University Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies Meeting

 

Feb 27, 2008

1:30 P.M. until 3:00 P.M.

 

 Room 230 Purnell Hall

Agenda (Updated Feb 27, 2008)

 

I.                 Approval of the Agenda:

 

II.               Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: Jan. 22, Feb. 5, and Feb. 13

 

III.              Old Business:

 

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Request to Change Name of PhD Major in Climatology to Geography (Checklist 26)
    2. Request to Create a Concentration in Climatology for PhD in Geography (Checklist 27) (Policy 52)  
    3. Request to Create a Concentration in Land Surface Processes for PhD in Geography (Checklist 28)
    4. Revision to Master of Music major in Music with the Concentration in Performance (Checklist 37) (Policy 53)
    5. Request for New Concentration in Agricultural Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist 55) (Policy 07) (Support Letter 06)
    6. Revision of Master of Instruction major in Instruction (Checklist 54)
    7. Request for New Concentration in Cell and Organ Systems for the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology (Checklist 59) (attachment 58)
    8. Request for New Concentration in Molecular Biology and Genetics for the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology (Checklist 60)
    9. Request for New Concentration in Ecology and Evolution for the M.S. and Ph.D. in Biology (Checklist 61)
    10. Request for New Concentration in Chemistry-Biology Interface for the M.S. in Biology (Checklist 62)
    11. Request for New Concentration in Biotechnology for the M.S. in Biology (Checklist 63)

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Revision of Marine and Earth Sciences College Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)
    2. Revision of Geological Sciences Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)
    3. Recommendation for including graduate program policy statements in a graduate catalog
    4. Review of Information Systems and Technology Management Graduate Policy Document (Policy)

 

IV.             New Business:

                                   

    1. None
    2. Announcements

 

V.                Previous Items Placed on Hold and Items Held in Reserve for Future Discussion:

                       

    1. Revision of Ph.D. Program in IFST
    2. Review of PSPR Self-Study Outline for recommendations for revision
    3. Strategic Planning in Relation to Graduate Studies (Meeting with Strategic Planning Committee Representatives)
    4. Trends in Foreign Applications and Challenges for Foreign Graduate Students

 

VI.             Future Meeting Dates and Times

 

                  Next Meeting:  Mar. 12, 2008 

                  Time:  1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

                  Location:  Room 105 Hullihen Hall

 

                  Planned Meetings: Mar. 26, Apr. 9, Apr. 23, and May 7. (Room 105 Hullihen Hall for all)