Council of Graduate School Programs
Regular Meeting
January 30, 2004
Rubloff Reception Room,
Water Tower Campus
MINUTES
[Approved, 2/27/04]
Members Present: Gad Bensinger, Barney Berlin, Adam Driks, Allen Frantzen, Daniel Graham, Maureen Hellwig, James Keenan, Fred Kniss, Michael Maher, Mary Manteuffel, Ruben Mestril, Patricia Mooney-Melvin, E.J. Neafsey, Jon Nilson (for Pauline Viviano), Terry Northcut, David Ozar, Kayhan Parsi, Susan Penckofer, Peter Sanchez, Jamie Scaletta, Loretta Stalans, Carl Toney, Derek Wainwright, Alan Wolfe, Thomas Wren (for Andrew Cutrofello).
Members Excused: Susan Cavallo, Andrew Cutrofello, Mary Elsbernd, Jawed Fareed, Anthony Giaquinto, Thackery Gray, Robert Halpern, Grayson Holmbeck, Diane Suter, Nicole Truog, Pauline Viviano, Yolande Wersching.
Members Not Present: [none]
Graduate School Deans: Max Caproni, Douglas Davis, Marianne Gramza, William Yost.
Visitors: [none]
Call to Order
Fred Kniss, chair of the Council, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Approval of the Minutes of the Past Meeting
Dr. Kniss asked for suggested revisions to the draft of the minutes of the November 21, 2003 regular meeting. Dr. Kniss asked if there were any objections to approving the minutes. There were none, and the minutes were therefore approved as revised.
Consent Calendar
The consent calendar consisted of the following item:
- A recommendation from the Curriculum Committee to approve the proposed new Biomedical Science Core Curriclum.
Dr. Kniss asked if any members wished to move any of the above items off the consent calendar for discussion. David Ozar made such a motion. Dr. Kniss therefore move the item to the regular agenda for consideration after the Chair's Report.
Dean's Report
William Yost distributed a written report and discussed its contents.
Chair's Report
Dr. Kniss distributed a written report and discussed its contents.
Consideration of Biomedical Science Core Curriculum Proposal
Allen Frantzen, chair of the Curriculum Committee, noted that the Committee reviewed a proposal to establish Biomedical Science Core Curriculum. Dr. Kniss reported that the Committee unanimously recommends approval of the proposal. Discussion followed.
The Council recommended approval of the proposed program by a vote of 23 in favor, 0 against, and 1 abstention.
Discussion of Dean Yost's Document "Merit Awards for Ph.D. Students"
Dr. Kniss introduced the following questions that appeared on the meeting's agenda:
1. With regard to teacher training, what are the essential components that every graduate program should include? What components may vary by program? Should the teaching courses be "owned" by departments and be field-specific, or should there be more general university or school-wide courses? Might these teacher training activities be integrated with faculty development programs on teaching?
2. At what stage of graduate education should/may students be teachers of record? How many sections should students teach? Should graduate students be assigned to teach intro courses or more advanced courses in their area of expertise?
3. Are there compensation issues to be considered (for either faculty or graduate students) regarding the proposed new policies? Does mentoring "count" as teaching or service?
Discussion followed. Dean Yost stated that The Graduate School would revise and resubmit the document in response to comments made by Council members during the discussion or via e-mail over the next week.
New Business
There was no new business.
Adjournment
Dr. Kniss adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.