TO: THE REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE DAVIS DIVISION OF THE ACADEMIC SENATE

The Graduate Council is a standing committee of the divisional Academic Senate and is responsible for regulating and making recommendations on matters pertaining to graduate education. The Graduate Council met on nine occasions during the 1998-99 academic year.

The Council is supported by a structure which includes the following subcommittees: (1) the Academic Planning and Development Committee, (2) the Administrative Committee, (3) the Courses of Instruction Committee, (4) the Educational Policy Committee, (5) the Graduate Student Support and Welfare Committee, and (6) the Program Review Committee.

A summary of the Council's actions for the year is provided below. In addition, annual reports for the subcommittees are provided as available. The item dates are those of Council's meetings.

GRADUATE COUNCIL ACTIONS: 1998-99

A. Long-Term Planning. Graduate Council reviewed and commented on:

Action Plan for Implementing Recommendations from Chancellor's Fall Conference on Graduate Education. Dean announced, 10/21/98, 1/29/99. Dean presented plan, 3/18/99. Assignment of responsibilities: appointed mentoring ad hoc committee, 4/26/99.

"Educating the Next Generation of Californians in a Research University Context: University of California Graduate and Undergraduate Enrollment Planning through 2010" Draft Document. Commented and made recommendations, 1/29/99.

Graduate Catalog. Discussed and supported, 4/26/99.

Indirect Cost Return Programs. Dean announced, 4/26/99.

NIH Training Grant, UCD in collaboration with San Francisco State University. Associate Dean announced award of 5-year $3.1 million training grant for biomedical research and improving postdoctoral education for academic careers, 6/24/99.

Review of the Proposal for New University Policy Granting Rights to Future Research Results Arising from University Relationships with Extramural Parties. Commented, 12/17/98.

"Postdoctoral Education at the University of California", Council of Graduate Deans Fall 1998 Report. Associate Dean reported, 11/12/98. Distributed, 3/18/99. Commented, 4/26/99.

Publications. Announced/distributed:

The Graduate Studies Gazette. 4/26/99.
"Making Discovery Work, Graduate Education at the University of California". 3/18/99.
UC Davis Magazine, Spring 1999, "Ph.D.s: a Hire Education". 3/18/99.

Task Force on Graduate Student Support. Dean updated, 10/21/98, 12/17/98, 5/19/99. Commented on subcommittee reports, 6/24/99.

UCD McNair Scholars Program. Described and discussed, 4/26/99. Associate Dean announced it was re-funded for 5 years, 6/24/99.

B. Current Issues in 1998-99. Graduate Council also addressed the following:

Ad hoc committee of former and current Graduate Council chairs established. Chair announced, 6/24/99.

Ad hoc committee for streamlining program review process. Chair announced, 6/24/99.

Biomedical Engineering - Proposal to establish a Division of Biomedical Engineering. Commented, 2/23/99 and 4/26/99. On September 15, 1999, Council Chair met with the Engineering Dean and provided Council's recommendations for resolution of the establishment of a division and its relationship to graduate education. On September 30, 1999, comments were forwarded to the Chair of the Davis Division of the Academic Senate for transmittal to the Engineering Dean.

Block grant funding increase received and allocated to programs. Dean announced, 3/18/99.

Engineering - Request for diploma notation of individual engineering programs. Approved in principle, with caveat that each program's degree requirements be approved first, 10/21/98. Graduate Studies request to Registrar, June 18, 1999.

Graduate Council Guidelines approved for:

Evaluating Requests for Delay of Program Reviews, 6/24/99
Evaluating Requests for Diploma/Record Notation, 11/12/98
The Faculty Award for the Outstanding Graduate Mentor, 6/24/99
Mentoring, 6/24/99

Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Symposium, May 21-22, 1999. GSA Chair announced, 2/23/99, 3/18/99; announced weeklong art show, 4/26/99; distributed flyer, 5/19/99.

Graduate Studies Commencement Ceremony Student Speaker. Call for nominations, 2/23/99. Katherine Watt (Pharmacology and Toxicology) was selected by interview committee.

Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT), NSF training grant program. Associate Dean announced program and that UCD received two awards, 5/19/99.

Internship and Career Center, increasing commitment to graduate students. Associate Dean announced, 3/18/99.

Linguistics - Proposal for Departmental Status for the Program. Supported, 12/17/98.

Program review assistant Kathy Garcia. Chair introduced new assistant, 5/19/99.

TA training, systemwide and on campus. Associate Dean announced she is examining, 3/18/99.

C. Graduate Student Policy Issues. A number of policy issues were addressed this year by Council:

Mentoring: Mentoring Guidelines and The Faculty Award for the Outstanding Graduate Mentor, 6/24/99.

Proposal for Students on PRC Ad Hoc Committees. Referred to Campus Counsel Steven Drown, 5/19/99.

Travel Awards - Linkages to participation in Spring Interdisciplinary Research Symposium. Approved, 4/26/99.

D. New Graduate Program Proposals.

Biostatistics. Forwarded to EPC for review as a proposed graduate group, 10/21/98. Council stipulated the proposed program must be a graduate group or designated emphasis, 5/19/99. Chair and Associate Dean Hedrick have held several meetings with deans and faculty.

Cultural Studies Graduate Group M.A. and Ph.D. degree program. CCGA approved 7/13/99. Currently, awaiting review by the Office of the President and the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC)

Horticulture and Agronomy Graduate Group: Merger of 3 M.S. programs (Agronomy, Horticulture, and Vegetable Crops) into one graduate group. Forwarded to CODVC fall 1998. Approved by the Office of the President January 1999. Program may admit continuing students winter 1999 and new students fall 1999.

International Commercial Law Graduate Group, part-time M.A. degree program. Discussed and returned to EPC, 3/18/99. Approved, 5/19/99. Currently under review off campus.

Master of Advanced Study (MAS). The Office of the President awarded two $25,000 awards for 3 programs in Computer Science, Infant Development, and Maternal & Child Nutrition. Announced, 1/29/99.

Medical Informatics Graduate Group M.S. degree program. Approved by the Office of the President November 10, 1998. Program may admit students beginning winter 1999.

Native American Studies Graduate Program, M.A. and Ph.D. degree program. Approved by the Office of the President November 4, 1998. Program will admit students beginning fall 1999.

Reproductive Biology Designated Emphasis. Approved, 3/18/99. Program may admit students beginning spring 1999.

E. Degree Requirement Changes.

Council reaffirmed its policy not to consider changes to programs under ad hoc committee or external review.

Council approved changes to degree requirements for the following graduate programs:

Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry (6/24/99)
Biomedical Engineering (6/24/99)
Chemical Engineering (3/18/99)
Civil & Environmental Engineering (6/24/99)
Computer Science (6/24/99)
Critical Theory Designated Emphasis, with caveat (6/24/99)
English, with caveats (6/24/99)
Exercise Science (10/21/98)
Graduate School of Management (GSM) - Day/Full Time MBA Program (6/24/99)
History (6/24/99)
International Agricultural Development (6/24/99)
Materials Science & Engineering (6/24/99)
Nutrition (3/18/99)
Political Science (10/21/98)
Population Biology (6/24/99)

Council denied changes to degree requirements for the following graduate program:
Chemical Engineering, request to make the M.S. Plan II option (comprehensive examination) a "coursework only" degree (6/24/99)

F. Bylaws Revisions.

Council approved revisions to the bylaws for the following graduate programs:

Comparative Pathology (6/24/99)
Epidemiology (2/23/99)
Nutrition (3/18/99)
Transportation Technology & Policy (5/19/99)

Council rejected revisions to the bylaws for the following graduate program:

Statistics (5/19/99)

G. Name Changes and Mergers of Campus Departments/Divisions. The following requests for name changes and mergers were reviewed by Council:

School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology. Approved proposed name change to Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 12/17/98.

Center for Image Processing and Integrated Computing (CIPIC). Supported name change to Institute for Data Analysis and Visualization (IDAV), 12/17/98.

Statistics. Declined to review proposed division name change to "Intercollege Division of Statistics and Biostatistics" until graduate program's revised bylaws are approved, 10/21/98.

H. Graduate Program Review. One of the major responsibilities of the Graduate Council is the review of graduate programs on a regularly scheduled basis. For a complete list of the programs under review in 1998-99, please see the Program Review Committee report. The following actions related to program reviews were taken during 1998-99:

Additional Program Review initiated for 1998-99:

Dramatic Art modified brief review (initiated 11/12/98 and completed 6/24/99)

Program Reviews initiated for 1999-2000:

Cell & Developmental Biology
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Genetics (postponed one quarter)
Graduate School of Management MBA degree program
Hydrologic Sciences

Soil Science, review will follow Hydrologic Sciences'
Atmospheric Science, review will follow Soil Science's

Linguistics (granted request for delay of preparation for brief review until fall 1999)
Mathematics (PRC carried review over to 1999-2000)
Nutrition (postponed one quarter)
Physics
Plant Biology
Population Biology
Textile Arts and Costume Design (postponed one year from 1998-99)

External reviews delayed until 1999-2000 due to lack of Graduate Studies resources to hire a staff person or pay for external review visits:

Agricultural & Resource Economics
Biophysics
Economics
Education Ph.D. degree program
English
Human Development
Immunology
Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology with San Diego State University (CSU-SD)
Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (JDPEL) with CSU Fresno
Physiology
Plant Pathology

Program Review Reports Approved (program will follow up on Council recommendations):

Animal Behavior (6/24/99)
Applied Science (1/29/99)
Biomedical Engineering (2/23/99)
Dramatic Art (6/24/99)

Program Review Delay Requests:

Granted: Linguistics (2/23/99)
Denied: Dramatic Art (2/23/99)
Denied one year delay, granted one quarter postponement:

Genetics (4/26/99)
Nutrition (4/26/99)

Council reviewed and acted on these additional PRC items:

PRC "External Review - Process, funding, compensation, and staff support on other UC campuses". Associate Dean updated Council, 12/17/98. Discussed data from other UC campuses, 3/18/99.

"PRC Resolution regarding External Reviewer Compensation." Tabled, 11/12/98. Approved draft budget for external review, 3/18/99.

PRC proposed "Guidelines for Evaluating Requests for Delay of Program Reviews". Approved, 6/24/99.

PRC "Proposal for Students on PRC Ad Hoc Committees". Referred to Campus Counsel Steven Drown, 5/19/99.

PRC "Proposal to Revise the Program Review Process". PRC Chair updated Council, 3/18/99. Council Chair appointed ad hoc committee to draft proposal, 6/24/99.

Follow-up to program reviews:

Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry. Closed review, 6/24/99
Biological & Agricultural Engineering. The review initiated in 1993 was never completed. Closed review, 1/29/99.
Biomedical Engineering: Follow-up report to PRC report. Reviewed, 4/26/99.
Ecology. Closed review, 6/24/99.
Exercise Science. Approved revised program, recommended re-opening admissions pending verification of departmental commitment of support, 11/12/98.
Epidemiology. Approved revised bylaws, 2/23/99.
Statistics. Forwarded revised bylaws to EPC for review, 10/21/98. Rejected revised bylaws, 5/19/99.

I. Other Graduate Program Actions.

Agronomy, Horticulture, and Vegetable Crops: proposal to merge three M.S. programs into one group to be called Horticulture & Agronomy was approved off campus. Recommended to Dean suspension of admissions to three old programs as of fall 2000, 2/23/99.

Ecology, request for areas of emphasis (AOEs) to be noted on students' official documents and records. Denied, 11/12/98.

Exercise Science. Approved revised program and recommended to Dean that admissions be re-opened, 11/12/98.

Sociology. Approved request for affiliation with Designated Emphasis in Economy, Justice & Society, 10/21/98.

J. Organized Research Units (ORU) / Departments. Actions taken regarding ORUs and departments:

Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health (ITEH), Five-Year Review of the ORUs. Agreed there is a place for an ORU with the stated objectives of ITEH but recommended disbanding ITEH as an ORU unless it addressed the concerns raised in the review, 2/23/99.

UC Davis Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care, proposal for the establishment of new ORU. Supported, 12/17/98.

ACADEMIC PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE

The Academic Planning & Development (APD) Committee plans future directions of graduate education, examines UC systemwide and national policy, is involved with enrollment and fundraising decisions, and reviews requests for department and ORU name changes.

Committee Members in 1998-99: James Beaumont, Committee Chair; Judy Callis; Academic Federation Representative: Buzz Haughton; Graduate Studies Representative: Cristina González, Dean; Graduate Student Representative: Berna Sunman.

The Academic Planning & Development (APD) Committee evaluated and reported to Council on the following proposals and reports:

"Educating the Next Generation of Californians in a Research University Context: University of California Graduate and Undergraduate Enrollment Planning through 2010" Draft Document.

Linguistics - Proposal for Departmental Status for the Program.

"Postdoctoral Education at the University of California", Council of Graduate Deans Fall 1998 Report.

Review of the Proposal for New University Policy Granting Rights to Future Research Results Arising from University Relationships with Extramural Parties.

APD reviewed and drafted Council's response to the proposal to establish a new ORU:

UC Davis Center for Health Services Research in Primary Care

APD reviewed and drafted Council's response to the five-year review of the ORU:

Institute of Toxicology and Environmental Health (ITEH).

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

The Administrative Committee reviews student petitions, requests, and appeals concerning such issues as examinations, residency and degree requirements.

Committee members in 1998-99: David Gilchrist, Chair of Graduate Council and Committee Chair; Kathryn Dewey, Vice Chair of Graduate Council; Jerry Hedrick, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Rosemarie Kraft, Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Ari Karchin, Vice Chair of GSA; and Graduate Studies Staff: Monika Ashman, Cathy Jurado, Ginger Simpson, and Lisa Trujillo.

The Administrative Subcommittee met three times during the 1998-99 academic year and dealt with four separate student matters: two appeals of dismissal, an appeal of admission denial, and an appeal of denial to take the M.S. exam a third time.

Additionally, the Chair of the Administrative Committee continued to act as the Graduate Adviser for the Individual Ph.D. Program students.

COURSES OF INSTRUCTION COMMITTEE

The Courses of Instruction Committee reviews requests for the addition and deletion of graduate level courses and for changes to existing graduate courses. Approved course requests are forwarded to the Academic Senate's Committee on Courses of Instruction. The Chair of the Graduate Council's Courses Committee serves as a representative to the Academic Senate committee. In addition, this past spring the committee was asked to review several requests for changes to degree requirements and revisions of bylaws.

Committee members in 1998-99: John Labavitch, Committee Chair; Ron Fawcett, Joanna Groza, Jay Helms; Academic Federation Representative: Deborah Yip; Graduate Studies Representative: Rosemarie Kraft; and Graduate Student Representative: none; and Academic Senate Staff: Jennifer Kantorowski.

During the period of May 27, 1998 and June 17, 1999, the Courses Committee reviewed a total of 376 course requests. Of the 364 requests that it approved, there were 154 new courses, 101 course changes, and 109 course cancellations.

In addition, in June 1999, the Courses of Instruction Committee was asked to assist EPC and reviewed the following programs' degree requirements and/or bylaws:

Comparative Pathology, current degree requirements
Comparative Pathology, 1991 bylaws
Computer Science, response to EPC's recommendations, revisions to request for change to Ph.D. degree requirements
Electrical & Computer Engineering, 1999 bylaws
English, requests for degree requirement changes
Plant Biology, 1994 bylaws
Population Biology, request for degree requirement changes, reduction in number of required courses
Textile Arts & Costume Design, 1999 bylaws

EDUCATIONAL POLICY COMMITTEE

The Educational Policy Committee (EPC) reviews proposals for new graduate programs, designated emphases and new graduate degrees. It also reviews proposed changes to degree requirements for existing graduate programs. In addition, the EPC is asked for its recommendations regarding miscellaneous academic and programmatic issues.

Committee members in 1996-97: Charles Hunt, Committee Chair; Linda Bisson, David Traill; Academic Federation Representative: Mona Ellerbrock; Graduate Studies Representatives: Jerry Hedrick, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Student Representative: Jennifer Cross; and Graduate Studies Staff: Shirley Miller.

During 1998-1999, the Educational Policy Committee met eight times each quarter. It considered numerous proposals and actions.

The following graduate program requests were approved:

Sociology - affiliation with Economy, Justice & Society Designated Emphasis
History - degree requirements change
Nutrition - bylaws change (two)
CIPIC - ORU name change request
Reproductive Biology - new Designated Emphasis
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine -Department name change
Nutrition - entrance requirements change
International Agricultural Development - program change
Transportation Technology and Policy - bylaws amendment, admissions requirement change
Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry - revised program
Chemical Engineering - program approval
Materials Science and Engineering - program approval
Biomedical Engineering - program approval
Civil and Environmental Engineering - program approval
College of Engineering - diploma notation for approved programs
Computer Science - change in degree requirements (also reviewed by Courses)
Critical Theory - program changes, including re-naming a course (also reviewed by Courses)
Graduate School of Management - changes in MBA program (also reviewed by Courses)

The following actions were denied; revisions have been requested of the graduate programs:

Applied Science - program approval, degree requirements are being revised
Biological and Agricultural Engineering - program approval, degree requirements are being revised
Statistics - request for revised bylaws
Electrical and Computer Engineering - program approval, degree requirements are being revised
Health-Care Ethics - proposal for a new graduate group

The following actions are still in process:

Forensic Science - proposal for a new graduate group
Cell and Developmental Biology - addition of M.S. program to existing Ph.D. program

The following actions were opposed by EPC:

Ecology - Area of Emphasis diploma notation
Biostatistics - proposal for a new departmentally-based graduate program
Chemical Engineering - change in program, including an M.S. Plan II "coursework only" degree

The following were commented upon for Council's consideration:

Guidelines for evaluating requests for diploma/record notation were drafted for Council approval Proposal for a new part-time self-supporting M.A. degree program in International Commercial Law Biophysics name change request; Council will consider at its first fall 1999 meeting.

The tone of the EPC has been to attempt to work with departmentally-based graduate programs and graduate groups in order to enable their reasonable requests. Consequently, most of the considerations, after (in some cases, numerous) iterations, resulted in recommendations for approval by Council. Only in cases where there was no realistic solution did EPC object to the actions being proposed.

GRADUATE STUDENT SUPPORT AND WELFARE COMMITTEE

The Graduate Student Support and Welfare Committee is involved with block grant review. It reviews applications for fellowships to cover: research expenses, travel associated with presenting papers at national and international scholarly meetings, and full academic year support in designated fields. It also considers a variety of student welfare issues related to the academic lives of graduate students.

Committee members in 1998-99: Douglas Nelson, Committee Chair; Graduate Council Representatives: Winfried Schleiner; Academic Senate: Jeannie Darby; Academic Federation Representative: Desmond Jolly; Graduate Studies Representative: Rosemarie Kraft, Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Student Representative: Sonja Streuber, Graduate Student Association; and Graduate Studies Staff: Sue Cirillo and Judi Simmons.

All applications for major awards were reviewed by at least two members of this committee. To the extent possible, awards were distributed in proportion to application pressure from the following major areas: (1) Biological and Agricultural Sciences, (2) Humanities and Social Sciences, and (3) Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Sciences. This past year the committee articulated as one goal the ability to provide a substantial proportion of travel expenses to one professional meeting for each Ph.D. student upon advancement to candidacy. Thanks to the considerable efforts of Dean González, there was a major augmentation of the funds available for travel and other awards this past year. Based on new Graduate Council policy (4/26/99), research travel awards in future years will be made with the stipulation that the awardee shall make a presentation at the Graduate Students' Spring Interdisciplinary Conference.

Office of Graduate Studies staff Judi Simmons provided the report below. The travel awards were for fall 1998 and spring 1999 deadlines and correspond to travel during the first and second halves of the 1999 calendar year. All the other awards are for the 1999-2000 academic year.

FALL 1998

Graduate Student Travel Awards, Fall 1998 Applications:

Period: Professional meeting held January 1 - June 30, 1999
Funds available: $10,000
Funds awarded: $ 9,050
Total applications: 71
Total awards: 23
Applications: 54 science and engineering; 17 humanities and social science

WINTER 1999

Graduate Fellowships:
These private fellowships have restrictive applicant qualifications and/or limited monies:
Endowment fellowships:

Schwall Research:	$ 15,000	15 nominees	awarded 2
Kraft:	$ N/A	14 nominees	awarded 0
Lee:	$ 1,000	15 nominees	awarded 1
Krantz:	$ 1,900	17 nominees	awarded 1
Wright:	$ 9,000	3 nominees	awarded 1
Richards:	$ 14,504	1 nominee	awarded 1

Fellowships for under-represented groups:

Graduate Opportunity Fellowships: $ 219,430
127 nominees
27 offered
12 awarded

Eugene Cota-Robles (2 year awards): $ 171,795
127 nominees
17 offered
5 awarded (Cota-Robles)

Dissertation Year: $ 255,408 42 nominees
12 offered
12 awarded
Plus 1 given to Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean and Chancellor = $21,284

Research Mentorship Awards: $ 142,229.89
63 nominees
10 offered
9 awarded

Chancellor's Teaching Fellowship:
4 awarded

Graduate Student Health Insurance Program Committee:
The GSSW Chair serves on this committee ex officio.

SPRING 1999

Graduate Student Travel Awards, Spring 1999 Applications:
Period: Professional meetings held July 1- December 31, 1999
Funds available: $16,000
Funds awarded: $16,000
Total Applications: 50
Total awards: 30

UCD and Humanities Graduate Research Awards:
Funds available: $60,000
Applications: 95 total, 11 humanities and 84 non-humanities
Offered: 43 total, 7 humanities and 36 non-humanities
Awards: 9

1999-2000 President's Predoctoral Fellowship in Humanities (4 year award):
Funds available: $37,438
Applications: 48
Offered: 1
Awards: 1

1999-2000 President's Predoc and RA in the Humanities:
Funds Available: $ 88,880
Applications: 48
Offered: 6
Awards: 6

1999-2000 Graduate Student Assistant to the Dean of Graduate Studies and the Chancellor:
Amy Gerbrandt, Sociology Graduate Program

PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE

The Program Review Committee (PRC) has the primary function of conducting reviews of existing graduate programs on a regularly scheduled, periodic basis. After the PRC has completed a program review, it recommends action to the full Graduate Council. The PRC met eleven times during 1998-99.

Committee members in 1998-99: Bill Lasley (F 98) and Wesley Johnson (W&S 99), Committee Chair; Marylynn Barkley, Anne Britt, David Britt, James Carey, Alan Conley, Emily Goldman (F 98), Ian Kennedy (F 98), Ted Margadant, Miguel Marino, Winder McConnell, David Nutter, Barry Wilson, Xiangdong Zhu; Academic Federation Representative: Kathleen Ward; Graduate Studies Representative: Jerry Hedrick, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Student Representative: Amy Gerbrandt; and Graduate Studies Staff: Lee Wilce, Graduate Council Assistant, and Kathy Garcia, Program Review Assistant (beginning May 1999).

Twenty-four graduate programs were under review during 1998-99: Agricultural and Resource Economics, Animal Behavior, Applied Science, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Comparative Pathology, Dramatic Art (modified brief review), Economics, Education Ph.D., English, Human Development, Immunology, Joint Doctoral Program in Ecology with San Diego State University, Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership (JDPEL) with CSU Fresno, Materials Science, Mathematics, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Microbiology, Neuroscience, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Psychology, and Sociology. The Ad Hoc Committee reviews of Materials Science, Mathematics, and Neuroscience will be carried over to 1999-2000.

The programs under campus ad hoc committee (AHC) review during 1998-99 were: Comparative Pathology, Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering, Microbiology (which was carried over from 1998-99), Psychology, and Sociology. PRC postponed the Materials Science, Mathematics, and Neuroscience ad hoc committee reviews to fall 1999, when the AHC members would be available.

The PRC Reports for Animal Behavior, Applied Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Dramatic Art were approved and submitted to the Graduate Council for action. The Biological & Agricultural Engineering program review was closed without being completed.

PRC selected and Graduate Council approved ten programs for review during 1999-2000. The programs are: Cell & Developmental Biology, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Management MBA, Hydrologic Sciences to be followed by Soil Science to be followed by Atmospheric Science, Linguistics brief review (delay granted until fall 1999 to start self review), Nutrition, Population Biology, and Textile Arts & Costume Design (postponed from 1998-99). Three additional programs were selected and approved for review: Genetics, Physics, and Plant Biology.

Graduate Program Review. In the fall 1998, PRC discussed the external review process, how external review is done on other UC campuses, and external reviewer compensation. During winter 1999, PRC discussed whether external reviews were absolutely necessary for those doctoral programs for which the review process was already protracted. It was concluded that external review was necessary for all programs currently under review. Associate Dean Hedrick provided information obtained from other UC campuses about which office is responsible for program review, the honorarium for external reviewers, and the total dollar amount spent on program review. PRC also reviewed its revisions to the program review process which were implemented last year and discussed what else might be done to expedite reviews. The difficulty of writing reports was discussed at length. One suggestion was to include the program's Statement of Quality with the ad hoc committee report and an AHC appraisal of it. The conclusion was for the review process to remain the same but to allow for the possibility of shorter and more concise reports. Two obstacles to the process are getting the ad hoc committee (AHC) report and the delay of the external review.

PRC drafted several proposals, a resolution, and a set of guidelines, which were submitted to Graduate Council. These included:

Guidelines for Evaluating Requests for Delay of Program Reviews
Proposal for Students on PRC Ad Hoc Committees
Proposal to Revise the Program Review Process
Resolution regarding External Reviewer Compensation

In addition, in conjunction with its review of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group, PRC commented on and made recommendations concerning the proposed establishment of a division of Biomedical Engineering.

In closing, Graduate Council wishes to thank all of those who have given of their time in support of graduate education during the past year. In particular, the contributions of the members of the ad hoc review committees have been extremely valuable and are deeply appreciated by the Council.

Respectfully submitted,

David Gilchrist, Chair; Kathryn Dewey, Vice Chair and CCGA Representative; James Beaumont; Judy Callis; Christopher Calvert, CCGA Chair ex officio; Cristina González, Dean; Charles Hunt; Wesley Johnson (W&S 99); John Labavitch; Bill Lasley (F 98); Miguel Marino; Douglas Nelson; Winfried Schleiner; and David Traill; Academic Federation Representatives: Desmond Jolly and Kathleen Ward; Graduate Studies Representatives: Jerry Hedrick, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs; Rosemarie Kraft, Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Charles Duffy, Director of Planning and Analysis; and Lee Wilce, staff assistant; and Graduate Student Representatives: Ari Karchin, Jennifer Cross, Berna Sunman, and Sabine von Mering.

This report was prepared by Lee Wilce, Graduate Council Assistant in the Office Graduate Studies, and the subcommittee chairs and staff. The report was reviewed and approved by the 1998-99 Graduate Council during the week of October 4 - 8, 1999. Revisions were forwarded to the Chair and assistant and incorporated in the final report.