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Dec 12, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Graduate Executive Committee Minutes
The Graduate Executive Committee (GEC) meeting primarily addressed proposed new graduate certificates and changes to existing policy. The committee voted to recommend the new Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics and the new Graduate Certificate in HR Management. Additionally, the GEC voted to recommend proposed changes to the Accelerated Master's Pathway (AMP) policy, although concerns were raised regarding the clause limiting AMP utilization to current UCCS students who have completed at least 30 credit hours, with the Graduate School indicating a willingness to consider modifications. Informational items included updates on the MSc Applied Physiology -- Elite Sport Performance Program internship requirement, new admission cycles for the GES department, and various admissions changes within the College of Education and the College of Business.
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This document outlines the guiding principles for the Kraemer Family Library, focusing on key areas to support its mission. The principles include cultivating flexible, inclusive, and sustainable spaces, fostering organizational excellence and inclusivity through agile processes and employee support, expanding instructional programs to enhance information literacy, developing services for original research and creative excellence, providing access to diverse digital and physical collections, and delivering effective technology services to improve teaching, learning, and research experiences.
Apr 11, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Graduate Executive Committee Minutes
The meeting featured a presentation by Institutional Research on dashboards available for tracking graduate student admissions, retention, and completion data. Several departments reported curriculum changes: the Department of Criminal Justice updated the MCJ core curriculum by requiring Victim Studies and making Violence an elective; the Physics department adjusted the minimum grade requirement to allow one B- grade; Sociology adopted 12 AMP double-counted credits and modified GPA requirements; the College of Business eliminated foundation courses in the MBA program and opened graduate courses to all graduate students; and the MS in Aerospace Engineering introduced a streamlined admissions option. Additionally, the PhD in Computer Science expanded its list of Qualifier Course options, and the Counseling Program reduced elective courses.
Mar 14, 2025·BoardMeeting
Board
Graduate Executive Committee Minutes
Key discussions focused on the Graduate School Gonfalon for Spring Commencement, with the College of Business volunteering to carry it. A federal transition discussion addressed faculty concerns over the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) appearing on the Department of Education's list of investigated universities, student concerns regarding faster degree completion, student loan aid, and shifts to online programs. Program-specific accreditation concerns were also raised. Furthermore, a Graduate Assistantship Workgroup was formed to develop overarching guidelines for graduate assistant funding. Informational items included updates on several programs increasing the number of credits allowed under the Accelerated Master's Program (AMP) to 12, changes to AMP GPA requirements for the Communication program, and a change in minimum grade requirements for the Physics department.
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