December '08

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December '08
Minutes Graduate Studies Committee Meeting for December 4, 2008





Members Present: K. Weiss, G. Fitzgerald, P. Lemma, B. Emiliani, J. Sikorski, N.

Hoffman, R. Siporin, B. Nicholson, M. Davis, D. Mitchell, E. Thornton, E. Retelle, S.

Cohen, L. Zidani-Eroglu, J. Harmon, B. Greenfield, E. Iglesias, G. Claffey, M. Voight,

M. Bednarski, W. Nelson, S. Seider, M. Howell.



Welcome





G. Fitzgerald called the meeting to order at 2:30 PM

The minutes from the October 23, 2008 meeting - APPROVED



Notes from the Dean





Open House: March 4, 4:00-7:00 pm Alumni Hall

Graduate Research and Creative Activity Day: May 7, Alumni Hall 4:00-6:30

Graduate Forum: April 23rd Connecticut Room 12:30-2:30

Graduate Commencement Wednesday, May 27

Comprehensive exam results were due on Dec. 1st – there are still departments that have

not reported results of examinations yet. Dean Lemma wants to make sure the correct

students are on the graduation list. Please forward data to the Dean’s Office as soon as

possible.

Please be sure to return all pending files to the graduate admissions office before you

leave for the break. If you have files that are pending materials please let us know to hold

them or withdraw them.

Thesis and special project should be turned into the Graduate office by December 19. If

you need additional days, let the Dean know who will review on the 30th. All grade

change forms must be given to the graduate office when all grades are due so that

graduate students may be closed out for graduation.

Please remember to have all independent study and capstone registration forms submitted

to the Graduate Office as soon as possible; they should not be sent after the first week of

classes (February 2) and will not be counted after the freeze date. We continue to lose

students in our overall counts when this occurs.

Since graduate students wait until the last minute to register for classes, if they do not

have a planned program on file, they will need a pin number. Please make arrangements

to have someone in your office provide the pin numbers if you are not going to be in the

office during the continuing registration period.

Elections:





As a result of G. Fitzgerald’s (chair) upcoming sabbatical, an election was held to fill the

position for the spring 2009 semester, with another election to fill the position for a full

three year term to be held at the end of the spring 2009 semester. At the October 23rd

meeting K. Weiss was nominated. Hearing no other nominations, the slate was put to a

vote. K. Weiss was unanimously elected chair. A call for nominations was requested to

fill the position of secretary. J. Harmon self-nominated and hearing no other

nominations, the slate was put to a vote. J. Harmon was unanimously elected secretary.

Committee Reports



Ad hoc Committee on Program Offerings





Scholarship

J. Sikoski (chair) circulated the list of winners pending final approval. Dean

Lemma requested that everyone review the list to make sure all names are on the

list. There will be no outstanding scholar award this year for the School of

Technology. A reception honoring the award winners will be held on February

26th from 5 – 7 pm in the Constitution room. Dean Lemma circulated a list and

asked the members to indicate names of those who will introduce the recipients

from individual programs.

Policy

S. Seider – see wording below. These policy statements will make the wording

official in the next graduate catalog – see below.

The next meeting of the Policy committee is Thursday 12/11.







Appeals

G. Claffey – None. This was amended to reflect that there was one appeal that is

in the course of being resolved. The issue was forwarded to Dean Lemma’s

office from the GSC appeals committee and the Dean reported that the issue is

now in the hands of the student involved in the appeal request.





GSA

Dean Lemma reported on behalf of our student member. The senate contacted

Alex to remind her that graduate students are required to serve on a number of

committees in addition to the GSC (Academic Integrity Committee, UPBC - the

University Policy and Budget Committee and there should also be other graduate

students who should serve on our committee from the other schools of the

University. Dean Lemma asked that members please nominate some graduate

students to be contacted who might serve on these committees. For additional

information please contact Alexandra Rossett or Dean Lemma’s office.





Curriculum

D. Mitchell reported that the next round of curriculum changes needs to be

submitted before we return for the spring semester. A list of courses that appear

to be inactive was sent to all departments for input. Please be sure to inform the

curriculum committee of the status of these courses.





The information provided below was voted upon and fully APPROVED

1) IT: The committee voted to approve the proposal from the Department of

Manufacturing & Construction Management to change designator of graduate-level

courses for the M.S. in Technology Management from IT (Industrial Technology) to TM

(Technology Management). This will entail the creation of a new designator to the

existing curriculum menu.







2) SPED

Advanced

Course Topics in

2a SPED 532 [EDPS][GS] Approved

Revision Emotional

Disturbances



Research in

Course

2b SPED 598 Special [EDPS][GS] Approved

Addition

Education



Master of

Science Program

Program for Students with

2c [EDPS] [GS] Approved

Revision Certification in

Other Areas of

Education







3) The committee did not consider the any changes to Computer Electronics and

Graphics Technology courses because the Course Revision Forms had not yet been

submitted to Dean Lemma.

Computer

Electronics &

Graphics

Technology

2008-11-

Course Advanced

6k CET 449 [TECH][GS] 05

Revision Networking

13:21:42



2008-11-

Course Internet

6n CET 479 [TECH][GS] 05

Revision Technologies

14:14:00



Applied 2008-11-

Course

6p CET 501 Networking [TECH][GS] 05

Revision

Technology 14:23:14



Computer 2008-11-

Course

6q CET 513 Applications for [TECH][GS] 05

Revision

the Professional 14:19:59



4) History



11q



History of

Course

11s HIST 466 American [AS][GS] Approved

Deletion

Technology



Approved

Course American with

11t HIST 504 [AS][GS]

Addition Material Culture minor

changes



Approved

Local History

Course with

11u HIST 505 and Community [AS][GS]

Addition minor

Development

changes



Civil War and

Course Reconstruction

HIST 566 [AS][GS] Approved

Addition in the United

States







5) Physics &

Earth

Sciences



Course Introduction to

18f ESCI 431 [AS][GS] Approved

Revision Hydrogeology



Elementary

Course Science

18g SCI 557 [AS][GS][EDPS] Approved

Revision Instruction and

Curriculum

Development



Teaching of

Course Science in the

SCI 570 [AS][GS][EDPS] Approved

Addition Secondary

School







The following Policy was APPROVED with highlighted changes



COURSE CREDIT OVERLOADS FOR FULL-TIME GRADUATE

STUDENTS

A typical study program for a full-time graduate student at CCSU is

considered to be 9-15 credits of academic work per semester. A full-time

graduate student who wishes to register for 16-18 credits must receive

written authorization from the Dean, School of Graduate Studies.

Authorization for credit overloads during winter and summer session must

also be obtained from the Dean. Credit overload forms are provided by the

University Registrar.

Students who wish to register for more than 18 credits should consult with

their advisor and then apply in writing to the Dean, School of Graduate

Studies at least one week prior to registration for the semester in which the

additional course credits are to be taken. Applications for over 18 credits are

available on the Registrar’s website. Effective fall, 2003, in addition to the

applicable tuition/required fees, full-time students registering for more than

18 credits will be assessed appropriate excess per credit fees for each credit

beyond 18. These fees are non-refundable and will not be deleted if at a

later time the total credits are fewer than 19.

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Engineering Dept language to review as well: APPROVED

The applicants must have earned a BS in Mechanical or Manufacturing

Engineering or Engineering Technology for the Mechanical/Manufacturing

specialization. The applicants must have earned a BS in Civil Engineering

or Engineering Technology for the Civil/Construction specialization. Other

Bachelors programs may be considered by the Department for each

specialization provided they meet the math, science and engineering

technology requirements.

G. Fitzgerald reported that the meeting dates and locations for spring will be emailed.

M. Davis led a round of applause for the wonderful work G. Fitzgerald has done on

behalf of the GSC in her role as chair.



ADJOURNMENT





The meeting was adjourned by G. Fitzgerald at 3:15 PM





Respectfully submitted,

Ken Weiss, GSC Secretary


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