Graduate Studies Committee Meeting for November 30, 2006

Members Present:     S. Basim, M. Bednarski, R. Bilisoly, C. Button, G. Claffey, R. Cohen, S. Cohen, M. Davis, R. Emiliani, K. Farrington, G. Fitzgerald, P. Foster, Z. He, M. Matthews, G. Mejia, B. Nicholson, J. Nicoll-Sneft, S. Seider, K. Tower, K. Weiss, R. Wood, N. Zlatareva

Guests/ex. officio:      P. Lemma, A. Pautz

G. Fitzgerald called the meeting to order at 2:35pm. 

I.                   Welcome and Approval of Minutes

A.    Members present approved the October 26, 2006 minutes with no edits.

II.                Announcements from Dean Lemma

A.    Problems with Planned Programs:  Several problems have been found by the Graduate Office.  Please bring this information back to your departments so that all advisors are aware of it.

a.       Students are continuing to not have their planned program submitted until the end of their programs. 

b.      Some students have submitted the planned program without elective courses being filled in.  This leaves the impression that students can take any classes that they choose. 

c.       Some students have 400 level courses that are not in the Graduate Catalog.  Before approving any 400 level courses for the Planned Program, please check that the course(s) are in the graduate catalog.

B.  Lists were sent to all GSC representatives and to department chairs of over 1000 continuing students who have not yet registered for spring 2007.  Many departments have notified the students to register as soon as possible.  Please ask if your department can do the same.   

C.  Faculty have notified the Dean about students who they think have dropped or have withdrawn from the program; they have also stated that students have changed their programs.  In order for any of these to become official, students need to initiate an action: they need to submit an official University withdrawal through the registrar’s office or submit an official change of Major form through the Graduate Office.  

D.    Graduate reception for Academic Awards and Outstanding Scholars will be held February 22, 2007, 5pm-7pm.

E.     At the Graduate Forum on December 7, a draft rubric for assessing graduate capstones will be distributed in preparation for NEASC accreditation.  If no one from your department is able to attend the forum, contact the Dean to discuss the general use of the rubric for all graduate programs.  The Dean hopes to pilot the use of the rubric in spring 2007.

F.     The Graduate Admissions date for applications has been extended until December 11, 2006, due to fewer applications being received than expected.  If Departments are willing to extend this date for processing applications further, please contact Dean Lemma.

DI.             Committee Reports

A.    Appeals

None.

B.     Policy

S. Seider reported that the Policy Committee met to review the following:

1.  Note that the FRESH START POLICY has two possible iterations and two possible titles. 

ITERATION #1

FRESH START POLICY

A student can independently or in conjunction with the Department initiate an appeal to the Dean, School of Graduate Studies that includes a rationale as to why grades for courses taken X or more years ago at Central Connecticut State University that appear on the CCSU graduate transcript not be calculated for the program he or she is now enrolled. Each case will be decided on its own merits. 

Guidelines:

·         Graduate students admitted to a program

·         Graduate level transcript grades from CCSU

·         Graduate students may only use this option one time.

                                    OR

ITERATION #2

GRADE OMISSION POLICY

A student who has been admitted to a graduate program can independently or in conjunction with his or her Department initiate an appeal to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies that includes a rationale as to why grades for graduate level courses taken X or more years ago at CCSU that appear on the graduate transcript should not be used in calculating the student’s GPA.  Courses so omitted from the GPA calculation may not be used in the planned program in which the student is now enrolled.  Each appeal will be decided on its own merits and students may use this option only one time.

The discussion ensued about the italicized areas and which iteration to use.  A consensus could not be made on this or the number of years that should be used.  As a result, this was tabled pending further feedback back from departments.  Tabled.

2. POLICY ON 500 LEVEL COURSES TAKEN AS NON-MATRICULATED STUDENT

At the discretion of the advisor and the Dean, School of Graduate Studies, 9 credits at the 500 level taken as a non matriculated student may be applied to the student's graduate degree's planned program of study. In addition, at the request of the student, the Department and Dean will review the student’s graduate transcript as a non-matriculated student and may approve other courses, beyond those nine credits, that he or she wishes to be applied to that degree program.

Students must be admitted to a graduate program in order to be awarded a degree in that program. Approved.

3. POLICY ON 400 LEVEL COURSES AND ABOVE

Courses numbered 400 and above may be included in a planned program of graduate study when they are listed in the graduate catalog and the course description so allows.  Students may have a maximum of nine credits (and in some cases zero to six, depending on the program) at the 400 level when approved by the program advisor.  The nine credit limit on 400-level courses does not apply to graduate post-baccalaureate teacher certification programs and to some official certificate programs.  Graduate students enrolled in 400-level classes are required to do additional work as compared to their undergraduate classmates.

Courses numbered under 400 may be applied toward teacher certification and official certificate programs when recommended by the advisor but will not be approved for inclusion in other graduate degree programs.  Approved.

C.    Scholarship   

G. Fitzgerald reported in D. Mitchell’s absence. The Graduate Studies Scholarship Committee met on November 9 and 13^th to review the nominations for the Graduate Academic Awards and Outstanding Scholar Awards.  The following nominees were recommended for Graduate Academic Awards:

Student Name                                                Graduate Program

Amundsen, Allan                                            M.A., History

Camposeo, Katherine                                      M.S., Art Education

Curraro, Marriah                                             M.S., TESOL

DePeau, Edward                                             M.S., Mathematics 

Dickson, Robert                                              M.S., Music Education

Girard, Brian                                                   M.S., Biological Sciences: Anesthesia

Harrington, Marcia                                          M.S., Early Childhood Education

Heverling, Kerry                                             M.A., English

Howard-Bender, Katherine                            M.S., Reading and Language Arts

Kwasnick, Dennis                                           M.S., Criminal Justice

Leavitt, Katherine                                           M.S., Computer Information Technology

Linabury, Mark                                               M.S., Educational Foundations

Liu, Qing                                                         M.A., Mathematics

McCarthy, Brian                                             M.A., Spanish

McGurn, Katherine                                         M.A., Public History

                                McKay, Elizabeth                                           M.A., Psychology

Mihalyo, Marianne                                          M.A., Biomolecular Sciences

Murugan, Senthil                                            M.S., Data Mining

Murphy, Cherilyn                                            M.S., Physical Education

O’Brian, Richard                                            6^th Year Certificate, Reading & Language                                                                                                  Arts

O’Connell, Carli                                              M.S., Special Education        

Oliveri, Nadine                                               M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy

Powell, John                                                    M.A., Biology

Preli, Linda                                                     M.S., Natural Sciences: Science Education

Putt, Rebecca                                                  M.S., Communication

Schmidt, Matthew                                          M.S., Technology Management

Sigel, Pat                                                         M.S., Professional and Rehabilitation                                                                                                            Counseling

Sikora, Behn                                                   M.S., Educational Leadership

Smith, Scott                                                    M.S., Geography

Sparrow, Ryan                                                            M.S., Engineering Technology          

Weatherby, Carol                                            M.S., Elementary Education

The following nominees were recommended for Outstanding Scholar Awards:

Student Name                                                School & Program

McKay, Elizabeth                                           Arts & Sciences

                                                                                                          M.A., Psychology

Oliveri, Nadine                                                Education & Professional Studies

                                                                                                          M.S., Marriage and Family Therapy

Sparrow, Ryan                                                Technology

                                                                                                          M.S., Engineering Technology

Information on the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship Program was distributed.

D. Curriculum

J. Nicoll-Senft reported that the committee met with the following recommendations:

Item #1: Criminal Justice

a.       Course revision of CJ 510 Proseminar on Law and Social Control

b.      Course revision of CJ 520 Proseminar on the Administration of Justice

c.       Course revision of CJ 533 Research methods in Criminal Justice

d.      Course revision of CJ 534 Quantitative Analysis in Criminal Justice Research

Approved.

                        Item #2: History

b.      Course Deletion: HIS 423 Colonial Period of American History

c.       Course Deletion: HIS 424 Establishment of a New Nation

d.      Course Deletion: HIS 425 Era of National Development

e.       Course Deletion: HIS 426 The United States, 1850-1896

f.       Course Deletion: HIS 427 The United States, 1890-1933

g.      Course Deletion: HIS 428 The United States since 1933

h.      Course Revision: HIS 442 European History, 1650-1815

i.        Course Revision: HIS 443 European History, 1815-1918

j.        Course Revision: HIS 444 European History, 1918 to Present

k.      Course Revision: HIS 453 History of Modern China

l.        Course Revision: HIS 454 History of Modern Japan

m.    Course Deletion: HIS 463 Constitutional History of the United States to 1900

n.      Course Revision: HIS 472 Modern Middle East

o.      Course Revision: HIS 473 History of Judaism

p.      Course Deletion: HIS 489 American Labor History

q.      Course Revision: HIS 501 Historiography

Approved.

Item #3: Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies

a.       Course Revision: WS 430 Internship in Women’s Studies

b.      Course Revision: WS 469 Readings in Women’s Studies

Approved.

Item #4: Reading

a.        Course Deletion: RDG 505 Developmental Readings in Secondary School

b.        Course Addition: RDG 506 Developmental Readings in Secondary School

Tabled.

                        Item #5: Biology

a.      Course Revision: BIO 321 Marine Invertebrate Biology

b.      Course Revision: BIO 412 Human Physiology

c.       Course Revision: BIO 420 Ornithology

Approved.

                        Item #6: Biomolecular Sciences

a.      Course Revision: BMS Human Physiology

Approved.

                        Item #7: Computer Science

a.      Course Revision: CS 410 Introduction to Software Engineering

b.      Course Revision: CS 481 Operating Systems Design

c.       Course Revision: CS 492 Computer Security

Tabled.

                        Item #8: English

a.       Course Revision: ENG 530 Special Topics in Literature

b.      Program Revision: MASTER OF ARTS IN ENGLISH

Approved.

                        Item #9: Nursing

a.       Course Revision: NRSE 490 Health Care Management

Tabled.

                        Item #10: Physical Education and Human Performance

A.    Course Revision: PE 402 Organization and Administration of Physical Education

B.                                                                                                                     Course Revision: PE 406 Adapted Physical Education

Approved.

                        Item #11: Psychology

a.      Course Revision: PSY 470 Theories of Personality

                        Item #12: Special Education

a.      Course Revision: SPED 498 Independent Study in Special Education

b.      Program Revision: Post-Baccalaureate Program for Certification in Special Education

Approved.

Discussion item:  Pre-requisites for programs pertaining to students who are conditionally admitted to permit online registration.  Proposed pre-requisites should read:  Conditional or fully admitted to the MS/MA XXX Program” to allow both conditional and fully admitted students to register online. 

The Issues: 

1.      If “conditional admit” was added to the Banner coding, then students conditionally admitted could register online. 

2.      This could allow them to register for classes that are not listed in their letter.

Discussion ensued. 

A reminder was made that conditionally admitted students need to notify the advisor that they took the courses listed as conditions and met all conditions.  After the advisor verifies this, the Dean sends a formal letter to the student admitting them to the program and changes the student’s code in Banner. 

Another way this could work would be that if a department has a program that requires pre-requisites, they must decide whether to make this decision across the board or on a case by case basis.  The Dean asked that this be taken back to departments to see what they want to do.  

DII.          Report from the Graduate Student Association  

None.   

DIII.       Old Business

A.    By-Laws

S.Cohen reported back from the Faculty Senate with suggested revisions for the GSC Bylaws. 

Suggestion 1:  I.A.  The Faculty Senate suggested that the departments stagger the terms of the members.  G. Fitzgerald reminded the committee that because each department has their own election schedule, there is never any time when the committee has a complete change over.

I A. One member and alternate shall be elected for a two-year term from and by the faculty of each academic department offering graduate degrees and of the University library.  Elected alternates can serve as voting representatives of their departments only when elected members are unable to fulfill their responsibilities.

Suggestion 2:  II. A.  Terms:  The Faculty Senate questioned why committee members have two year terms and the chair and secretary have three year terms.  G. Fitzgerald explained that this is a non-issue.  The committee leadership serve longer terms to more continuity to the committee.  If the person in the position is not re-elected by their department, GSC can re-elect them since they hold a leadership position.

II.A. The GSC shall organize itself in the spring before the end of the academic year, electing its chair and secretary from among those members representing academic departments and the University library.  The chair and secretary shall serve a three-year term, not to exceed two consecutive terms.

Suggestion 3:  II. E.  Bylaws Amendment:  The decision was made to add 2/3 majority vote of GSC members present, since that is the practice. 

II.E. The by-laws may be amended by a 2/3 majority vote of GSC members present at any regular or special meeting of the GSC provided that written amendments are presented to the GSC members at least 30 days prior to the call of the meeting.  The by-laws shall be provided to members prior to the first fall GSC meeting.

Suggestion 4:  II F.  This was changed from the Monday prior to the meeting to three working days prior to the meeting.

                                                    A.            II.F. An agenda of items to be considered in any meeting shall be sent by the Chair to members of the committee, Department Chairs and appropriate administrators no later than three working days prior to the meeting. 

DIV.       New Business

Meeting dates:   G. Fitzgerald announced the meeting dates for the spring.

      January 25, 2007

      February 22, 2007

      March 22, 2007

      April 26, 2007

DV.          Adjournment –3:50 pm.

Members Present:

P. Anneser, K. Bantley, C. Broadus-Garcia, G. Claffey, C. Dimmick, J. DiPlacido, C. Doyle, K. Farrington, F. Frangione, J. Kovel, P. Kyem, M. LaFontaine, J. Malley, G. Mejia, E. Pancsofar, V. Rajaravivarma, L. Recoder, J. Ribchinsky, S. Seider, P. Vernesoni,

Guests/ex officio:  C. Jones, P. Lemma, T. Moffo, C. Pudlinski, P. Resetarits, T. Craine, 

J. Malley called the Graduate Studies Committee to order at 2:38 pm.

       I.    Approval of Minutes

A.   P. Vernesoni moved to accept the minutes of January 30, 2003; second by C. Broadus-Garcia; approved with editorial changes.

      II.    Announcements from Dean Lemma

A.   Spring Admissions:  P. Lemma provided a report on spring admissions as of freeze date, February 10, 2003:

Graduate Students            Comparisons    Spring        Spring
                                                                                2002            2003

Full-Time New and                     In State               386              374
Readmitted Students              Out of State              86                 90
                                                        Total                 472              464

Part-time and                              In State            2,047           2,072
Readmitted Students             Out of State              94              108
                                                       Total              2,141           2,180

Total Graduate Students                                2,613           2,644

B.   Contents of Letter to Graduate Students:  P. Lemma read the contents of a revised letter that will be sent to each currently active graduate student.  Included in this letter is stronger language to encourage students to register early and that their payment will not be required upon pre registration.  C. Dimmick raised a question about when the actual date payment would be due and whether students would continue to register up to the last minute if that meant they did not have to pay until they actually registered.  J. Malley indicated that he would e-mail committee members with the exact date by which fees are due for registered graduate students.

Also highlighted by P. Lemma was the requirement for a second PIN for students who currently do not have a planned program.  Individuals with a planned program, including students in a post baccalaureate certification program, do not need an alternate PIN.

Advisor list updates are due today, February 27^th.  C. Broadus-Garcia mentioned that there were several individuals without an identified advisor and members of her department did not recognize them.  The default for individuals without an identified advisor is the chair.

In 2003 a fee of $300/credit hour will be assessed for each credit over 18 credit hours.  Also, those individuals who are dropped due to a nonpayment of fees must pay $100 to re-register if they try to re-enroll.

C.   Graduate Awards:  P. Lemma thanked all the faculty members who went to the Graduate Studies Academic Awards and Outstanding Scholars reception.  She emphasized that the students and their families appreciated the faculty members’ presence.

D.   Appeals Process:  When a student is rejected from a program, the appeal is first sent to the appropriate department.  If the department says no, the Standing Committee of Appeals then receives the appeal, which makes for an extended process.  J. DiPlacido questioned why it was necessary to return the appeal to the department since it would most likely to make the same admissions decision.  Dr. Lemma asked the Appeals Committee to review the process with a view toward making possible modifications.  It is important for departments to get back to Graduate Studies in a timely fashion since students often call the Graduate Studies office to inquire about their status.

When an applicant is rejected due to a low GPA, a faculty member can now access a GPA calculator on the Graduate Studies web page.  The GPA calculator identifies how many courses and what grade the student would need to obtain to bring his/her GPA up to the minimum level of acceptance.

E.   Plan C Update:  Remember if a department has Plan C (Special Project) as an option in the graduate program in which faculty are awarded 1 credit load, proposals and completed special projects must be sent to P. Lemma for approval, prior to awarding students their grades.  This semester there were a number of students who graduated without P. Lemma’s approval letter in their files and consequently faculty members were not awarded their load credit. Students were also sent letters requesting the $40 continuing registration fee.

F.    Due Dates for Theses:  Final submission of theses is April 15^th to be included in the Graduate Commencement Booklet.

This due date also applies for special projects.  Dean Lemma requests a copy of the special project.  The exception would be a course-imbedded action research project.  J. DiPlacido inquired about the possibility that all members of a student’s thesis team be included in the Graduate Commencement Booklet.  J. Malley suggested that the Policy Committee review this suggestion.  J. DiPlacido raised concern about situations in which a faculty member devotes long hours with a student who does not complete his/her thesis.  That faculty members only receives partial load credit.  Dean Lemma requested that all extenuating circumstances should be sent to her attention.  C. Dimmick commented that, in his experiences, the length of time a thesis advisor spends with students evens out in the long run.  Again, J. Malley recommended that members of the Policy Committee discuss this concern.

G:   Graduate Research and Creative Presentation Day: Information is now on the Graduate Studies web page.  In addition, students and faculty can locate information about the GSA Scholarship.

H:   Commencement Request:  A reminder that President Judd is seeking references of graduating students who have achieved a noteworthy accomplishment or endured an unusual or extraordinary hardship in the course of earning a degree.  Dean Lemma requested that suggestions and stories be sent to her attention in an e-mail.

     III.    Report from Graduate Student Association (GSA):  T. Moffo reported.

A.   Wellness program is scheduled for later today, February 28^th.

B.   Please announce in classes about the GSA Social on March 5^th, 5-7:30pm.

     IV.     Unfinished Business

J. Malley brought to the attention of the committee members recommended wording for proposed by-laws change to add a section V. Graduate Studies Committee Approval Procedures.  Members present briefly commented on some editorial suggestions.  J. Malley requested that committee members bring these changes back to their departments for discussion and report back for a vote at the next meeting.  J. DiPlacido suggested that an on-line submission form be used for section 2. Requests for Changes in Scholastic Standards or Admissions Policies.  C. Broadus-Garcia stated that she is awaiting input from faculty senate regarding sections 2b and 2g. 

      V.     Committees

A.   Scholarship

1.    Graduate Research Day is scheduled for May 14^th, 5:00 – 7:45 pm.  The submission deadline for participation by students is April 17^th.

2.          GSA scholarship – reminder to have students obtain the application forms and that the due date for the completed application if April 4^th. 

B.   Appeals:  G. Claffey updated members on one student’s appeal and P. Lemma briefly summarized its resolution.  J. DiPlacido inquired about why the appeals process is necessary in all situations.  J. Malley requested that the appeals committee respond to her inquiry about when the appeals is or is not appropriate.

C.   Policy: C. Broadus-Garcia reiterated the request for committee members to bring the suggested by-laws change back to their respective departments for discussion.

Broadus-Garcia introduced a modified form to be completed for an undergraduate student to enroll in a graduate course.  One major change was a requirement that the undergraduate student have a GPA of 3.00 or above to enroll in a 500 level course.  Graduate Studies committee members also suggested the following changes:

·        Insert “course” in front of pre-requisites in line 3.

·        Insert ‘Undergraduate” in front of students at the beginning of line 4.

·        Replace “will” with “must” in line 4.

·        Replace “Social Security Number” with Student I.D.

·        Add a box for approval and a box for disapproval.

·        Add a signature line for Course Instructor.

Motion made by P. Vernesoni that the form developed for Enrollment in 500 Level Courses by Undergraduates by approved with the edits cited above.  Second by G. Claffey.  Approved

V. Rajaravivarma inquired of the possibility that all forms be numbered for easier retrieval.  J. Malley indicated that this could be taken into consideration as a future policy.

D.   Curriculum:  P. Vernesoni presented the recommendations of the Graduate Studies Curriculum Committee.  (See Attachment I)

       Members present approved all items recommended for approval by the Graduate Studies Curriculum Committee with no additional comments.

     VI.     New Business

J. Malley requested that members present discuss the possibility of an annual individual or department award based on the mission and tenets of Graduate Studies.  He received comments from representatives at each table and will welcome additional feedback prior to the next meeting.

VII.   Adjournment - 4:05 pm
 

Attachment I.

TO:  All Members, Graduate Studies Committee

FROM: Peter J. Vernesoni, Graduate Studies Curriculum Committee

SUBJ: Committee Recommendations from the 20 February 2003 Meeting

DATE: 2/21/03

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A Graduate Studies Curriculum Committee meeting was held on Thursday 20 February 2003 at 3:15 p.m. in room 22405 of Copernicus Hall.  Recommendation of the committee are as follows:

1. Department of Management Information Systems

a. Course_Revision of  MIS 561, International Management Information Systems. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:42:08. [GS]

b. Course_Revision of  MIS 569, Current Topics in Management Information Systems. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:45:28. [GS]

c. Course_Revision of  MIS 501, Foundations of MIS. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:50:16. [GS]

d. Course_Revision of  MIS 502, E-Business and Information Technology. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:52:07. [GS]

e. Course_Revision of  MIS 510, Data Communications and Networking. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:53:42. [GS] 

f. Course_Revision of  MIS 515, Data Management. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:54:47. [GS]  

g. Course_Revision of  MIS 550, Information Technology Policy and Strategy. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:56:04. [GS]

h. Course_Revision of  MIS 565, Information Systems Analysis and Design. Request submitted Thu_Nov_21_2002_16:57:07. [GS]

Recommend approval of items 1a – 1h.

2. Department of Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology.

a. Course_Revision of  CET 443, Electronic Communication. Request submitted Mon_Dec_30_2002_14:30:43. [GS] Recommend approval.

b. Course_Revision of  CET 533, Digital Telecommunications. Request submitted Mon_Dec_30_2002_14:52:42. [GS] Recommend approval

c.  Course_Revision of  CET 453, Microprocessors. Request submitted Mon_Dec_30_2002_14:59:25. [GS] Recommend approval

d.  Program_Revision of MS Computer Information Technology , . Request submitted Mon_Dec_30_2002_16:00:26. [GS] Recommend approval

3. Department of Mathematical Sciences.

a. Course_Revision of  ACTL 465, Actuarial Models I. Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_13:29:03. [A/S] [GS]

b. Course_Addition of ACTL 466, Actuarial Models II. Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_13:14:33. [A/S] [GS]

c. MINOR CHANGE of cycling pattern: Revision of  ACTL 482, Review-SOA/CAS Course II. Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_13:42:22. [GS]

Recommend approval

d. Course_Addition of ACTL 565, Graduate Actuarial Models I. Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_13:21:55. [A/S] [GS]

e. Course_Revision of  ACTL 566, Actuarial Models II. Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_13:36:17. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval of items 3a, 3b, 3d and 3e with amendment to Special Conditions and an editorial change to the title of the course.

f. Program_Revision of MA in Mathematics with specialization in Actuarial Science , . Request submitted Sat_Feb_1_2003_14:26:50. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval.

k. Course_Addition of STAT 529, Current Issues in Data Mining. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_20:35:25. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval with amendment to the prerequisite, “Admission to the Data Mining Program or permission of the Department Chair”.

4. Department of Special Education.

a. Course_Revision of  SPED 521, Student Teaching in Special Education - Elementary. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_13:01:08. [E/PS] [GS]

b. Course_Revision of  SPED 522, Student Teaching in Special Education - Secondary. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_13:18:38. [E/PS] [GS]

Recommend approval of items 4a and 4b.

c. Program_Revision of Post Baccalaureate Certification Program , . Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_07:30:40. [E/PS] [GS]

Recommend approval.

5. Department of  Communication.

a. Course_Revision of  COMM 450, Communication Skills for Training and Development. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_15:37:40. [A/S] [GS]

b. Course_Revision of COMM 451, Environmental Communication. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_15:45:31. [A/S] [GS]

c. Course_Revision of  COMM 452, Health Communication Campaigns. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_15:50:25. [A/S] [GS]

d. Course_Revision of  COMM 454, Communication Strategies for Social Action and Community Development. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_15:54:57. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval of items 5a – 5d with editorial changes to description of COMM 450.

e. Course_Revision of COMM 504, Organizational Communication Audits. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_16:00:51. [A/S] [GS]

f. Course_Revision of COMM 507, Campaign Monitoring and Evaluation. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_16:09:48. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval of items 5e and 5f.

g. Course_Addition of COMM 595, Special Project. Request submitted Wed_Feb_5_2003_11:15:35. [A/S] [GS]

Recommend approval with editorial change to course number to COMM 597 and amendment to prerequisite to read “24 credits completed or in progress”.

            h. Course_Revision of COMM 599, Thesis/Special Project. Request submitted Tue_Feb_4_2003_16:21:00. [A/S] [GS]

            Recommend approval with amendment to prerequisite, “24 credits completed or in progress”.

            i. Program Revision of MS in Organizational Communication. Request submitted Wed_Feb_5_2003_11:37:00. [A/S] [GS]

            Recommend approval with editorial changes.