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Graduate Recruiting Committee Guidelines

Purpose:

1. Recruit the best possible graduate students.

Duties of Committee:

1. Represent the Department at events such as Accepted Graduate Students Day.
2. Create and update printed and web publications.
3. Develop, implement, and assess outreach strategies targeted specifically to reach the most qualified students.
4. Recommend actions to enhance graduate student life.
5. Conduct yearly review of the Guidelines for the GRC (this document), and if necessary, propose changes.

Committee Membership:

1. The GRC is composed of the Department's Manager of Student Affairs, two graduate student representatives, staff and faculty members as appropriate.
2. The student representatives are selected by the chair of the GRC from a pool of volunteers obtained by the Department's Manager of Student Affairs.
3. The staff and faculty members are chosen by the Department Chair.

Committee Procedures:

1. The GRC meets as frequently as necessary to do its work in a timely fashion.
2. The GRC works closely with the Graduate Admissions Committee to ensure that the students targeted for recruitment are highly qualified for admission.

Specific Charges

1. Send copies of brochure to feeder schools, alumni, research collaborators, and other contacts.
2. Participate in recruiting events
1. Two open houses
2. Online chats
3. Diversity in Graduate Studies Visitation Program
4. Accepted Students Celebration

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