Graduate Studies Senate Committee Minutes
November 19, 2007
105 Hullihen Hall
Members present:
Charles Mason, Chair; Darwin
Davis, Matthew Kinservik (excused),
Minutes of November 5, 2007 were approved.
Old Business: A) The Chair
reported that the revisions to the Marine Studies Policy Statement and
Geological Sciences Policy Statement have not been received or approved. The Committee suggested continuing to table the
approval of these documents until reviewed and approved by Chuck Mason and
B) The Committee continued discussion on the IS&TM Program Policy Statement and found it ready to be forwarded to the Senate for acceptance.
New Business: A) Helen Bowers (Lerner College of Business and
Economics) gave a presentation on the proposal for a new program identified as
a M.S. in Finance. The Committee requested
additional information about the student market for such a degree program as
well as information about other similar programs in the immediate area. Dr. Bowers reported that the
Announcements: The Chair announced that the M.S. degree in Bioresources Engineering was approved by the Coordinating Senate Committee and forwarded to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate.
Next meeting: December 3, at 8:15 in 105 Hullihen Hall
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