* Spring 2003

At a recent 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.

A letter of nomination stated: "Having served on university committees with numerous HESA faculty, I can say without hesitation that this collective unit, more than any other on campus, has impacted the educational climate at BGSU, moving us from a teaching and lecture centered "shop" to one more focused on the learning needs of our students."

When I was a small boy, In once asked my father, a career infantry officer, which was his most important commendation. He didn't point to any of the brightly colored ribbons on the left breast of his uniform, but to the single, simple, blue, gold-framed ribbon on his right breast. When I asked him why he said, "It is the Presidential Unit Citation and receiving it means we all did well." Similarly, the Faculty Senate's Recognition means that we--our faculty, our classified staff, our students, our alumni, and the numerous supervisors who work withus--have done well. Thanks to all of you for mkign this special award possible.

Special thanks to those who wrote on our behalf: Tom Klein, Chapman Learning Community; Ed Whipple, VPSA; Don Schweingruber, VPSA, Bluffton College; Rena Murphy, Coordinator of Research, University Housing, University of Michigan; CSP class of 1994; HIED class of 2003; Michael Hevel, current CSP student; and Tony Lake, current HIED student.

* 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 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..."

* May 24, 1999 BGSU Monitor

Graduation education programs at top of nationwide rankings

Two graduate programs in the college of education and human development are the best in the country. That's the opinion of educators and professionals who were asked to rate... (link to the rest of the story...)

* May 10, 1996 BGSU News Service

Regents Give High Praise to the Higher Education Administration Ph.D. Program

The final report of the Ohio Board of Regents' review of Ph.D. programs classified BGSU's Higher Education Administration doctoral program as one of only three Type-I programs in the state (the others were at Ohio State University and Kent State University), which meant that the program is clearly needed and there were no concerns about its viability as defined by the Board of Regents.
The Review Panel stated that the higher education program at BGSU "benefits from a high quality faculty" who are "productive scholars" and "recognized by their professional colleagues nationally." In addition, the Review Panel found that the program "has a quality dimension that makes the program an asset not just to its service region, but to the state of Ohio." The Regents decided that the Ph.D. program will continue to receive state subsidy and should continue to accept new students.