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GRADUATE COUNCIL

GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
for the
MAY, 2005
Meeting

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), Meg Brindle (CVPA), Phillip Buchanan (SOM), Jim Finkelstein (SPP), Dee Holisky (CAS), Joan Isenberg (CEHD), Jeff Offutt (IT&E), Teresa Panniers (CNHS), Jerome Short (CAS), Wallace Warfield (ICAR), Steve White (CEHD).

Special Attendees: Farrokh Alemi, Assistant Dean, Graduate Health Sciences/Health System Management, CNHS, Andrew Flagel, Dean of Admissions, Kingsley Haynes, Dean, School of Public Policy, Rajib Sanyal, ACE Fellowship, Shirley Travis, Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Wendy Payton, Director of Special Projects, Office of the Provost.

I. Call to order

    Peter Stearns called the meeting to order at 2:01 pm.

II. Approval of April Minutes

    Minutes of the April 20, 2005 meeting were approved as written.

III. Announcements

    None

IV. Discussion Items

    1. Administrative home for the Certificate in Computational Social Sciences It was agreed that the School of Computational Science will now be the administrative home for the Certificate in Computational Social Sciences.

    2. Syllabi for proposed new courses Teresa Panniers asked the Council for clarification regarding the syllabus submitted for each proposed new course. Jim Finkelstein responded that the syllabus provides a sample of what the course would be like, the kinds of topics that might be covered. The course description gives a better sense whether there’s any duplication or synergies. The course description goes into the university catalog. Dee Holisky stated that the kinds of things that require resubmission are those things that go in the catalog, the official university publication on the course inventory that Banner maintains which includes the number of credits, the title of the course, the prerequisites, and particularly the course description. One of the valuable things about seeing a syllabus flushed out to a certain extent is for the Council to determine that it is an appropriate graduate level course, that there is a sufficient amount of reading, or reflective writing or evaluation done. Council members agreed the syllabus is used to measure at a moment in time the level of rigor of the course. It is understood that faculty may make changes in the syllabus in the future.

    3. Grad Council Meeting Dates and Submission Deadlines - Academic Year 2005-2006

      MEETING DATES PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINES
      August 24, 2005 August 9, 2005
      September 21, 2005 september 6, 2005
      October 19, 2005 October 4, 2005
      November 16, 2005 November 1, 2005
      December 14, 2005 November 29, 2005
      January 18, 2006 January 3, 2006
      February 15, 2006 January 31, 2006
      March 8, 2006 February 21, 2006
      April 19, 2006 April 4, 2006
      May 17, 2006 May 2, 2006

V. Old Business

    None

VI. New Business

    Proposals from the College of Nursing and Health Science
    Contact Person: Teresa Panniers, 3-1935 tpannier@gmu.edu

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

      New Courses (Action Item): Approved
      ARTH 696Independent Directed Readings
      ASTR 790Advanced Topics in Astronomy and Astrophysics
      LING 525Practicum in ESL
      PHIL 632Twentieth Century, Logical Positivism
      PHIL 721Advanced Seminar in Philosophy
      PSYC 833Social and Cognitive Foundations of Clinical Psychology

      Modified Courses (Announcement):
      COMM 653Graduate Communication: Research and Teaching
      PSYC 811Personality Assessment
      PSYC 822Psychopathology I
      PSYC 823Psychopathology II
      PSYC 830Theories of Psychotherapy
      PSYC 831Cognitive Therapy
      PSYC 840Community Psychology - Theory and Practice
      PSYC 841Community Psychology - Theory and Practice II
      PSYC 881Assessment and Psychotherapy Supervision
      SOCW 658 Integrative Approaches to Social Work Intervention II
      SOCW 670Communication and Technology for Social Work Practice
      SOCW 675Selected Topics in Organizational Leadership

      Modified Concentration (Announcement):
      M.A. in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology
      PhD in Psychology: Concentration in Clinical Psychology

      Modified Program (Announcement):
      Master of Science in Biodefense

    Proposals from the College of Education and Human Development
    Contact Person: Joan Isenberg, 3-2037, Jisenber@gmu.edu

      New Certificate (Action Item): Approved
      The Online Academy for Teachers University Certificate

      New Courses (Action Item): Approved
      EDCI 577Curriculum and Methods of Teaching, PK-12
      EDCI 678Advanced Curriculum and Methods of Teaching, Elementary
      EDIT 641Understanding Virtual Schools
      EDIT 642The Online Academy
      EDIT 643Online Mentoring 1: Building Virtual Relationships
      EDIT 644Online Mentoring 2: Promoting Self-Regulation
      EDIT 645Online Mentoring 3: Conceptual Learning
      EDIT 646Online Mentoring 4: Moderating
      EDRD 658 Advanced Reading Methods and Language Acquisition, Elementary
      EDUC 880Introduction to International Education

      Modified Course (Announcement):
      EDCI 558Integrating Fine Arts, Movement, and Health in Elementary Education

      Modified Program (Announcement):
      Elementary Education Program Master's Degree

    Proposals from the School of Computational Sciences
    Contact Person: Peter Becker, 3-3619, pbecker@gmu.edu

      New Courses (Action Item): Approved
      BINF 741Introduction to Computer Simulations of Biomolecules
      BINF 751Biochemical and Cellular Systems Modeling
      BINF 820Advanced Topics in Molecular Cell Biology
      BINF 831Structural Genomics Project
      BINF 841Research Topics in Biomolecular Simulations
      CLIM 753General Circulation of the Atmosphere
      EOS 796Directed Reading and Research
      NANO 540Nanotechnology in Commerce and Government

      New Certificate (Action Item): Approved
      Bioinformatics Certificate

      Modified Course (Announcement):
      NEUR 604Ethics in Scientific Research

    Proposals from the School of Public Policy
    Contact Person: Jim Finkelstien, 3-2269, jfinkel@gmu.edu

      Executive Summary for New Program Proposal (Announcement):
      Joint Degree (JD-MPP) Law and Public Policy Studies

      New Courses (Action Item): Approved
      ITRN 791Advanced Trade Policy
      PUBP 754Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Public Policy
      PUBP 793 Large-Scale database Construction and Management for Policy Research

      Modified Course (Announcement):
      PUBP 711Modeling Policy in Dynamic Environments
      PUBP 805Public Policy Systems and Theory
      PUBP 807Advanced Field Research for Policy: Theory and Method
      PUBP 808Advanced Economic Analysis for Policy Research
      PUBP 810Regional Development and Transportation Policy
      PUBP 811Applied Methods in Regional Development and Transportation Policy
      PUBP 820Technology, Science, and Innovation: Institutions and Governance
      PUBP 821Analytic Methods for Technology, Science and Innovation Policy
      PUBP 840U.S. Policy Making Institutions
      PUBP 841U.S. Policy Making Processes
      PUBP 860Social Theory, Culture, and Public Policy
      PUBP 861Culture and Social Policy Analysis
      PUBP 871Organizational and Information Technology Challenges of the Knowledge Society
      PUBP 872Managing Knowledge-Based Information
      PUBP 880Global and International Public Policy I

VII. Adjournment at 2:31 pm

MINUTES FOR JUNE 9, 2005 SPECIAL MEETING:

Members attending:

    Peter Stearns (Chair), Farrokh Alemi (CNHS), Phillip Buchanan (SOM), Dee Holisky (CAS), Joan Isenberg, Steve White (CEHD).

Special Attendees:

    Andrew Flagel, Dean of Admissions, PJ Maddox, CNHS, Shirley Travis, Dean, CNHS, Wendy Payton, Director of Special Projects, Office of the Provost

I. Call to order

 

    Peter Stearns called the meeting to order at 1:05 pm.

II. Old Business

 

    Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy The Provost asked the Council secretary to outline the responses from Grad Council members concerning the following procedure: (1) Go ahead with the special meeting on Thursday, June 9, 10:00 - 11:00 am, Mason Hall D5, to discuss and vote on the proposed Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy (2) Circulate minutes of the special meeting to Council members unable to attend, with an instruction to review and indicate their vote by return e-mail The secretary reported that 10 Council members responded and approved the procedure as outlined above. Two Council members did not respond. The Provost opened the topic for discussion. It was moved for approval and seconded. Dr. Alemi stated that the College of Nursing and Health Science has been working on the Ph.D. proposal for approximately two and a half years, with extensive interactions with various people including an outside consultant. CNHS has included a number of interactions with the epidemiology and biostatistics degree as well as the security certificate to provide the elements for a health services research degree. The proposal culminates efforts to have a strong health policy and health services program in the Nation’s capital. Phillip Buchanan asked if CNHS has other Ph.D. programs. Dr. Alemi responded that CNHS has a Ph.D. in Nursing that requires a nursing background; there is no Ph.D. path right now for people in health science. Across the nation, many health services research programs have a Ph.D. in Health Services Research. Joan Isenberg asked if the courses in the proposal are new. Dr. Alemi responded that there are no new courses. In planning for the Ph.D., CNHS introduced new courses and made them part of elements that would later be used in the proposed Ph.D. program. The majority of the courses were introduced with the MS in Epidemiology and Biostatistics that was approved by Grad Council in February 2005. Other components were approved with the Certificate in Health Care Security. Joan Isenberg asked if the proposed Ph.D. had been reviewed by other units. Dr. Alemi stated that there had been a great deal of interaction with many of the other units. The discussion ended and a vote was taken of those present. The proposed Ph.D. in Health Services Research and Policy was approved unanimously. The minutes will be circulated by email to those Council members who were unable to attend the meeting. Council members will be asked to respond by return email as soon as possible.

III.Adjournment at 10:25

 

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