Minutes of the Graduate Committee
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43
Fresno, California 93740-8027
Office of the Academic Senate Ext. 8-2743
September 28, 2010
Members Present: M. Wilson (Chair), S. Brown-Welty, N. P. Mahalik, S. Skelton, M. Stevens, R. Yazdipour.
Member Absent: K. Carey (excused).
Visitors: Andrews Rogerson, Fraka Harmsen, Rick Zechman, and Alice Wright
The meeting was called to order by Chair Wilson at 2: 00 p.m. in Thomas #117.
1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 9/21/2010.
2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
3. Communications and Announcements.
A. S. Brown-Welty would provide an update regarding progress relative to the pending
off campus doctoral program in Education.
B. For the purpose of external evaluation, S. Brown-Welty distributed to UGC members
packets containing rubrics related to recently completed doctoral dissertations.
C. No UGC meeting on October 5th (Chair).
4. Program Review: Biotechnology.
Program Coordinator, Dr. A. Wright, Chair R. Zechman, Associate Dean F. Harmsen, and
Dean A. Rogerson attended the meeting to discuss the
review of the Pilot Program in Biotechnology. Visitors presented a summary report
on the Biotechnology Program. Items covered ranged
from a history of the program and faculty and student interests to curriculum and
support for the program. Discussion included curriculum, internships, student recruitment
and retention.
MSC to adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
The next scheduled meeting of the Graduate Committee will be Tuesday,
October 12, 2010, at 2:00 p.m. in Thomas #117.
Agenda
1. Approval of the Minutes of 9/28/10.
2. Approval of the Agenda.
3. Communications and Announcements.
4. Interdisciplinary Program of Study proposal. Time Certain: 2:20
5. Recommendations for Biotechnology Program Review.
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