Academic Profile - Mission Statement
The Graduate College at Iowa State University:
- Oversees all post-baccalaureate programs of study offered by the University
- Carries out policies set by the graduate faculty and the Board of Regents for graduate education at Iowa State University
- Insures that graduate students are enrolled, processed, and graduated in a fair, impartial, and orderly manner
- Creates an environment that stimulates a synergistic relationship between graduate education and scholarly research
- Works with the academic colleges to increase quality of graduate education across the University
- Provides campus-wide recruitment initiatives and materials
- Provides assistance and advice to graduate programs concerning recruitment, admissions, program policies, and educational good practices
- Has central responsibility for recruitment and retention of graduate students from under-represented groups
- Oversees and participates in impartial mechanisms for addressing graduate student grievances
- Serves as the administrative home for several interdepartmental graduate programs as well as postdoctoral research associates
- Administers and promotes special initiatives that broadly impact graduate education at the University
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