Graduate Education by the NumbersTotal Ocean grad students: 72 (The

Largest!?)Number of students supported on RAs: 55.5Number students supported by TAs: 4.5Number of Ocean Instructional Faculty: 30

Graduate Program StrengthensAccess to the Sea

Breadth of faculty interests makes for high quality and diverse courses (within / external to UH curriculum)

Access to world-class research programs

Graduate Program OpportunitiesRecruiting

SOEST-wide prospective student visitation weekSOEST graduate fellowships

Coordinated R/V Kilo Moana student cruiseparticipation by core course faculty across divisional / departmental boundariesBroaden the scope of Ocean Department

education products across SOEST and UHex. marine biology, climate, op. ocean degreesprofessional practices (proposal writing, etc.)

Student Laboratory for teaching purposesmultiuse / across departments