Minutes Commission on Graduate Studies & Policies March 17, 1999 206 Sandy Hall Present: Dr. Jim Burger, Dr. Ron Daniel, Dr. Marty Day, Dr. Skip Furhman, Dr. Betty Heath-Camp, Dr. Virginia Maxwell, Dr. Kent Nakamoto, Dr. Malcolm McPherson, Dr. Len Peters, Dr. Judy Pearson, Dr. Richard Veilleux, Dr. Mike Vorster, Mr. Hunter Pittman, Mr. Craig Ganoe, Ms. Shannon Knapp, Ms. Ellie Albro, Ms. Nina Sengupta, Mr. John Cosgriff, Ms. Barbara Fraticelli, and Ms. Kathryn Young Absent with Notification: Dr. Julia Beamish, Dr. Ellie T. Sturgis, Dr. David Ford, Dr. Eileen Hitchingham, Ms. Janey Miller, and Mr. Greg Lewis Invited Guests: Dr. Gregory Brown, Dr. John Eaton, Dr. Martha Johnson, and Mr. Marvin Foushee Jim Burger, Chair, called the meeting to order. Announcements-Dr. John Eaton reported that Fall 1999 applications were in excess of 5,000 and that all of the increase was from increased international applications. Dr. Jim Burger announced that the CGS&P did not meet on March 3, 1999 due to weather. University Council approved the Resolution Regarding Committee Approval of Theses and Dissertations (Second Reading) on March 1, 1999. Approval of the agenda - Approved. Approval of minutes of February 17, 1999- Approved. Resolution regarding name change-Dr. Gregory Brown presented a resolution regarding a name change of the College of Forestry and Wildlife Resources to the College of Natural Resources. This resolution was approved unanimously by the commission. Posthumous degree request-The Commission approved the request for the awarding of a posthumous doctoral degree to Howard McCoy. Committee Reports: Graduate Curriculum Committee-Dr. Eaton summarized the Graduate Curriculum Committee minutes from March 5, 1999. These minutes included the restructure and renaming of the Master of Urban Affairs to the Master of Public and International Affairs. Approval of an Environmental Design and Planning doctoral program option and PAPA's request to transfer 12 hours course credit from Shenandoah University were also summarized. Also, included in these minutes was the proposal for an Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate and Graduate option in Human-Computer Interaction to be offered through the University's Center for Human Computer Interaction. The GCC minutes were approved. Graduate Student Appeals-No activity to report at this time. Adhoc Catalog Committee-Dr. Richard Veilleux reported that this committee had met regularly and were working to increase usability of the front matter in the Graduate Catalog. Progress will be reported at a future meeting. Dr. Eaton commended Dr. Richard Veilleux and the committee for their hard work and dedication to this endeavor. Graduate Student Relations-This committee will meet on March 25, 1999. DRSCAP- A resolution pertaining to transfer credit requests from individual departments will be drafted by this committee for review by the Commission. This committee has suggested that the current policy for transfer credits from Virginia schools be removed and replaced with the resolution being drafted at this time. Publication would be handled at the departmental level for this issue. Dr. Marty Day, chair, presented the commission with a resolution regarding residency for doctoral degrees. The Commission will review this resolution and make recommendations at the next CGS&P meeting. Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Membership Committee-The ad hoc Advisory Committee Membership Committee met on March 17, 1999 to discuss the policy for removal of members from graduate student's advisory committees. The committee suggested that the wording in the Graduate Catalog be changed. This item will be considered at the next CGS&P meeting. Other Reports: Graduate Student Assembly- The GSA will meet on March 25, 1999 to elect new officers for the upcoming year. The APEX publication was distributed before spring break. The Research Symposium is forth coming. Graduate Honor System- Ms. Barbara Fraticelli reported that the Graduate Honor System had resolved two cases and are working on two more at this time. University Library Committee-Mr. John Cosgriff advised the commission to review the University Library Committee minutes that were distributed at the meeting. Pending New Business-Dr. Jim Burger presented a suggestion concerning graduate student responsibility requiring students to be informed of policies and procedures. Dr. Richard Veilleux had investigated the undergraduate catalog statement and shared this idea with the commission. This item will be discussed by the ad hoc Catalog Review Committee at a future meeting. COR and CGS&P Joint Resolution-Dr. Skip Furhman questioned the status of this resolution. Dr. Jim Burger reported that the joint resolution between COR and CGS&P concerning advancing the research agenda is currently being drafted. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 4:52 p.m. Respectfully submitted: John L. Eaton, Associate Provost for Graduate Studies