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 Office), Peter Becker (SCS), Deborah Boehm-Davis (CAS), Meg Brindle (CVPA), Ellen Dawson (CNHS), Mark Goor (CEHD), Karen Hallows (SOM), Dee Ann Holisky (CAS), Joan Isenberg (GSE), Stephen Nash (IT&E), Daniel Rothbart (ICAR), Thys Van Schaik (SPP).

Special Attendees: Beverly Davis, Director, Graduate Admissions, Andrew Flagel, Dean, Admissions, Jim Finkelstein, Associate Dean, SPP, Robert Sachs, Professor, CAS, Carlos Sluzki, Acting Dean, Health Science & Research, CNHS.

I. Call to order

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

II. Approval of March Minutes

Minutes of the April, 2004 meeting were approved as written.

III. Announcements

The Council secretary read for the record the following program/courses that were handled by email vote on April 27:

IT&E
Modified program: B.S. in Computer Science/Accelerated M.S. in Information Security and Assurance(Announcement)

CAS
New Course: CTCH 622 Organization and Administration in Higher Education (Approved)

Modified course: SOCW 685 Organizational Leadership for Social Workers (Announcement)

Delete course: HELA 625 Higher Education Law (Announcement)

Delete course: DELA 692 Special Topics (Announcement)

IV. Discussion Items

Andrew Flagel, Dean of Admissions spoke to the Grad Council on the international credential evaluation process. Dean Flagel stated that in addition to hiring a qualified person in a part-time wage position, the Admissions Office has also been able to out source the majority of the evaluations to AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers). SPP opted out of the AACRAO process and instead uses WES (World Education Services), which has a higher cost but a faster turn around time. Some Council members expressed concern that delays in the evaluation process will prevent GMU from being as competitive with other schools in general and Virginia schools in particular.

V. Old Business

None

VI. New Business

A. Provost Stearns informed the Council that he received a letter from a recent graduate student who expressed concern that the black gowns once used by the university have been replaced with green gowns. The student asked the Provost to bring the issue to the Grad Council. Some Council members felt the green gowns were unique. The discussion ended without Council action or recommendation.

B. Provost Stearns stated that the university will have some additional money to allocate to graduate student support in the 2006 budget year. He asked Council members to work with their dean or director to give the him an indication by the end of June as to what additional financial package would improve the competitiveness of their respective graduate programs, particularly at the Ph.D. level.

C. Grad Council Meeting Schedule for Academic Year 2004-2005:


MEETING DATES	PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINES
August 25, 2004	August 10, 2004
September 15, 2004	August 31, 2004
October 20, 2004	October 5, 2004
November 17, 2004	November 2, 2004
December 15, 2004	November 30, 2004
January 19, 2005	January 4, 2005
February 16, 2005	February 1, 2005
March 16, 2005	March 1, 2005
April 20, 2005	April 5, 2005
May 18, 2005	May 3, 2005

*The BOV meeting schedule will not be set until August. All Grad Council dates are subject to change.

D. Course/Program/Certificate Proposals

Proposals from the College of Arts and Sciences
Contact Person: Dee Ann Holisky, 3-8721, dholisky@gmu.edu


New Program (Action Item): Approved
Ph.D. in Mathematics

Provost Stearns reminded Council members that he had asked units to provide him with an initial sketch of any major program under consideration, before the proposal is written and submitted for review by the Council. The one to two page statement should include a basic market rational and a resource statement.

New Certificate (Action Item):
Vote was deferred pending further review. Changes to the certificate were circulated by email on June 10th and a vote was taken. The revised certificate was approved by email vote
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science

New Courses (Action Items): Approved
BIOD 610 Advanced Topics in Biodefense
BIOD 764 Engineering Immunology and Immune Drug Development
BIOD 765 Drug Discovery and Development
BIOD 766 BioEngineering adn Bioprocessing
BIOD 780 Masters Supervised Internship
JLCP 743 - PUAD 797 Changing Justice and Security Organizations
JLCP 760 - GOVT 792 Crime and Crime Policy
JLCP 781 - PUAD 792 Justice Program Evaluation (Incorrectly posted JLCP781 - PUAF 792.)
JLCP 796 Directed Reading
LING 798 Directed Reading and Research
LING 799 Thesis
EVPP/PUAD 642 Environmental Policy (Originally posted as PUAD 642 and changed after the meeting.)

Modified Courses (Announcement):
BIOD 793 Directed Studies in Biodefense
BIOD 890 Doctoral Supervised Internship
ENGL 616
ENGL 752
HELA 885 Internship in College Teaching and Administration

Proposals from the College of Nursing and Health Science
Contact Person: Teresa Panniers, 3-1901, tpannier@gmu.edu


New Courses (Action Item): Approved
HSCI 770 Gerontology Practicum 1
HSCI 771 Gerontology Practicum 2

Proposals from the College of Visual and Performing Arts
Contact Person: Meg Brindle, 3-8381, mbrindle@gmu.edu


New Course (Action Item): Approved
MAM 501 Fundraising and Development

Proposals from the Graduate School of Education
Contact Person: Joan Isenberg, 3-2037, jisenber@gmu.edu


New Course (Action Item): Approved
EDLE 815 Conceptual Frameworks in Education Leadership

Modified Courses (Announcement):
EDCI 519 Methods of Teaching Multilingual Students
EDCI 520 Assessment of Language Learners
EDCI 521 Curriculum Development for Language Learners
EDCI 560 Methods of Teaching in Foreign/World Languages
EDRD 615 Reading/Writing for Multilingual Students
EDRD 620 Reading/Writing in Foreign/World Languages
EDSE 782 Comprehensive Topics in Special Education: Trends and Issues

Modified Program (Announcement):
Ph.D. in Education Program

Proposals from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Contact Person: Daniel Druckman, 3-3655, ddruckma@gmu.edu

Modified Courses (Announcement):
CONF 713 Laboratory & Simulation I: Interpersonal and Intergroup Conflict
CONF 714 Laboratory & Simulation II: Interpersonal and Intergroup Conflict

Proposals from the School of Public Policy
Contact Person: Thys Van Schaik, 3-8227, mvanscha@gmu.edu


New Certificate (Action Item): Approved
Certificate in Global Medical Policy Withdrawn
Certificate in National Security & Public Policy

New Concentration (Action Item): Withdrawn
Master of Public Policy Concentration in Global medical Policy

New Courses (Action Item): Withdrawn
PUBP 757Principles of Global Medical Policy
PUBP 758Global Terrorism and Medical Policy

Modified Certificate (Announcement):
Certificate in International Institutional Policy

Proposals from the School of Management
Contact Person: Phillip Buchanan (replacing Andres Fortino), 3-1764, buchanan@gmu.edu


Modified Course (Announcement):
MBA 678 Strategy and Organizational Leadership

VII. Adjournment at 2:45 p.m.