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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

February 10, 2009

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, February 10, 2009, in the Rayburn
Student Center Pride Conference Room (#231) at 3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan
D. Headley presiding.  Members present were:  Dr. John Hanners, Dr. John
Humphreys, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Sharon Kowalsky, Ms.
LeAnn Nash, Dr. Linda Openshaw, Dr. Derek Royal, Ms. Stacey Stancik, Dr.
Jon Travis, and Dr. Janet Walker.  Dr. Ken Alford, Dr. Harry Fullwood,
Dr. Chester Robinson, Dr. Steven Shwiff, and Dr. Dayle Yeager were
absent.  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, Vice Chair, was also in attendance.  

 

Action Items

The minutes from the last Graduate Council, December 9, 2008, were
approved.  

 

Committee on Administration

Dr. Jon Travis presented information on possible changes to A&M-Commerce
admission categories as well as what other system universities use.
After a lengthy discussion on the pros and cons of the use of different
terminologies, Dr. Openshaw made a motion to allow the Graduate School
to change the terminology from probationary to conditional, if deemed
necessary.  The motion was seconded by Dr. Travis and unanimously
approved by the Graduate Council.

 

Discussion Items

Committee on Curriculum

Dr. Hanners presented information on the curriculum approval process.
All Council members have access to the electronic curriculum requests.
Lisa Robinson can provide the username and password if needed.  He asked
Council members to review the requests for anything that does not look
right, any proliferation of coursework, and the duplication of
coursework.  Comments should be made online by March 3, 2009, to give
the committee time to review the requests and council member's concerns.
He noted that this year Form 6 for changes to degree outlines is also
available on line.  Dean Headley encouraged Graduate Council student
representatives to participate in the process.

 

Committee on Graduate Faculty, Research & Instruction 

Dr. Royal presented information on the upcoming graduate faculty
application reviews and the senior faculty six-year reviews.  The
committee will review all applications and present their recommendations
at the March meeting.  Council members can now view the applications on
a secured website.  

 

Dr. Headley informed the Council that Deans Council has asked the
Council to re-examine the recommendation on faculty loads for faculty
supervising dissertations and address specific concerns of members of
Deans Council.  The committee will bring a revised recommendation to the
Graduate Council for their consideration.

 

The Graduate Council discussed a request from a graduate student at the
Mesquite Metroplex Center to keep students at off campus locations aware
of Graduate Council activities and actions.  The Graduate Council
student representatives will re-send an e-mail to all graduate students
requesting input/concerns from them.  It was also suggested that the
graduate representatives should inform graduate students that Graduate
Council minutes are available on the Graduate School webpage.  

 

Information Items

Dr. Sampson presented an update on the Doctoral Coordinators' Committee.


Update on Spring 2009 Enrollment 

Dates to remember

Graduate School Expo                         March 31, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
at the Mesquite Metroplex Center Leadership Room

Graduate Advisor's Roundtable          March 4, 2009, Rayburn Student
Center # 213C

Upcoming Educational & Training Dates

                Ethics in Research
February 20, 2009

                Finding Grant Opportunities                 February 27,
2009

                Grantwriting
March 6, 2009

                Writing Goals & Objectives                 April 17,
2009

                Creating Budgets & Justifications         April 24, 2009

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:00.   

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

 

Louise Skinner

Assistant to the Graduate Dean

903-886-5162

 

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