iLearning: Prepare Information Leaders and Innovators

L1. Recruit, Support & Place Students—Recruit, support, and place high-quality, diverse students who will become leaders and innovators
Vision We attract a diverse pool of high quality applicants and are successful in enrolling and retaining our top recruits.
Start Date

9/1/2007
End Date 6/30/2012

Phases

Item

 Expected Completion
 
  1. Student Recruitment Strategies
  2. Student Scholarships & Grant Support
  3. Student Employment Opportunities
  4. Student Engagement & Mentoring
  5. Faculty Advising
  6. Career Services

Spring 2010
Autumn 2009
Spring 2011
Spring 2011
Spring 2010
Spring 2012

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a. Student Recruitment Strategies—Evaluate, develop and implement student recruitment strategies
Vision All academic programs attract the highest quality applicants. We enroll our top recruits. Top PhD program applicants' research interests match with our faculty research interests.
Start Date

9/1/2008
End Date 6/30/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Recruitment Strategy

Documented marketing and recruitment strategy designed to identify and attract potential leaders and innovators for all programs.

 Spring 2010
2 Marketing Media Strategy

Documented marketing media strategy designed to articulate goals to wider world, expanding use of technologies and electronic media.

 Spring 2010
3 Masters/Undergraduate Research Connection

Articulated relationship and role of masters/undergraduate students toresearch being conducted in the iSchool as a strategy to attract strong applicants.

 Spring 2010

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b. Student Scholarships & Grant Support—Increase scholarship and grant support for students
Part A. Student Scholarships—Increase scholarship support for students
Vision Competitive student recruitment is enhanced by a sustainable portfolio of endowed and corporate supported scholarships. Solicitation of scholarship support is guided by a clearly articulated plan.
Start Date

1/1/2008
End Date 12/31/2009

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Student Scholarship Solicitation Plan

Documented 5-year plan for soliciting private endowments and corporate scholarships for students.

 Autumn 2009
Part B. Student Grant Support—Increase grant support for students
Vision Competitive student recruitment is enhanced by a sustainable portfolio of grants that support student fellowships and research assistantships. A clearly articulated process guides us in identifying and applying for appropriate funding.
Start Date

1/1/2008
End Date 12/31/2009

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Student Grant Support Identification & Application Process

Documented process for identifying and applying for specific grants to support students.

 Autumn 2009

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c. Student Employment Opportunities—Enhance internship and student employment opportunities
Vision Students are assisted in finding internship and career related employment opportunities by our programs and activities. These programs provide visibility of our students to potential employers. We are able to track external contacts for potential engagements that enhance student internship and employment opportunities.
Start Date

1/1/2010
End Date 6/30/2011

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Employment Networking

Employment networking program established for: developing networking opportunities; providing visibility to potential employers; inviting alumni speakers; exploring career paths.

 To be determined
2 Employment Contact Tracking

Documented school-wide tracking system for external party contacts for: internship and employment potential; guest speakers and other opportunities to enhance student employment goals; research opportunities; development leads

 To be determined
3 Employment Success Measurements

Documented baseline measurements for tracking success.

 To be determined

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d. Student Engagement & Mentoring—Develop mechanisms that facilitate student engagement and mutual support
Vision Our students are engaged with each other within and across degree programs. This engagement enhances and supports the student experience. Global student experiences are shared broadly.
Start Date

7/1/2010
End Date 6/30/2011

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Cross-Program Engagement Mechanisms

Documented plan for cross-program student engagement.

 To be determined
2 Mentoring of PhD Students

Documented plan for mentoring of doctoral students.

 To be determined
3 Sharing Global Experiences

Documented plan for facilitating the sharing of student global experiences.

 To be determined
4 Mentoring International Students

Documented mentoring structure to pair international students with students already in the program and to pair students with alumni.

 To be determined

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e. Faculty Advising—Set high standards for faculty advising (in masters programs)
Vision All faculty advising in masters programs is consistently high quality.
Start Date

9/1/2007
End Date 6/30/2010

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Faculty Advising Standards (Masters)

Documented plan for cross-program student engagement.

 Spring 2010
2 Faculty Advisor Training (Masters)

Documented training/orientation process for faculty advisors in masters programs.

 Spring 2010

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f. Career Services—Expand career development and placement services for students
Vision Our career development programs and activities prepare students for successful job placement. These programs and activities also connect students with potential employers and provide the external communities with a greater awareness of the value of our graduates.
Start Date

7/1/2010
End Date 6/30/2012

Deliverables

Item

 Expected Completion
1 Career Development Role Integration

Documented plan for integrating career development activities into program advisor role.

 To be determined
2 Career Development Activities

Documented plan for career development activities such as: Employment Career Fair; workshops for targeted preparation for resumes and interviews; and events with interested and potential employers to market job opportunities.

 To be determined
3 Community Engagement for Employment

Documented plan for engaging external communities to seek applicants from iSchool programs.

 To be determined
4 Continuing Education Offerings

Documented plan for expanding continuing education offerings for alumni and interested practitioners to extend external relationships and build partnership base.

 To be determined
5 Career Services Success Measurements

Documented baseline measurements for tracking success.

 To be determined

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