[VPAAEtal] Graduate Council Minutes

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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

November 11, 2008

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, November 11, 2008, in the MSC
Boardroom at 3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan D. Headley presiding.  Members
present were:  Dr. Ken Alford, Dr. Harry Fullwood, Dr. John Hanners, Dr.
John Humphreys, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Sharon Kowalsky,
Ms. Jonne Atkins for Ms. LeAnn Nash, Dr. Linda Openshaw, Dr. Chester
Robinson, Dr. Derek Royal, Ms. Stacey Stancik, Dr. Jon Travis, Dr. Janet
Walker, and Dr. Dayle Yeager.  Dr. Steven Shwiff was absent.  Dr. Mary
Beth Sampson, Interim Vice Chair, was also in attendance.  

 

Dr. Randy McBroom made an informative presentation on Formula Funding &
Accountability and how proposed changes will affect A&M-Commerce.  He
also mentioned the Coordinating Board's 18 Characteristics of Texas
Public Doctoral Programs, and pointed out that for our 6 doctoral
programs, this information will be made available on the web next
spring.

 

Action Items

The minutes from the last Graduate Council, October 14, 2008, were
approved.  

 

Committee on Administration

Dr. Travis presented a committee report to make changes to procedure
11.04.99.R0.11 Admission to the Graduate School.  The committee
recommended adding another option for graduate students who are admitted
to a master's degree program on probationary status to achieve full
admissions status.  The Council unanimously approved the following
option:  Complete 9 semester hours of graduate coursework with a
graduate GPA of at least 3.40, no grades below B and approval of the
major department.  The proposed changes will be submitted to Deans
Council for review.

 

Dr. Travis also presented a committee report to change procedure
11.04.99.R0.19 Graduate Student Course Loads to indicate that a doctoral
student admitted to candidacy and enrolled in 3 hours of 718
dissertation credit will be considered half-time.  The Council
unanimously approved the report which will now be considered by Deans
Council.

 

Committee on Graduate Faculty, Research & Instruction 

Dr. Royal presented the committee recommendation for senior graduate
faculty membership for Dr. Mildred Pryor (Marketing & Management).  The
Council unanimously approved. 

 

Information Items

Dr. Fullwood updated the Council on the Strategic Enrollment Committee
Scholarship Initiatives for Spring 2009.  There is only a short time to
get the word out about the Stimulus Scholarships and faculty will be an
integral part of the process.

 

Dean Headley reported that the A&M System's Pathways Student Research
Symposium and the Pathways Junior Faculty Workshop hosted by
A&M-Commerce on November 7 & 8, 2008, were successful.  There were 475
students and 209 posters at the Research Symposium and 48 junior faculty
registered for the workshop.

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:00.   

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

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