UWM College of Letters and Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
College of Letters and Science

2000-2001
Graduate Program Committee
Meeting: Wednesday, April 11, 2001, 1:00 p.m.
Holton Hall 241

Minutes No. 4

Present: J. Hayes, D. Heathcote, R. Jeske, C. Jo, D. Reddy, K. Ruggiero, S. Schuster, W. Wainwright
Excused: A. Bell, D. Cherkauer
Guests: J. Heywood, J. Merrick, M. Wiesner-Hanks

  1. Call to Order/Announcement(s) - The chair, Dave Heathcote, called the meeting to order at 1:03 p.m. in Holton Hall 241.

    1. Master's Program Survey - Committee members would like enrollment data added to the report. It then should be sent to department chairs.

  2. Automatic Consent
    1. Minutes #3 (February 14, 2001) were approved as submitted.

  3. Procedural Matters
    1. Election of Chair for 2001-2002 - Dave Heathcote will ask the three second-year members if they are interested in being chair. The election then will be done by e-mail ballot.

  4. Old Business
    1. Graduate Student Recruitment - Members discussed whether or not the GPC has a role in this issue. The consensus was that the Committee's role should be to keep the matter in front of the Graduate School.

  5. New Business
    1. Recommendation to Modify Requirements for Mediation and Negotiation Certificate – It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the dean approval of the changes in the Mediation and Negotiation Certificate.


    2. Recommendation to Modify Requirements for MHRLR - It was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the dean approval of the changes in the MHRLR requirements.


    3. Recommendation to Approve History Ph.D. Implementation Plan - Committee members suggested the following revisions:

      • strengthen the financial section;
        • >
      • use the section on new faculty to make an argument for more RA support;
      • address the key issue of student support.
      With these modifications, it was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously to recommend to the dean approval of the History Ph.D. Implementation Plan.

  6. Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned at 2:06 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Connie Jo
Special Assistant to the Dean and
Secretary to the L&S Faculty


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