Minutes
Commission on Graduate Studies & Policies November 17, 1999
206 Sandy Hall

Present:	Dr. Julia Beamish, Dr. Annette Burr, Mr. John Cosgriff, Dr.
Ron Daniel, Dr. Klaus Elgert, Mr. Marvin Foushee, Dr. Virginia Maxwell,
Dr. Malcolm McPherson, Dr. Kent Nakamoto, Dr. Len Peters, Dr. Doug
Strickland, Dr. Richard Veilleux, Dr. Mike Vorster, Ms. Erin Hanley, Mr.
Tom Ochinero, Mr. Surya Vakkalanka, Ms. Tonya Summerville and Ms. Barb
Fraticelli

Absent with Notification: Dr. John Eaton, Dr. Peter Graham, and Dr.
Eileen Hitchingham

Invited Guests: Dr. Roger Avery, Dr. Martha Johnson, Mrs. Angie Webb,
and Ms. Angela Duncan

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


Announcements - Dr. Len Peters suggested that the Commission table the
Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Center Policy until a future date.
The Commission approved this suggestion. This policy will be reviewed in
future CGS&P meetings.

Dr. Roger Avery and Dr. Martha Johnson provided the Commission with
handouts on the Virginia University Graduate Deans Meeting which was
held on Nov. 11, 1999 at George Mason University and gave an overview of
this meeting. Some items of interest were: Graduate Education in
Virginia, SCHEV Prospective, 1999 Election Results, Cooperative
Adventures with Other Universities, and Health Insurance for Graduate
Students.

Approval of the agenda - Approved.

Approval of minutes of November 3, 1999- Approved.

Committee Reports: Graduate Curriculum Committee-Dr. Virginia Maxwell
gave an overview of the minutes and an update on the courses that were
approved. The minutes included a proposal to establish Graduate
Certificate Programs in the Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering. The GCC also concluded that the present policy is
adequately defined for 4000 level course justification. The Graduate
Curriculum Committee minutes from November 11, 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.

Adhoc ETD Advisory Committee-Mrs. Angie Webb reported that this
committee is meeting regularly.

DRSCAP-Dr. Julia Beamish reported that DRSCAP had met and the residency
requirements have been discussed. A complete report will be given in the
near future.

Other Reports: Graduate Student Assembly- Ms. Erin Hanley announced that
the President of the GSA had presented to the Board of Visitors, at a
breakfast meeting, a report which included the library funding issue and
the health insurance issue. The GSA held a Cabinet Meeting on November
11 to discuss the committee assignments of student representatives. The
second edition of APEX will be distributed in December. The River Mill
Social will be held on December 8, 1999. The GRDP deadline is December
13, 1999 for Research and Development funding. The GSA website contains
information on this item. The GSA is currently looking for ideas to
better educate graduate students on the existence and activities of the
GSA.

Graduate Honor System- Ms. Barbara Fraticelli provided the Commission
with a summary of actions handled in 1998-1999. There have been ten
cases with four guilty verdicts. No one has been suspended or dismissed.
All cases have been at the probation level. The Graduate Honor System
has obtained funding from the Student Budget Board for more educational
letters and brochures for extended campus students. Ms. Barbara
Fraticelli and Dr. Martha Johnson will visit the Northern Virginia
Center in the near future. Dr. Len Peters complimented the Graduate
Honor System and Ms. Barbara Fraticelli on their excellent work.

University Library Committee-No activity to report at this time.


Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 4:13 p.m.

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