University Faculty Senate Committee on Graduate Studies Meeting

 

Feb 5, 2008

8:45 A.M. until 11:00 A.M.

Room 105 Hullihen Hall

Agenda (Updated Feb 1, 2008)

 

I.                 Approval of the Agenda:

 

II.               Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting: Jan. 22

 

III.              Old Business:

 

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Revision to Theater MFA Acting Concentration (Checklist 20) (Policy 21 Revised) (Catalog Copy 40)
    2. Revision to Theater MFA Stage Management (Checklist 22 Revised)
    3. Revision to Theater MFA Technical Production  Concentration (Checklist 23 Revised)
    4. Revision to Master of Music major in Music with the Concentration in Performance (Checklist 37)
    5. Request for New Concentration in Agricultural Education for the Instruction Major in the Master of Instruction Degree (Checklist 08) (Policy 07) (Support Letter 06)
    6. Request to Change Name of PhD Major in Climatology to Geography (Checklist 26)
    7. Request to Create a Concentration in Climatology for PhD in Geography (Checklist 27)
    8. Request to Create a Concentration in Land Surface Processes for PhD in Geography (Checklist 28)
    9.  

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Review of Information Systems and Technology Management Graduate Policy Document (Policy)
    2. Revision of Marine and Earth Sciences College Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)
    3. Revision of Geological Sciences Graduate Policy Document (Checklist) (Policy)

 

IV.             New Business:

                       

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Add Biomedical Engineering Concentration for MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Checklist 41) (2005 Policy 46) (Highlighted Policy 48) (Clean Policy 47)
    2. Add Computer Systems and Networking Concentration for MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Checklist 42)
    3. Add Electromagnetics and Photonics Concentration for MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Checklist 43)
    4. Add Materials and Devices Concentration for MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Checklist 44)
    5. Add Signal Processing and Communications Concentration for MS and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Checklist 45)

 

Items Needing Committee Approval Only

    1. Request to Approve Updated Graduate Program Policy for MS and PhD in Biology (Policy Checklist 25) (Policy29) (track doc30)
    2. Other New Business
    3. Announcements

 

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

 

                        Items for the Senate

    1. Revision of Ph.D. Program in IFST
    2. Request for New MS in Biotechnology (Checklist 24)  (Policy Checklist 25)             

(Policy29) (track doc30)

    1. Request to Add Concentration in Health Services Administration to RN to MSN in Nursing (Checklist 38) (Proposal 39)

 

VI.             Future Meeting Dates and Times

 

                  Next Meeting:  Feb. 13, 2008 

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

                  Location:  (TBD)

 

                  Planned Meetings: Feb. 27, Mar. 12, Mar. 26, Apr. 9, Apr. 23, and May 7. (TBD location)

 

 VII.            Projected Program Items That May Be Submitted This Academic Year

                 

                  New MS/PhD in Disaster Studies

                  New PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics