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Faculty Senate, Graduate Studies Committee records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0005-39

Scope and Contents

This collections contains the records of the Graduate Studies Committee, a unit of the University of West Georgia Faculty Senate. Materials include agendas, minutes, course changes to various master's programs, correspondence, membership lists, policies and procedures, graduate theses guidelines, graduate school admissions guidelines, and graduate school newsletters.

Dates

  • 1973-2004

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open to all users.

Conditions Governing Use

Rights held by the University of West Georgia.

Biographical / Historical

The Graduate Studies Committee was a unit of the University of West Georgia Faculty Senate. The purpose of this committee was to receive and consider requests for modifications to the graduate curriculum as specified in the UWG Shared Governance Procedures for Modifications to Academic Programs and to advise the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs on said requests; to recommend policies and procedures concerning graduate programs, curriculum, admissions, transfers, admission to candidacy, eligibility for graduation, and appeals; to advise on incorporating diversity and inclusion into curricula as appropriate; as well as to review comprehensive program reviews; and to develop policies regarding graduate faculty. The committee is still active today, but was renamed the Graduate Programs Committee.

Extent

1.26 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

Language

English

Overview

Records of the Graduate Studies Committee, a unit of the Faculty Senate.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged alphabetically by file title.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Provenance is unknown; transferred to Special Collections in the early 2000s.

Processing Information

Records processed by graduate student Jennah MacPherson, December 2019.

Title
Guide to the Faculty Senate, Graduate Studies Committee Records
Status
Completed
Author
Jennah MacPherson
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of West Georgia Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections, Ingram Library
University of West Georgia
1601 Maple Street
Carrollton GA 30118-2000 United States