1. GRADUATE COUNCIL
February 17, 2016

2. Agenda Welcome Approval of Minutes of GC Meeting of December 10, 2015
Updates
Faculty GOA Policy Oversight Committee
Doctor of Professional Studies Degrees
Spring 2016 Initiatives
Report and Discussion
Graduate Certificates (Sprinkle and Working Group)

3. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
GC Meeting of December 10, 2015

4. III. UPDATES

5. GOA Policy Oversight Committee
Purpose
Ensure faculty oversight for GOA
Periodically review GOA policies and practices 
Members
Ryan Long, ARHU
Jeffrey Lucas, BSOS
Oded Rabin, ENGR

6. Doctorate of Professional Studies
Plan
Table generic DPS proposal
Proceed immediately with ELIO proposal
Develop guidelines following ELIO approval
Current Status
iSchool postponing discussion of ELIO until summer
President and Provost notified

7. IV. SPRING 2016 INITIATIVES

8. Graduate Council Working Groups
Graduate Certificates, February 17
Fellowship Allocation, March 23
RA/PI Agreements, April 27
Give dates after each

9. Graduate Writing Initiatives
GS Writing Center
Graduate Writing Fellows
Graduate Student Writing Workshops
Writing Boot Camps (Spring Break, April May 1)
Dissertation Retreats (May and July)
Graduate Faculty Writing Workshops
Week-long writing boot camp over spring break; weekend version in April
Dissertation retreats in late May (after classes end) and in July

10. Graduate Diversity Initiatives
OGDI Spring 2016 Speaker Series
Feb. 10 – April 28
GS Conversations on Diversity
Feb. 18 and April 11
PROMISE Events
Research Symposium and Prof. Development Workshop (Feb. 12)
Summer Success Institute (Aug. 12 – 13, 2016)

11. International Initiatives
UMD and U21 3MT Competition
March/April
National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education—GOA and DOA
March 11, University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin
GS International Forum: Anil Gupta, Emerging Markets in China and India
April 12
U21 DDoGS Workshop and DDoGS/VP Research Meetings
May 2-4

12. Professional Development and Multiple Career Paths
Search in Progress: Coordinator for Professional Development Programs and Multiple Career Paths
Program in Progress: One Degree, Many Options: Multiple Career Paths for Doctoral Students
Forum on Opportunities in Public Sector, Private Industry, and Higher Education (February 16)
Workshops in each of the three areas (February 22, 29, March 7)

13. V. REPORT AND DISCUSSION Graduate Certificates