[VPAAEtal] Graduate Council Minutes

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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

November 10, 2009

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in the Rayburn
Student Center Pride Conference Room (#231) at 3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan
Headley presiding.  Present were: Dr. Ken Alford, Ms. Tina Clark, Dr.
Donna Dunbar-Odom, Ms. Susan Glaeser, Dr. John Hanners, Dr. Mildred
Pryor for Dr. John Humphreys, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Sharon Kowalsky,
Dr. Joyce Miller, Dr. Linda Openshaw, Dr. Jennifer Schroeder, Dr. Jon
Travis, and Dr. Janet Walker.  Dr. Ben Cranor, Dr. Ben Jang and Dr.
Steven Shwiff were absent.  Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, Vice Chair, was also
in attendance.

 

Action Items

            The minutes from the last Graduate Council, October 13,
2009, were approved.

 

Committee Reports

 

Committee on Curriculum

Dr. Hanners gave a committee report on a request from the Department of
Literature & Languages for an 18-hour graduate certificate in Film
Studies.  A motion to approve the certificate was made by Dr. Alford and
seconded by Dr. Travis.  The Council approved the new graduate
certificate.

 

Committee on Faculty, Research, and Instruction

Dr. Openshaw presented a committee report on graduate faculty
applications.  She made the motion to accept the report with a second
from Dr. Travis.  The Council unanimously approved the following
Associate Graduate Faculty memberships:

 

Dr. Samuel Bore (Counseling)

Dr. Jon-Kyle Davis (Health/Human Performance)

Dr. Laurene Fausett (Mathematics)

Dr. Chris Green (Curriculum & Instruction)

Dr. Chris Simpson (Counseling)

Dr. Becky Sinclair (Curriculum & Instruction)

Dr. Susan Szabo (Curriculum & Instruction)

Dr. Kaiqi Xiong (Computer Science)

 

Applications continue to be reviewed by the committee and will be
considered at future Graduate Council meetings.

 

Discussion Items

Jack Harred and Barbara Forbes from the Office of Institutional Research
and Dr. Randy McBroom, Associate Vice President presented a program on
student demographics and student satisfaction.  Ms. Forbes presented a
draft of a survey "Graduate Students' Level of Utilization and
Satisfaction with University Services" and asked for comments and
suggestions.  Dr. McBroom encouraged council members to make sure that
courses in their department have good learning outcomes.

 

Dr. Openshaw led a discussion concerning faculty who are no longer
employed by the University and who want to continue advising students
(dissertations or thesis).

 

Information Items

Pathways Research Symposium (November 13 & 14, 2009, at A&M
International)

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:10

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

 

 

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