Yesterday was the first meeting for “The New PhD: A Renaissance of Public Education.” This inaugural meeting of the Core Working Group covered some general housekeeping and project overview, as well as beginning discussions regarding our first planning theme: curriculum. We will create another update post shortly with some details from our discussion.

For now, here is a copy of our meeting agenda:

Core Working Group Meeting
August 30, 2016

Meeting Agenda:

1. Outline project priorities
2. Planning themes: curriculum, data, partnerships
3. Set meeting schedule for the academic year
4. Discuss best practices for sharing working documents, etc.
   • Platform possibilities: Dropbox, Google Docs, Commons, Basecamp, Slack
5. Discuss inclusion of individuals on Project Steering Committee
6. Discuss possible curricular changes to doctoral programs
   • Using qualifying exams to develop real world skills
   • Embedding elements of GCDI Praxis course into early stages of doctoral coursework
   • Changes to the form and structure of the dissertation
   • Receiving academic credit for internships, externships, and job shadowing experiences