Executive Committee Meeting Minutes: April 2, 1999

1. The meeting was called to order at 2:05 P.M. Vice Provost Robert Smith presided.
2. It was moved, seconded, and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve as distributed the minutes of the 2/5/99 meeting.
3. It was moved, seconded, and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve as distributed the Plans of Study and Dissertation Proposals on the attached list.
4. A proposal recently received from the School of Engineering to implement a Master of Engineering degree program was considered. The new professional degree program would target practicing engineers in industry and would provide the opportunity for them to complete a master's degree on-site at their company or at another convenient location. The degree would be offered in the Field of Study of Engineering with Areas of Concentration in the following: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Metallurgy and Materials Engineering.
   • D. Grasso explained the key features of the proposal. There was discussion.
   • It was moved (G. Anderson), seconded (E. Pagoulatos), and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve the proposal as presented.
5. A draft proposal to implement a Master of Arts degree program in Italian History and Culture was considered.
   Several aspects of the proposal were discussed. J. Henkel will confer with the authors on these matters. It was voted to table the proposal until the final version is submitted.
6. It was agreed that a meeting of the Graduate Faculty Council will be called for 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, 4/28/99. The agenda for the meeting will include the annual resolution to confer graduate degrees as well as discussion with Chancellor Emmert and Vice Provosts Smith and Steele concerning projections and plans for the University's enrollment. (The earlier-than-usual start time is necessary because of scheduling conflicts.)
7. G. Anderson raised for discussion a matter concerning the University's home page on the World Wide Web-- the page makes reference to the University Senate but not to the Graduate Faculty Council. Following discussion, R. Smith asked T. Peters to look into the matter.
8. Adjournment was at 3:20 P.M.

Present:

• Anderson, G.
• Carmichael, G.
• Epling, G.
• Faghri, P.
• Grasso, D.
• Henkel, J. (Associate Vice Provost)
• Maxwell, G. (Associate Dean)
• Pagoulatos, E.
• Peters, T. (Program Director)
• Sacks, S.
• Smith, R. (Vice Provost)

Regrets:

• Marsden, J.
• Strausbaugh, L.

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas B. Peters
Secretary