News and Information
Office of Graduate Studies 2014-15 Annual Report Now Available
July 30, 2015
Each year, the Office of Graduate Studies releases an Annual Report of its activities involving all areas of graduate education at GVSU. The OGS is specifically responsible for administration of the graduate assistantship program, offering the PACES program, leading the Graduate Showcase, the graduate student orientations and celebrations, supporting the work of Graduate Council, supporting the Graduate Student Association, producing the Graduate Director’s Handbook and the Graduate Student Guidebook, administering the Presidential Research Grants program, reviewing graduate faculty applications and maintaining a graduate faculty database, and enforcing graduate education policies.
Major initiatives for 2014-15 included: finalization and distribution of the Advising Guidebook for Graduate Students and the Faculty and Staff Advising Guidebook, the Graduate Academic Conference Fund, revising the Graduate Inquiry System, and supporting the approval of three new graduate programs:
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (M.A.), https://www.gvsu.edu/linguistics/
Master of Science in Clinical Dietetics (M.S.), https://www.gvsu.edu/grad/clinicaldiet/
Master of Science in Medical Dosimetry (M.S.), https://www.gvsu.edu/grad/dosimetry/
The OGS was also involved in several university wide initiatives and policy implementations designed to enhance the quality and capacity of graduate education at GVSU.
To request a copy of the OGS Annual Report, send an email to [email protected].