Undergraduate Studies Committee                                                      Minutes 10/17/06

 

Attending Voting Members: M. Anastasio (BME), J. Abbasian (CHE), M. Bauer (CS), M. Benz (ROTC), M. Gosz (MMAE), G. Fasshauer (Math), T. Hogan (SS), J. Kallend (MMAE), R. Krawczyk (Arch), B. Lloyd (SDA), J. LoCicero (ECE), G. Pulliam (Hum), S. Sennott (Arch), A. Towler (Psyc), R. Trygstad (CPE), J. Twombly (Bus), W.G. Yee (CS).

 

Attending IIT Guest: E. Babey (Acting Registrar), T. Carroll (Registrar's Office), J. Doyle (Admissions), R. Gordon (Psyc), G. Merkley (Student), C. Orze (Ed Serv), S. Peters (Soc Sci), M.A. Rowan (Enrollment Serv), A. Roy (SGA), J. Spani (Psyc), C. Stewart (Library), G. Welter (Ed Serv).

 

The meeting is chaired by John O'Leary.

The minutes are recorded by John Snapper.

Convene 12:50 PM. Adjourn 1:40 PM.

 

The secretary notes that there is a quorum for business.

 

G. Pulliam reminds the UGSC that the web site is www.iit.edu/~ugsc/

 

J. Kallend asks that proposal for new degrees or programs include a statement of the program objectives, suitable for inclusion in the IIT Bulletin.

 

It is noted that by established policy of the UGSC, votes are not taken on a motion at the same meeting at which the motion is introduced.

 

It is moved and seconded that:

                 The policy of the UGSC is that if the chair of the UGSC is from an academic unit with a vote, the

                 chair is not the voting member, and the academic unit will send a replacement voting member.

The motion will be voted on at the next meeting of the UGSC.

 

The meetings of the UGSC will be held on the second Tuesday of the month. The next meeting is November 14.

 

Jerry Doyle, VP for Undergraduate Admissions, discussed policy, procedures, and the status of the undergraduate admissions process.

 

 

Prof. Snapper

Secretary to the UGSC.