Adviser in Deliberation...?

Fifth year students are telling me that the advisers are now requested to join in the deliberation of thesis proposals. Normally, after the letter of intent is approved the next step is to approve the research design.. or loosely called as "chapter one." This is the only time, however, that the presence of the adviser is required.

It seems that the first batch of proposals to be deliberated will be those submitted by the students I'm currently advising. Fine. I have already briefed the students concerned on what to do. There shouldn't be any problem.

I guess this new ruling is ok. My only concern though is whether they can sustain this improvement. It is common knowledge among those who have passed through the thesis program that the thesis coordinators are not really coordinated. On my part I always want to look at the bright side of it. For me, everything will turn out well... somehow....