Rachel E. Aho

This internal document tracks metrics and priorities for Academic Year 2025, detailing collaborative accomplishments of the Graduate School. It outlines progress across two strategic pillars: enhancing the quality of educational experiences and outcomes, and supporting career readiness with flexible, cost-effective pathways. Additionally, it addresses cross-cutting priorities focused on improving systems and processes, supporting graduate student and postdoctoral scholar communities, ensuring clarity and accessibility of education costs, and promoting continuous improvement through self-assessment. The overall aim is to enhance the Graduate School's relevance, foster collaboration, and build trust within the university and broader community, with plans for a strategic plan refresh in AY26.

This document outlines the Master of Music: Collaborative Piano program guidelines. It details the curriculum, including academic courses and areas of specialization, alongside admission requirements such as academic prerequisites, application procedures, and audition criteria. Additionally, the guidelines cover foreign language proficiency expectations, graduate placement exams, the process for appointing a supervisory committee, and requirements for recital completion.

This document details the University of Utah's Graduate Council Program Review 7-Year Schedule, outlining the planned program reviews for various colleges, departments, and interdisciplinary programs from the academic year 2026-27 through 2032-33, specifying the number of reviews scheduled annually across different academic disciplines.

This document outlines the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Piano Performance program, designed for students aspiring to careers as performers and post-secondary educators. The program aims to advance technical mastery and artistic expression, facilitate related field study for secondary teaching, and develop independent research abilities. Key components include major area courses, performance projects, academic courses in musicology and music theory, a related field requirement, qualifying examinations, and a scholarly dissertation essay.

This document outlines the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) program in Vocal Performance. It details the curriculum, including major area courses, performance projects, and academic requirements in musicology and music theory. The program aims to advance performers to the highest level of technical mastery and artistic expression, prepare them for post-secondary education through related field study, and refine their ability to engage in independent research. Key components include admission requirements, graduate placement exams, a language requirement, supervisory committee formation, recital obligations, qualifying examinations, and the completion and defense of a dissertation essay.