Minutes of the Graduate Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 8-2743

September 9, 2008

Members Present: T. Skeen (Chair), S. Brown-Welty, K. Carey, P. English,
G. Kriehn, N. Mahalik, S. Skelton, Z. Wang, R. Yazdipour

Members Absent: None.

Visitors: None.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Skeen at 2:04 p.m. In the University
Center Room #203.

  1. Minutes: MSC to approve the minutes of September 2, 2008.
  2. Agenda: MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements:
    Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee members are appointed by the Graduate
    Committee. New members are needed from Science and Math, Social Science,
    and Business. In the future, new appointments should occur the spring
    semester prior to the next academic year.
    A student representative is still missing for the Graduate Committee.
    M.A. International Relations, and M.P.A. Public Administration will be
    discussed with representatives from these programs during the September 23,
    2008 meeting: time certain 2:20 p.m.
  4. New Business:
    Graduate Student Board.
    There is currently no direct input to the Division of Graduate Studies from
    graduate students.
    Purpose: Form an advisory group of graduate students to provide input to the
    Dean and the Division of Graduate Studies as a form of feedback for student
    questions and concerns. The board would meet 3 – 4 times a year.
    A list of names will be brought next week from students who are interested in
    joining the board.
  5. Cross-listed Courses.
    The Graduate Committee is requesting that a policy be developed regarding
    dual listing of graduate and undergraduate courses, and will be referring the
    issue to the Graduate Curriculum Subcommittee.
    Issues to Consider:
    1. Requirement of separate syllabi for undergraduate and graduatestudents in an approved cross listed course, including work load.
    2. Allowances for cross listing of special topics courses.
  6. Graduate Student Convocation.
    Discussion ensued regarding integrating graduate student research with the
    California Research Symposium, and the possibility of introducing a graduate
    student convocation as part of new student orientation.

MSC to adjourn at 3:00 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee is Tuesday, September 16,
2008 at 2:00 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 9/9/08.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. Executive session to make appointments to the Graduate Curriculum
    Subcommittee.
  5. Discussion of the M.A. in International Relations and the M.P.A. in Public
    Administration.
  6. Graduate/undergraduate cross-listed classes.
  7. Graduate student symposium.
  8. Graduate student advisory board.

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