{"id":63823,"date":"2010-12-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-graduate-school-seeing-best-numbers-in-10-years\/"},"modified":"2010-12-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-08T00:00:00","slug":"uri-graduate-school-seeing-best-numbers-in-10-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2010\/12\/uri-graduate-school-seeing-best-numbers-in-10-years\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School seeing best numbers in 10 years"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tApplications, enrollment up sharply from 2008<\/p>\n


\n\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 December 8, 2010 \u2013 Applications to the 溏心vlog免费B站 Graduate School have increased more than 26 percent since 2008 while total new enrollment in the school has risen more than 18 percent for the same period.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe have not seen growth like this in the previous 10 years,\u201d said Nasser Zawia, interim dean of the Graduate School and professor of pharmacy. \u201cWe worked at improving areas critical to graduate school admission and enrollment. Now, our operation is centralized and efficient.<\/p>\n


\nNationally, applications are up slightly, but enrollment at graduate schools remained the same, Zawia said. But at 溏心vlog免费B站 applications and enrollment are up dramatically.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn 2008, 2,441 individuals applied to the Graduate School, but in 2010, 3,106 applied. Total new enrollment in 2008 was 739, but it jumped to 883 in 2010.<\/p>\n


\n\tIn addition, 溏心vlog免费B站 is attracting large numbers of graduate students from other states and countries. In fact, while Rhode Islanders represent the largest group in the graduate school (1,025 full- and part-time students), 溏心vlog免费B站 enrolls about 600 full-time graduate students from other states and countries compared to about 420 from Rhode Island. Of the 23 doctoral programs offered by 溏心vlog免费B站, only two, education and physical therapy, have more in-state students than those from other states or countries. Out-of-state and international students dominate such disciplines as psychology, English, oceanography, environment and life sciences, pharmacy, electrical engineering, business and chemistry.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe dean said this approach is in line with 溏心vlog免费B站 President David M. Dooley\u2019s vision for strengthening the presence of international students in the University\u2019s undergraduate and graduate programs as a way to enhance the global experience of all students. Zawia said the goal is to have students share in a variety of experiences that lead to enhanced understanding of other nations and cultures thus becoming more engaged global citizens.<\/p>\n


\n\tZawia said such strength is the result of hard work by all members of his team since he took over 20 months ago.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Graduate School\u2019s website was updated and branded, the school added technology and recruitment personnel and it began working much more closely with departments.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cNow when people enter \u2018graduate school\u201d on Google we come up as one of the first five entries, and we are always listed on the first page,\u201d Zawia said. \u201cNow our site is averaging 500 hits a day.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Graduate School also sent printed materials to 20 countries, and subscribed to a number of email services targeted at international students.<\/p>\n


\n\tZawia credits Provost Donald H. DeHayes for his strong support of the Graduate School. \u201cWithout his support and resource allocation, we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe Graduate School is moving to a new admission system that is used at such schools as Duke and Stanford universities and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is similar to the Common Application used for undergraduate admission at 溏心vlog免费B站 and other schools.<\/p>\n


\n\tThe graduate school\u2019s 2,200 students are enrolled in 25 doctoral programs and 33 master\u2019s programs. If 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s graduate certificate and non-degree offerings are added, about 3,000 students enroll in 溏心vlog免费B站 graduate courses.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cMost people do not know this, but we offer more graduate degrees than Brown University,\u201d Zawia said. \u201cIf you take our 58 programs and you look at the various tracks of each one, you come up with 270 different graduate opportunities. We are a major public institution with $104 million in research funding that offers a wide array of programs.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tZawia said he and his team guide students from the admission process through their graduation, including advising and working with their faculty members.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re building a community with a great team that enhances credibility,\u201d Zawia said.\t <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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