Minutes of the Graduate Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO

5240 N. JACKSON AVENUE, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740–8023

Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8–2743

October 23, 2007

Members Present: M. Perez (Chair), D. Dickerson, T. Dull,
G. Kriehn, N Mahalik, T. Skeen, R. Yazdipour.

Members Absent: S. Brown–Welty (excused), Z. Wang (excused),
C. Barnes (Student)(excused).

Visitors: None.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Perez at 2:05 p.m. in the
University Center, Room #203.

  1. Minutes: MSC to approve the Minutes of 10/16/07 as
    amended by adding “noted” under item 3, line 9
    and after “further”, and changing “Requirement”
    to “Record” under item 4.
  2. Agenda: MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    None.
  4. Committee Goals for 2007–2008.
    Discussion took place regarding Committee Goals for the 2007–
    2008 Academic Year, as listed as part of the “Annual Summary of
    Committee Activities 2006–2007” memorandum, dated May 30,
    2007. Consequently, the committee chose to adopt the following
    goals for its 2007–2008 Academic Year business.
    a. Communicate more effectively with the Admissions Office
    esp. on issues related to PeopleSoft (domestic and
    international students).
    b. Continue to review existing Graduate Programs (item c on
    the original document).
    c. Review admissions criteria for Graduate Programs requesting
    a waiver of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or other
    standardized tests (item d on the original document).
    d. Review and recommend new Graduate Programs, Options,
    and Credentials; and review significant program modifications to existing Programs, Options, and Credentials
    (item e on the original document).
    e. Review and approve Interdisciplinary programs.
    f. Emphasize “graduate culture” and its role in quality
    graduate education by forming an ad hoc Task Force (item g on the original document).
    g. Continue to support recognition of graduate student
    excellence and accomplishments (item j on the original document).
    h. Continue to support faculty as they work with graduate
    students, including graduate coordinators, through in–service, workshops, and exchanges (item k on the original document).
    i. Review and approve guidance and policies relative to
    Technology–Mediate Instructions (TMI).

MSC to adjourn at 3:00 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee is Tuesday,
October 30, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes 10/23/07.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. Physics – Time Certain 2:25 p.m.

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