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Tempe Graduate Council
September 27, 2005
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison; Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Christopher, Demaine, Diaz, Koonce, and Zhou; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Professors McCarthy, Savenye, and Thompson.
Dean Ozel introduced Associate Dean Andrew Webber, faculty member from the School of Life Sciences who is new to the Council and to the Graduate College. Student member Meegan was welcomed as this was her first time attending the Council meeting.
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison thanked the members of the Council for their service and contributions to graduate education at ASU. Initiatives for the coming academic year were discussed, including focusing on degree productivity, "right sizing" programs, and interdisciplinarity.
Dean Dickson introduced the proposal for a Master's in Passing option under the Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Mamlouk from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was present to respond to questions, including clarifying the nature of the program, the culminating options for the existing M.S. and M.S.E. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering, the relationship between the culminating experience for the proposed program and the doctoral degree requirements, and satisfactory academic progress guidelines, The proposal for the Master's in Passing option was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
Professor Brooks and Dean Lindquist introduced the proposal for an Agribusiness concentration under the Ph.D. in Business Administration in the W.P. Carey School of Business. Professor Richards from the Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management (MSARM) was present to respond to questions, including clarifying the relationship between the proposed concentration and the existing Ph.D. in Business Administration, details on a similar program at the University of Arizona, admissions requirements, the nature of required "field electives," requirements for the dissertation, and the role of MSARM faculty in the administration of the proposed program. The proposal for the Agribusiness concentration was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
Professor Demaine and Dean Dickson introduced the proposal for a graduate certificate in Community and Public Health Practice in the College of Nursing. Professor Cessarotti was present to respond to questions, including comparable programs at other universities, the relationship between the proposed certificate and the college's current participation with the University of Arizona in offering the Master of Public Health degree, admissions requirements, and the nature of and the number of credit hours for the internship required in the proposed certificate. The graduate certificate in Community and Public Health Practice was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Gabriel Goltz.
The Tempe Graduate Council met on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 2:30 p.m. in Administration B building, Room 286. Graduate College Associate Dean Ozel presided.
Also in attendance were Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison; Graduate College Deans Dickson, Lindquist, and Webber; Professors Barrett, Brooks, Christopher, Demaine, Diaz, Koonce, and Zhou; and student member Meegan.
Excused: Professors McCarthy, Savenye, and Thompson.
Dean Ozel introduced Associate Dean Andrew Webber, faculty member from the School of Life Sciences who is new to the Council and to the Graduate College. Student member Meegan was welcomed as this was her first time attending the Council meeting.
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Allison thanked the members of the Council for their service and contributions to graduate education at ASU. Initiatives for the coming academic year were discussed, including focusing on degree productivity, "right sizing" programs, and interdisciplinarity.
Dean Dickson introduced the proposal for a Master's in Passing option under the Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Professor Mamlouk from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering was present to respond to questions, including clarifying the nature of the program, the culminating options for the existing M.S. and M.S.E. degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering, the relationship between the culminating experience for the proposed program and the doctoral degree requirements, and satisfactory academic progress guidelines, The proposal for the Master's in Passing option was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
Professor Brooks and Dean Lindquist introduced the proposal for an Agribusiness concentration under the Ph.D. in Business Administration in the W.P. Carey School of Business. Professor Richards from the Morrison School of Agribusiness and Resource Management (MSARM) was present to respond to questions, including clarifying the relationship between the proposed concentration and the existing Ph.D. in Business Administration, details on a similar program at the University of Arizona, admissions requirements, the nature of required "field electives," requirements for the dissertation, and the role of MSARM faculty in the administration of the proposed program. The proposal for the Agribusiness concentration was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
Professor Demaine and Dean Dickson introduced the proposal for a graduate certificate in Community and Public Health Practice in the College of Nursing. Professor Cessarotti was present to respond to questions, including comparable programs at other universities, the relationship between the proposed certificate and the college's current participation with the University of Arizona in offering the Master of Public Health degree, admissions requirements, and the nature of and the number of credit hours for the internship required in the proposed certificate. The graduate certificate in Community and Public Health Practice was recommended for approval pending minor revision.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Gabriel Goltz.