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 (COS), Jamie Cooper (CHSS), Yariv Ephraim (IT&E), Roy Hinton (SOM), Joan Isenberg (CEHD), Terrence Lyons (ICAR), Daniel Menasce (IT& E), Linda Miller (CVPA), Catherine Rudder (SPP), Hugh Sockett (CHSS), James Vail (CHHS), Steve White (CEHD).

Special Attendees: Andrew Flagel, Dean, Admissions; Sarah Patton, University Dissertation and Thesis Coordinator; Wendy Payton, Director, Special Projects, Office of the Provost; Robert Vay, Acting Head, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries; John Zenelis, University Librarian, Associate Vice President, Information Technology.

I. Call to Order

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

II. Approval of January Minutes

The minutes of the January 17, 2007 meeting were approved as written

III. Announcements

None

IV. Discussion Items

A. Proposed Policy on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (John Zenelis)

• Proposal
• MARS Agreement

John Zenelis and Robert Vay discussed a proposal by the University Libraries to institute and maintain an electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) program for Mason.

After some discussion, Council members agreed that students should have the right to opt out of the program. The Provost suggested that a policy statement with the change recommended by Council be submitted at a later date for Council’s approval.


B. Content Proposal for a Graduate Certificate Program Building Terrorism Resistant Societies (Provost Stearns)

Provost Stearns asked for Council feedback on two questions pertaining to a certificate program currently under development: (1) Should the interdisciplinary program should be housed in individual units or report to the Provost Office directly or through the Center for Global Studies? (2) Should there be a new course designation for newly developed courses or should existing designations be used?

Daniel Menasce informed Council members that he had just returned from a meeting of the committee developing the certificate program and that the general consensus was that there would not be one certificate.  He also stated that there are many questions still to be resolved before the certificate program would be sent to Council for approval.

Andrew Flagel stated that marketing for the certificate program would not be a problem but Banner could not accommodate one certificate program across several units.
Provost Stearns thanked Council members for their comments. No action is required at this time.

V. Old Business

None

 

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

Modified Programs (Announcement):
EDCD 611 Introduction to Ethical and Legal Issues in School Counseling

Modified Certificate (Announcement):
Advanced Studies in Teaching and Learning

Course Modifications (Announcement):
EDLE 791 Internship in Educational Leadership
EDLE 612 Education Law
EDLE 614 Managing Financial and Human Resources
EDLE 616 Curriculum Development and Evaluation PK-12
EDLE 618 Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction
EDLE 610 Leading Schools and Communities

Proposal from the College of Health and Human Services
Contact Person: James D. Vail, 3-1913,jvail@gmu.edu

New Courses (Action Item):
GCH 506 Clinical Exercise Physiology
GCH 530 Nutrition a Global Perspective
GCH 543 Global Health: Trends and Policies
GCH/NURS 571 HIV/ AIDS: Concepts, Principles and Interventions
GCH 583 Food and Culture: Biocultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition
GCH 585 Care Management Alzheimers
GCH 590 International Health Organizations
GCH/HAP/NURS 594 Special Topics in Healthcare
GCH 601 Introduction to Biostatistics
GCH 612 Epidemiology and Health Services Research
GCH 637 Normal Aging and Health Deviations 
GCH 659 Healthcare of Aging Persons with Chronic Illnesses
GCH 770 Gerontology Practicum I
GCH 771 Gerontology Practicum II
GCH 798 Practicum in International Health I
GCH 799 Practicum in International Health II
GCH/NURS 800 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis for Healthcare Research II
GCH/NURS 801 Advanced Multivariate Statistics and Data Analysis in Healthcare Research
GCH/NURS 802 Measurement Theories and Applications in Healthcare Research
HAP 540 Introduction to Emergency Preparedness/ Disaster Recovery for Healthcare Professionals
HAP 594 Special Topics in Healthcare
HAP 611 Computer Programming within Health Care Environment
HAP 613 Project Management in Health Information Technology
HAP 678 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
HAP 711 Hardware and Networking in Healthcare Environment
HHS 597 Approaches to Quantitative Analysis in Healthcare Research
HHS 750 Legal Issues Relevant in Healthcare Administration
HHS 799 Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Healthcare Research I
HHS 855 Ethics in Health Administration

Deleted Courses (Announcement):
HAP 750 Legal Issues Relevant in Healthcare Administration
HAP 855 Ethics in Health Administration
HSCI 506 Cl Exercise Physiology
HSCI 530 Nutrition a Global Perspective
HSCI 540 Introduction to Emergency Preparedness/ Disaster Recovery for Healthcare Professionals
HSCI 543 Global Health: Trends and Policies
HSCI 571 HIV/ AIDS: Concepts, Principles and Interventions
HSCI 583 Food and Culture: Biocultural Perspectives on Food and Nutrition
HSCI 585 Care Management Alzheimers
HSCI 590 International Health Organizations
HSCI 594 Special Topics in Healthcare
HSCI 597 Approaches to Quantitative Analysis in Healthcare Research
HSCI 637 Normal Aging and Health Diviations
HSCI 659 Healthcare of Aging Persons with Chronic Illnesses
HSCI 678 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
HSCI 698 Practicum in International Health I
HSCI 699 Practicum in International Health II
HSCI 712 Introduction to Epidemiology
HSCI 770 Gerontology Practicum I
HSCI 771 Gerontology Practicum II
HSCI 799 Advanced Quantitative Analysis for Healthcare Research I
HSCI 800 Advanced Quantitative Data Analysis for Healthcare Research II
HSCI 801 Advanced Multivariate Statistics and Data Analysis in Healthcare Research
HSCI 802 Measurement Theories and Applications in Healthcare Research


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

Modified Course (Announcement):
ARTH 696 Independent Directed Readings


Proposal from the School of Management
Contact Person: Roy Hinton, 3-1856,rhinton1@gmu.edu

Modified Course (Announcement):
ACCT 741/MBA 741 Information Technology Auditing
ACCT 744/MBA 744 Fraud Deterrence and Detection
MBA 741/ACCT 741 Information Technology Auditing
MBA 744/ACCT 744Fraud Deterrence and Detection

VII. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:55 p.m.