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April 11, 2006

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, April 11, 2006, in the MSC Boardroom at
3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan D. Headley presiding.  Members present were: Dr.
Hasan Coskun, Dr. Sue Espinoza, Mr. Alan Francis, Dr. Dick Fulkerson, Dr.
John Hanners, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Chester Robinson, Dr.
Janet Walker, and Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.  Members absent were:  Mr.
Gagandeep Bhatia, Dr. Wendell Edwards, Dr. Cynthia Harr, Dr. Chris Myers,
Dr. Steven Shwiff, 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, February 11, 2006, were
approved.

 

Report from Committee on Faculty, Research & Instruction

Dr. Fulkerson presented the committee report on Senior Faculty Reviews for
Spring 2006.   Dr. Harry Fullwood was approved for continued senior graduate
faculty membership.

 

Report from Committee on Curriculum

Dr. Robinson presented the committee report on additional 2006-07 Curriculum
Changes that were approved by the Council by e-mail.  The changes were:

EdAd 658         new course

Coun 551          change in grading format

Coun 552          change in grading format

Mgt 501            change in title and description

Mkt 501            change in title and description

 

Dr. Robinson presented an additional change in course description for COUN
660.  The curriculum was approved by the Council.

 

Dr. Robinson presented a proposal on Graduate-Level Certificates.  After a
lengthy discussion, the Council approved a revised version of the proposal.
Dr. Robinson will discuss the changes with the Committee before the proposal
is forwarded to Deans Council.

 

Dr. Robinson gave an overview of a proposal for a Master of Science degree
in Science Education.  Dr. Gil Naizer discussed the proposal with the
Council.  He was asked to address the Council's questions and concerns about
the proposal before final approval is given.

 

Report from Committee on Administration

Dr. Jeff Kopachena presented the committee report on changes to Procedure
A12.06 The Graduate Council.  The proposal would change the Dean of Graduate
Studies & Research to an Ex Officio member.  The Assistant Dean will be an
Ex Officio member and serve as Vice Chair of the Graduate Council.  Changes
to this procedure require a vote by two-thirds of the Graduate Council, and
two-thirds were not present.  The changes will be distributed by e-mail and
Council members are asked to respond with their vote.

 

Report from Scholarship Committee

Dr. John Hanners, Chair of the Scholarship Committee presented the committee
report on the recipients of the H.M. Lafferty Scholarships and the Jerry &
Marilyn Morris Distinguished Student Awards.  Other members of the Committee
are: Dr. Ray Green, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Kathryn Jacobs, Dr. Chris Myers
and Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.

 

The Council unanimously approved the committee recommendation for the
following:

 

Two H.M. Lafferty Scholarships ($250 each):

            Courtney Kernek, Psychology & Special Education

            Mei Jang, Psychology & Special Education

 

Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished Doctoral Student $1,250

            Savita Abrahams, Counseling

 

Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished Master's Student $1,000

            Megan Besozzi, Psychology & Special Education

 

Jerry & Marilyn Morris Outstanding Doctoral Students are:

Savita Abrahams, Counseling; Sau Hou Chang, Psychology & Special Education;
Robert Rich, Educational Administration; Kent Ross, Literature & Languages;
Jody Sheppard, Secondary & Higher Education; Crystal Torti, Elementary
Education

 

Jerry & Marilyn Morris Outstanding Master's Students are:

Travis Ball, Marketing & Management; Jeff Bell, Health and Human
Performance; Mary Ann Benavides, Educational Administration; Megan Besozzi,
Psychology and Special Education; Omar Brown, Business Administration; Katie
Chenoweth, Marketing & Management; Christian E. Galloway, Mass Media,
Communications & Theatre; Daniel Hathcoat, Agricultural Sciences; Jeremy
Hurley, Literature and Languages; David Mickelson, Industrial Engineering &
Technology; Elizabeth Peters, Elementary Education; Emily Shipman,
Counseling; Holly Stovall, Mathematics; Deborah Sue Williams, Secondary &
Higher Education; Michael D. Winegarden, Art

 

Information Items

            Graduate Council Elections are currently underway.

            Graduate School Expo is Saturday, April 29, 2006.

            The proposal to eliminate the GRE from the Admissions Criteria
for the doctoral degree program in English was not approved at the
President's Advisory Council.

            Dr. Travis gave a report on the Thesis/Dissertation Workshop
held March 24th.

            Dr. Headley gave a report on Graduate Program Reviews.

            Dean Headley announced changes in Graduate School Staff:

Diana Wilburn will assume duties as Doctoral Degree Coordinator.  She will
also work with students, faculty, and staff in the College of Business &
Technology.

Natalie Henderson will assume duties as Sponsored Programs Coordinator.

Amy Sims, the newest staff member, is a Graduate Student Services
Coordinator who will work with students, faculty and staff in the College of
Education and Human Services.

            Applications for Summer Thesis/Dissertation Fellowships are due
April 17, 2006.

Junior Faculty Symposium will be April 19, 2006, at 1:00 p.m.  Dr. John
Hanners, Dr. Wayne Linek, Dr. Augustine Arize and Dr. Kathryn Jacobs will
serve on the panel.

 

Next Meeting:               September 2006

 


ADJOURNMENT


The meeting adjourned at 4:30 p.m.

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

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