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GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

April 13, 2010

 

The Graduate Council met Tuesday, April 13, 2010, in the Rayburn Student
Center Pride Conference Room (#231) at 3:00 p.m. with Dean Allan Headley
presiding.  Present were:  Ms. Tina Clark, Dr. Ben Cranor, Dr. Donna
Dunbar-Odom, Ms. Susan Glaeser,  Dr. John Hanners, Dr. John Humphreys,
Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. Sharon Kowalsky, Dr. Joyce Miller, Dr. Linda
Openshaw, Dr. Jennifer Schroeder, Dr. Jon Travis, and Dr. Kishor
Guru-Gharana for Dr. Janet Walker.  Dr. Ken Alford, 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, March 9, 2010,
were approved with one change.  In the list of programs approved by the
Council, The MS in History, History and Political Science Track should
be shown as a change in program and not a new program.

 

Committee Reports

 

Committee on Curriculum

Dr. Hanners presented the committee reports on additional 2010-2011
curriculum changes.  The following new courses and changes to courses
were approved.  

 

Art 507

Design Methods Review I

Add Reinstate course

Art 508

Design Methods Review II

Add Reinstate course

Art 509

Design Methods Review III

Add Reinstate course

ArtH 508

Ind Stu Art Hist

Change in Course description

Phys 542

Micro Instrument Control

Change in title & description

*Phys 552

Adv Micro Electronics

Change in description

 

*approved with changes

 

 

Dr. Hanners gave a report on two new programs that were approved by
e-vote:  MS Art of Teaching and MS Accounting.

 

Dr. Hanners gave a committee report on a proposed new graduate
certificate Creative Writing.  A motion by Dr. Openshaw and seconded by
Dr. Humphries was made to approve the certificate.  The Council
unanimously approved the certificate.

 

Committee on Faculty, Research & Instruction

Dr. Openshaw presented the committee report on Graduate Faculty
membership applications.  The motion to approve the report was made by
Dr. Openshaw, seconded by Dr. Dunbar-Odom and unanimously approved by
the Council.

 

            Senior Faculty membership

                        Dr. Carlos Bertulani, Physics

                        Dr. Jim Heitholt, Agricultural Sciences

                        Dr. John Howard Smith, History

 

            Associate Faculty membership

                        Dr. Kisho Guru-Gharana, Business Administration
& MIS

                        Dr. Rebecca Judd, Social Work

                        Dr. Kashunda Williams, Psychology & Special
Education

 

Dr. Openshaw presented the committee report to require Visiting Senior
faculty be reviewed every six years, which is the same as Senior Faculty
members.  Dr. Openshaw made the motion to approve the report with a
second by Dr. Travis.  The Council unanimously approved the report.

 

Committee on Administration

Dr. Jon Travis presented a committee report to change the graduate
student load for master's students taking 518 (thesis).  "A master's
student who has completed all other course work and is enrolled in 3
hours of 518 thesis credit is considered half-time."  The motion made by
Dr. Travis and seconded by Dr. Hanners was unanimously approved by the
Council.

 

Information Items

Grad Expo

            April 15, 2010, at Mesquite Metroplex Center at 7:00 p.m.

Update on Cash4College Scholarships

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Council adjourned at 4:15

 

Louise Skinner

Secretary to the Graduate Council

 

 

 

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