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Tempe Graduate Council
August 29, 2006
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College (GC) Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Graduate College Deans Dickson and Webber; Professors Barrett, Diaz, Koonce, Newman, Savenye, Thompson, Tsui; and student member Aubin.
Excused: Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison and Graduate College Dean Lindquist.
Dean Ozel welcomed the members to the new academic year and the 2006/2007 Graduate Council session and asked each member to introduce themselves. She offered apologies on behalf of Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison and Assistant Dean Lindquist for not being able to attend the meeting today due to illness. Dean Ozel provided a summary of the results for the online Graduate Council summer session meeting, as well as provided an overview of the Graduate Council Binder items. Next, she discussed the meeting schedule for the upcoming year and pointed out that the September meeting time has been changed to accommodate the exit meeting for an Academic Program Review external site visit and will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. as opposed to the normal time schedule of 2:30-4:30 p.m. Assistant Dean Dickson spoke about the process of putting degree proposals into operation from the Graduate Admissions perspective. Dean Ozel finished the introduction session by outlining a summary of the proposals that are slated to come before the Graduate Council in the fall semester, along with providing an explanation and overview of the Arizona Board of Regents planning and implementation processes.
The minutes for the April 25, 2006 and June 27, 2006 (online) meetings were approved.
Dean Ozel explained that because this was the first Graduate Council meeting of the academic year and there was only one item on the agenda, there would be a deviation from the normal process of reviewing proposals in pre-determined groups. This would allow members to review and discuss the proposal during the Council meeting rather than submitting written questions ahead of time. She then introduced the proposal to establish a concentration in Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Educational Technology in the Division of Psychology in Education within the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education. There were some questions from the council members including clarification of the required background in AME for post-master's students that are admitted to this concentration, and curricular requirements of the program. The proposal to establish a concentration in Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Educational Technology received recommendation for approval pending minor revisions.
Dean Webber provided information concerning Block Grants and Interdisciplinary programs. Student representative Aubin encouraged everyone to have their students apply for Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) research grants. Professor Koonce shared with the group that the School of Music is in the process of working on an implementation proposal for a new PhD program. Dean Dickson addressed the PeopleSoft project (named OASIS) and shared with members that Graduate Admissions will go live in PeopleSoft on October 23, 2006. Dean Ozel spoke with Graduate Council members about a new initiative from the President that will focus on how academic units plan to incorporate sustainability into the scope of their programs.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
Submitted by:
Denise M. Campbell
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, August 29, 2006, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College (GC) Associate Dean Filiz Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Graduate College Deans Dickson and Webber; Professors Barrett, Diaz, Koonce, Newman, Savenye, Thompson, Tsui; and student member Aubin.
Excused: Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison and Graduate College Dean Lindquist.
Dean Ozel welcomed the members to the new academic year and the 2006/2007 Graduate Council session and asked each member to introduce themselves. She offered apologies on behalf of Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison and Assistant Dean Lindquist for not being able to attend the meeting today due to illness. Dean Ozel provided a summary of the results for the online Graduate Council summer session meeting, as well as provided an overview of the Graduate Council Binder items. Next, she discussed the meeting schedule for the upcoming year and pointed out that the September meeting time has been changed to accommodate the exit meeting for an Academic Program Review external site visit and will take place from 1:00-3:00 p.m. as opposed to the normal time schedule of 2:30-4:30 p.m. Assistant Dean Dickson spoke about the process of putting degree proposals into operation from the Graduate Admissions perspective. Dean Ozel finished the introduction session by outlining a summary of the proposals that are slated to come before the Graduate Council in the fall semester, along with providing an explanation and overview of the Arizona Board of Regents planning and implementation processes.
The minutes for the April 25, 2006 and June 27, 2006 (online) meetings were approved.
Dean Ozel explained that because this was the first Graduate Council meeting of the academic year and there was only one item on the agenda, there would be a deviation from the normal process of reviewing proposals in pre-determined groups. This would allow members to review and discuss the proposal during the Council meeting rather than submitting written questions ahead of time. She then introduced the proposal to establish a concentration in Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Educational Technology in the Division of Psychology in Education within the Mary Lou Fulton College of Education. There were some questions from the council members including clarification of the required background in AME for post-master's students that are admitted to this concentration, and curricular requirements of the program. The proposal to establish a concentration in Arts, Media and Engineering (AME) under the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Educational Technology received recommendation for approval pending minor revisions.
Dean Webber provided information concerning Block Grants and Interdisciplinary programs. Student representative Aubin encouraged everyone to have their students apply for Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA) research grants. Professor Koonce shared with the group that the School of Music is in the process of working on an implementation proposal for a new PhD program. Dean Dickson addressed the PeopleSoft project (named OASIS) and shared with members that Graduate Admissions will go live in PeopleSoft on October 23, 2006. Dean Ozel spoke with Graduate Council members about a new initiative from the President that will focus on how academic units plan to incorporate sustainability into the scope of their programs.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
Submitted by:
Denise M. Campbell