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TheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterSelf-StudyDesignJune7,2018

I. InstitutionalOverview

A. HistoryandOverviewoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterTheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterhastwocomponents.TheGraduateSchool,knowncommonlyasthe“GraduateCenterorGC,”wasestablishedasthedoctoral-grantingunitofCUNYin1961.Itfostersadvancedgraduateeducation,originalresearchandscholarship,innovativeuniversity-wideprograms,andpublicevents.Despitethepredominanceofitsdoctoralrole,fromitsbeginningitalsohadasmallnumberofmaster’sprograms,mostofwhichwereaffiliatedwithdoctoralprograms.TheUniversityCenter(UC)servesCUNYasahomeforschoolsthathavedistinctiveacademicpurposeswithintheuniversitysystemasawhole.GiventhesizeofCUNY,withitselevenseniorcollegesandsevencommunitycolleges,itisnaturalthatthereareduplicateprogramsacrossthecolleges.TheschoolswithintheUC,however,donothaveduplicatesanywherewithintheCUNYsystem.TheyaredesignedtofulfillacademicneedsassingularinstitutionsundertheumbrellaoftheUC.TheacademicprogramsofferedbyeachoftheUCschoolsareregisteredthroughtheStateofNewYorkaspartoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter.TheschoolsandthedatesoftheirestablishmentwithintheUCare:theCUNYBaccalaureateforUniqueandInterdisciplinaryStudies(CUNYBA,1971),theCUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudies(CUNYSPS,2003);theCUNYGraduateSchoolofJournalism(CUNYSOJ,2006);theMacaulayHonorsCollege(Macaulay,2010);andtheCUNYGraduateSchoolofPublicHealthandHealthPolicy(CUNYSPH,2013).Collectively,theseprogramsandschoolsarecalledtheUniversityCenterorUCschools.InFall2018,thenewly-createdCUNYSchoolforLaborandUrbanStudies(SLU)willjointheUniversityCenter.TheGraduateCentercurrentlyprovidesarangeofadministrativeservicestotheUCschools.However,theyareallacademicallyindependent;eachhasitsownacademicgovernancefordecidingoncurriculardesignanddegreerequirementsanditsownstudentsupportservices.Inaddition,allbutoneoftheUCschoolsoperatesunderitsownmissionandgovernance,engagesinitsownplanningandbudgeting,andisledbyadeanwhoreportsdirectlytotheCUNYChancellor.TheexceptionistheCUNYBA:itsbudgetispartoftheGraduateCenter’sbudgetanditisledbyadirectorwhoreportstothepresidentoftheGraduateCenteroradesignee.CUNYBAandtheMacaulayHonorsCollegeeachserveundergraduates.TheCUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudiesservesbothundergraduatesandgraduates,andtheGraduateSchoolofJournalismandtheGraduateSchoolofPublicHealthandHealthPolicyserveonlygraduatestudents.Whiletheseschoolsalloperateindependently,thereissomeacademiccollaborationbetweentheschools,includingaBachelorofArts/MasterofArtsbetweenMacaulayHonorsCollegeandtheGraduateCenter’sMasterofLiberalArtsprogram,anda

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jointdegreebetweenCUNYBAandtheMacaulayHonorsCollege.TheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterLeadershipCouncilwasestablishedinFall2014toimprovecommunicationandcoordinationbetweentheGraduateCenterandtheUCschools.ThePresidentoftheGraduateCenterchairstheCouncil.Itconsistsofthedeansofthefourschools(CUNYSPS,CUNYSOJ,MacaulayandCUNYSPH)reportingtotheChancellor,withCUNYBArepresentedbytheGraduateCenter’sPresident.ItmeetsatleastonceasemestertodiscussissuesofcommoninterestsuchasMiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducation(MSCHE)accreditation,administrativeservicesprovidedbyGCoffices,andtheorganizationalstructureoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter.BriefdescriptionsoftheGraduateCenter,theUCschools,andtheirmissions,arepresentedbelow. 1. TheGraduateCenterTheGraduateCenterisaninternationallyacclaimedinstitutionprimarilydevotedtodoctoraleducation,research,and,increasingly,master’seducation,inabroadrangeofacademicdisciplines.Itsfundamentalmissionistosupportexcellent,graduate-level,degree-grantingprogramsthatprepareawiderangeofstudentstobecomescholarsandleadersintheacademy,aswellasintheprivate,nonprofit,andgovernmentalsectors.TheGraduateCentersupportsanAdvancedScienceResearchCenter(ASRC),locatedontheCityCollegecampusinHarlem.Italsosupportsalargenumberofcenters,institutes,andinitiatives,includinganarrayofpublicprograms.CommittedtoCUNY’shistoricmissionofeducatingthe“childrenofthewholepeople,”theGraduateCenterworkstoprovideaccesstodoctoralandmaster’seducationfordiversegroupsofhighlytalentedstudents,includingthosewhohavebeenunderrepresentedinhighereducation.TheGCcurrentlyoffers31doctoraldegreesand14master’sdegrees.EightypercentoftheGraduateCenter’sdegreeenrollmentisdoctoral.However,theGraduateCenter’s2017-2022StrategicPlanlaysoutthetwingoalsofincreasingenrollmentinmaster’sprogramsanddesigningnew,innovativemaster’sprograms.Since2017,sixnewinterdisciplinarymaster’sprogramsattheGraduateCenterhavebeenapprovedbyNewYorkState.Severalmoreareunderdevelopment.In2013,theGraduateCenterreachedanagreementwiththeCUNYchancellerytosubstantiallyincreasefellowshipsupportfordoctoralstudentsandatthesametimereducethedoctoralenteringcohortby25percent.Thirty-threepercentoftheGraduateCenter’sstudentsarefromunderrepresentedgroupsand57percentarefemale.Five-yearEnrollmentattheGCDegree 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Doctoral 4,012 3,840 3,615 3,322 3,215Masters 324 393 460 487 508

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TheGraduateCenterdrawsitsfacultyfromthreesources:approximately130GC-basedfacultywhoseappointmentandtenureresideattheGC;morethan1,700college-basedfacultywhoseappointmentandtenureresideatoneoftheotherCUNYcolleges;andasmallnumberofaffiliatedfacultywhoholdpositionsatothereducationalandculturalinstitutionsinNewYorkCitysuchasTheNewYorkBotanicalGardenandtheAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory.TheGraduateCenterconsidersitsuniqueconsortialarrangementwiththeCUNYcollegestobeamongthemajorcontributorstoitssuccess.Themodelprovidesaneffectivewaytoassembleaverylarge,extraordinarilytalented,andintellectuallydiversefaculty.TheGraduateCenterisknownforeducatinggraduatestudentswhoarecommittedtothecirculationofknowledgeforthepublicgoodandteachtensofthousandsofundergraduateseveryyearatCUNY’sseniorandcommunitycolleges.Ithasalsotakenaleadingroleinpreparingstudentsforarangeofcareersinside(teachingandscholarship,scientificresearch,academicadministration)andoutsideacademia,aforward-thinkingstrategythatweareadvancingfurther.TheGraduateCenterisstronglyencouragingnewcurricularinitiativeswithaviewtomakingthePhDmoreflexibleandinclusiveofnon-traditionalpedagogiesthatweareadvancingfurtherwithmajorsupportfromtheAndrewW.MellonFoundation.TheGC’sOfficeforCareerPlanningandProfessionalDevelopmentanditsTeachingandLearningCenter,whichrecentlyreceivedamajorgift,serveashubsofstudentsupporttoimprovestudents’professionaldevelopmentandpedagogy.TheGraduateCenteralsorecentlyestablishedtheQuantitativeResearchConsultingCenter,whichprovidesresourcesandsupportforresearchinquantitativeandempiricalresearchandcomplementsexistingstatisticscourseworkbybridgingthegapbetweentheclassroomandimplementationinresearchers’ownwork.TheGraduateCenterisestablishingaWritingCentertohelpstudentsimprovetheirresearchandwritingskills.ThroughtheEarlyResearchInitiative,theGraduateCenterplacesdoctoralstudentsininternshipsandresearchassistantshipsaroundthecity;forexample,attheVeraInstituteofJustice,theNewYorkBotanicalGardenandtheMorganLibrary.Inaddition,theGraduateCenterservestheUniversityconsortiumbybringingfacultyfromthecampusestogethertoconductresearch,mostnotablyintheAdvancedResearchCollaborative(providingfellowshipstoscholarsfromwithinandoutsideofCUNYtogetherwithCUNYdoctoralstudents,tofocusonkeyareasofintellectualandpublicpolicy)andattheASRC.TheGraduateCenterisaddingnewcapacityinscience,bothexperimentalscienceattheASRC,andtheoreticalsciencethroughitsInitiativeinTheoreticalSciences,toitstraditionalstrengthsinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences.TheGraduateCenteralsohostsroughlythirtycentersandinstitutes,whichcontributetothestudentexperiencebyofferingopportunitiesforspecializedresearchandemployment.TheGraduateCenterisopeningitsdoorsmorewidelytoserveitsstudentsandthepublicinitscollaborativeuseofitsfirst-floorspacetoshowcasethearts.Moregenerally,itdeliverseducationalandculturalprogrammingthathighlightitsstrengthsinthestudyofinequality,globalization,urbanism,immigration,digitaltechnologies,newartforms,socialjustice,brainscienceandautobiographyandmemoir.

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2. TheUniversityCenterThefiveschoolscurrentlyintheUniversityCenterprovideimportantacademicservicesforstudentsinwidelyvaryingtypesofprograms,includinganundergraduatehonorscollege,graduateschoolsofpublichealthandofjournalism,aschoolforprofessionalprograms,andanundergraduateprogramthatallowsstudentstodeveloptheirownconcentrationswithcoursesdrawnfromacrossCUNY’scolleges.Asnotedabove,SLUwilljointheUCinFall2018,andisincludedinthediscussionbelow.CUNYBaccalaureateforUniqueandInterdisciplinaryStudies(CUNYBA):Establishedin1971aspartoftheUniversityCenter,themissionofCUNYBAistoofferarigorousandindividualizedCUNY-wideacademicprogramofstudy,andthemostflexiblepathpossibletoearningabachelor’sdegreeattheCityUniversityofNewYork.Servinghighlymotivated,academicallystrongundergraduateswhodesireareasofconcentration(majors)notavailableintypicaldepartmentsatCUNY’sseniorcolleges,theCUNYBAfacilitatescollaborationbetweenstudentsandfacultymentorsfromcollegesacrossCUNYindesigningprogramsofstudythatadvancestudents’academic,professional,andpersonalgoals.CUNYBAsupportsundergraduateeducationininter-andcross-disciplinarystudiesthatmaynototherwisenotbereadilyavailabletostudentsattheseniorCUNYcolleges.TheacademicflexibilityoftheprogramalsopermitsCUNYBAtocollaborateeasilyandefficientlywithotherprogramsandinstitutions,withinandoutsideCUNY,andtobeanincubatorfornew,cutting-edge,academicinitiativesandareasofstudy.Itspriorityistocontinuetobeacademicallyinnovativeandnimble—adaptivebothtothepersonalacademicgoalsofstudentsandtotheneedsofarapidlychangingandcomplexworld.AcademiccollaborationswithinstitutionswithinCUNY(NewYorkCityCollegeofTechnology[African-AmericanStudies;GenderandSexualityStudies];Hunter[JapaneseLanguageandCulture];MacaulayHonorsCollege[JointDegrees]),andoutsideofCUNY(AmericanMusicalandDramaticAcademy)havebeenestablishedandwillcontinuetobepursuedinordertorecruitstudentsandtooffertheminnovativeacademicopportunities.Furthermore,CUNYBAhashadacloseworkingrelationshipwiththeBardPrisonInitiativetorecruitformerlyincarceratedindividualsintoCUNYBA.Suchstudentsareabletobesuccessful(notonlyearningbachelordegreesbutalsocontinuingintograduateprograms)becauseofthehands-onapproachandacademicflexibilityCUNYBAoffers.Weexpectthatthisrelationshipwillnotonlycontinuebutalsothrive.NewinitiativesbeingconsideredincludeworkingwithNanjingUniversityinChinatomatriculatestudentsannuallyintoCUNYBA,apossiblepartnershipwiththeGraduateCentertoofferasmoothpathfromtheCUNYBAbachelor’sdegreeintograduatestudies,andcollaborationwithaCUNY-wideinitiativeforAdultEducation.

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Prioritiesarenotonlyrecruitingappropriatestudentsandofferingthemacademicopportunitiesbutalsoretainingthemtocompletion.CUNYBAisfortunatetohaveacontinuingscholarshipsprograminwhich30to40studentsareawardedgenerousfellowshipseachsemester,whichhasproventobeattimesthedifferencebetweenastudentdroppingoutorremaining.Thisscholarshipisnowsupplementedbyagenerous$3millionbequest,whichwillbeusedexclusivelyforscholarships.Finally,arecentgrantfromtheHearstFoundationpermitstheofferingofsmallawardsforspecialprojects,studyabroad,andtheattendingofacademicconferences.CUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudies(CUNYSPS):Establishedin2003,andlaunchingitsfirstdegreein2006,theCUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudiesextendsCUNY’smissionofaccessbytargetingadultstudents.Itnowoffers25degrees(12baccalaureateand13master’s),aswellascertificateandnon-creditprograms.Thoughitalsoofferstraditionalclassroom-baseddegrees(twobaccalaureateandfivemaster’sprograms),itbeganbyofferingonlinedegreesforstudentswhostartedbutcouldnotcompleteadegreebecausetheircircumstancespreventedthemfromattendingclassesoncampus.CUNYSPS’smissionistoprovideonline,classroom-basedandcustomizedprogramsofstudythatareresponsivetounmetneedsofstudents,focusingonfieldsaswellasformsofteaching,learning,andscholarshipthathighlightinnovation,personalandsocialprogress,andopportunitiesforcareersandservice.ThishasresultedinthedevelopmentofanumberofdegreeprogramsofferednowhereelseinCUNY:inAppliedTheatre,inDisabilityStudiesandDisabilityServices,inHealthInformationManagementandHealthServicesAdministration.Themostrecentdegree,launchinginFall2018,willbeaMasterofScienceinResearchAdministrationandCompliance.ThiscommitmenttocreatingopportunitieslackingelsewherehasledtothevanguardroleCUNYSPShastakenonfortwoimportanttrendsinCUNY:onlineinstructionandservingreturningadultstudents.AlloftheCUNYSPS’sundergraduatedegreesareso-called“completerdegrees”–degreesforstudentswhostoppedoutofcollege.CUNYSPSisaddressingtheneedsofsuchstudentsatatimewhen,withacollegedegreemorecrucialthaneverforeconomicadvancement,over31millionpeopleinthiscountryhavesomecollegebutnodegree,andnearlyamillionliveintheNewYorkCityarea.Fewinstitutionshavefullycommittedtotargetingthispopulation.CUNYSPSisonethathas.Reachingthesestudents,theoverwhelmingmajorityofwhomarealreadyintheworkforce,meansreachingthemonline.CUNYSPS’stenfullyonlinebachelor’sprograms,thefirstandonlyonesinCUNYtodate,arehighlyrated,mostrecentlyrankedbyUSNews&WorldReport#16intheentirenation(inthetop5%)andhigherthantheprogramsofanyothercollegeoruniversityinNewYorkState.Thehighratingreflectsnotjustthehighqualityofinstruction,butalsothatofstudentservices,committedtoensuringthatstudentshaveeverything–advisement,orientation,tutoring,priorlearningassessment,libraryservices,andcareerservices–availabletothemonline.SuccessinreachingandservinganadultstudentpopulationhasmadeCUNYSPSthefastest-growingschoolatCUNY,nowservingover3,400studentsincredit-bearing

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programs.Justinthelasttwoyears,thosecredit-bearingprogramshavegrownbycloseto30percent,andthatgrowthisexpectedtocontinue.TheCUNYGraduateSchoolofJournalism(CUNYSOJ):TheCUNYGraduateSchoolofJournalism,openedinSeptember2006,offersaMasterofArtsdegreeinJournalism,aswellasspecializedMAdegreesinEntrepreneurialJournalismandSocialJournalism.TheCUNYSOJ’smissionistoprovidehigh-qualityinstruction,rootedinthecoreskillsandethicsofjournalism,toadiversestudentbody.Studentsmustattendfull-timeforthreeorfoursemestersplusasummer,duringwhichtheyarerequiredtocompleteajournalisminternshiporproject.Studentsselectonesubjectconcentrationinwhichtheycanfocustheirreportingefforts(arts/culture,business/economics,entrepreneurial,health/science,international,Spanishlanguageorurban).CUNYSOJiscurrentlyundergoingre-accreditationbytheAccreditingCouncilonEducationinJournalismandMassCommunications.TheCUNYSOJ’spriorityistoremainattheforefrontofinnovationandthoughtleadershipinthefieldofjournalism.Atatimewhentheprofessionisunderintensepressure,botheconomicandpolitical,havingtheresourcestorecruitthebestfaculty,developnewcurriculumthatisresponsivetotheindustry'sneeds,andsupportadiversepoolofstudentswithscholarshipsiscriticaltoourtrend-settingroleattheheartofthenation'smediacapital.Theschoolhasquicklydevelopedareputationasoneofthecountry'spremieregraduatejournalismschools.Thisascendanceislargelyduetotheschool’scapacitytobenimbleinresponsetotransformativeanddisruptivetechnologiesaffectingourindustry.Theschool’sindependentgovernancestructureenablesittoallocateitsbudget,hirefaculty,engagewithdonors,andidentifynewcurriculartrendswithaspeedanddeliberatenessthathasmadeustheenvyofotherjournalismschools.Forexample,in2016theschooladdedauniqueSpanish-languagesubjectconcentrationtoitsMAinJournalismprogramtotrainbilingualstudentsinterestedincoveringLatinoissuesandcommunitiesintheU.S.orabroad.Thisispartoftheschool’scontinuingefforttohelpdiversifynewsroomssothattheyreflectthecomplexityoftheworldaroundthem.Theschoolhasalsobeenonthecuttingedgeofintroducingstudentstonewtechnologiesthroughclassesonvirtualandaugmentedreality,datascraping,talkingbots,anddronejournalism.Tosatisfythegoalofservingmid-careerjournalists,theschoolislookingintocreatingnewcertificateprogramsandanexecutivemaster’sdegree.TheschoolhasalsobeenexpandingtheofferingsofCUNYJ+,itsprofessionaldevelopmentdivision.Finally,throughprogramssuchastheNewsIntegrityInitiative,launchedin2017,theschoolisworkingtocounterthegrowingattacksonlegitimatenewsmedia.CUNYSOJiscommittedtocontinuedpartnershipwithmedia,technology,andacademicleaderstodevelopsustainablebusinessmodelsandtoprotectournation’svitalFirstAmendmentrightstoafreepress.

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MacaulayHonorsCollegeatCUNY(Macaulay):InitiallylaunchedastheCUNYHonorsCollegein2001andaddedtotheUniversityCenterin2010,MacaulayHonorsCollegeprovidesanenhancedacademicexperiencewithextensivefinancialsupporttoundergraduateswhodemonstrateexceptionalacademicmeritandleadershippotential.Macaulay’smissionistoinspireandpreparestudentstosolvethechallengesfacingNewYorkCity,thenation,andtheglobalcommunity.Macaulaystudents,eachbasedatoneofeightoftheCUNYsystem’sseniorcollegecampuses,amplifytheirclassroomexperiencesthroughstudyabroad,internships,andresearchprojectswithCUNYfaculty.TheyaresupportedintheseactivitiesbytheirexclusiveaccesstotheMacaulayOpportunitiesFundandMacaulay’sfull-time,dedicatedprofessionaladvisors.Macaulay’sfourcoreseminars(requiredofallstudents)provideaninterdisciplinary,experientialfoundationincriticalthinkingthroughtherichresourcesofthefiveboroughsofNewYorkCity.Macaulayiscommittedtoattractingadiversebodyofstudents,faculty,andstaff,andhaslaunchedapilotprogramforincreasedaccessforunderrepresentedminoritystudentsthroughatransferprogramwithCUNYcommunitycolleges.Macaulayplanstobroadenthisprogrambeyondthepilotstageandbuildmorepartnershipswithtargetedhighschoolsandhighschoolprogramsthatservetalenteddiversestudents,suchastheRobertF.KennedyScienceResearchInstitute.Macaulayoffersacurriculumthatemphasizesintellectualdiscernment,inquisitivenessandlife-longlearning.Throughitsspecializedcorecurriculum,studentsaretrainedincriticalthinkinganduseofresearchtoolsinthearts,socialsciences,naturalsciences,andpolicy.Itsupportsacultureofintellectualengagementthroughco-curricularandextracurricularopportunitiesaswell.Studentsarerequiredtocompletecommunityservicehoursandstudyabroadorengageinaninternshipduringtheirundergraduateexperience.Studentsleveragetheiraccesstoindividualizedadvisingandadedicatedscholarshipfundtoassistthemintheseendeavors.Macaulayoffersstudentsopportunitiestopursuetheirpost-graduateeducationorcareergoals.TheCareerPlanningOfficeprovidesextensivesupportforstudentsandalumni,startingwithsupportforexplorationofvariousfields,resumewriting,jobpreparation,interviewing,andaccesstointernshipandjobopportunities.Macaulayaimstobuildstudentsuccessthroughenhancingpersonalresilience,andhelpingstudentsintegratetheirclassroomwork,studyabroad,research,serviceandjobinternshipsintoacoherentandpersonallymeaningfulframework.Inadditiontothecorecurriculuminthefirsttwoyearsofstudy,Macaulayprovidesupperdivisioncourseworkandresearchopportunitiesintheartsandsciencesandpre-professionalfields.MacaulayrecentlydevelopedapipelineBachelor’s/Master’sprogramwiththeGCandplanstoestablishotherpartnershipswithinCUNY.Macaulaystudentshaveaccesstotheirownpre-medical/pre-healthadvisor,sinceapproximately10percentofourgraduatesattendmedicalschool.Macaulaypre-healthstudentspursuearangeofdisciplinesandmajors,includingthenaturalsciences,

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anthropology,andthehumanities.Theyworkinresearchlabs,volunteertheirtimeinserviceofothersandstudyabroad.Macaulay’spre-healthprogramsadvisorworksholisticallywithpre-healthstudents,lookingtoidentifyandhomeinonthekindsofexperiencesthataremostrelevanttotheircareerplans.Throughindividualadvisingsessions,studentscanbetteridentifyopportunitiesforself-directedlearning,andcanexploretheirownuniquepathtomedicineandotherhealthcare-relatedfields.CUNYGraduateSchoolofPublicHealth(CUNYSPH):CUNYSPHbeganin2008asaconsortialschool,comprisedofpublichealthprogramshousedatfourCUNYcampuses:HunterCollege,BrooklynCollege,LehmanCollege,andtheGraduateCenter.Theschoolreceiveditsfirstfullfive-yearaccreditationfromtheCouncilonEducationforPublicHealthin2011underthismodel.However,inNovember2015,theCUNYBoardofTrusteesapprovedaresolutiontoreconfigurethecollaborativeschoolintoaunifiedentity,theGraduateSchoolofPublicHealthandHealthPolicy.Followingthisresolution,resourcesofthepreviouslyindependentprogramswereintegratedundertheleadershipofasingledean,andtheNewYorkStateDepartmentofEducationapprovedthesingledegree-grantingauthorityforalldegreesofferedbytheschoolthroughtheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter.CUNYSPH’smissionistoprovideacollaborativeandaccessibleenvironmentforexcellenceineducation,research,andserviceinpublichealth,topromoteandsustainhealthierpopulationsinNewYorkCityandaroundtheworld,andtoshapepolicyandpracticeinpublichealth.CUNYSPHhasaclearpathwaytowardthedevelopmentofaworld-classschoolofpublichealththathasdevelopeddeeppartnershipsinNewYorkCityandaroundtheglobe.Theschoolisintheprocessofoverhaulingitscurriculumtoofferstudentsmoreaccessibleandinnovativeacademicprograms,andtoremainincompliancewithseveraldifferentprofessionalaccreditationstandards,includingtheCouncilonEducationforPublicHealth,AccreditationBoardofEngineeringTechnology,andAccreditationCouncilforEducationinNutritionandDietetics.TheserevisionsincludeanewPhDprogram,adieteticinternship(offeredbothonlineandinperson),anonlineindustrialhygieneadvancedcertificate,andanintegratedMPHcorecurriculum.Tomaximizethestudentacademicexperience,anewofficeofexperientiallearninghasbeenestablished.Theofficeoverseesallrequiredpracticeexperience,includingthedoctoralpracticumandmaster’s-levelfieldwork.Staffareresponsibleformonitoringthequalityofthelearningexperienceandassistingfacultyindevelopingnewcollaborationswithpartnerorganizations.Currently,theofficeisdevelopinganexperientiallearningdatabaseofmorethan200vettedorganizations,whichwillalsoservetohelpstudentsseekingindependentstudiesandvolunteeropportunities.Theschoolcontinuestosupportthenewinstitutesandcenterscreatedin2015-2016,includingtheInstituteforImplementationScienceinPopulationHealth,theInstituteforUrbanFoodPolicy,andtheCenterforSystemsandCommunityDesign.Thisyear,twonewcentershavebeencreated:theCenterforInnovationinMentalHealthandtheCenterforImmigrant,Refugee,andGlobalHealth.Thesecentersandinstitutesareforumsfor

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interdisciplinaryandinter-departmentalcollaboration,aswellasincubatorsfornewideasandappliedresearchexperiencefordoctoralandmaster’sstudents.Studentresearchremainsahighpriority,asevidencedbythehighnumberofstudentspresentingattheAmericanPublicHealthAssociationannualmeeting.TheDeanprovidestravelawardstostudentpresenterstoensuretheirparticipationinthepremierpublichealthconference.CUNYSPHencouragesbroadstudentengagementinfacultyresearch.Lastly,theschoolhasmadeimportantstridestowardtheimprovementofstudentservices,andrecentlyhasrestructureditsbudgettoexpandthisoffice,creatingnewfull-timepositionsinstudentadvisement,careerservices,andstudentlife.Mostrecently,anannualcareerfairwasheldandwidelyattendedbystudentsandemployers.CUNYSchoolofLaborandUrbanStudies(SLU):TheCUNYSchoolofLaborandUrbanStudies(SLU)willlaunchintheFall2018semester.ItisanoutgrowthoftheJosephS.MurphyInstituteforWorkerEducationandLaborStudies,ahighly-regardedworkereducationprogram,bothnationallyandinternationally.SLUoffersoneundergraduateandtwograduatedegreeprogramsaswellascertificatesinLaborStudiesandUrbanStudies.Theseacademicprogramsaredesignedtomeettheneedsofworkingadultswhoseektolearnmoreaboutthechallengesconfrontingpoorandworking-classpopulationsintheworkplaceandinthecommunity.SLU’smissionisgroundedinseveralcorevalues:accesstohighereducation,academicexcellence,diversityateverylevel,socialjustice,andequalityforall.Itsgoalsaretoexpandhighereducationopportunitiesforworkers;provideliberaleducationthatincludesboththeoryandpractice;preparestudentswhoaspiretocareersinpublicserviceandmovementsforsocialjustice;promotecivicengagement;provideleadershipdevelopmentforunionandcommunityactivists;andhelpworkersachievegreatereconomicsecurity.Whileaddressingtheneedsofitsstudents,SLUalsoseekstohelpNewYorkCityandStatefulfilltheirneedsforawell-educated,highlyskilledpublicandprivateworkforce.Toaccomplishitsgoals,theschoolhasfourunits—orfoundationalpillars:LaborStudies,UrbanStudies,WorkforceDevelopment,andCommunityService.These“pillars”supportarangeofintellectualaspirationsandpracticalneedsandserveasagatewaytocollegeformanyworkersandworking-classcommunities.SLUoffersaBAinUrbanandCommunityStudies,MAsinLaborStudiesandUrbanStudiesandanumberofundergraduateandadvancedcertificates.SLUincludestheMurphyInstitute,adivisionoftheschoolthathousesprogramsdevelopedincollaborationwithotherunitsofCUNY.Thesepartnershipprogramswilloffercertificateandcollege-creditprogramsdesignedtogiveworkerstheacademicandtechnicalskillstheyneedforprofessionaladvancement.CUNYseniorcollegesthatpartnerwithSLUforthispurposeinclude:CollegeofStatenIsland,QueensCollege,BrooklynCollege,andCityCollege.

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ThemajorityofSLUstudentsareadultlearnersandfull-timeworkers.Manyaremunicipalemployeesandgovernmentworkers,seekingtoadvancetheirleadershipinpublicservice.Inrecentyears,anincreasingnumberofyoungerstudentshavebeendrawntotheMurphyInstitutebecausetheyaspiretoleadershipcareersinlabor,communityorganizations,orotherinstitutionsthatpromotesocialchange.ThesestudentshavebeenparticularlyattractedtotheInstitute’sUnionSemesterandCommunitySemesteracademicinternshipprograms,offeredonboththeundergraduateandadvancedlevel.SLUiscommittedtoacademicrigoraswellashigh-levelexperientiallearning.Thesegoalswillbesupportedbyafull-timeandconsortialfacultythatwillincludeseveralofthemostdistinguishedsocialsciencescholarsinCUNYaswellasexpertpractitionerswhoareleadersingovernment,labor,andpublicservice.SLUplacesahighpriorityonstudentsuccess,especiallyforolderstudentswhomayhavebeenoutofschoolforaprolongedperiod.Onceintheclassroom,thiscohortcanbenefitfrominnovativepedagogies,includingteam-teachingthatintegratesskillsdevelopmentandintellectualcontent.Forallitsstudents,SLUwillmaintainastrongStudentServicesunit,withanEnrollmentManager;aDirectorofRetention;severalcounselors,advisors,andtutorsaswellasawritingcenter.ItisimportanttonotethatSLUwillbeginoperationsinFall2018.IthasinstitutedaplanningprocessthatcoversnotonlythetransitionfromInstitutetoSchoolbutalsoprojectsgrowthinthelong-term.WithsupplementalfundingallocatedbytheStatelegislatureandNewYorkCityCouncil,SLUexpectstosignificantlyincreaseitsenrollmentsoverfiveyears,developnewprograms,hireadditionalfaculty,andexpandsupportservicesforstudents.

B. MajorInstitutionalChangesandDevelopmentsSincethe2015PeriodicReviewReport

In2014,CUNYlauncheditsAdvancedScienceResearchCenter,amajornewinitiativeininterdisciplinaryscientificresearch,andinFall2016,theASRCwasmovedadministrativelyoutofCUNY’sCentralOfficetobecomeaunitwithintheGraduateCenter.TheGraduateCenterisnowpositionedtoadvancetheCUNY-widepriorityofenhancingscientificresearchacrosstheUniversity’scolleges.ThisprioritywasincorporatedintotheGraduateCenter’s2017-2022StrategicPlan.InAugust2016,Dr.JoyConnollyjoinedtheGraduateCenterasProvost.In2017,Dr.JuliaWrigleywasnamedInterimDeanforMaster’sPrograms,andapermanentDeanforMaster’sProgramsisexpectedtobegininFall2018.In2016,Dr.MaryPearlwasappointedDeanoftheMacaulayHonorsCollege.TheCUNYGraduateSchoolofPublicHealthisnowaunifiedgraduateschoolofpublichealth,underDeanAymanEl-Mohandes.Inthe2015PeriodicReviewReport,itwasreportedthatCUNYSPSwouldsoonberegisteredasastand-aloneeducationalinstitutionwithitsownadministrativeservices.Thishasnotyetoccurred,butCUNYSPSdoesintendtopursue

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stand-aloneaccreditationinthecomingyears.OnJune26,2017,theBoardofTrusteespassedaresolutiontorelocatetheJosephS.MurphyInstituteforWorkerEducationandLaborStudies,currentlyhousedinSPS,totheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterasastand-aloneschool.TheMurphyInstitutewillberenamedtheCUNYSchoolofLaborandUrbanStudies(SLU).AtitsDecember4,2017meeting,theBoardofTrusteesnamedDr.GregoryMantsiosastheFoundingDeanofSLU,effectiveJanuary26,2018.TheChancellorofCUNY,JamesMilliken,announcedthatheissteppingdownfromtheChancellorshipinJune2018.InSpring2018,theCUNYBoardofTrusteesappointedVitaC.Rabinowitz,ExecutiveViceChancellorandUniversityProvost,toserveasInterimChancellor. C. PreparationfortheSelf-StudyInNovember2017,Dr.DavidOlan,AssociateProvostandDeanforAcademicAffairsattheGC,andDr.JenniferKobrin,thentheDirectorofInstitutionalResearchandEffectivenessattheGC,attendedtheMiddleStatesSelf-StudyInstitute.Dr.KobrinhassincelefttheGC.InDecember2017,Dr.OlanandMs.StacieTiongson,theGC’sExecutiveDirectorofAcademicAffairs,attendedtheMiddleStatesAnnualmeetinginPhiladelphia.InJanuary2018,thepresidentandprovostoftheGraduateCenterappointedDr.OlanandMs.Tiongsontoserveasco-chairsoftheSelf-StudySteeringCommittee.ItisanticipatedthatanewAssociateDeanforInstitutionalEffectiveness,oncehired,willalsobeaco-chairoftheSteeringCommittee.Dr.OlanisservingasMiddleStatesAccreditationLiaisonOfficeruntilthenewAssociateDeanisinplace.Theco-chairsheldtwopreliminarymeetingsonJanuary9,2018andonJanuary31,2018withrepresentativesfromtheUCschoolstodiscusstheSelf-Studyprocess.Thegoalwastoformulatecommonprioritiesandoutcomes,incorporatingeachschool’srespectivestrategicplansandinstitutionalpriorities,tobeaddressedintheSelfStudy.EachoftheUCschoolsprovidedalistofprioritiesandoutcomes.Fromthosesubmissions,areasofcommoninterestwereidentifiedanddiscussedwiththeUCschoolstorefinethemfortheself-studydesign.InconsultationwiththeGraduateCenter’spresidentandprovost,theco-chairsassembledarepresentativesteeringcommittee,consistingoffaculty,administrativestaff,representativesofeachoftheUCschools,students,aGCalumnus,andaGCFoundationBoardmember.TheSteeringCommitteemetonFebruary20,2018,andonApril24,2018,whenDr.StephenPugliese,VicePresident,MSCHEvisitedourcampus.OnMay21,2018,theSteeringCommitteeco-chairsmetwiththeWorkingGroupchairstodiscusstheprocessofgatheringevidenceandpreparingtheworkinggroupreportsinthefall.SevenworkinggroupshavebeenformedtorevieweachoftheMSCHEsevenstandardsandtheRequirementsofAffiliation.Aseparate,smallerworkinggroupwillbeformedtoorganizetheevidencefortheVerificationofComplianceReport.

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II. CommonPrioritiestobeAddressedbytheSelfStudyIn2017,CUNYreleaseditsstrategicframework,“ConnectedCUNY:AffordableAccess,AcademicExcellence,andStudentSuccessinthe21stCentury”(CUNYStrategicFramework).Theseprioritiesareintendedtocomplementandreinforcethoseoftheindividualcollegesandschoolsinthesystem.TheCUNYStrategicFrameworkdiscussesgoalsandstrategiestoadvanceCUNY'shistoricmissionasanengineofmobilityforlower-incomeNewYorkers,includingaddressingaccessandcompletion,collegereadiness,careersuccess,knowledgecreation,andasustainablefundingmodel.InthespiritoftheCUNYStrategicFramework,andafterconsultationwiththeUCschoolsandapprovalbytheSteeringCommittee,theGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterwilladdressfivecommonpriorities,adaptedtoeachUCschool,intheSelf-Study.Innovationincurriculum,research,pedagogyandprofessionaldevelopment.TheschoolsintheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterservepopulationsofstudentsatdifferentstagesofeducationandwithdifferingeducationalandcareerobjectives,rangingfromresearch-intensivegraduateeducationtograduateprofessionaleducationtoundergraduateeducation.Toserveourstudentswell,itisessentialthattheschoolsbeattheforefrontofinnovations,whetherinterdisciplinaryresearch,professionaldevelopment,professionalpractice,onlineeducationorundergraduatepedagogy.Academicandcareersuccessofourstudents.Access,completionandcareersuccessarecornerstonesofCUNY’sStrategicFramework.Thepathstosuccessandtherangeofpost-graduationopportunitiesvarysignificantlyamongtheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterschools.However,alltheschoolsshareastrongcommitmenttogivingstudentsthetoolsandsupporttheyneedtocompletetheirdegreesinatimelywayandtobepreparedforarangeofvaluablecareeroutcomes.Increasingdiversityofstudents,facultyandcurriculum.Access,diversityandinclusionarecentraltothemissionofCUNYandarethefocalpointsofitsStrategicFramework.Tocreateandsustainaninclusiveclimateitisessentialthatdiversitybesupportedinallfacetsofeachschoolfromtherecruitmentoffacultyandstudentstotheprovisionofculturally-sensitivecurriculatoactiveeffortstocreateinclusiveformsofstudentlife.Increasingfundinganddiversifyingresources.ReductionsinstatesupporttoCUNYhavehadanimpactupontheschoolsofGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter,whichrelyuponstateappropriationsformostoftheiroperatingbudgets,withthebalancecomprisedofresearchgrants,privategivingandendowmentreturns,andauxiliaryservices.CUNYandeachofitsschoolsmustbemoreresourcefulbothinspendingtheirallottedpublicfundsandinexploringnewsourcesoffundstohelpsustaincurrentoperationsandadvancetheirmissionwithnewprograms.

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RaisingourinstitutionalprofilewithinCUNYandbeyond.TherearenumerouswaysinwhicheachoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterschoolsservesCUNY,NewYorkCityandthelargerworld.Thesearenotaswell-knownastheyshouldbe.Raisingawarenessofwhoweareandwhatwedowillincreaseourimpactand,weexpect,helpusattractgreaterresourcesandsupportforourmission.TheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter’sinstitutionalprioritiescorrespondtotheMiddleStatesStandards,assetforthbelow.InstitutionalPrioritiesMappedtoMiddleStatesStandards

Priorities StandardI

StandardII

StandardIII

StandardIV

StandardV

StandardVI

StandardVII

Innovationincurriculum,research,pedagogyandprofessionaldevelopment

X X X X X X

Academicandcareersuccessofourstudents

X X X X

Increasingdiversityofstudents,facultyandcurriculum

X X X X X

Increasingfundinganddiversifyingresources

X X X X X X

RaisingourinstitutionalprofilewithinCUNYandbeyond

X X X

III. IntendedOutcomesoftheSelf-StudyTheSteeringCommitteehasdesignatedthefollowingintendedoutcomesfortheSelf-Study:

1. DemonstratethattheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetsMSCHEstandards,therequirementsofaffiliationandfederalcompliancestandards,andtohaveitsaccreditationreaffirmed.

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2. EstablishthattheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterhasprocessesinplacetoensurecontinuousassessmentandimprovementinallareasofitsoperation—academicandnon-academic.

3. Achieveathoroughexaminationofacademic,studentsupport,andbusinessprocessesencounteredbystudentsandfacultywithrecommendationsforimprovementinthestudentandfacultyexperience.

4. BetterdefinetherelationshipamongtheUCschoolstoidentifyareasforimprovementintheuseofsharedservicesandopportunitiesforcollaboration.

IV. OrganizationalStructureoftheSteeringCommitteeandWorkingGroupsTheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterhaschosentouseaStandards-BasedApproachtoitsSelf-Study.GiventhecomplexnatureoftherelationshipbetweentheGraduateCenterandtheUCschools,andthedifferingmissionsofeachschool,itwasdecidedthatacomprehensivereviewofallthestandardswouldserveasthebestvehicletoensurethateachschoolmeetstheMSCHEstandards.TheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterMiddleStatesSteeringCommitteeconsistsof26members,14ofwhomareservingasco-chairsofthesevenworkinggroups.TheSteeringCommitteeisusingacommonplatform,SharePoint,tohouseallinformationpertainingtotheSelf-Study.ThiswillenabletheSteeringCommitteeandworkinggroupmemberstoshareinformation,evidence,anddraftdocuments.TheSteeringCommitteeco-chairswillberesponsibleforupdatingtheSteeringCommitteeontheprogressoftheworkinggroups,andwillactasaconduitofinformationamongandbetweenthegroupsandtheSteeringCommittee,whennecessary.Theco-chairshaveaskedeachworkinggroupco-chairtomeetwiththeirworkinggroupmembersinSpring2018todiscusstheirchargesandthetypesofevidencethattheywillneedwhentheirworkbeginsinthefall.Theco-chairsandtheGC'sOfficeofInstitutionalResearchandEffectivenesswillcollecttheinformationneededthroughoutSpringandSummer2018andwilluploadittotheevidencerepository/documentroadmapinSharePointforusebytheworkinggroupsinthefall. A. SteeringCommitteeCo-Chairs

DavidOlan,Professor,Music;AssociateProvostandDeanforAcademicAffairs

StacieTiongson,ExecutiveDirectorofAcademicAffairs

WorkingGroupChairs

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RichardBodnar,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,Psychology

JoshBrumberg,Professor,PsychologyandBiology;DeanfortheSciencesJoyConnolly,Professor,Classics;ProvostandSeniorVicePresident

DuncanFaherty,AssociateProfessor,English;Director,EarlyResearchInitiativeJohnGreenwood,Professor,PhilosophyandPsychology

GiancarloLombardi,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,ComparativeLiterature

JoanLucariello,Professor,EducationalPsychologyandPsychologyJohnMollenkopf,DistinguishedProfessor,SociologyandPoliticalScience

PattiMyatt,SeniorExecutiveAssociate,President’sOffice

BrianPeterson,DeanforAcademicInitiativesandStrategicInnovationMartinRuck,Professor,Psychology;SeniorAdvisortothePresidentforDiversityandInclusionMatthewSchoengood,VicePresidentforStudentAffairs

PhyllisSchulz,ExecutiveDirectorofFellowshipsandFinancialAid

JuliaWrigley,Professor,Sociology;InterimDeanforMaster’sPrograms

RepresentativesfromUniversityCenterSchools

AmyDunkin,DirectorofAcademicOperations,SchoolofJournalismRobynGertner,CurriculumandAssessmentCoordinator,SchoolofPublicHealth&HealthPolicyKimHartswick,AcademicDirector,CUNYBaccalaureateforUniqueandInterdisciplinaryStudies

GeorgeOtte,AssociateDeanforAcademicAffairs,SchoolofProfessionalStudiesDianePhillips,DirectorofInstitutionalResearchandAssessment,MacaulayHonorsCollege

RochellePinder-Cuffie,ManagerofNewInitiatives,CUNYSchoolofLaborandUrbanStudies

StudentRepresentatives

TeresaOber,Co-Chair,DoctoralStudents’Council

CharlotteThurston,Co-Chair,DoctoralStudent’sCouncil

GCFoundationBoardMember

JoannaMigdal,ChairoftheInvestmentandFinanceCommittee

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AlumniRepresentativeJonathanDavis(Ph.D.Sociology),AssistantProfessor,DepartmentofEducationalAdministrationandSecondaryEducation,TheCollegeofNewJersey B. WorkingGroups 1. GeneralChargetoWorkingGroupsEachworkinggroupistaskedwithdeterminingwhethertheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterschoolsdemonstratecompliancewiththeMSCHEStandardsandCriteriaandRequirementsofAffiliationithasbeenassignedandhaveprocessesinplacetoensureongoingassessmentofgoalsandoutcomesleadingtocontinuousimprovement.Theworkinggroup’sevaluationmustbegroundedintheinstitutionalprioritiesandself-studyoutcomesfortheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenteraswellasforindividualUCschools.ThebasisoftheworkinggroupdeterminationsshouldbeevidenceavailableintheEvidenceInventory,andshouldbeprimarilyanalyticratherthandescriptive.Theworkinggroupsshouldbeawareofareasinwhichtheirstandardoverlapswithothersandbeintouchwithco-chairsofotherworkinggroupsasneededtoassurecollaborationandavoidredundancy.WorkingGroup1:MissionandGoalsCo-Chair:JoyConnolly,Professor,Classics;ProvostandSeniorVicePresidentCo-Chair:GiancarloLombardi,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,ComparativeLiterature

MembersAndrewAlger,DoctoralStudent,History

Dana-AinDavis,Professor,Anthropology;Director,M.A.ProgramonWomen’sandGenderStudiesHermanBennett,Professor,History;ExecutiveOfficer,OfficeofEducationalOpportunityandDiversityStephanieLuce,Professor,LaborStudiesattheSchoolofLaborandUrbanStudies

LoriDugganGold,VicePresidentforCommunications&PublicAffairs

AndrewMendelson,AssociateDeanandProfessor,CUNYGraduateSchoolofJournalismStacieTiongson,ExecutiveDirectorofAcademicAffairs

LinesofInquiry

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1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard1andRequirementsofAffiliation7and10?

2. TowhatextentarethemissionandgoalsoftheGCandUCschoolsconsistentwiththeGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterprioritiesandtheCUNYStrategicFramework,particularlythoseofinnovation,studentacademicandcareersuccess,andincreaseddiversityofstudents,facultyandcurriculum?

3. WhatprocessesareinplacetodetermineiftheGCandUCschoolsareachievingtheirmissionandgoalsandperiodicallyreassessingthemissionandgoals?

WorkingGroup2:EthicsandIntegrityCo-Chair:MartinRuck,Professor,Psychology;SeniorAdvisortothePresidentforDiversityandInclusionCo-Chair:PhyllisSchulz,ExecutiveDirectorofFellowshipsandFinancialAid

MembersMariannaAzar,Manager,HumanResearchandProtectionProgram

KylaBender-Baird,DoctoralStudent,Sociology

EllenDeRiso,ProgramCoordinator/AssistantProgramOfficer,AnthropologyDepartmentJoannaDressel,DoctoralStudent,Sociology

JohnFlaherty,ExecutiveDirectorofInstitutionalServices/DirectorofPublicSafetyRobynGertner,CurriculumandAssessmentCoordinator,SchoolofPublicHealth

AdrienneKlein,ResearchIntegrityOfficer,OfficeofResearchandSponsoredPrograms

CharlesMills,DistinguishedProfessor,PhilosophyLynettePhilips,Counsel/LaborDesignee,TheGraduateCenter

RichardSchwartz,PresidentialProfessor,Speech-Language-HearingSciencesLinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard2?

2. WhatevidenceistherethattheGCandeachUCschoolensuresthatstudents,facultyandstaffareawareofallresponsibilities,policiesandappealsprocesses?

3. WhatprocessesareinplaceattheGCandeachUCschooltoensurethatresponsibilitiesandpoliciesonethicsandintegrityareobservedandthatthosewithconcernsandgrievanceshaveadequaterecourse?

4. VerifytheGC’sandeachUCschool’scompliancewiththe15RequirementsofAffiliation.

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WorkingGroup3:DesignandDeliveryoftheStudentLearningExperience

Co-Chair:JoshBrumberg,Professor,PsychologyandBiology;DeanfortheSciencesCo-Chair:JoanLucariello,Professor,EducationalPsychologyandPsychology

MembersShoumikBhattacharaya,DoctoralStudent,English

DavidJoselit,DistinguishedProfessor,ArtHistoryAbigailMorrison,AcademicOperationsDirector,CUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudies

KarynaPryiomka,DoctoralStudent,CriticalSocialPersonalityPsychology

KatinaRogers,DeputyDirector,TheFuturesInitiativeValerieShafer,Professor,Linguistics

JosephUgoretz,ChiefAcademicOfficer,MacaulayHonorsCollegeWimVijverberg,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,Economics

LinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard3andRequirementsofAffiliation8,9,10and15?

2. HowwelldotheprocessesoftheGCandeachUCschoolforcreatingprograms,curriculaandcoursesalignwithprioritiesofinnovationandstudentacademicandcareersuccess?

3. DotheGCandeachUCschoolhaveinplaceprocessesforassessingtheeffectivenessandrelevanceoftheircurriculum,inparticularreflectingtheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterprioritiesofinnovationandacademiccareersuccess?

4. WhatopportunitiesandmechanismsexistforcollaborationamongtheGCandUCschoolsinteaching,curriculumanddegrees?

WorkingGroup4:SupportoftheStudentExperienceCo-Chair:DuncanFaherty,AssociateProfessor,English;Director,EarlyResearchInitiative

Co-Chair:MatthewSchoengood,VicePresidentforStudentAffairs

MembersYahairaCastro,DirectorofStudentServices,CUNYSchoolofJournalismVincentDeLuca,Registrar

JennyFurlong,Director,OfficeofCareerPlacementandProfessionalDevelopment

BettinaLerner,AssistantProfessor,FrenchandComparativeLiteratureBrianGibney,ExecutiveOfficer,ChemistryandBiochemistry

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MaryJeanMcNamara,DoctoralStudent,Classics

KateMcPherson,AcademicAdvisor,CUNYBAElaineMontilla,AssistantVicePresident,InformationTechnology

ElisePerram,DirectorofStudentAffairsAnthonyPicciano,Professor,UrbanStudies

MelissaSkillings,Director,FinancialAid

RafalSzczurowski,AcademicAdvisor,CUNYBAPollyThistlethwaite,ChiefLibrarian

LukeWaltzer,Director,TheTeachingandLearningCenter

LinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard4andRequirementsofAffiliation8and10?

2. DotheGCandeachUCschoolprovidesupportasappropriatefortheacademicandcareersuccessofitsstudents?

3. DotheGCandeachUCschoolconductperiodicassessmentofprogramsthatsupportthestudentexperience?

4. ArethosestudentservicesthataresharedamongtheGCandUCschoolsimplementedefficiently?

WorkingGroup5:EducationalEffectivenessAssessmentCo-Chair:JohnGreenwood,Professor,PhilosophyandPsychologyCo-Chair:BrianPeterson,DeanforAcademicInitiativesandStrategicInnovation

MembersDeeClayman,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,Classics

KaraEubanks,Assistant,OutcomesAssessmentCommitteeRobertHatcher,Director,TheWellnessCenter

BillHaddican,AssociateProfessor,Linguistics

JereHester,DirectorofReportingandWriting,CUNYSchoolofJournalismBruceHomer,AssociateProfessor,EducationalPsychology

DahliaKaufmann,Post-DoctoralFellow,OfficeofInstitutionalResearchandEffectivenessDeborahKoetzle,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,CriminalJustice

AbigailMorrison,AcademicOperationsDirector,CUNYSchoolofProfessionalStudies

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DianePhillips,DirectorofInstitutionalResearchandAssessment,MacaulayHonorsCollege

GwenShaw,DoctoralStudent,ArtHistoryLinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard5andRequirementsofAffiliation8,9and10?

2. DotheGCandeachUCschoolconductassessmentofstudentlearningapplicabletothelevelofdegree:undergraduate,master’sordoctoral?

3. InwhatwaysisinformationgatheredintheassessmentofstudentlearningusedtoimprovethecurriculumandlearningexperienceattheGCandeachUCschool?

WorkingGroup6:Planning,Resources,andInstitutionalImprovementCo-Chair:JohnMollenkopf,DistinguishedProfessor,PoliticalScienceandSociology

Co-Chair:JuliaWrigley,InterimDeanforMaster’sPrograms;ProfessorofSociologyMembersEsther"Dainy"Bernstein,DoctoralStudent,EnglishRobertCampbell,VicePresidentforInformationTechnologyandAdministrativeServices

MirandaFricker,Professor,PhilosophyEdithGonzales,ExecutiveDirector,OfficeofResearchandSponsoredPrograms

HelenKoh,Director,FoundationsandCorporateRelations

KarlLang,Professor,BusinessLeslieMcCall,PresidentialProfessor,SociologyandPoliticalScience

JulietMontes,DeputyDirector,OfficeofHumanResourcesKathleenParamore,InterimDirectorofFinanceandAdministration,MacaulayHonorsCollege

SebastianPersico,SeniorVicePresidentforFinanceandAdministrationTonyRo,PresidentialProfessor,PsychologyandBiology

ReinUlijn,EinsteinProfessor,Chemistry;Director,ASRCNanoscienceInitiative

LinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard6andRequirementsofAffiliation8,10and11?

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2. TowhatdegreearetheGC’sandUCschools’budgetingandresourceallocationdecisionsdata-drivenandbasedon,andguidedby,strategicplanningandinstitutionalpriorities?

3. AretheGC’sandUCschools’developmenteffortsconsistentwithandeffectiveatincreasingfunding,diversifyingresourcesandraisingtheirinstitutionalprofile?

WorkingGroup7:Governance,Leadership,andAdministrationCo-Chair:RichardBodnar,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,Psychology

Co-Chair:PattiMyatt,SeniorExecutiveAssociate,President’sOffice

MembersCarlosCuestas,DoctoralStudent,Ethnomusicology,CathyDavidson,DistinguishedProfessor,English;Director,TheFuturesInitiative

CathySavage-Dunn,ProfessorandExecutiveOfficer,Biology

MatthewGold,AssociateProfessor,EnglishandDigitalHumanitiesPatriciaStein,SpecialLegalCounsel,CityUniversityofNewYorkLinesofInquiry

1. DoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentermeetthecriteriaestablishedforStandard7andRequirementsofAffiliation12and13?

2. WhatprocessesexisttoensurethatthegovernancestructureattheGCandeachUCschoolisbeingobservedandthatparticipationbystudents,facultyandstaffistakingplaceasmandatedingovernancedocuments?

3. WhatstepsdoestheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentertaketoensurediversityinleadershipandadministration?

4. WhatprocessesexisttoensurethatadministrativeservicessharedamongtheGCandUCschoolsareimplementedefficientlyandwiththeneedsofthedifferentschoolsinmind?

V. GuidelinesforReportingTheworkinggroupshavethefollowingkeydeliverables:Meettoidentify/gathernecessarydocuments: Spring/Summer,2018Reviewdata,conductinterviews,draftchapters: Fall2018FirstdraftofreportsubmittedtoSteeringCommitteeco-chairs: January,2019SeconddraftsubmittedtoSteeringCommittee

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co-chairs: February,2019Theworkinggroupreportswillbeinanarrativeformat,firstaddressingoverallcomplianceandcontextfortheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter,andthenaddressingthecomplianceofeachoftheUCschools,includingtheGraduateCenter.Organizationofthereportsshouldbeasfollows:1. Overviewoftheworkinggroup,itscharge,andspecificlinesofinquiryinrelationto

itsassignedstandardforaccreditationandrequirementsofaffiliation.

2. Analysisofthestandardusinggatheredevidenceandinthecontextoftheprioritiesgiven,withadeterminationofwhethertheGraduateSchoolandeachUCschoolmeetsthestandardandcriteria,andanystrengthsorchallenges.

3. Explanationofhowtheworkinggroup’sdeterminationsrelatetotheassignedStandardofAccreditation.

4. Discussionoftheconnectionofthegroup’schargewiththoseofothergroups,andanycollaborationthattookplace,andwhatthegrouplearned.

5. IdentificationofanyareasforimprovementintheuseofsharedservicesandopportunitiesforcollaborationbetweentheGraduateCenterandtheUniversityCenterschools,andtheschoolswitheachother.

6. RecommendationsforongoinginstitutionalimprovementVI. Self-StudyTimetable

Semester Month Activity

Spring2018 Jan31Feb20

WorkinggroupchairsselectedFirstSteeringCommitteemeeting

Feb–April Workinggroupchairsmeettoorganize,reviewcriteriaandbegintoidentifyevidenceneeded

March23March29April10April24

DraftSelf-StudyDesignduetoUCschoolsDraftSelf-StudyDesignduetoSteeringCommitteeDraftSelf-StudyDesignduetoMSCHEMSCHEVPliaisonvisits;SecondSteeringCommitteeMeeting

MayMayJune

Self-StudyDesignrevisionscomplete(MSCHEfeedback)Workinggroupsmeettoidentify/gathernecessarydocumentsincludingdocumentationforcompliancereportApprovalfromMSCHE

Summer2018 July-August Continuetoidentify/gathernecessarydocumentsincludingdocumentationforcompliancereport

Fall2018 September12(tentative)October26

SteeringCommitteemeetstodiscussfallagendaFirststatusreportduetoSteeringCommitteeco-chairs

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November29December

SecondstatusreportduetoSteeringCommitteeco-chairsWorkinggroupspreparereports

Spring2019-Summer2019

January11January31

DraftreportssubmittedtoSteeringCommitteeco-chairsCo-chairssubmitcommentstoworkinggroupchairs

February15February26February/March/April

Seconddraftreportssubmittedtoco-chairsSteeringCommitteemeetstodiscussdraftsandprogressDraftSelf-Studyreportbasedonworkinggroupreports

April11May6

SteeringCommitteemeetstodiscussfirstdraftofSelf-StudySelf-StudydraftsubmittedforGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentercommunityreviewandfeedback(30days)

June-August ReviseSelf-Studydraft;BeginpreparationofVerificationofComplianceReport

Fall2019 September6October

SeconddraftofSelf-StudysenttoSteeringCommitteeandtoCUNYCentralforreviewSelf-Studyrevisionsasnecessary

November Self-StudydraftsenttoTeamChairinadvanceofPreliminaryVisit

November-December PreliminaryvisitbyTeamChair;feedbackonSelf-Studydraft;VerificationofCompliancereportdue

December-January RevisionstoSelf-StudybasedonfeedbackfromTeamChairSpring2020 February FinalversionofSelf-StudyproducedandsenttoVisitingTeam

(6weeksprior);postonwebsiteMarch-April VisitingTeamoncampusJune Commissionmeetstodetermineaccreditationaction

VII. OrganizationoftheFinalSelf-StudyReportInaccordancewithMSCHEstandards,theSelf-Studyreportwillbeapproximately100pagesinlength,exclusiveofappendicesandorganizedasfollows:ExecutiveSummary:AshortdescriptionofthefindingsandrecommendationsoftheSelf-Study.Introduction:AbriefoverviewoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenterandtheSelf-Studyprocess.StandardsforAccreditation:Ananalyticaldiscussionofeachstandard,includingthedatareviewedandinquiryundertaken;cross-referencestorelevantmaterialsinotherpartsofthereport;conclusionsincludingstrengthsandchallenges,withreferencetoappropriatecriteria;andopportunitiesforongoinginstitutionalimprovement.RequirementsofAffiliation:AshortsectiondescribingcompliancewiththeRequirementsofAffiliation.

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Conclusion:Asummaryofthemajorconclusionsreachedandtheinstitutionsrecommendationsforself-improvement.Appendices:Alistingofevidenceusedtosupporteachfindingandconclusion.VIII. EditorialStyleandFormatTheworkinggroupshavebeengiventhefollowingguidelinestofacilitateconsistencyofstyleacrossalldocumentsandwillserveastheformatfortheSelf-Study.

• MicrosoftWordfortextwithembeddedtables• 12pt.Cambriafont• 1inchmargins• Leftjustified• Useofactivevoice,wherepossible• Limiteduseoffootnotes• ReferencesandcitationsinChicagoManualofStyle• Headings,boldanduppercase• Subheadings,bold• Pagenumbers–bottom,middleofthepage

IX. VerificationofComplianceStrategyAseparateworkinggroupwillbeformedtogathertheevidencerequiredfortheVerificationofComplianceReport.TheworkinggroupwillbeledbyMs.Tiongsonandwillincludemembersfromthefollowingoffices:FinancialAidandFellowships,Registrar,Admissions,StudentServicesandPublicSafety.AtleasttwoofthemembersoftheVerificationofComplianceworkinggroupwillalsoserveontheStandardIIworkinggroup.Aschairoftheworkinggroup,Ms.TiongsonwillberesponsibleforcommunicatingwiththeothersevenworkinggroupsandsteeringcommitteeabouttheprogressoftheVerificationofComplianceReport.X. CommunicationsPlanTheGraduateCenter’sOfficeofCommunicationandMarketinghascreatedacommonwebsiteforkeepingtheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentercommunityinformedabouttheMiddleStatesprocess.EachUCschoolhaslinkedtothewebsite,whichishostedbytheGraduateCenter.Inaddition,acommunitymessagehasbeensentoutbytheGraduateCenterandeachUCschooldeanannouncingthecommencementoftheMiddleStatesprocessandencouragingparticipationbytheentireGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentercommunity.Theinitialcommunitymessagewillbefollowedbyupdatesonstagesof

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progressontheSelf-StudyandtheTeamVisit.TheMiddleStatesprocesswillbediscussedatcouncilandcommunitymeetingsthroughoutthenexttwoyearsandinputonadraftoftheself-studywillbesoughtfromthecommunity,asspecifiedinthetimelineabove.XI. EvaluationTeamProfileIdeally,theteamchairwouldbesomeonewhoiscurrentlyservingorhashadsignificantexperienceasadeanofaresearch-intensivegraduateschoolofferingarangeofdoctoralprogramsinartsandsciencesatapublicuniversity.Thechairmayhavemovedontobeapresidentorprovost,buttheexperienceleadingadoctoralgraduateschoolismoreimportantthanthechair’scurrentposition.Justasimportant,giventhecomplexityoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter’sconsortialarrangementamongschoolsservingavarietyofstudentpopulations,itisimportantthatthechairbesomeoneexperiencedincomplexinstitutionalarrangements.ThechairoftheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCenter’sprevioussitevisitwasCharlesCaramello,thenassociateprovostandthedeanoftheGraduateSchooloftheUniversityofMaryland.HisexperiencemadehimagoodmatchfortheGraduateSchoolandUniversityCentersinceheunderstoodtheGraduateCenter’sresearchandteachingcultureaswellasitsplaceinalargercomplexinstitution.AnadditionalexampleisKatherineNewman,SeniorVicePresidentforAcademicAffairsoftheUniversityofMassachusettssystem.Othervaluablemembersofourteamwouldinclude:

• avicepresidentordeanofstudentaffairsinboththegraduateandundergraduatecontextsinauniversitysetting;

• anadministratorexperiencedwithdistancelearninganditsroleinexpanding

educationopportunitiesforbothundergraduatesandmaster’sstudents;

• adeanofaninnovativehonorsandinterdisciplinaryundergraduateschoolthatispartofalargeruniversity;

• adeanorothersenioradministratorofaprofessionalgraduateschoolineither

journalismorpublichealth;and

• avicepresidentforfinanceand/oradministrationfromapublicuniversity.Peerinstitutionsand,whereapplicable,aspirationalpeerinstitutionsfortheGCandeachUCschoolaresetforthbelow.GraduateCenterPeerInstitutions:RutgersUniversityNewBrunswick,StonyBrookUniversity(SUNY),UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst;aspirationalpeers,ColumbiaUniversity,NewYorkUniversity,UniversityofMichiganatAnnArbor.

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SOJPeerInstitutions:ColumbiaUniversity,NewYorkUniversity,SyracuseUniversity,BostonUniversity,UCBerkeley,andtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.SPHPeerInstitutions:SUNYDownstate,SUNYAlbany,SUNYStonyBrook,SUNYBuffalo;aspirationalpeerinstitutions:Columbia,NYU,JohnsHopkins,Harvard,andBostonUniversity.SPSPeerInstitutions:LehmanSchoolofContinuingandProfessionalStudies,NewJerseyCityCollegeofProfessionalStudies,PennCollegeofLiberalandProfessionalStudies,UniversityofDelawareProfessionalandContinuingStudies,SUNYEmpireStateCollege.MHCPeerInstitutions:NewYorkUniversity,CornellUniversity,SUNYBinghamton,SUNYStonyBrook;aspirationalpeers,ColumbiaUniversity,UniversityofTexasHonorsprograms,PennStateSchreyerHonorsCollege.XII. EvidenceInventoryTheEvidenceInventoryhasbeensubmittedasaseparatedocument.