WAGS Conference 2014 – Fargo, North Dakota

Save the date – Join us at the 56th annual conference of the Western Association of Graduate Schools

March 31-April 2, 2014

Radisson Hotel, Fargo, N.D.

Planning to visit all 50 states? Don’t save the best for last. Make plans to visit Fargo. Join colleagues and friends to exchange ideas and discuss important graduate education issues at the annual WAGS conference.

The primary purpose of the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS) is “the consideration of mutual problems among the member institutions, relating to graduate studies and research." It will cooperate with other agencies for this purpose by dissemination of information, improvement of standards, encouragement of research and assistance to institutions embarking on graduate programs.

The members of WAGS are accredited institutions of higher education in the western United States, Canada and Pacific Rim that offer Master’s and Doctoral degrees. WAGS is a regional association affiliated with the U.S. Council of Graduate Schools.

In recent years, areas of concern have included:

• Maintenance and enhancement of academic standards
• Accountability
• Accessibility
• Institutional planning and program development
• Instruction methodologies
• Administrative methodologies