College of Letters and Science Faculty Document No. 479
November 5, 1998
Graduate Program Committee Annual Report 1997-98
Meetings
The Graduate Program Committee of the College of Letters and Science held five meetings during the academic year to carry out its functions as authorized by the Rules Governing the Letters and Science Faculty Chapter 2.12.
Legislative Recommendations
The following recommendations were forwarded to the Dean for his action or referral to the Faculty:
- approval of the proposal for changes in the committee's charter;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the MA and Ph.D in Economics;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the MA in Mass Communication;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the MA in Sociology;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the MA/MS in Geography;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the PhD in Geography;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for admission to the PhD in Urban Studies;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for the MS in Mathematical Sciences;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the MA in Psychology;
- approval of the proposal for revision of the requirements for admission to the MS and PhD programs in Biological Sciences;
- approval of the proposal for a new graduate certificate program in Mediation and Negotiation;
- approval of the proposal for an entitlement to plan MA and PhD programs in Africology;
- entitlement to plan an MA in Liberal Studies;
- approval of the expansion of language options in the Translation Certificate Program and the Translation Track of the MAFLL.
Issues of General Policy
The Committee discussed the absence of student members from the Committee for the past several years. It was agreed that departments should be contacted asking them to nominate graduate students for Committee membership.
The Committee discussed the Graduate School's decision to turn over responsibility for the selection of NRTR merit scholarships to the individual schools and colleges. It was the consensus of Committee members that this function should remain within the Graduate School.
Respectfully submitted,
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| Philip Shashko, Chair |
| Arthur Brooks |
| Douglas Cherkauer |
| Fred Helmstetter |
| Connie Horstman, Ex-officio |
| Sunwoong Kim |
| James Kuist |
| Donald Solomon |
| Gabrielle Verdier |
| William Wainwright |
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