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Minutes - May 2008

UCGE Meeting Minutes – May 28, 2008
Anderson Hall - Medford Campus

Present: Barry Trimmer (chair), Arthur Donohue-Rolfe, Vincent Manno, Peter Uvin, Deborah Kochevar (Dean, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine)

Meeting convened 12:00PM

1) Dean Kochevar shared her thoughts on the Cummings graduate programs in light of the draft Structuring Ph.D. document. She was in strong agreement with the document’s directions. She offered specific recommendation for heightened attention to technology solutions to the multi-campus distance issues.

2) Discussion of draft companion recommendation to the document focused on near term actions. Barry will circulate second draft via email.

3) Agreement to revisit interdisciplinary research and education as a main topic next academic year.

Meeting adjourned 2:30PM.

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Membership and Term Expirations for 2008-9

Arthur-Donohue Rolfe
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
term expires May 2008


Larry Feig

Sackler School/School of Medicine
term expires May 2009

Shafiqul Islam
School of Engineering
term expires May 2008

Ayesha Jalal
History, School of Arts & Sciences
term expires May 2008

Vincent Manno, Chair
Associate Provost for Graduate Education
ex-officio

Barry Trimmer, Chair
School of Arts & Sciences
term expires May 2010

Peter Uvin
The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy
term expires May 2008

Peter Walker

Friedman School of Nutrition
term expires May 2009