Office of the Provost

Graduate Council meetings are held monthly, August through May, in Mason Hall Room D5, from 1:30-3:00. See schedule for exact dates. All meetings are open to the general George Mason University community.

Members attending: Peter Stearns(Chair), Linda Schwartzstein (Provost), Stephen Nash (IT&E), Jeff Offutt (IT&E), Kingsley Haynes for Catherine Rudder (SPP), Mark Goor (GSE), Joseph Maxwell (GSE), Andres Fortino (SOM), Dee Ann Holisky (CAS), Deborah Boehm-Davis (CAS), Ellen Dawson (CNHS), Peter Becker (SCS), Daniel Druckman (ICAR)

Special Attendees: Thys van Schaick, John Zenelis, Linda Miller, Beverly Davis

I. Call to order

Peter Stearns called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

II. Approval of March 2003 minutes

Minutes of the March 26th, 2003 meeting were approved as written.

III. Announcements

The following programs have been approved by SCHEV:
MS in Health Science
MS in Information Security and Assurance

IV. Old Business

None

V. New Business

Graduate Student Orientation and Emergency Planning:
Peter Stearns suggested that essential information about GMU's emergency planning be included in Graduate Student Orientations. Peter will compose a list of suggested topics/issues for inclusion in orientations which will be distributed to Graduate Council members. Julia Findlay shared a hard copy of a draft letter for international graduate students. It will be distributed to members.

A. College of Arts and Sciences


Modified Programs (Announcement):
MSW
MA in Communication

New Courses for Approval (Action Item):
BIOD 798 Masters Research Project - Approved
BIOD 799 Thesis - Approved
HIST 804 Doctoral Readings for Minor Field - Approved

Modified Courses (Announcement):
HIST 803 Doctoral Readings for Major Field
SOCI 692 Mcdonalization of Organization

New Certificates for Approval (Action Item):
Certificate in Medical Defense - Approved with the understanding that CAS work with CNHS to rename the certificate so that it will not suggest a clinical orientation.
Certificate in Biological Threat and Defense - Approved with the understanding that SCS may want to propose courses for crosslisting at the next meeting.

New Concentrations for Approval (Action Item):
MAIS Concentrations:
Folklore - Approved Women's Studies - Approved Zoo and Aquarium Leadership - Approved

B. College of Nursing and Health Sciences


New Course (Action Item):
NURS 548 Pharmacology in Disease and Pathophysiology - Approved

Modified Courses (Announcement)
NURS 552 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology (GWU course)
NURS 554 Practicum in Advanced Health Assessment (GWU Course)
NURS 547 Pharmacology (GWU course)
HSCI 586 Process Improvement of Health Services
HSCI 730 Health Care Decision Analysis

C. Graduate School of Education


New Courses (Action Item):
EDCI 855 Mathematics Education Research on Teaching and Learning K-8 (3)
EDCI 856 Mathematics Education Curriculum Design and Evaluation K-8 (3)
EDCI 857 Preparation and Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers K-8 (3)
EDCI 858 Mathematics Education Research Design and Evaluation K-8 (3)
EDCI 725 National & International Leadership Issues in Mathematics Education K-8 (3)
EDCI 726 State & Local Leadership Issues in Mathematics Education K-8 (3)
EDUC 871 Advanced Policy Issues in Education (3) - Withdrawn
EDIT/EDSE 529 Internet as an Assistive Technology Tool (3)
EDIT 590 Educational Research in Technology (3)
EDIT 741 TIP 1 Technology Innovations Project (3)
EDIT 742 Engineering Learning Environments (3)
EDIT 743 Technology and Community Partnerships (3)
EDIT 745 Technology Leadership Issues (3)
EDIT 746 Educational Technology and Assessment (3)
EDIT 747 Technology and Teacher Education (3)
EDIT 748 TIP 2 Technology Innovations Project (3)
All approved with the exception of EDUC 871.

Modified Courses (Announcement)
EDIT/EDSE 526 Web Accessibility (3)
EDSE 622 Augmentative Communication (3)
EDSE 610 Designing Adaptive Environments (3)
EDIT 611 Innovation in Distance Learning (3)
EDUC 870 Education Policy: Process, Context, and Politics (3)

New Track (Action Item):
Instructional Technology - Technology Innovations in Education (TECH-TIE) - Approved

Program Modifications (Announcement)
Instructional Technology-Assistive Technology (TECH-AST), Additions to elective list
Assistive Technology Graduate Certificate (ASTC), Additions to elective list
Ph.D. specialization in Mathematics Education Leadership, Addition of new courses

D. School of Computational Sciences


New Courses for Approval (Action Item):
CSI 659 Dispersal Methods of Hazardous Releases (crosslisted with BIOD 761)
CSI 853 Atmospheric Transport and Diffusion
CSI 854 Introduction to Planetary Boundary Layer
EOS 680 Environmental Applications of Integrated Geographic Information Technologies (crosslisted with BIOD 742)
EOS 740 Hyperspectral Imaging Systems
EOS 840 Hyperspectral Imaging Applications
BINF 639 Introduction to Biometrics
All approved.

E. School of Information Technology & Engineering

Modified Course (Announcement):
SYST 621 Systems Architecture for Large-Scale Systems

F. School of Public Policy

Program Modification (Announcement)
Changes in core requirements for Masters programs approved September 2002, presented for informational purposes only.

VI. Discussion Items

Draft of Graduate Assistantship offer letter:
Chris Stromme will combine the comments from various faculty and redistribute the letter electronically. The plan is to have the letter finalized by May 1st for use with next year's students.
Graduate Student Exit Survey Report:
Karen Gentemann will be invited to attend the May meeting to discuss this report.

VII. Adjournment at 2:05 p.m.