Whereas the local business community has expressed significant interest in the development of a Masters in Science program focusing on Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change, and

Whereas the Department of Business Administration currently has faculty with significant expertise in the areas associated with such a program, and

Whereas the proposed program can be delivered within the existing faculty and currently open faculty line in the Department of Business Administration, and

Whereas the faculty senate traditionally has approved new academic programs on a provisional status for a period of 5 years followed by review for permanent status, be it therefore

Resolved that a Masters in Science Degree with the major in Organizational Effectiveness, Development and Change be established on provisional status in the Department of Business Administration within the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics.