Executive Commitee Meeting Minutes: September 1, 2000

1. The meeting was called to order at 2:23 P.M. Associate Vice Provost James G. Henkel presided. J. Henkel introduced Ian C. Hart, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School.
2. It was moved, seconded, and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve as distributed the minutes of the
   5-5-2000 meeting.
3. It was moved, seconded, and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve the list of Plans of Study and
   Dissertation Proposals.
4. I. Hart welcomed members and spoke briefly about goals and priorities for the coming year.
5. A request from the Neag School of Education to change the name of the existing doctoral Field of Study Adult and Vocational Education to Adult Learning was considered and discussed.
   • It was moved (L. Strausbaugh), seconded (G. Carmichael), and passed without dissent on a voice vote to
     approve the requested change.
6. A request from the Neag School of Education to change the name of the existing doctoral Field of Study
   Instructional Media and Technology to Educational Technology was considered and discussed.
   • It was moved (J. Marsden), seconded (G. Epling), and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve the
     requested change.
7. A recommendation from the School of Family Studies to change the name of existing master's and doctoral Field of Study Family Studies to Human Development and Family Studies.
   • Approval was moved. There were several seconds. The motion passed without dissent on a voice vote.
8. G. Carmichael and G. Maxwell introduced a request from the Biomedical Science program at the Health Center to change the name of the existing Area of Concentration Oral Biology under Field of Study Biomedical Science to Skeletal, Craniofacial, and Oral Biology.
   • Following discussion, it was moved (G. Epling), seconded (J. Marsden), and passed without dissent on a voice vote to approve the requested change.
9. There was discussion about the reports of the Chancellor's Student Business Services Task Force.
10. It was agreed to call a meeting of the Graduate Faculty Council for Wednesday, 9-27-2000. I. Hart and Chancellor and Provost for University Affairs John D. Petersen will speak and respond to questions.
11. I. Hart asked about the possibility of forming a group or task force to explore a wide range of issues related to the conduct of faculty research. L. Stausbaugh recommended that the GFC Research Support Committee be reinvigorated for this purpose. There was support for the recommendation.
12. Adjournment was at 4:00 PM.

Present:

• Carmichael, G.
• Epling, G.
• Hart, I. (Interim Vice Provost)
• Henkel, J. (Associate Vice Provost)
• Herzberger, D.
• Marsden, J.
• Maxwell, G. (Associate Dean)
• Peters, T. (Assistant Dean)
• Strausbaugh, L.

Regrets:

• Anderson, G.
• Faghri, P.
• Maresh, C.
• Pagoulatos, E. (on leave Fall 2000)

Respectfully submitted,

Thomas B. Peters
Secretary