Board of Regents approves graduate engineering programs
The Board of Regents approved two graduate engineering programs and a new professorship for the Jewish Studies program in a vote Tuesday.
Regents spokesman John Millsaps said the members passed the agenda items concerning the University with little discussion.
The newly accepted programs, a master’s and Ph.D. in engineering, will begin enrolling students next fall. The programs will follow in the footsteps of the three undergraduate engineering majors approved in November 2010.
The Regents also approved the professorship, a position that will receive its funding through private donations. The Covenant Foundation, Inc. has set aside $250,000 to establish the position, hoping to help support Jewish Studies at the University.
Donors such as the Covenant Foundation usually set up funds for specific programs and go through the University of Georgia Foundation to make sure the money is used for its intended purpose.
According to the proposal in the Regents’ agenda, “the holder of the endowed position shall be engaged in teaching, research, public service, or a combination of such duties” and cannot specialize in any other area of religion.
The Regents also voted to terminate three veterinary programs.
Students previously in these programs transferred to the school’s newly established department of infectious diseases. No students were enrolled in either of the two master’s or the Ph.D. programs.
