The major goal of the "Strengthening
Graduate Programs" section of the White Paper is to enhance our graduate
programs. All graduate programs are eligible to apply for enhancement funding.
For those programs included in the National Research Council ratings, our
goal is to be ranked above the median within five years. If a program is
not included in the NRC study, it may substitute comparable data from discipline-specific
studies. The reputational and objective measures used to rate doctoral
programs in the National Research Council’s 1995 Research-Doctorate
Programs in the United States are:
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Scholarly quality of the program
faculty (as rated by faculty in similar programs at other universities)
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Effectiveness of program in educating
research scholars/scientists (as rated by faculty in similar programs at
other universities)
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Percentage of faculty with federal
research support or, in areas where federal research support is not available,
percentage of faculty with national honors and awards (e.g., fellowships
from Guggenheim, Fulbright, ACLS, NEH)
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Publications in peer-reviewed scholarly
journals
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Citations of publications
The following is intended to serve
as a guideline for developing a proposal for the enhancement funds.
Program Characteristics:
Proposals should provide a convincing
case that the target program has the potential to reach the intended goals.
Specifically, each proposal should address the following:
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What is the current quality of the
program and is it likely to attain or enhance national prominence?
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What difference would the enhancement
funding make; what is the potential value added?
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Is the program moving in an important
direction?
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Where have the graduates of the program
been offered jobs?
The Plan:
Suggested criteria for evaluating
each proposal include:
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How well-conceived and organized
is the proposal?
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Is the approach adequately developed?
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Does the plan strive for ambitious
but attainable goals?
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Does the proposal involve novel or
original approaches, aims, or concepts?
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Does the plan take advantage of the
unique features of the department, college, and university?
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How does the plan advance the goals
of the program, college, and University?
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What are the specific outcomes of
the plan, and are there specific quantitative and/or qualitative measures
for each outcome?
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