Minutes
Commission on Graduate Studies & Policies October 20, 1999
206 Sandy Hall

Present:	Dr. Annette Burr, Mr. John Cosgriff, Dr. Ron Daniel, Dr.
Klaus Elgert, Mr. Marvin Foushee, Dr. Peter W. Graham, Dr. Martha
Johnson, Dr. Malcolm McPherson, Dr. Doug Strickland, Mr. Hunter Pittman,
Dr. Richard Veilleux, Ms. Kathryn Young, Ms. Erin Hanley, Mr. Chris
Heine, Mr. Tom Ochinero, Mr. Surya Vakkalanka, and Ms. Barb Fraticelli

Absent with Notification: Dr. Julia Beamish, Dr. Mike Vorster, Dr. Len
Peters, Dr. Eileen Hitchingham, and Dr. Virginia Maxwell

Invited Guests: Dr. Roger Avery, Dr. John Eaton and Ms. Angie Webb

Dr. Richard Veilleux Vice Chair, called the meeting to order.

Approval of the agenda - Approved.

Approval of minutes of October 6, 1999- Approved.

Committee Reports:
Graduate Curriculum Committee-Dr. John Eaton gave an overview of the
minutes and an update on the courses that were approved. Dr. John Eaton
explained the Communications Studies Option for the Master of Arts
Degree in English and the supporting courses, which were approved by the
GCC. The Graduate Curriculum Committee minutes from October 14, 1999
were approved by the Commission.

Graduate Student Appeals-No activity to report at this time. 

Graduate Student Relations-No activity to report at this time. 

Ad hoc ETD Advisory Committee-Dr. John Eaton reported that this
committee is meeting regularly and will meet again on November 5, 1999.

DRSCAP-Mr. Hunter Pittman will be chairing this committee and will be
scheduling meetings in the near future.

Other Reports:
Graduate Student Assembly- Ms. Erin Hanley thanked the Graduate School
for their support in the homecoming football event. October 28, 1999
will be the next meeting date for the GSA. At that meeting the 2nd
reading of the BGSO resolution will be presented. The GSA is currently
seeking a speaker and co-chairs for the Research Symposium. No date for
this event has been announced as of yet..

Graduate Honor System- Ms. Barbara Fraticelli reported that the Graduate
Honor System has two cases pending at this time.

University Library Committee-Minutes from this committee were presented
by Mr. John Cosgriff. Copier issues were discussed by the group.

New Business

COR Resolution on Support for Research and Graduate Education
Statement-CGS&P endorses this statement and fully supports a resolution
on this issue.

Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Center Policy-It was recommended by
CGS&P to share this information with college and departmental
representatives and to continue the discussion on this issue at the next
CGS&P meeting.

Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:34 p.m.

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