1. #48 Build Diversity & Graduate
Enrollments: Re-imagine new
partnerships, faculty doctoral
research collaborations and engaged
urban Learning.
Office of Graduate Studies,
Academic Departments,
International Affairs,
International Admissions
Margaret Everett
Agnes Hoffman
Shankar Rananavare
Mark Wubbold

2. Begin with India
Develop a pilot program with
portal platform.
Select global doctoral
program partners to develop
shared study and research
experience.
Enroll top STEM PhD scholars
for 1-2 year study at PSU.
Align research and industry
partners for enhanced
experience.

3. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;

4. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;

5. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;

6. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;
4. Connect with top institutions overseas;

7. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;
4. Connect with top institutions overseas;
5. Engage industry to host or sponsor
interns and potential employees &
provide input to research directions;

8. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;
4. Connect with top institutions overseas;
5. Engage industry to host or sponsor
interns and potential employees &
provide input to research direction;
6. Expand South Asian enrollment across
the disciplines;

9. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars ;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;
4. Connect with top institutions overseas;
5. Engage industry to host or sponsor
interns and potential employees &
provide input to research directions;
6. Expand South Asian enrollment across
the disciplines;
7. Create electronic platform for program;

10. Program goals
1. Increase enrollment of global scholars;
2. Enhance graduate program quality;
3. Develop research collaborations;
4. Connect with top institutions overseas;
5. Engage industry to host or sponsor
interns and potential employees &
provide input to research directions;
6. Expand South Asian enrollment across
the disciplines;
7. Create electronic platform for program;
8. Develop model for expansion to other
countries and student levels.

11. Steps to success
The players
• Identify academic program(s) and
faculty leaders;
• Identify South Asia research partners;
• Identify industry partners;
• Articulate the academic program path.

12. Steps to success
The players
• Identify academic program(s) and
faculty leaders;
• Identify South Asia research partners;
• Identify industry partners;
• Articulate the academic program path.
The E-portal platform
 Create a portal for international student
application to program;
 Design electronic interview and
selection process;
 Develop program promotional websites;
 Create e-seminar opportunities for
academic partners and students.

13. What does success look like?
Transformation of PSU engaged
learning into a global networking
model;

14. What does success look like?
Transformation of PSU engaged
learning into a global networking
model;
South Asian partnerships across the
disciplines;

15. What does success look like?
Transformation of PSU engaged
learning into a global networking
model;
South Asian partnerships across the
disciplines;
New transnational faculty-industry
research portfolios;

16. What does success look like?
Transformation of PSU engaged
learning into a global networking
model;
South Asian partnerships across the
disciplines;
New transnational faculty-industry
research portfolios;
Growing enrollments of
international scholars;

17. What does success look like?
Transformation of PSU engaged
learning into a global networking
model;
South Asian partnerships across the
disciplines;
New transnational faculty-industry
research portfolios;
Growing enrollments of
international scholars;
Expansion of collaborations beyond
India, across disciplines and to
undergraduate level.

18. Diverse and Global Connections
Reframing concept collaboration to be managed by Offices of
Graduate Studies, International Affairs and International
Admissions. Program quality designed by academic faculty.
Key players
 PSU Faculty
 Industry
 Global partners
 Top Scholars