McKinney Austin

The meeting included discussions and approvals of program and course actions across various colleges, including Engineering, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Natural Resources. These actions involved updating program requirements, discontinuing programs, consolidating programs, converting tracks into concentrations, and creating or revising courses. The board also discussed and approved a change in the grading scheme for certain courses and new admission guidelines for students with three-year Bachelor's degrees. Updates were provided on efforts to provide free feminine hygiene products on campus, and reminders were given for submitting course actions for upcoming terms.

The meeting included discussions and actions on several academic matters. A request for a posthumous master's degree from the Computer Science department was approved. The board also approved a series of course actions and revisions across various colleges, including the creation of new courses and the dropping of existing ones. There were updates from the Graduate Student Association (GSA) regarding student travel grants and from the Faculty Senate concerning the review of dissertation and thesis documents. Discussions also took place regarding the creation of half-credit courses and streamlining the process for establishing or discontinuing offsite locations, as well as the definition and request process for dual programs. Updates were provided on the approval of the final grad student culture document and the Positive Graduate Education Culture document.

The meeting included discussions and actions on various program and course proposals. The board approved CIP code updates for the Architecture and Graphic Design graduate programs. They also approved the creation of new courses across multiple colleges, including Horticultural Science, Design, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Resources, and Sciences. Additionally, there was a discussion about changes to academic credentialing and the updating of the Graduate Course Syllabus Checklist. The Graduate Student Association (GSA) provided a report, and there was an announcement of fellowship opportunities.

The meeting included discussions and approvals for various program and course actions. A request for a posthumous Bioinformatics PhD degree was approved. Program updates were approved for Animal Science (MS), Soil Science (MS and PhD), Educational Leadership, Policy and Human Development (PhD): Counseling and Counselor Education Concentration, Engineering Management (MR): General Concentration, and Teaching (MA): Multilingual Education Concentration programs. New courses were created in River Mechanics and Sediment Transport, and Methods in Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology. Course revisions were made to Introduction to Commodity Futures Markets and Textile Technology - Fibers and Yarns. Several courses were dropped, including those in Aquaculture, Sampling Animal Populations, Quantitative Fisheries Management, Ecology Of Fishes, Advanced Topics In Ecology I, Community Ecology, Theory Of Drainage--Saturated Flow, Free Radicals In Toxicology, and Cancer Biology. The committee also reviewed and discussed the transfer policy for doctoral programs and the stacking credentials policy, with plans to finalize and add the latter to the Graduate Handbook. Reports were given from the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and Faculty Senate, covering topics such as guest speakers, constitution changes, transportation fee increases, campus and classroom safety, and faculty well-being.

The meeting included an introduction of all ABGS members for the 2021-2022 academic year and a discussion of previous updates to Course and Program actions. A proposal to change the Master of Industrial Engineering curriculum from 34 total units to 31 was approved. A motion was made to approve items under section B as consent agenda. The motion was passed and the items were approved. A motion was made to approve edits to section 3.1 D-E -- Graduate School Minimum Requirements in the Graduate School Handbook. The motion was passed and the item was approved. GSA is pushing the meeting with new students to early September due to allowing for students to take the appropriate time to quarantine.