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), Jamie Cooper (LAHS), Roy Hinton (SOM), Joan Isenberg (CEHD), Linda Miller (CVPA), Teresa Panniers (CHHS), William Rosenberger (IT&E).

Special attendees: Andrew Flagel, Dean, Admissions; Karen Gentemann, Director, Institutional Assessment; Timothy Gibson, Graduate Studies Director, Communication, LAHS; Gary Kreps, Chair, Communication, LAHS; Daniel Robb, Director, Graduate Admissions; Ying Zhou, Associate Director, Institutional Assessment.

I. Call to Order

The Provost called the meeting to order at 1:34 pm.

II. Approval of May Minutes

The minutes of the May 17, 2006 meeting were approved as written.

III. Announcements

None

IV. Discussion Items

A.Graduate Survey Results (Karen Gentemann)

Karen Gentemann, Director, Institutional Assessment presented the following summary of the Graduate Exit Survey Results 2004-2005:



The Graduate Exit Survey Results are available at the following url address: http://assessment.gmu.edu/Results/GraduatingGrad/graduate.html



B. Suggested Changes to Provisional Admission Policy (Jamie Cooper)

Suggested changes to Catalog Copy on page 15 (changes in bold)


A degree-seeking graduate applicant with a baccalaureate degree who has not met all admissions requirements may be offered provisional admission if sufficient evidence is presented to suggest the applicant has the ability to pursue graduate work. As first priority when starting thegraduate program, a provisionally admitted student must satisfy the conditions of admission. Once the student has satisfied the conditions specified in the offer of admission and submitted all admissions credentials, the provisional qualifier will be removed from the student's record. Written confirmation indicating the removal will be sent to the student from the college, school, institute dean or director.

If the student does not meet the admissions conditions within the first twelve credit hours (or a more restricted time frame specified by the department in the offer of admission), the student will be terminated from the program. All applicants admitted provisionally are in degree-seeking status, and the course work taken appears as a part of their graduate-level transcript. Students in provisional status may not take courses in the consortium or elsewhere or transfer graduate coursework into their program until the provisions of admission are lifted.

The Council approved the above changes to the Provisional Admission Policy.

V. Old Business

The Provost noted that the number of members present did not constitute a quorum but that Jim Finkelstein (SPP) and Peter Becker (COS) had each communicated their de facto approval. Council members agreed to proceed with approval of agenda items.

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

New Courses (Action Item):
EDLE 690 Using Research to Lead School Improvement

Modified Programs (Announcement):
Master's Degree Program in Education Leadership

New Concentration (Action Item):
Concentration in Early Childhood Education, PK-3

Proposal from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Contact Person: Jamie S. Cooper, 3-8414,jcooperb@gmu.edu

New Courses (Action Item):
COMM600 Introduction to Graduate Studies
COMM630 Theories of Public Relations
COMM675 Content Analysis
COMM705 Intercultural Health and Risk Communication
COMM706 Strategic Communication
COMM720 Consumer-Provider Health Communication
COMM721 E-Health Communication
COMM725 Qualitative Methods
COMM735 Crisis Communication
COMM750 Research Methods II
COMM806 International Public Relations
COMM820 Health Communication Campaigns
COMM890 Special Topics in Communication
COMM896 Independent Study
COMM998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
COMM999 Doctoral Dissertation Research


New Programs (Action Item):
Ph.D. in Communication
M.A. in Anthropology


Proposal from the College Health and Human Services
Contact Person: Teresa Panniers, 3-1935,tpannier@gmu.edu


New Courses (Action Item):
HSCI 605 Social Epidemiology
HSCI 502 The US Role in Global Health, Nutrition and Population: Past, Present and Future


Proposal from the The Volgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering
Contact Person: Daniel A. Menasce, 3-1537,Menasce@gmu.edu


Executive Summary Ph.D. in Statistical Science


New Courses (Action Item):
STAT 999 Doctoral Dissertation
STAT 998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

Proposal from the School of Public Policy
Contact Person: Catherine Rudder, 3-4996, arudder@gmu.edu


Modified Track (Announcement):
Peace Operations Modification

VII. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 2:11 pm.