Office of the Provost

GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
for the
MARCH 19, 2007
Meeting

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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.

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Members attending:Peter Stearns (Chair), Linda Schwartzstein (Provost Office), Peter Becker (COS), Joan Isenberg (CEHD), Terrence Lyons (ICAR), Daniel Menasce (IT&E), Linda Miller (CVPA), Catherine Rudder (SPP), James Vail (CHHS), Steve White (CEHD).

Special Attendees:Wendy Payton, Director, Special Projects, Office of the Provost.

I. Call to Order

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

II. Approval of February Minutes

The minutes of the February 21, 2007 meeting were approved as written.

III. Announcements

Linda Schwartzstein stated that, as a result of discussion in the Graduate Academic Polices Committee, academic units who wish to grant an appeal to a student who would otherwise be dismissed must request approval for an exception to the university policy from the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs.

IV. Discussion Items

A. Change the name of the MA in Telecommunications to MA in Telecommunications Policy
(Action Item) (Cathy Rudder) Approved

B.Proposal for the Merger of the Departments of Computer Science (CS)
and Information and Software Engineering (ISE)
(Action Item) (Daniel Mensace) Approved

V. Old Business

None

VI. New Business

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


Course Modifications (Announcement):
EDLE 620 Organizational Theory and Leadership


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


Executive Summary for Proposed MS in Electronic Health Records
Executive Summary for Proposed MS in Global Health

New Courses (Action Item): Approved
GCH 560 Environmental Health
GCH 566 Nutrition and weight management
GCH 680 International Research Ethics and Methods
GCH 712 Introduction Epidemiology
GCH 732 Chronic Disease Epidemiology I
GCH 788 Global Health Masters Thesis Seminar 1
GCH 789 Global Health Masters Thesis Seminar 2
HAP 762 Cost-Effectiveness for Health Care Management and Policy Decisions
NURS 605 Clinical Nurse Academy

New Certificate (Action Item): Approved
Epidemiology


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


New Courses (Action Item): Approved
STAT 796 Directed Reading and Research
STAT 797 Directed Reading and Research


Proposal from the School of Public Policy
Contact Person: Catherine Rudder, 3-2269,arudder@gmu.edu


New Course (Action Item): Approved
ITRN 501 Methods of Analysis for International Commerce and Policy

Modified Course (Announcement):
ITRN 503 Investment and Macroeconomics for International Commerce

Modified Program (Announcement):
MA in International Commerce and Policy
Master of Public Policy

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


Modified Course (Announcement):
MAIS 798 Individualized Studies Project
BIOD 604 Introduction to Biodefense/Threat Analysis I Bacterial Agents
BIOD 605 Introduction to Biodefense/Threat Analysis II Viral Agents
BIOD 607 Introduction to Biodefense/Threat Analysis III Toxins
BIOD 610 Advanced Topics in Biodefense
BIOD 702 Biodefense Colloquium
BIOD 705 Detecting Production of Biological Agents
BIOD 706 History of Biological Agent Use and Treaties
BIOD 709 Nonproligeration in Biodefense
BIOD 710 Approaches to Bioweapon Medical Treatment and Response
BIOD 722 Examining Terrorist Groups
BIOD 723 Counterterrorism and Civil Rights
BIOD 761 Dispersal Patterns of Biological Agents
BIOD 762 Into the Hot Zone Working in a High Threat Environment
BIOD 766 Bioengineering and Bioprocessing
BIOD 780 Master's Supervised Internship
BIOD 793 Directed Studies in Biodefense
BIOD 798 Master's Research Project in Biodefense
BIOD 799 Master's Thesis in Biodefense
BIOD 890 Doctoral Supervised Internship
BIOD 899 Directed Research in Biodefense
BIOD 996 Doctoral Reading and Research
BIOD 998 Doctoral Dissertation Proposal

Deleted Courses (Announcement):
BIOD 601 Foundations of Biodefense Science and Technology I
BIOD 602 Foundations of Biodefense Science and Technology II
BIOD 603 Introduction to Biodefense: Fundamentals of Microbiology
BIOD 606 Introduction to Biodefense/Threat Analysis III Agricultural Biodefense
BIOD 703 Biodefense Colloquium
BIOD 712 Techniques in Immunology Laboratory
BIOD 721 Coordinated Response to a Bioterror Attack
BIOD 724 Incident Response Information Technology
BIOD 742 Modern Geographic Techniques in Detection as Tracking
BIOD 763 History of Genetically Engineered Bioweapons
BIOD 764 Engineering Immunology and Immune Drug Development
BIOD 765 Drug Discovery and Development
BIOD 783 Laboratory Rotation
PHIL 645 Administration of Justice Ethics
PHIL 656 Happiness and the Quality of Life

Deleted Concentrations (Announcement):
PHD Counterterrorism/Law Enforcement
MS Counterterrorism/Law Enforcement
PHD Medical Biodefense
MS Medical Biodefense
PHD Nonproliferation
MS Nonproliferation
PHD Engineering Defense/Countermeasures
MS Engineering Defense/Countermeasures

Deleted Certificate (Announcement):
Biological Threat and Defense
Microbial Biodefense

Modified Programs (Announcement):
PHD in Biodefense
MS in Biodefense

VII. Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 1:47 p.m.