Minutes
Commission on Graduate Studies & Policies April 19, 2000
206 Sandy Hall

Present: Dr. Julia Beamish, Dr. Annette Burr, Dr. Klaus Elgert, Ms.
Barbara Fraticelli, Dr. Peter Graham, Mr. Chris Heine, Dr. Martha
Reifsnider, Dr. Virginia Maxwell, Dr. Doug Strickland and Dr. Richard
Veilleux,

Absent with Notification: Dr. Ron Daniel, Dr. John Eaton, Ms. Erin
Hanley, Dr. Malcolm McPherson, Dr. Len Peters, Mr. Hunter Pittman, Dr.
Mike Vorster,

Absent without Notice: Dr. Larry Alexander, Dr. Greg Amacher, Ms.
Christina Coukos, Dr. Eileen Hitchingham, Mr. Tomoya Ochinero, Dr. Ellie
Sturgis, Mr. Surya Vakkalanka, Mrs. Kathryn Young and Ms. Virginia Young

Invited Guests: Dr. Roger Avery, Mr. Marvin Foushee, Mrs. Angie Webb and
Ms. Angela Duncan

Dr. Julia Beamish, Chair, called the meeting to order.

Announcements- None.

Approval of the agenda- Approved.

Approval of minutes from April 5, 2000- Approved.

Committee Reports

Graduate Curriculum Committee- Minutes from the April 13 meeting were
approved and Dr. Maxwell distributed the year-end report showing all
courses approved by the GCC for the 1999-2000 academic year.

Graduate Student Appeals- No Report.

Graduate Student Relations- Ms. Barbara Fraticelli distributed the
year-end report outlining what the committee focus should be,
suggestions for next year, who the GSR members should be and what they
would like to see in the contracts for graduate students.

Ad Hoc ETD Advisory Committee- To be addressed as old business.

DRSCAP- No Report.

Other Reports

Graduate Student Assembly- No Report.

Graduate Honor System- Ms. Barbara Fraticelli handed out a copy of her
resignation letter as Chief Justice -- effective September 1, 2000. No
case activity to report.

University Library Committee- No Report.

Old Business- Dr. Julia Beamish presented Dr. Eaton's request to approve
the revised ETD approval form. It was approved.

New Business
*	The request for a Posthumous MBA Degree was denied.
*	Dr. Virginia Maxwell was approved as Chair and Mr. Hunter Pittman
was approved as Vice-Chair for CGS&P for 2000-2001.

Adjournment- The meeting was adjourned at 4:44 PM. 

Respectfully submitted:
John L. Eaton, Associate Provost for Graduate Studies