Council of Graduate School Programs
Regular Meeting
November 21, 2003
Rubloff Reception Room,
Water Tower Campus
MINUTES
[Approved, 1/30/04]
Members Present: Gad Bensinger, Barney Berlin, Susan Cavallo, Andrew Cutrofello, Adam Driks, Allen Frantzen, Daniel Graham, Thackery Gray, Robert Halpern, Maureen Hellwig, Grayson Holmbeck, James Keenan, Fred Kniss, Michael Maher, Patricia Mooney-Melvin, Timothy O?Brien (for Anthony Giaquinto), David Ozar, Kayhan Parsi, Jamie Scaletta, Loretta Stalans, Diane Suter, Carl Toney, Nicole Truog, Barbara Velsor-Friedrich, Pauline Viviano, Yolande Wersching.
Members Excused: Mary Elsbernd, Jawed Fareed, Anthony Giaquinto, Mary Manteuffel, Ruben Mestril, E.J. Neafsey, Terry Northcut, Peter Sanchez, Derek Wainwright, Alan Wolfe.
Members Not Present: [none]
Graduate School Deans: Max Caproni, Douglas Davis, Marianne Gramza, William Yost.
Visitors: JoAnn Kouba (School of Nursing).
Call to Order
Fred Kniss, chair of the Council, called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.
Approval of the Minutes of the Past Meeting
Dr. Kniss asked if there were any revisions to the draft of the minutes of the October 24, 2003 regular meeting. There were none. Dr. Kniss asked if there were any objections to approving the minutes. There were none, and the minutes were therefore approved as drafted.
Consent Calendar
The consent calendar consisted of the following items:
- A recommendation from the Committee on Program Review to extend the moratorium on conducting program reviews until Fall 2005;
- A recommendation from the Curriculum Committee to approve the proposed new M.S. Program in Dietetics;
- A recommendation from the Curriculum Committee to approve the on-line version of Philosophy 471?Principles of Health Care Ethics.
Dr. Kniss asked if any members wished to move any of the above items off the consent calendar for discussion. There were no such motions. The Council voted to approve the contents of the consent calendar by a unanimous vote.
Dean's Report
William Yost distributed a written report and discussed its contents.
Chair's Report
Dr. Kniss distributed a written report and discussed its contents.
Discussion of "Centers of Excellence" and the Work of Strategic Planning Task Force #3
Dr. Kniss introduced the following questions that appeared on the meeting's agenda:
1. What are/should be "centers of excellence?" What role do they play in the university's mission?
2. How should centers of excellence relate to graduate education at Loyola? What are the potential costs and benefits of this strategy for discipline-identified graduate programs?
3. What role should the Council of Graduate School Programs play in identifying, establishing, and supporting centers of excellence?
Discussion followed.
New Business
There was no new business.
Adjournment
Dr. Kniss adjourned the meeting at 3:00 p.m.