COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN SERVICE

GRADUATE PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEETING

October 22, 2003

 

PRESENT:       Libby Boyles, Ron Childress, Beverly Farrow, Carl Johnson, Ruth Ann Murphy, Lee Olson (for W. McDowell), Fran Simone, Michael Sullivan, Powell Toth, Joyce Harrah

 

R. Childress conducts initial meeting; an updated membership list was distributed

 

New Business

 

Course Addition/Change

"                    PLS 541

"                    PLS 540

 

P. Toth made a motion to approve the course addition PLS 541 and the course change PLS 540 (L. Boyles second); motion passes

 

Course Additions

"                    CI 702

"                    CI 703

"                    CI 704

"                    PLS 541

 

R. Childress provided background information.  M. Sullivan made a motion to approve the course additions (F. Simone second); motion passed

 

Course Change

"                    ITL 501

 

R. Childress provided background information.  B. Farrow made a motion to approve the title change (F. Simone second); motion passed

 

Carry-on Items:

 

"                    Lee Olson provided background information regarding courses additions and new area of emphasis for Adult & Technical Education

 

L. Boyles made a motion to approve the course additions ATE 643, ATE 659, & ATE 663 and new area of emphasis (P. Toth second); motion passed

 

L. Olson will email revisions to R. Childress

 

Updates:

NCATE - C. Johnson, T. Williams, & J. McKee attended the NCATE conference in Arlington, VA.  C. Johnson provided a brief summary of the valuable information obtained from the various sessions.

 


EdD - The NCA follow-up focus visit is scheduled for October 26-28, 2003.  R. Childress provided background for the focus visit.  NCA committee approved an EdD in Educational Leadership.  We are requesting permission to offer the EdD without a specific major.

 

Other

Paula Lucas was nominated chair

 

Old Business - No action taken on LS 707; tabled for next meeting

 

NEXT MEETING IS December 10 via Polycom (Huntington - Jenkins Hall 235; South Charleston - Room 226)

 

SCHEDULE OF MEETING DATES:

December 10 (polycom)

January 28 (polycom)

February 25 (polycom)

March 24 (live meeting)

April 28 (polycom)

May 26 (polycom), if needed

 

 Meeting adjourned