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Tempe Graduate Council
January 31, 2006
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison; Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Demaine, Diaz, Koonce, McCarthy, Savenye, and Zhou; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Professors Christopher and Thompson
Dean Ozel introduced Denise Campbell, Program Coordinator Senior in the Graduate College Academic Programs section who will attend Graduate Council meetings to take the minutes and provide support in the graduate curriculum development area. Dean Ozel also provided a summary of proposals tentatively scheduled to go through the approval process this semester. These include: six Master's degree planning or implementation proposals; five PhD planning or implementation proposals; two Master's in Passing proposals and one concentration proposal.
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Maria T. Allison thanked the members of the council for their service and contributions in support of graduate education at Arizona State University. Dean Allison discussed the large volume of new graduate program proposals, accelerated graduate degree programs, block grants, and expanded cohort programs.
The minutes for the November 29, 2005 meeting were approved.
Three proposals were addressed as consent agenda items including renaming the PhD in Exercise Science to the PhD in Kinesiology, and establishing joint BSE/ MS and BSE/MSE degrees in the Department of Industrial Engineering. These proposals were accepted and recommended for approval.
Professor Diaz and Dean Webber introduced the proposal to establish a Master of Public Policy (MPP) in the School of Public Affairs. Associate Professor Heather Campbell and Mr. Christopher Hiryak from the School of Public Affairs were present to respond to questions including, admission and program requirements, clarification of the culminating experience, and projections for student enrollment. The proposal was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Professor Zhou and Dean Lindquist introduced the proposal to establish a M.S. in Astrophysics and Professor Zhou along with Dean Dickson introduced the proposal to establish a Ph.D. in Astrophysics in the proposed new School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Professor Sumner Starrfield from the Department of Physics and Astronomy along with Dr. Anna Rosa Lampis from the Department of Geological Sciences were present to respond to questions including the projected numbers of degrees awarded for both the master's and doctoral programs and a clarification of the learning outcomes for the Ph.D. program proposal. The proposals to establish the M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics were recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, January 31, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison; Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Demaine, Diaz, Koonce, McCarthy, Savenye, and Zhou; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Professors Christopher and Thompson
Dean Ozel introduced Denise Campbell, Program Coordinator Senior in the Graduate College Academic Programs section who will attend Graduate Council meetings to take the minutes and provide support in the graduate curriculum development area. Dean Ozel also provided a summary of proposals tentatively scheduled to go through the approval process this semester. These include: six Master's degree planning or implementation proposals; five PhD planning or implementation proposals; two Master's in Passing proposals and one concentration proposal.
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Maria T. Allison thanked the members of the council for their service and contributions in support of graduate education at Arizona State University. Dean Allison discussed the large volume of new graduate program proposals, accelerated graduate degree programs, block grants, and expanded cohort programs.
The minutes for the November 29, 2005 meeting were approved.
Three proposals were addressed as consent agenda items including renaming the PhD in Exercise Science to the PhD in Kinesiology, and establishing joint BSE/ MS and BSE/MSE degrees in the Department of Industrial Engineering. These proposals were accepted and recommended for approval.
Professor Diaz and Dean Webber introduced the proposal to establish a Master of Public Policy (MPP) in the School of Public Affairs. Associate Professor Heather Campbell and Mr. Christopher Hiryak from the School of Public Affairs were present to respond to questions including, admission and program requirements, clarification of the culminating experience, and projections for student enrollment. The proposal was recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
Professor Zhou and Dean Lindquist introduced the proposal to establish a M.S. in Astrophysics and Professor Zhou along with Dean Dickson introduced the proposal to establish a Ph.D. in Astrophysics in the proposed new School of Earth and Space Exploration (SESE) within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Professor Sumner Starrfield from the Department of Physics and Astronomy along with Dr. Anna Rosa Lampis from the Department of Geological Sciences were present to respond to questions including the projected numbers of degrees awarded for both the master's and doctoral programs and a clarification of the learning outcomes for the Ph.D. program proposal. The proposals to establish the M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics were recommended for approval pending minor revisions.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 p.m.