2008-2009 Graduate Council Actions
Degree
MS
MS
Program
Request Type
Nature of Change
Graduate Council voting
Pending Council positions;
Weinstein replaced Forte, ChiehChen Bowen replaced Meiksins,
Chatzimavroudis replaced Gatica,
Goodell replaced Beebe
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
September 9,
2008
Confirmed
Graduate Council voting
Committee replacements
September 9,
2008
Graduate Council voting
Committee replacements
September 9,
2008
New specialization
Faculty status requirements
Selection to MAGS thesis
award committee
Graduate Faculty Spring
Balloting
Specialization in Applied Statistics
Revision
October 7, 2008
October 7, 2008
To serve on committee with Dean
October 7, 2008
Waive By-laws item to change
from paper to electronic ballots
New Degree
FPP
Quorum
“reduced” quorum to 5 members;
proviso that non-present
members submit their
recommendations before meeting,
if possible
November 12,
2008
November 12,
2008
Program Review
Program Review process
November 12,
2008
Graduate Faculty
Review Committee
Graduate faculty renewals
Council approval
December 8,
2008
University Research
Council
Replacement for J. Karem
Replacement
December 8,
2008
Admission categories
Proposed change of provisional
category to “regular admission
pending completion of file;” Prof.
Weinstein to draft language
December 8,
2008
Mathematics
College of Urban Affairs
Biomedical Engineering
Graduate Faculty
Review Committee
November 12,
2008
Ingersoll & Weyman
elected reps to
Learning Alliance for
Higher Education,
Delgado & B. Bowen
alternates
Karem, Mensforth,
Hersch selected to
Program Review
Approved
Approved
Profs Mensforth &
Delgado selected
Approved
Approved with
provisos
Approved, temporarily
Discussion deferred
until December
Approved 64 5-yr, 1
3-yr, 3 deferred to
spring
Prof. Bathala
volunteered &
approved
Discussion tabled for
further review &
revision
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Degree
MS
MS
Program
3+1+1 Program in
Biomedical
Engineering; CSUBahcesehir University
partnership
3+1+1 Program in
Biomedical
Engineering; CSUBahcesehir University
partnership
Request Type
Nature of Change
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
New 3+1+1
3 additional credit hours of
graduate courses as undergrads
past the 9 credits limit listed in
Catalog
December 8,
2008
Approved; up to 12
may be doublecounted per 5/2/07
Faculty Senate mtg.
New 3+1+1
One course at 600-level, instead
th
of 500-level taken in 4 year as
undergraduates
December 8,
2008
Approved with proviso
that 600-level be
changed to 500-level
for 3+1+1 students
Certificate
Science & Technology
Entrepreneurship
New Certificate; 12 credits
New course listed, 400/600
course
December 8,
2008
MS
Environmental Science
Non-thesis track
New course EVS 690 & nonthesis track
January 22, 2009
Certificate
Sponsored Research
Administration in Urban
Affairs
Termination
Program Review
Committee
January 22, 2009
Graduate Student Exit
Survey
New survey upon graduation
January 22, 2009
Replacement for J. Karem
replacement
January 22, 2009
By-laws updates
Limited updates/comments
received
January 22, 2009
OBOR & Jack Kent Cooke
Scholarship Committees
Proposing same committee
members
January 22, 2009
Admissions categories
Proposed changes per Dean’s
drafts
January 22, 2009
400/600 course numbering
January 22, 2009
New course approvedneeds 500 number;
Proposal approved
Approved pending
changes to credit
hours; changes
received 1/25/09
Approved
Survey referred to
Admissions &
Standards Committee
No volunteers, Prof.
Karem will stay
Referred to
Admissions &
Standards Committee
Dr. Bailey will
coordinate & contact
members
Template of admission
letter to be drafted &
decision tabled for
more review
400/600 numbering
not an OBOR violation
but considered a bad
practice
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Degree
Program
Request Type
Nature of Change
Admissions categories
Proposed changes to Regular &
Provisional categories; eliminate
Condition Admission #2, domestic
Graduate Assistantship
stipend increases
Graduate Assistantship
duties
MS in
Chemistry
Collaborative MS in
Chemistry with 4
universities in China
New proposal
MS in
Chemistry
Collaborative MS in
Chemistry with 4
universities in China
Increasing the cap on credit
transfers
OMS Department
Department name change
Proposed increase of GA
stipends to $10,500 for a doctoral
& $9,200 for master’s
Proposed change to GA contracts
to include listing of duties,
percentages of tasks, and/or
hours per duty
New program
Increase the cap on transfer of
credit hours from 9 to 12 for this
proposal
Change name of department from
“Operations & Business
Management” to “Operations &
Supply Chain Management”
Grad Council
Action Date
Action
February 12, 2009
Drafts approved;
memo to Admissions
& Standards
Committee
February 12, 2009
Approved; Dean will
discuss with Provost
February 12, 2009
Approved; Dean will
discuss with College
Deans
March 10, 2009
Approved pending
minor language
revisions agreed
upon between Dr. Xu
& Dean Coombs
March 10, 2009
Approved
March 10, 2009
Approved
BSCIS/MCIS
CIS
4+1
New program
April 6, 2009
MS
Chemistry
4+1
New program
April 6, 2009
MS
Physics
4+1
New program
April 6, 2009
Doctor
Medical Physics
PDP
New program
April 6, 2009
Doctor
Medical Physics
PDP
New program
May 6, 2009
Committee appointments
Committee appointments
May 6, 2009
Approved, proviso to
remove Honors
Thesis course from
proposal
Approved, provisos to
remove lab course
and list 500-level
courses only
Approved
First reading; receive
Provost approval and
submit at next
Graduate Council
meeting
PDP approved
Graduate Council
Committee
appointments made
3
Degree
Program
Request Type
Nature of Change
Graduate
Council
Action Date
Action
MS
3+1+1 in Electrical
Engineering
3+1+1
New program
May 6, 2009
Certificate
Nonprofit Management
Changes
Required courses from 4 to 2 &
two electives instead of one
Council approved
with 2 provisos: CISP
evaluation of student
gpa & language from
Dean about
admission
May 6, 2009
Approved
Executive Graduate Council
Committee
Summer meeting
May 6, 2009
Graduate Faculty Review
Graduate faculty appointment
renewals
May 6, 2009
Summer graduate faculty
renewal
Extend to fall semester
May 6, 2009
Established a quorum
of 6 faculty members,
as necessary, for
summer business
Approved 49 5-year
and 1 3-year
members
Summer graduate
faculty expirations
can be extended
through fall semester
2009
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