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Graduate College News Spring 2003 - Graduate College - The University of
Iowa
Graduate College News—Fall 2003
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| Tuition Scholarships—A Recruiting Boon |
| Funding for Underrepresented Students |
| Graduate College Snapshot |
| Letter from the Dean |
| Outstanding Mentor Award |
| Thanks to Our Donors |
| Alumni Update |
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| Tuition Scholarships—A Recruiting Boon |
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Since John Keller became Dean of the Graduate College, one of his main initiatives has been to further develop recruitment efforts for graduate education at The University of Iowa. The new tuition scholarship policy is a major accomplishment that will make the UI even more attractive to prospective students. Although Iowa's TA and RA stipends have traditionally been among the most generous in the Big 10, the University has not offered tuition scholarships for most graduate assistants until now. In FY03, all full-time graduate assistants will receive a minimum of $750 tuition payment per year; next year the amount doubles. Ultimately, the University hopes to provide full coverage for tuition costs. What does this mean for recruitment efforts? Tuition costs are now rising faster than annual increases in stipends. By offering scholarship incentives, the University and COGS have created a package that is more attractive to prospective students. The tuition scholarship also means that traditionally underfunded departments in the arts and humanities can offer a more competitive package, and grant writers in the sciences can budget for more research assistants. With the tuition scholarship policy in place, Iowa can offer a flexible range of options to prospective students. We think that you, our Graduate College alumni, will agree that this is a worthwhile investment in graduate education at Iowa. |
| Funding for Underrepresented Students |
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The University of Iowa has won $1.8 million in Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) grants from the U.S. Department of Education. These grants are designed to increase the number of African American, Hispanic, and Native American doctoral candidates in engineering, mathematics, and chemistry. The grants will fund 26 fellowships, thanks in large part to about $800,000 in matching funds from the Graduate College. The Graduate College is pleased with this initiative, as we are able to provide support for 15 more students than we would otherwise be able to fund. We view this as an opportunity to expand the diversity of our graduate student body, especially in areas where there are critical needs for faculty and only modest numbers of underrepresented minorities earning Ph.D. degrees. For further details, go to: www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2003/july/070703gaann.html |
| Graduate College Snapshot |
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The Graduate College continues to make progress towards meeting our strategic goals.
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| Letter from the Dean |
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Our graduate students have been back in the classrooms for over a month now, learning, researching, and teaching. As the semester progresses, evidence abounds of graduate education's positive impact on this campus.
As we seek to continue this rich tradition, the Graduate College pledges to administer resources in ways that enhance the high quality of teaching, learning, and doing at The University of Iowa.
John C. Keller |
| Outstanding Mentor Award |
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Faculty members honored with Outstanding Mentor Award Nominations for this award come directly from students and faculty, making the Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award a meaningful recognition of mentoring talent and dedication to students. The following faculty are honored this year:
HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS BIOLOGICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES Read more about this year's Outstanding Mentor Award winners: |
| Thanks to Our Donors |
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Many talented UI graduate students receive fellowships that enable them to continue their education. Fellowships improve the quality of education by helping The University of Iowa attract top graduate students from a national talent pool. Those students make a significant positive impact both on and off campus, and continue to enrich their professional communities afterward. Generous gifts at all levels help the Graduate College fund the fellowships that are a linchpin of quality graduate education at The University of Iowa. With great pleasure, I thank the following new donors for helping today's Iowa graduate students: Mr. Steven P. Beningo SPECIAL GIFT FROM THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION The Graduate College and School of Library and Information Science extend their gratitude to the Gates Foundation for its generosity. |
| Alumni Update |
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Alumni! We would like to hear from you! Please visit the Graduate College web site to let us know what you've been doing since receiving your UI graduate degree. http://www.grad.uiowa.edu/AlumniFriends/AlumniUpdate.asp |
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Graduate College News Jennifer Masada, editor Margaret Schwartz, writer Nicole Bormann, designer Graduate College News is published in the fall and spring.
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