Summer Workshop and New Dean's Institute
Held in Portland, Oregon on July 12, 2025, the New Deans Institute was tailored to those who have been in their graduate dean role for two years or less. Our Summer Workshop program, running from July 13-16, 2025, included many opportunities for networking and interactive discussions on the issues most pressing to the graduate education community.
PowerPoint presentations from the 2025 CGS Summer Workshop and New Deans Institute are posted below.
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New Deans Institute – July 12, 2025
Managing Budgets: Planning, Prioritizing, and Allocating
Claudia Petrescu, Rodrigo Rentería-Valencia
CGS Budgeting Workbook Template
Managing Operations: Time, Staff and Partnerships
Managing Enrollment: Recruitment, Admissions, and Funding
Susan Carvalho, Michael Solomon
Advocacy 101
Summer Workshop – July 13-16, 2025
Plenary I – Making Conflict Constructive: How Universities Can Promote Productive Dialogue Across Divides
Melinda Burrell, Conflict Resolution Trainer
Plenary II – We Will Survive: Protecting Mission and Values in Tumultuous Times
Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science Journals, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dean’s Toolbox – The Partnership Advantage: Innovating Programs to Strengthen Trainee Communications
Dean Dialogue – Crafting a Successful ETS/CGS Award Proposal: From Design to Implementation
Elizabeth Adams, Mark Garrison, Lidia Kos
Plenary III – Creating Inclusive Learning and Mentoring Environments: Professional Development in Inclusive Pedagogy
Technical Workshop – Mastering Mentorship
Technical Workshop – The AI Powered Graduate School: Leveraging AI to Improve Student Outcomes
Kevin Cassel, Tal Lewis, and Joy Olabisi