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Graduate and Professional Student Survey

Patrick S. Osmer — May 16, 2012
Approximately every two years, the Graduate School collaborates with the Office of Institutional Research to survey graduate and professional students about their experiences while at Ohio State. That survey is out now, and I encourage all graduate students to complete it.
Tagged under: careers, doctoral education, master's, graduate program development, professional master's, retention
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International collaborations in graduate education

Patrick S. Osmer — May 04, 2012
We are currently putting the finishing touches on a joint program with the University of Sao Paulo. This program builds upon long-standing relationships between our faculty in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and faculty in USP’s agricultural college.
Tagged under: International, doctoral education, graduate program development
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Report out on Pathways Through Graduate School and into Careers

Patrick S. Osmer — April 25, 2012
The national report Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers is out, and I encourage all of you to read it.
Tagged under: careers, doctoral education, master's, graduate program development, professional master's
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2012 Graduate Associate Teaching Award winners

Patrick S. Osmer — April 25, 2012
Please join me in recognizing Jarrett Anderson, French and Italian; Leila Ben-Nasr, English; Lindsay Bernhagen, Comparative Studies; Bora Bosna, Mathematics; Sara Cline, Molecular Genetics; Jim Collier, Communication; Joshua Eckroth, Computer Science and Engineering; Casaundra Harbaugh, Psychology; Adam Stier, English; and Scott Stuckman, Environmental Science.
Tagged under: Graduate School Centennial
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100th Anniversary of the Graduate School

Patrick S. Osmer — February 21, 2012
I am honored to report that this is the Graduate School's 100th year. Since the Graduate School was founded in 1911, over 157,500 graduate students have earned Ohio State master’s and Ph.D. degrees. This is an extraordinary number, and it helps tell the story of why Ohio State and Ohio State graduate alumni are known all over the world.
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Update on two current projects

Patrick S. Osmer — January 13, 2012
A quick update on two major Graduate Schools projects that I am focusing on this year--ramping up the Environmental Sciences and Life Sciences networks and career pathways for graduate students. .
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Chronicle article about career outcomes and Ohio State

Patrick S. Osmer — November 09, 2011
The Nov. 7 Chronicle of Higher Education included a great article highlighting the recent visit by Paula Chambers, founder of The Versatile Ph.D., to Ohio State for an alternative careers event that the Graduate School co-hosted with the division of arts and humanities in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences.
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Environmental sciences and life sciences networks announced

Patrick S. Osmer — October 31, 2011
I am pleased to announce the launches of the Environmental Sciences Network and the Life Sciences Network. These networks will help draw together Ohio State faculty, graduate students, and others who are advancing research in the environmental sciences and the life sciences. The networks will provide the support necessary for faculty and graduate students ...
Tagged under: graduate program development, research, environmental sciences, life sciences
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Notes from global summit on career pathways

Patrick S. Osmer — October 13, 2011
At the end of September, I participated in the Council of Graduate Schools’ fifth annual global summit on graduate education. About 35 education leaders from 17 countries representing all continents took part in the meeting in Hong Kong, which was focused on career outcomes for graduate students, including tracking and building pathways.
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Career pathways for graduate students

Patrick S. Osmer — September 28, 2011
I am chairing the Commission on Pathways through Graduate Schools and into Careers, which will report its findings and recommendations in late spring 2012.
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Welcome, graduate students

Patrick S. Osmer — September 20, 2011
Yesterday, I welcomed over 800 new graduate students to Ohio State during the Graduate School's annual Welcome and Resource Fair. For those of you who were not able to attend, I wanted you to know about one strong theme that emerged from the remarks made by all of our speakers ...
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Doctoral education at Ohio State

Patrick S. Osmer — May 24, 2011
This post is focused on the future of doctoral education at Ohio State. My purpose in writing is to initiate a dialog with the graduate faculty across campus about the highest degree we offer, the Ph.D., the degree that in essence defines a research university. I want to engage you in conversation here first, and I encourage you to post your comments below.
Tagged under: economic impact, careers, graduate program development, doctoral education
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Summary: April 15 open forum, professionally oriented master's

Patrick S. Osmer — May 05, 2011
What I want to do here is to summarize what was covered and to use this as a starting point for our next steps. We're planning several informal workshops where faculty who are interested in exploring the possibilities in more detail can come together and get some pragmatic advice from us in the Graduate School and other programs that already have such programs in place.
Tagged under: graduate program development
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Your input invited for May 3rd quarterly meeting

Patrick S. Osmer — April 28, 2011
Our quarterly meeting is set for Tuesday, May 3, 2:30-4 p.m., in Blackwell Ballrooms B&C, and I am asking for your input in setting the agenda. I am certain that there are issues that you are dealing with that could benefit from input from the whole graduate community. This is an ideal time to bring those to my attention.
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Legislative forum in Washington

Patrick S. Osmer — April 13, 2011
On April 5, I participated in the Council of Graduate Schools' legislative forum, which underscored the need to support graduate education and its role in maintaining and enhancing U.S. competitiveness.
Tagged under: diversity, economic impact, careers
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Open forum on professionally oriented master's programs

Patrick S. Osmer — April 08, 2011
Please join me for an open forum on professionally oriented master's programs on Friday, April 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m., in 014 University Hall.
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development
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Quick update

Patrick S. Osmer — March 31, 2011
We are moving into our busiest time of the year, so I want to bring a few things to your attention. First, the responses to my post on professionally oriented master's programs showed that there is clear interest across campus. To facilitate next steps, I am setting up a face-to-face forum for the graduate community to discuss professionally oriented master's programs. I will send out details next week.
Tagged under: professional master's, graduate program development, NRC
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Professionally oriented master's

Patrick S. Osmer — February 28, 2011
This message to the graduate faculty is about professionally oriented master’s programs. I have several outcomes in mind: to stimulate creative thinking about such programs and to host face-to-face forums or workshops for faculty on this topic. The ultimate goal is the development of new professionally oriented master’s programs where appropriate ...
Tagged under: professional master's, attrition, economic impact, graduate program development
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Wednesday's quarterly meeting

Patrick S. Osmer — February 16, 2011
I very much appreciated the opportunity to discuss some of our new thoughts and initiatives regarding with you and to get your comments and feedback. Materials from the meeting, including those pertaining to semester conversion, have been posted....
Tagged under: professional master's, recruitment, retention, semester conversion, diversity, English as Second Language
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Thanks for the responses

Patrick S. Osmer — February 11, 2011
I'm pleased with how this experiment in direct communication is going. My first post generated thoughtful responses ...
Tagged under: professional master's
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Invitation to the graduate faculty

Patrick S. Osmer — January 31, 2011
I’m writing directly to you, as members of the graduate faculty, in an experiment to reach out so we can discuss important issues facing us in graduate education.
Tagged under: professional master's, economic impact, careers, graduate program development
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