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Graduate Council Minutes

October 11, 2005

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, October 11, 2005, in the MSC Boardroom at
3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan D. Headley presiding.  Members present were:  Mr.
Gagandeep Bhatia, Dr. Sue Espinoza, Mr. Alan Francis, Dr. Dick Fulkerson,
Dr. Ray Green, Dr. John Hanners, Dr. Cynthia Harr, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Chris
Myers, Dr. Chester Robinson, Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.  Members absent were:
Dr. Hasan Coskun, Dr. Wendell Edwards, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Steven
Shwiff, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr. Dayle Yeager.  Dr. Jon Travis, Assistant
Dean of Graduate Studies & Research was also in attendance.  

 

Dean Headley called the meeting to order. 

 

Action Items

 

The minutes from the last Graduate Council, September 13, 2005, were
approved.

 

Dr. Headley welcomed the new members to the Graduate Council.

 

Report from Committee on Administration

Dr. Green, chair, gave an overview of the 2005-06 charges for his committee:

            Review Procedure A 11.35 Admissions to the Graduate School

            Review Procedure A 11.36 Graduate Assistantships

            Review requests from departments for changes in admissions
criteria.  Currently there is one pending from Literature and Languages

            Review Procedure A 12.06 Graduate Council

 

Report from Committee on Curriculum

Dr. Robinson, chair, reviewed the committee charges:

            Graduate Certificates

            Curriculum Change Requests for 2005-06

            Recommend procedural guidelines for second master's degrees

            Recommend procedural guidelines for interdisciplinary degrees

            Review discrepancies between specific requirements for MA and MS
degrees and departmental degree requirements for these degrees

 

Report from Committee on Graduate Faculty, Research, & Instruction 

Dr. Fulkerson, chair, gave a brief overview of charges to the committee

Review Procedure A 11.45 Master's Degree Research Component

Review request from Literature & Languages to change foreign language
requirement for Ph.D. in English

Review applications for graduate faculty membership

Consider Senior Faculty Six-Year Reviews

 

 

Information Items

 

1.         The results of recent elections were announced.  New members to
the Council are:  Dr. Sue Espinoza (Secondary & Higher Education), Alan
Francis (doctoral student representative from Secondary & Higher Education),
and Gagandeep Bhatia (master's student representative from Computer
Science).

2.         Dr. Headley updated the Council on the Graduate Program Reviews.
The Department of Counseling has undergone the self-study and will be
reviewed by a team consisting of two reviewers from off campus and one
campus reviewer.   Five departments will be reviewed  this year:  Literature
& Languages, Psychology & Special Education, Physics, Biological &
Environmental Sciences and Chemistry.  The complete five-year cycle is
available on the web at
http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/gradmenu/GradProReviews.asp
<http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/gradschool/gradmenu/GradProReviews.asp> .

            Dean Headley stated that the review will not be a shelf study.
A follow-up will be conducted a year after the review team completes their
report.

3.         There will be two Graduate Advisor Roundtables this Fall

October 17, 2005, at the Memorial Student Center

October 19, 2005, at the Mesquite Metroplex Center.

4.                  A list of Faculty approved to teach graduate courses on
an individual basis for May Mini, Summer and Fall 2005 was presented to the
Council.  

5.                  A&M-Commerce submitted a thesis by Theodore Scott Smith
(Psychology & Special Education) for the Council of Southern Graduate
Schools Thesis Award competition.

6.                  Information on Human Subjects Protection Training was
distributed.  There will be a campus session as well as an on-line option.

7.                  The A&M-Commerce Student Research Symposium was
announced.  There will be a Student Poster Session at the Founder's Lounge
in the MSC on October 26, 2005.  Students are encouraged to exhibit posters
concerning their research and projects.  Judges will give feedback to the
students on their posters and presentations.

 

 


ADJOURNMENT


The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

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