Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools
Executive Committee Meeting
Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, LA
December 7, 2000

Present: Christina Hannah, Ronald Kane, David Leyton-Brown, Gregory Kealey, Lawrence Martin, Harry Richards, Charlena Seymour, Richard Sleight, Orlando Taylor, Stacey Lane Tice
 
President Taylor called to order at 7:05 a.m.
 
Secretary Treasurer Report:
 
Harry Richards distributed copies of the minutes from the 10/12/00 NAGS Executive Committee Meeting. The minutes of the Executive Committee meeting were accepted as distributed.
 
Harry Richards distributed a report on NAGS operations from 7/1/99 to 6/30/00. Revenues from interest, dues and conference registrations were $16,150.41. Expenses were $16,188.78 for a net loss for the year of $38.37.
 
Harry Richards reported that as of December 5, 2000, 104 institutions and one affiliate member had paid dues for the year. This includes dues from 21 new institutional members. Forty members have yet to renew and will be individually contacted.
 
Awards:
 
Harry Richards reported that mailings to solicit nominations for the awards had been sent in November. The deadline for the nominations is January 15, 2001.
 
President Taylor reported on the untimely death of Geoffrey Marshall, past-President of NAGS. President Taylor reported that some members of the Executive Committee had suggested naming one of the awards in Memory of Geoff or creating a new award.
 
Harry Richards suggested that as Geoff had been instrumental in the creation of the Mentoring Award and that this award had been created during his tenure as President that this award be named in his memory. The Executive Committee unanimously endorsed this suggestion.
 
Conference:
 
The Committee reviewed and revised the program for the annual meeting:

Thursday, March 29, 2001
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pre-conference Workshop – Transition from Certificate to Degree - Wayne Patterson
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Registration - Harry Richards
1:00 p.m. Welcome - Orlando Taylor
1:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Plenary Session I - Meeting Diversity in a Changing Political Environment - Charlena Seymour, moderator
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Plenary Session II - Retention and Mentoring in Graduate Education - Sr. Ann Heath and Stacey Lane Tice, moderators
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Plenary Session III - Update from the Council of Graduate Schools – Debra Stewart, moderator
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Reception (Sponsored by the DC Affiliates)
7:00 p.m. Opening Banquet with Keynote Speaker
 
Friday, March 30, 2001
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Executive Committee Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Plenary Session IV - Graduate Distance Education: Issues & Challenges - Christina Hannah, moderator
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session V - Technology in the Administration of the Graduate School - Jeryl Mumpower, moderator
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon
2:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Plenary Session VI - International Issues - David Leyton-Brown, moderator
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions – Career Paths for Assistant/Associate Deans- Richard Sleight, moderator; Evaluating the Graduate Dean - Charlena Seymour, moderator
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Reception (Sponsored by the Maryland affiliates)
Evening On the Town

Saturday, March 31, 2001
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Table Talk Breakfast (Preparing Future Faculty, Intellectual Property, Electronic Theses and Dissertations, Graduate Student Issues, Admissions,)
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. NAGS Business Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Plenary Session VII - Rankings and Assessment in Graduate Education - Lawrence Martin, moderator
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session VIII - Re-envisioning the Ph.D. - Ronald Kane, moderator
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Closing Remarks - Lawrence Martin

Moderators were reminded that presenter’s names needed to be sent to Harry Richards and Orlando Taylor by December 12, 2000.
 
CGS:
 
David Leyton-Brown reported that the CGS Board planned to play a more active role in CGS.
 
The Executive Committee appointed Christina Hannah to represent NAGS on the CGS planning Committee.
 
David Leyton-Brown reported that the CGS Board had discussed the possibility of tying regional membership to CGS membership. There was little support from the Board or the other Regions for this proposal.
 
The Executive Committee agreed to invite the other Regional President to the NAGS meeting. A complimentary registration will be provided. President Taylor will send such an invitation.
 
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 a.m.
 
Submitted,
 
 
Harry J. Richards

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