation Formatting Workshops*See handout
Fiscal Support Provided for
Graduate Students• Presidential Fellowship
• Provost Fellowship
• Alice Griffin AAUW Fellowship
• Newell Doctoral Fellowship
• Delores Auzenne Fellowship
• Graduate Diversity Fellowship
• Graduate Fellowship for Academic Excellence
• McKnight Doctoral Fellowship
• Tuition Waivers for Assistantships (1,000 graduate students)
We need your expertise to select recipients! (See volunteer card in packet.)
*See handout & volunteer card
Fellowships Awarded for
2017-2018Presidential Fellowships ($5000 each student)
College Year 1 Year 2 Total Total $$
Arts & Letters* 4 5 9 $ 45,000
Business 1 1 2 $ 10,000
CDSI 2 1 3 $ 15,000
Education 4 5 9 $ 45,000
Engineering 5 3 8 $ 40,000
Medicine 0 0 0 $ -
Nursing 7 2 9 $ 45,000
Science 14 5 19 $ 95,000
Total Fellows 37 22 59
Total Funding $ 295,000
*Includes 2 MFA students
Provost Fellowships ($2500 each student)
College Masters Doctoral Total Total $$
Arts & Letters 15 0 15 $ 37,500
Business 10 0 10 $ 25,000
CDSI 7 0 7 $ 17,500
Education 3 2 5 $ 12,500
Engineering 4 2 6 $ 15,000
Medicine 2 0 2 $ 5,000
Nursing 1 0 1 $ 2,500
Science 10 6 16 $ 40,000
Total Fellows 52 10 62
Total Funding $ 155,000
Fellowships Awarded for
2017-2018College McKnight Alice Griffin
Academic Excellence
Thesis / Dissertation
Pathways Auzenne Newell Diversity
Arts & Letters 1 0 1 14 0 1 0 2
Business 1 1 0 7 2 0 0 0
CDSI 0 4 0 3 25 0 0 1
Education 1 0 1 11 0 0 0 4
Engineering 3 0 0 10 0 0 0 0
Medicine 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2
Nursing 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
Science 0 0 4 16 0 7 3 2
Total Fellows 6 5 6 68 27 8 3 11
Total Funding $72,000 $12,500 $30,000 $34,000 $27,000 $40,000 $15,000 $27,500
University Wide
Grand Total Fellows 255
Grand Total Funded $708,000
Recruitment Grants Awarded
2016-2017College Number Total $$
Arts & Letters 13 $ 18,450
Business 8 $ 11,500
CDSI 5 $ 11,000
Education 14 $ 17,100
Engineering 10 $ 7,600
Medicine 1 $ 2,000
Nursing 3 $ 8,000
Science 8 $ 18,000
Total 62 $ 93,650
*During 2016-2017 the Graduate College allocated $93,650 to 62 graduate programs. The average award was $1,510.
FAU Summary Enrollment Comparison
Fall 2016-2017Credit Hour and Headcount as of November 6, 2017 at 7:00 a.m. compared to November 7, 2016 at 7:00
a.m.
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
28K
32K
30,347 30,046
Fall 2017
Last Year Headcount
This Year Headcount
HE
AD
CO
UN
T
Headcount by Term
0K
20K
40K
60K
80K
100K
120K
140K
160K
Fall 2017
129,660 128,459
149,055 149,241
27,944 28,747
5,062 5,280
Last Year Lower
This Year Lower
Las Year Upper
This Year Upper
Last Year Masters
This Year Masters
Last Year Doctoral
This Year DoctoralC
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Credit Hours by Term
HeadcountTotal Total Lower Upper Masters Doctoral
Fall 2016 30,347 311,721 129,660 149,055 27,944 5,062
Fall 2017 30,046 311,727 128,459 149,241 28,747 5,280
Difference -301 6 -1,201 186 803 218
%Difference -0.99% 0.00% -0.93% 0.12% 2.87% 4.31%
Credit Hours
0K
4K
8K
12K
16K
20K
24K
28K
32K
30,347 30,046
Fall 2017
Last Year Headcount
This Year Headcount
HE
AD
CO
UN
T
Headcount by Term
0K
20K
40K
60K
80K
100K
120K
140K
160K
Fall 2017
129,660 128,459
149,055 149,241
27,944 28,747
5,062 5,280
Last Year Lower
This Year Lower
Las Year Upper
This Year Upper
Last Year Masters
This Year Masters
Last Year Doctoral
This Year Doctoral
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dit
Ho
urs
Credit Hours by Term
Best Practices in Graduate
Recruitment
• What graduate recruitment practices work well?
• What practices don’t work or have not been successful?
• What resources are needed for successful recruitment of graduate students?
(Best Practices - Green Form)
Top 10 Best Recruitment Practices1. “Follow up by phone with students whose applications are incomplete” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz;
www.ruffalonl.com
2. “Build a sustained communication flow to your inquiry, applicant and admit pools” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
3.”Invite prospective students to campus” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
4. Maintain an up to date website – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
5. “Graduate faculty should attend professional and student conferences and graduate fairs…” –Council of Graduate Schools; www.cgsnet.org
6. “Phone call to admitted students from current students/graduate assistants” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
7. “Outreach to FAU’s undergraduate student population” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
8. “Use search engine optimization tactics to ensure our institution, college(s), and/or program(s) appear as a result of a search” – Ruffalo Noel Levitz; www.ruffalonl.com
9. Utilize the GRE search service – Council of Graduate Schools; www.cgsnet.org
10. “Utilize the Graduate Student Candidate Identification System database” – Graduate College
Financial Aid 101
Suzanne Paton, Coordinator of Financial Aid
Financial Aid 101
1. Loans
2. Grants
3. Scholarships
4. Fellowships
5. Assistantships
6. Employer Tuition Reimbursement
Financial Aid Available to Graduate Students:
Financial Aid 101
• FAFSA.gov - the only application needed for federal and institutional aid.
• FAU’s priority deadline is January 1st.
• Graduate students are generally offered unsubsidized loans.
• $20,500 maximum per academic year.
• Students must enroll half-time to receive aid (5 credits in fall/spring, 3 credits in summer).
• Must meet Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements (3.0 GPA and 67% completion rate).
• Students can only be awarded aid (loans, waivers, scholarships) up to their “cost of attendance.”
Financial Aid 101
Graduate Recruitment Grant
and Fellowship Application
• Go to: www.fau.edu/graduate/faculty-and-staff/recruitment-workshop.php
• Submit two copies of this application and one copy of a revised program sheet to Jordan Parks, Graduate College, SU 80, Room 101.
• Applications are due by Thursday, November 30, 2017, by 5:00 p.m. Late applications will not be accepted.
• Programs will be notified of their awards by January, 2018.
Questions and
Workshop Evaluation(Blue Form)