LEADERS FORUM May 12 2005 Dialogue and Presentations

LEADERS’ FORUM May 12, 2005 Dialogue and Presentations: How We Deliver Canada’s Top Student Experience

2005 Ontario Budget Reaching Higher: New Ongoing Operating Investments** 2004 -05 2005 -06 2006 -07 2007 -08 ($ Millions) 2008 -09 2009 -10 Cumm Total Student Financial Assistance 150 192 241 282 314 358 1, 537 Operating Grants to Colleges & Universities 50 447 732 958 1, 156 4, 275 Training & Apprenticeship & Other Initiatives -- 44 62 86 87 87 366 200 683 1, 035 1, 300 1, 359 1, 601 6, 178 Total New Investment ** Increase over 2004 -05 base funding, which is the 2004 -05 Interim excluding $200 million in expenditures provided for the Ontario Student Opportunities Trust Fund, endowments for graduate fellowships and faculty research chairs, and college stabilization. Source: Ontario Ministry of Finance Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

How We Deliver Canada’s Top Student Experience November 4 - Dialogue on Western’s Identity December 16 - Creative Cities February 10 - Attracting and Retaining Faculty and Leaders April 1 - Next Steps for Leadership and Culture May 12 - Student Experience Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

How We Deliver Canada’s Top Student Experience 1. Your stories: What you’re doing now to enrich the student experience 2. Challenges we face in delivering an exemplary student experience 3. One recommendation (per table) one thing we need to do better to ensure UG and Grad experience is consistently excellent Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Graduate Enrolment Expansion at Western May 2005

Why Increase Our Graduate Student Enrolment • Support our growth in areas of research strength, to which graduate students contribute • Help meet the growing need in Canadian society for Masters and Ph. D graduates in the academic, business and public sectors • Answer the increased demand for Masters’ programs to support entry to professional practice in a variety of programs Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Full-Time Master’s Enrolment at Western Forecast Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Full-Time Ph. D Enrolment at Western Forecast Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Full-Time Ph. D Enrolment as a % of Total Full-Time Enrolment: 2002 -03 G 10 Total Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Full-Time Ph. D Enrolment as a % of Total Full-Time Enrolment at Western Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Critical Issues • Maintaining and Enhancing the Quality of our Graduate Programs – Quality of Incoming Graduate Students – Quality of Programs and Courses • Additional Faculty • Space for Additional Graduate Students and Associated Research • Graduate Student Financial Support Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Tenured & Probationary Faculty at Western 118 Additional Faculty Planned over Next 2 Years Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Coordinator, Graduate Student Recruitment and Retention Recruitment: • Strategies for attracting the best and brightest graduate students • Promotional materials, Events (Graduate Recruitment Open House), Web Site. . . Retention: • working with other departments on campus to maximize effort, time and resources and ensure that graduate students are aware of available support services • Develop new services/initiatives that support current graduate students. (career workshop, welcome packages) Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Where We Are Now • 42 Doctoral and 54 Masters programs • Current Full Time Graduate Enrolment is 3, 428 – Masters 2, 307 – Doctoral 1, 121 • International Students 535… 15. 6% • At the Doctoral level, international students make up 21. 9% Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Draws and Challenges Draws: Excellent Research Facilities and Faculty, Beautiful Campus, Competitive Funding, Outstanding Student Support Services, Wide Variety of Programs. Challenges: Recruiting Top Students (particularly external award winners), Building an International Reputation, New Program Creation. Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Graduate Student Retention What we are doing: • Connecting students with services already available on campus. • Developing new strategies and services to support students. • Working with all programs to ensure that they are supported in their efforts to assist students. What we need to do: • More research into reasons for withdrawal. Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

The Impact of Graduate Students on the Undergraduate Experience

Undergraduates want TAs who … • • • Explain concepts clearly Evaluate fairly Communicate well Respond clearly and thoroughly to students Are well organized Are available for consultation *Based on online survey of 1420 UWO undergraduates Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Faculty want TAs who… • Have thorough knowledge of course content • Are able to facilitate tutorials • Are aware of diversity issues* * Based on the responses of 82 UWO faculty Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

TA Programs for the best undergraduate learning experience… 1994 2 TA programs, 430 participants / year 2005 10 TA programs, 900 participants / year Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Developing Teaching Excellence • TA Training Program • Future Professor: Path to Teaching Excellence Teaching Across Cultures series Teaching with Technology series • • TA Day Theory and Practice of University Teaching Speaking and Writing with Confidence workshops TA Mentor Program Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

New Initiatives in 2005 • • • TA Certification Program Summer ITA Language Institute Communication in the Canadian Classroom Discipline specific workshop initiatives Winter TA Conference on: Teaching in the Sciences Teaching in the Arts and Social Sciences TA professional development Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Dialogue Let’s identify at least one issue to address as we increase our graduate student numbers and maintain our reputation for the “best student experience”. Leaders’ Forum – May 12, 2005

Thank you for your participation… Have a great summer!!