Meeting Notes

10/13/2026

Attendees

• Jeremy Hajek
• Kathyn Spink
• John Twombly
• Cynthia Stewart
• Cynthia Tores
• Delwin Manjali
• Gabriel Martinez
• Gina Girza
• Kanisha Davis
• Kahiravan Krishnamurhty
• Kindon Mills
• Saran Ghatak
• Yasmin Rodriguez-Escutia
• Edoarda Corradi
• Kanisha Davis
• Kathy Nagle
• Keith Alexander
• Renata Phelps
• Somedev’s Iphone
• Ayesha Qamer
• Ankit Srivastava
• Jeff Wereszczynski
• Andy Howard - vice chair
• Gabrielle Smith
• Joe Gorzkowski
• Katherine Quiroa
• Kieth Alexander
• Nicole Bebee
• Taylor Rojas
• Zipporah Robinson

Meeting Started

• 1:05 Quorum was attained
  • 1:05 Cynthia Stewart gave update on 1 National Transfer Week and the events that will happen during the week
• 1:20 Kathyrn Spink began discussion of what constitutes a UGSC member according the graduate handbook. Mentioned that an Ad-hoc meeting brought a proposal to the GSC.
  • Kindon Mills asked if proxies can be appointed or needed to be elected.
  • Discussion that UGSC officers, Chair and Vice-Chair are not voting members at this time but Secretary, Jeremy Hajek is a voting member for Computing.
• 1:24 Discussion of UGSC sub-committees
  • Began discussion of purpose of oversight committees and the nature of the letter designation
  • Sub-committees have overview that courses meet the stated learning objectives
  • Stated that new chairs are needed for sub-committees
  • Kathryn Spink brought up that current voting members should chair at least 1 UGSC committee to get the committees up and running.
  • Saran Ghatek mentions the prior department, HUM, housed C, H, and S, but now housed in the same school - volunteered to chair all three committees.
    • Noted that committee people needed to be different
  • Jeremy Hajek asked how the new program director structure interacts with the UGSC study committees (core curriculum).
  • Edoarda asked about cross over from Accreditation Core Curriculum and that they should communicate together with UGSC committees
    • Volunteered Edoarda to handle N Natural Science designation
    • Andy Howard volunteered to chair ITP designation
    • Jeremy Hajek volunteered to chair CS and find 3 member for the Math designation
    • Kindom Mills volunteered to chair the IPRO designation
• 1:37 Renata Phelps began explanation of new ARC tutoring and Communication Lab direction and purpose. Resources brought under one center now.
  • Important to get these details out to students and faculty to show the students we care
• 1:48 Kathyrn Spink discussed and reminded everyone of the UGSC Standard Operating Procedures, which is linked on the UGSC website.
  • Ankit brought a proposal the UGSC
    • Discussed using single votes to pass items unanimously or singularly
    • Suggested UGSC to have faster 2nd readings and proposed a method in submitted document in agenda
    • Discussed using electronic voting
    • Discussed having proposal first in CIM before coming to UGSC
  • Ankit and Jeff W. Discussion of the process of updating the Catalog for the next year
  • Ankit Discussed ways to pass things in more flexible ways via e-votes
  • Jeremy Hajek mentioned that the new structures of program managers might allow for smaller concensus and quicker resolutions
  • Kathir suggested AA give notice of deadlines and dates for catalog publishing
  • Ayesha discussed what the hard dates were
  • Ankit suggested his proposed procedures be voted on at a later time
  • Edoarda askd for clarification on N designation committee
  • Delwin (SGA) asked if he/a student could join a UGSC Core Curriculum sub-committee
• Adjourned at 2:16 pm