UCGE Meeting Minutes – May 10, 2007
Present: David Walt (chair), Arthur Donohue-Rolfe, Barry Trimmer, Shafik Islam, Ayesha Jalal, Bill Moomaw, Vin Manno, Peter Walker
Minutes from previous meeting were approved.
Operational Changes Document
David Walt and Ayesha Jalal presented the document at the A&S May faculty meeting to discuss the UCGE operational document. Several faculty indicated that the document needs more focus on graduate student and diversity issues. Dean Pepall will solicit input from A&S faculty and send it to David for further refinement of the document. The Council members indicated that, although it is useful to get input from faculty from different schools, we should treat this document as a University document. Bill mentioned that as of now there has not been faculty discussion about this document at Fletcher.
Provost Fellows
31 offers were made; 11 yes and 18 no (2 offers to Vet School applicants have no response yet). Assessment of Provost’s Fellows Program is progressing well. The reception of Provost Fellows went well with good discussion.
UCGE Membership
David W. is leaving UCGE after six years of service. Barry Trimmer will join next year and has been appointed chair by the Provost. Ayesha will be on sabbatical next year but she will attend when she is around and will participate electronically. Bill Moomaw will also be cycling off the council and discussions are underway with the Fletcher School to identify a replacement.
Structuring Ph.D. Programs at Tufts
The council spent a major part of this meeting refining the “Structuring Ph.D. Programs at Tufts” document. A final draft will be reviewed for final comments by May 25, 2007.
