`UMGSB GRADUATE COUNCIL

MINUTES

Thursday, May 6, 2017

Led by: UMBC

Teleconference

In Attendance: Theresa Brimer, Morgan Bunting, Deanna Cerequetti, Shirl Curtis, Brian Cullum, Renty Franklin, Erin Golembewski, Jeff Halverson, Vandana Janeja, Anita Komlodi,Nancy Miller, Lisa Morgan, Ana Oskoz, Chintan Patel, Todd Pittman, Janet Rutledge

Welcome

Approval of Minutes from Council Meeting held on April 6, 2017

  • A motion was made to accept the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

Announcements/plans/issues UMB

  • The Maryland 3MT showcase is scheduled for Tuesday, May 9 at 1:00 pm. Three judges have confirmed. However, there are no judges from UMBC. Erin Golembewski requested volunteer judges from UMBC and will share the announcement via email.

Announcements/plans/issues UMBC

  • The Graduate School partnered with Morgan State and submitted a proposal for Career Pathways. This is a three-year grant with a total of $50,000 including indirect costs.

GSA Reports

UMB(Morgan Bunting)

  • Elections were held and Megan Lynch is the new GSA Graduate Council Representative. Four travel and three professional development awards were distributed.

UMBC (Deana Cerequetti)

  • GSA elections were held and Roy Prouty is the new GSA president. The GSA voted last week on extensive changes to the bylaws. The GSA award ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, May 11.

Committee Reports

Program Review

  • Update from Math & Stats – Dr. Rostamian and Dr. Biswas
  • In response to questions raised about the department’s requirements for full-time students versus requirements for part-time students Dr. Rostamian explained that the Math department’s position is not unique and that Hopkins has a similar policy that is more stringent, but does make exceptions if it is the student’s last semester. The math department does offer exceptions on a case by case review. It was explained that part-time students are exempt because the department considers their relevant work experience. In addition, the advisor and committee evaluate the part-time student’s experience to determine if they need to take courses. The department is very firm on their position, but is willing to add language to their student handbook which explains the possibility of being granted an exception.

The Council agreed that the department should revise their handbook, submit it to the General Counsel, and then come back to the Graduate Council. Dr. Rutledge will contact Dr. Rostamian to explain this.

New Courses

The following new courses were recommended for approval by the committee and approved by the Graduate Council:

UMB New Courses:

  • MHS 633 (3) – Clinically Applied Concepts in Social and Behavioral Health

UMBC New Courses:

  • CYBR 652 (3) – Enterprise Security
  • HIT 751 (3) – Intro to Healthcare Databases
  • DATA 601 (3) – Introduction to Data Science
  • DATA 602 (3) – Introduction to Data Analysis and Machine Learning
  • DATA 603 (3) – Platforms for Big Data Processing
  • DATA 604 (3) – Data management
  • DATA 605 (3) – Ethical and Legal Issues in Data Science
  • DATA 606 (3) – Capstone in Data Science

Graduate Faculty

The following was recommended by the committee and approved by the Graduate Council.

UMB

  • Peixin Yang, OB/GYN & Reproductive Science– Regular

UMBC

  • Brian Grodsky, Political Science – Regular
  • Javier Rivera Guzman, Biology – Regular

Long Range Planning and New Programs -- No Items to Report

Old Business

  • None

New Business

  • None

Next Meeting

Thursday, September 7, 2017

SMCC

Led by: UMB