Recognition for the HIED Program

* Spring 2003

At the 2003 Faculty Senate Recognition Luncheon, the Higher Education and Student Affairs Division was honored with the Faculty Senate's Unit Recognition Award. According to guidelines, this award honors an academic unit for a demonstrated record of effective collegiality, a demonstrated commitment to the university's Core Values, and for recognized impact upon the quality of the university's educational program.

* October 2001

The results of the NAGPS 2000 National Doctoral Program Survey were posted on October 17, 2001. The 2000 survey was conducted on the Web between March 30 and August 15, 2000, and more than 32,600 current and recent doctoral students from over 5000 doctoral programs at about 400 graduate institutions participated. BGSU's HIED program was one of 11 doctoral programs in Higher Education/Evaluation and Research that had 10 or more students reply to the survey... (continued)

* March 2000

At the 2000 national conference of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, a group of researchers presented their findings in a presentation entitled, "College Student Personnel/Higher Education Graduate Programs - Rankings, Ranking Criteria, and Academic Emphasis." In their overall calculation of "Most Outstanding" Academic Programs as determined by survey, BGSU's programs ranked #1 (master's) and #2 (doctoral) nationally.

The presenters were:
Dr. Lyle Gohn, Associate Professor, Higher Education, University of Arkansas
Dr. Arthur Sandeen, Vice President for Student Affairs and Professor, University of Florida
Ms. Kathy Denney, Graduate Student, University of Arkansas
Ms. Danielle DeSawal, Graduate Student, University of Arkansas
Ms. Kelly Tracy, Graduate Student, University of Arkansas

The researchers asked 210 NASPA Voting Delegates, 130 Professional Affiliates, 68 Faculty Coordinators, 134 Student Affiliates, and 35 NASPA Leaders their opinions about programs in College Student Personnel and Higher Education.
While we all should have a healthy skepticism about rankings, and remember that choosing a graduate program should focus on fit and not rankings, we are still very proud and honored to have been recognized by colleagues and students as having two outstanding programs. 

* February 29, 2000 Former President Ribeau's "State of the University Address"

From an interview with Pat King:
"Here at Bowling Green we have been able to attract some of the best and brightest graduate students in the nation. These are students who are nationally competitive in some of the very best programs available to them. As we recruit some of these very talented students, sometimes we tease them that in coming to Bowling Green they'll have the opportunity to study free of the distractions of mountain ranges and ocean beaches. They come here because they know that we will try to provide some of the very best educational opportunities possible. And this is what makes us nationally competitive. They know that they'll have access to technologies, to dedicated faculty, to an excellent library system, to some of the most cutting edge research available, and also to working with a cohort of students who are comparably motivated to get the best educational background possible. It is no wonder than that so many of our graduate programs at Bowling Green have been nationally ranked as among the very best in the country. This includes the doctorate in Applied Philosophy, it includes the Psychology department's program in industrial and organizational psychology, the College Student Personnel program and the doctoral program in Higher Education Administration..."