At registration, please specify and pay for the Walking Architectural Tour (free), the Savannah Bus Tour ($5) or the Wormsloe Plantation Site Tour ($15, limited to no more than 20 people) to be held on Friday at 4:45 p.m.

Patricia Bishop - President of CSGS, University of Central Florida

Dorris R. Robinson-Gardner - President of the Council of Historically Black, Graduate Schools, Jackson State University

Sponsored by Educational Testing Service (ETS)

Speaker:

Abstract: The President's address will review the action agenda transformative goals for graduate education in the southern region embraced at last year's CSGS annual meeting and will encourage discussion of how to achieve this agenda more broadly with limited resources. Now is the time for us to make real change, exercise our authority to influence the culture of our graduate programs and our universities and work together to discuss and share best practices.

Moderator: Elaine McNiece, University of Central Arkansas

Speakers:

Organizers:

Abstract: Over the past several years CGS sessions with "interdisciplinary" in the title have created overflowing rooms of participants, all eager to learn from others about effective strategies for achieving successful interdisciplinary programs. This CSGS
session will bring together a team composed of a current dean and two former deans who, at one institution, worked together to overcome obstacles to implementing interdisciplinary efforts. The session will include a discussion of broad strategies for overcoming obstacles, examples of alternative ways of structuring programs to
maximize success, and detailed discussion of one case study coupled with specific examples to illustrate what really worked.

NOTE FOR ALL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS.
Those desiring a discussion with:

Master's universities go to the Sapelo Room;
Doctoral universities go to the Ossabaw Room;
Or both types of universities go to the Pulaski Room on Friday and the Cumberland Room on Saturday.

Each table will appoint a recorder to write down the most productive comments at their roundtable. Each room will allow 15-30 minutes at the end of the session to report the comments back to the participants in the room. Each recorder will hand their notes to one of the moderators before leaving the room, so that the comments can
be captured from all of the discussions.

Moderators:

Facilitators:

Abstract: Participants will form roundtable groups based on whether they represent master's or doctoral degree-granting institutions. Participants will be further divided based on the number of graduate students at their respective institutions. A list of questions/discussion items, based on the plenary presentation, will be developed. Each table will have a graduate dean assigned to facilitate discussion of the questions and items. Groups will summarize their discussions and present these during the last half hour of the session.

Speakers:

Moderator:

Organizers:

Abstract: The U.S. system of higher education is probably the best in the world. Graduate education is its crown jewel, attracting top domestic and international students to our nation's graduate programs. However, graduate education does not mirror the face of our nation. Significant faces of underrepresented groups including
socio economic status, race, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, disability or geographical location are increasing, but more are required. Focusing on an increasingly diverse domestic talent pool must become a national priority. (Council of Graduate Schools, 2009)

Moderator: Dorris Robinson-Gardner, Jackson State University

Facilitators:

Abstract: "Successful Strategies on Broadening Participation in Graduate Education" will continue with speakers from the previous session. Roundtable groups will discuss successful strategies used to broaden participation and will assemble a list of best practices.

Presenter: Edward J. Dupuy, PhD, Dean of Graduate Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia

Abstract: This short presentation will highlight the place of art and design in graduate education. It will emphasize aspects of graduate study not necessarily central to most CSGS deans but nevertheless vital to the future of graduate study.

OR

CITY BUS TOUR ($5)
Hear about and see the highlights of Savannah on this educational tour hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design.

OR

WORMSLOE PLANTATION HISTORIC SITE TOUR
($15 AND LIMITED TO THE FIRST 20 REGISTRANTS)
Just 10 miles south of our hotel is a breathtaking avenue sheltered by live oaks and Spanish moss leading to the tabby ruins of Wormsloe, the colonial estate of Noble Jones (1702-1775). Dr Jones was a physician and carpenter who arrived in Georgia in 1733 with James Oglethorpe and the first group of settlers from England. Now a state historic site, visitors examine the lives and challenges of those first colonists as revealed through the ruins and a museum.

Reception and exhibit of graduate student work from the Savannah College of Art and Design.

Enjoy a night of Savannah's charm and Low Country cuisine. The reception features a beautiful night under the stars at the historic Habersham Hall with entertainment provided by SCAD's acapella singing sensation, The Honey Bees, and musical presentations by the students from Savannah State University and Armstrong State University.

* Habersham Hall is within walking distance from the DeSoto Hilton, but buses will be available from Hotel Lobby at 6:30 p.m.(map)

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Facilitator: Gordon Emslie, Graduate Dean, Oklahoma State University
Dianne L. Barron, Troy University

This is an interactive session where the participants "solve" common problems facing graduate administrators, while beginning the networking process so vital to survival as graduate administrators. One table will be set up for first-year graduate deans and
another for those with more than one year's experience.

Speakers:

Moderator: Robert Roer, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Organizers:

Abstract: The speakers will provide an overview of the millions of dollars in budget cuts that were imposed on two state university systems in Florida and Virginia. The targeted strategies employed by Florida State University and Old Dominion University to accomplish these cuts while maintaining student enrollment and the quality of its graduate programs will be discussed. The use of stimulus funds to
continue the employment of faculty, staff, and students in the face of layoffs will also be addressed. The final speaker will provide insight on the outlook for state support of institutions of higher learning and issues facing public universities.

Moderator: Robert Roer, Dean of the Graduate School and Research Chief Research
Officer, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Organizers:

Abstract: Using the innovative strategies employed by FSU and ODU for dealing with budget cuts as a basis for discussion, ways to maintain graduate program integrity in times of financial exigency will be explored. Examples of using budgetary constraints as an opportunity for change and improving operations will be solicited.

Speakers:

Moderator: Edward J. Dupuy, Dean of Graduate Studies, Savannah College of Art and Design

Organizers:

Abstract: This plenary will provide examples of successful partnerships created through innovative collaborations involving research, industry and government in graduate education.

The first example focuses on the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) experience. Dr. Ed Dupuy and two community leaders will describe projects conducted in collaboration with SCAD. Gaylon White and Dennis Hutton provide a new and interesting viewpoint that provides a lens through which one can see the impact and importance of our graduate programs to community partners and the consumer. Gaylon White, director of design programs for Eastman Chemical
Company, will offer ideas for bridging the gap between designers and engineers that is impacting the quality and quantity of innovation in the marketplace. Dennis Hutton, director of the Chatham County Metropolitan Planning Commission, will share experiences showcasing the intellectual assets and problem-solving resources that
SCAD brings to the community.

The second example focuses on the Charlotte Research Institute (CRI)/UNC Charlotte experience. In 2000, the state of North Carolina allowed partnership activities with private sector partnerships; this legislation paved the way for the establishment of the CRI on the UNC Charlotte campus. Dr. Barry Burks, associate director of the CRI, will
discuss this successful partnership with the community, the campus, and the UNC Charlotte Graduate School that is accelerating technology commercialization and the growth of entrepreneurial ventures.

State meetings can be held in either the Sapelo Room, Ossabaw Room or Cumberland Room. Check the meeting information sign at the Registration Desk on Saturday to confirm the location of your state's meeting.

NOTE: State meeting organizers should indicate their preferred meeting room at the Registration Desk on Friday to assure that the meetings are distributed among the rooms.

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Presenter: David G. Payne, Associate Vice President, Higher Education and School Assessments, Educational Testing Service

Abstract: There have been significant changes in the landscape of higher education and graduate education in recent years. A common theme running throughout many of these changes is increasing diversity (e.g., age, ethnicity, educational background, country of origin, etc.) through the creation of more opportunities for graduate education in a global marketplace. Within this context, global dynamics and new innovations (e.g., the Personal Potential Index, the new GRE evaluation of non-cognitive skills) that the GRE Board and GRE Program have introduced will be presented. These innovations point to a new paradigm in which graduate admissions focuses on program-student fit and less on screening out applicants based on prior accomplishments.

Dianne L. Barron, President Elect Associate Provost and Dean, Graduate School, Troy
University

Speaker: Tom Benberg, Vice President and Chief of Staff, Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges

Organizers:

Abstract: International agreements often involve the graduate school. Graduate deans should be aware of accreditation standards governing these agreements. For example, the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Colleges requires that "contracts for international joint curricular ventures must clearly provide for timely access to the international partner institution and its documents when such access is requested by the Commission for purposes of reviewing accreditation-related issues." Tom Benberg will discuss international agreements from his vantage point as Vice President and Chief of Staff at SACS.

See you in Huntsville, Alabama in 2011!