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<blockquote data-quote="eetech" data-source="post: 104358" data-attributes="member: 1924"><p>I wanted to add to the shoutouts to Eric as well as regular posters for making this the best Tech forum on the inter tubes.</p><p></p><p>I am a long time lurker, but wanted to chime in with some personal info. Having been on the Student Govt. executive in the past decade, it was openly discussed that the BOR was unwilling to allow Tech new non-engineering majors. I believe Clough wanted to add more non-engineering majors (completely unrelated to football, but because he thought we needed more rounded graduates) but it wasn't gonna happen.</p><p></p><p>It is almost impossible to find documented proof of this, because you usually knew whether your request (including for major additions) would be approved well before you placed a request, by simply asking the BoR members. No one requested things which would get declined. For indirect evidence of this process, look at the Actions PDFs at <a href="http://www.usg.edu/regents/meetings/date/2010" target="_blank">http://www.usg.edu/regents/meetings/date/2010</a> (I chose 2010 because that seems to be the last year the USG breaks out the actions, which are easier to read) and you will see that almost nothing is ever declined (I skimmed through the top 3-4 PDFs and there were 0 denied/declined). At the very least, those links are evidence that BoR approval is required to add new majors. </p><p></p><p>So while it is hearsay, if you talk to the people who work on these things, I bet a lot of them will second the idea that Tech wants (or at least wanted to a few years back when Clough was President) to add majors, but knew the BoR wouldn't allow it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eetech, post: 104358, member: 1924"] I wanted to add to the shoutouts to Eric as well as regular posters for making this the best Tech forum on the inter tubes. I am a long time lurker, but wanted to chime in with some personal info. Having been on the Student Govt. executive in the past decade, it was openly discussed that the BOR was unwilling to allow Tech new non-engineering majors. I believe Clough wanted to add more non-engineering majors (completely unrelated to football, but because he thought we needed more rounded graduates) but it wasn't gonna happen. It is almost impossible to find documented proof of this, because you usually knew whether your request (including for major additions) would be approved well before you placed a request, by simply asking the BoR members. No one requested things which would get declined. For indirect evidence of this process, look at the Actions PDFs at [url]http://www.usg.edu/regents/meetings/date/2010[/url] (I chose 2010 because that seems to be the last year the USG breaks out the actions, which are easier to read) and you will see that almost nothing is ever declined (I skimmed through the top 3-4 PDFs and there were 0 denied/declined). At the very least, those links are evidence that BoR approval is required to add new majors. So while it is hearsay, if you talk to the people who work on these things, I bet a lot of them will second the idea that Tech wants (or at least wanted to a few years back when Clough was President) to add majors, but knew the BoR wouldn't allow it. [/QUOTE]
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