She suggested that now is the best time for input. Rafert make several suggestions for thought first look at how many PhD students are admitted per year. We cannot graduate more than 50 per year if we admit fewer than 50 PhD students per year, and we are on this cusp. Currently there are approximately 3 MS students admitted to each PhD student admitted. We only need to shift things a little- perhaps by just one more PhD graduated per year per department.
GTA allocation is another area for consideration.
Perhaps GTA's should be allocated from Sung Lee's office. There could be possibly also a competitive application for some TAs. It was also noted that there are relatively fewer domestic PhD applicants, difficulty supporting new international students, poor domestic visibility for our graduate programs, poor research and press releases. It was suggested that this be pursued, but independently. It was agreed that there was no desire to hurt the MS programs.