Committee on Programs and Courses
Membership
The Committee shall consist of nine members.
Duties
The Committee duties are as follows:
- Suggest policy related to programs and courses.
- Undertake, as appropriate, review of existing graduate programs.
- Review all new graduate program proposals that have been submitted for degree consideration.
- Review all requests for extended degree programs submitted through the established protocols of the University.
- Review and comment, in consultation with the Dean of the Graduate School, on other issues that have impact on the quality of graduate education.
- Be responsible for and authorized to select standing Subcommittees:
- Program and course review and evaluation
Size and Duties of Standing Subcommittee: Twelve members responsible for review of quality indicators of existing graduate programs, recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School on those, and other activities authorized by the Programs and Courses Committee related to graduate program review and evaluation.
- Review of new and revised program and course proposals
Size and Duties of Standing Subcommittee: One representative from each academic college and school (Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies, School of International Affairs, and School of Nursing) of the University that offers graduate programs responsible for evaluation and review of new and revised program and course proposals and for recommendations on those to the Committee on Programs and Courses
- Program and course review and evaluation
2012-2013 Membership
- Jeya Chandra, Chair, Professor of Industrial Engineering (EN)
- Frank Dardis, Associate Professor of Communications (CM)
- Kenneth Davis, Professor of Meteorology (EM)
- Janet Fogg, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing (NR)
- Christina Grozinger, Associate Professor of Entomology (AG)
- Suzanna Linn, Professor of Political Science (LA)
- Linda Mason, Associate Professor of Education (Special Education) (ED)
- Krista Wilkinson, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (HH)
- David Witwer, Associate Professor of History and Humanities (CA)
- Regina Vasilatos-Younken, Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Ex Officio
- Cynthia Nicosia, Director, Graduate Enrollment Services, Ex Officio
- Elizabeth Price, Executive Director of Graduate Education Administration, Ex Officio