Agenda - April 2021

Grad Council Meeting Agenda

April 16, 2021

3:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call – Chair Ron Hammer
2. Approval of Minutes from last meeting (March 2021)
3. Dean’s Report – Dean Andrew Carnie
4. Associate Dean’s Report – Associate Dean Maggie Pitts
5. Chair’s Report – Chair Ron Hammer
   1. New Graduate Certificates
      Natural Language Processing Certificate
      Innovations in Aging Certificate
      New Academic Unit – School of Mining and Mineral Resources
6. Co-Chair’s Report – Co-chair Kirsten Limesand
7. GPSC Report – Shilpita Sen, GPSC President
8. New Business
   1. Action Items
      1. Law Librarianship to Legal Information Name Change
         proposal_substantial_chgs_law_cert.pdf
      2. MS in Data Science (pending GPERC approval and potential e-vote)
         proposal_ms_in_data_science.pdf
         Catherine Brooks, iSchool Director and Associate Professor
   2. Discussion Items
      1. Proposal to create a path for MS students in excess of 6 years hiatus to return and complete their degree
         proposal_to_the_university_of_arizona_graduate_council_6yr_time_limit.docx
9. Old Business
10. Adjourn