Graduate Studies Committee
Minutes of February 8, 2011
Members present: Owen Doonan, Craig Finney, Leilani Hall, David Moguel, Richard
Moore, Jared Rappaport, Jennifer Romack, Merril Simon, Jackie Stallcup, Mary
Woodley
Excused: Thomas Devine, Bruno Osorno
Executive Secretary: Mack Johnson
Guests: Elizabeth Adams, Kamiran Badrkhan, Nagwa Bekir, Beverly Cabello, Marilynn
Filbeck, David Gray, Judy Hennessey, Maureen Rubin, Christina von Mayrhauser, Deone
Zell
Staff: Hedy Carpenter, Gloria Roberts
I.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:08 p.m.
II.
Approval of Minutes
Minutes of the December 14th meeting were approved.
III.
Announcement
Hedy Carpenter announced that the 15h Annual Student Research and Creative
Works Symposium would be on Friday, February 18th. She reported that 140
students are participating. She also reported that 60 faculty have volunteered
to judge the presentations. The overall event schedule and oral session
schedule are posted on the Graduate Studies website.
IV.
Curriculum Assignments and Schedule
The committee received curriculum from eight colleges. Consistent with GSC
practices, two members were assigned to lead the review and discussion of
curriculum from each of the colleges. Additionally, the month/meeting of the
review was determined. Following is a listing of the colleges, GSC
representatives, and month of review.
College of Engineering and Computer Science – GSC – February
College of Science and Mathematics – GSC – February
College of Arts, Media, and Communication – Jennifer Romack
(Kinesiology) and Merril Simon (Educational Psychology & Counseling) –
March
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College of Education: SED and EPC/DLI Proposals – Owen Doonan (Art)
and Jackie Stallcup (English) – March
College of Humanities – David Moguel (Secondary Education) and Jared
Rappaport (Cinema & Television Arts) – March
College of Business and Economics – Thomas Devine (History) and Bruno
Osorno (Electrical & Computer Engineering) – April
College of Heath and Human Development – Thomas Devine (History) and
Bruno Osorno (Electrical & Computer Engineering) – April
College of Education: EPC/MFT Proposals – Craig Finney (Recreation &
Tourism Management) and Mary Woodley (Oviatt Library) – April
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences – Leilani Hall (English) and
Richard Moore (Management) – April
V.
Program Review Assignments
Chicana/o Studies – Mary Woodley
History – Owen Doonan
VI.
Experimental Topics Courses
GSC approved the following new and previously offered experimental topics
course proposals for Summer 2011 or Fall 2011:
College of Business and Economics
Masters of Business Administration
1. GBUS 695J-Negotiation (2nd offering)
College of Science and Mathematics
Chemistry
1. CHEM 595P-Investingating Protein Structure and Function (1st offering)
VII.
Curriculum Review
A. College of Engineering and Computer Science
Electrical and Computer Engineering
1. Course modification proposal in ECE 637-Pattern Recognition to change
the course description was approved.
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B. College of Science and Mathematics
Biology
1. Course modification proposal in BIOL 311/L-Comparative Anatomy and
Lab to change course description, subject abbreviation number, and requisites
was approved with the following caveat:
 Needs library consultation.
2. New course proposal in BIOL 433/L-Biology of Marine Tetrapods was
approved.
VIII. Discussion Item
Elizabeth Adams presented and discussed drafts of the revised Internship
Policy and Frequently Asked Questions internship document. She reviewed
the two major changes that were added to the revised policy and reported that
the rest of the policy has remained the same. The GSC and the associate
deans suggested additional revisions to the policy. Adams will email the GSC
updated drafts of the revised internship policy and the FAQ document so that
the committee will vote on the revised policy at the March meeting.
IX.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 3:03 p.m.
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