COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE

GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING

October 13, 2004

PRESENT:       Bob Barnett, Ron Childress, Beverly Farrow, Mary Harris-John, Stan Maynard, Bill McDowell, Ruth Ann Murphy, Fran Simone, Tony Williams, Joyce Harrah

NEW BUSINESS

!          Election of Chair

--  appointed P. Lucas

!          Course Addition - PLS 552

B. Barnett made a motion to approve the course addition (S. Maynard second); motion passed

!          Course Changes - PLS 550, PLS 551, PLS 553

F. Simone made a motion to approve the course changes (B. Barnett second); motion passed

!          Special Education Program revisions - R. Childress provided background information submitted by M. Sullivan & M. Reed

F. Simone made a motion to approve the program revisions (M. Harris-John second); motion passed

!          ESSR Program revisions - B. Barnett provided background

S. Maynard made a motion to approve the revisions (Murphy second); motion passed

OTHER

!          NCATE Team visitation via polycom with GPC, Tuesday, October 26 at 10:30

!          GPC meeting schedule - 4^th Wednesday beginning in January 2005

!          An additional responsibility of the GPC will be to review all annual program/unit assessment reports

B A subcommittee was formed: B. Barnett, M. Sullivan, M. Harris-John, & B. Farrow

 Meeting adjourned - Next scheduled meeting, December 8, 2004