Goal
Adapt curricula and research support systems to provide competitive, mission-resonant graduate and professional programs that respond to societal needs, new market climates, and horizons of discovery.
Objective 1
Design and implement a “start-up” framework for graduate and professional education that facilitates the creation and continuing evolution of innovative degree programs in academic areas of promise.
| Action Item | Last Updated | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Establish a revolving source of competitive seed funding to assist colleges and schools in developing innovative new graduate and professional programs en route to establishing long-term fiscal sustainability. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| In collaboration with faculty, adapt the academic review process and program governance structures for graduate/professional program to encourage innovation and responsiveness to emerging opportunities while sustaining academic quality. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| Revise existing budget frameworks and establish appropriate incentives that promote academic innovation, market-responsiveness, and enrollment growth. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| Increase and systematize LMU's use of relevant market research and data-based decision-making about proposed and existing graduate programs. | Summer 2024 | Complete and ongoing |
| Foster mission-distinctiveness and enhance mission integration in graduate and professional program curricula and student life. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| Set clear expectations and data benchmarks to increase graduate enrollments. | Summer 2024 | Complete and ongoing |
Objective 2
Deepen LMU’s commitment to the teacher-scholar model by strengthening university-wide infrastructure and support for graduate and professional research activity.
| Action Item | Last Updated | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Enhance university research grant infrastructure (sponsored projects and professional development) for faculty and graduate students. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| Evaluate current support for graduate student success and research opportunities for graduate students and invest in key support structures. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| Stabilize current doctoral program enrollments to ensure we meet requirements for national university status. | Summer 2024 | Complete and ongoing |
| In dialogue with faculty, determine whether to add new research doctoral programs and/or convert selected existing research master's programs to doctoral programs. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
| In collaboration with faculty, develop a coherent overall portfolio of selected research-degree master's programs, interdisciplinary graduate/professional offerings, and market-distinctive graduate online/hybrid programs, and establish appropriate infrastructure to support academic quality for the new portfolio of programs. | Summer 2024 | In progress |
More Information
For more information about the Discovery and Innovation in Graduate and Professional Education Initiative, please contact Jose Badenes, Vice Provost of Academic Programs, at Jose.Badenes@lmu.edu.