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the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts
Dec.
1, 2000
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Marine Science programs face by Sarah R. Buchholz, Chronicle staff  he
Faculty Senate plans to discuss deferring approval of M.S. and Ph.D.
programs in Marine Sciences and Technology at its Dec. 7 meeting.The proposed graduate programs are part of the Intercampus Graduate School in Marine Science and Technology approved earlier this year by the Board of Trustees. Because six Faculty Senate councils and the Rules Committee have noted that a number of important operational and resource issues in the proposed programs remain unclear and because they expect the University's upcoming budget to be adversely affected by the passage of Question 4, the Rules Committee plans to move to defer approving the program until the groups' questions have been answered. "The question is not only, 'Do these degree programs have merit?' but also, 'Can the institution afford them at this time?'" says the report attached to the motion. The senate also will consider a number of other special reports at the meeting, including one concerning the Center for Agriculture. The meeting is scheduled for 3:30 in 227 Herter Hall and is open to the public. |
