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Georgia
Southern University
Graduate Committee
Meeting Minutes
February
21, 2001
In
attendance:
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Dr.
Jim Randall, COBA; Dr. Ruth Carroll, COE; Dr. Deborah Thomas,
COE; Dr. Caren Town, CLASS; Dr. Jane Hudak, CLASS; Dr. Jerry Wilson,
COBA; Ms. Bonnie Gruben, Graduate Student Representative;
Dr.
Ming Li, CHPS; Dr. Lane Van Tassell, AVPAA & Dean of Graduate
Studies; Dr. Lucindia Chance, COE; Dr. Jim McMillan, CHPS; Dr.
J. B. Claiborne, COST; Dr. Leon Spencer, COE; Dr. Donna Hodnicki,
CHPS; Dr. Bede Mitchell, LIB; Dr. Charles Gossett, CLASS
Others:
Dr.
John R. Diebolt, Ms. Lee Mitchell
Visitors:
Dr.
Curtis Ricker, CLASS; Dr. Jennie Rakestraw, COE; Dr. Charlie Hardy,
CHPS
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The
Graduate Committee Meeting was called to order by Dr. Ming Li at 3:45
p.m. on Thursday, February 21, 2002, in the Deanís Conference Room of
the College of Education Building.
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APPROVAL
OF MINUTES
Minutes
of the January 17, 2002, Graduate Committee meeting were approved
as submitted.
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CURRICULUM
AMENDMENTS AND PROGRAM CHANGES
Program
Proposals and Curriculum amendments presented by the College
of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, College of Education,
and the College of Science and Technology were approved
by the Graduate Committee. See Attachment
I: Curriculum
Amendments Approved by Graduate Council Report.
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OLD
BUSINESS
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Dr.
Diebolt announced he will present at the next Graduate Committee
meeting a proposal for the placement of study tracks on
transcripts.
Dr.
Ming Li brought back before the committee the proposal regarding
the Operating Code for the Graduate Committee. Dr Li distributed
a draft of the proposal to the committee and made a motion
that the draft be accepted by the committee. The motion
was seconded by Dr. McMillan and approved by the committee
with amendments.
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NEW
BUSINESS
Dr.
Dick Diebolt distributed information that will be included
in the catalog regarding the GRE. He announced that effective
October 2002, the GRE General Test will change from Verbal,
Quantitative and Analytical sections to Verbal, Quantitative
and Analytical Writing sections. The College of Graduate
Studies will continue to accept official GRE scores taken
prior to October 2002 until the transition is completed.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bonnie
Gruben announced that the Graduate Student Organization
will meet March 5, 2002 and Career Services will be present
at the meeting. Ms. Gruben also announced that the Newsletter
"Visions" has been completed and will be distributed
in the near future.
Dr.
Cindi Chance announced that recently a press conference
was held in Savannah, Georgia announcing the approval of
the Doctoral program of Education that will be offered in
Savannah in conjunction with Armstrong Atlantic State University.
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ADJOURNMENT
There
being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m.
Respectfully
submitted,
Lee
Mitchell
Back to the Graduate Council
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