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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Graduate Council</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><span style='font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'> Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>April 12, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Graduate Council</st1:PersonName>
met Tuesday, April 12, 2005, in the MSC Boardroom at 3:00 p.m. with Dean <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Allan</st1:PersonName> D. Headley presiding.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Members present were:<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Dr. Dick Fulkerson, Ms. <span class=SpellE>Karyn</span>
Gomez, Dr. Ray Green, Dr. John Hanners, Dr. Jeff <span class=SpellE>Kopachena</span>,
Mr. Michael Miller, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Chris Myers</st1:PersonName>,
Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, Dr. R. N. Singh, and Dr. Jon Travis.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Members absent were: <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Ms. Donna Anderson, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Wendell
Edwards</st1:PersonName>, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Dale Funderburk</st1:PersonName>,
Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Cynthia Harr</st1:PersonName>, Dr. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Chester Robinson</st1:PersonName>, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Dayle Yeager</st1:PersonName>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dean Headley called the meeting to order. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The minutes
from the last <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Graduate Council</st1:PersonName>, March
8, 2005, were approved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Report from Committee on Administration<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. Green presented the committee report on an exception
to the <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><span style='font-style:italic;
mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Twelve-hour Rule</span></i>.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The committee recommends allowing students
working toward a state or professionally mandated certification to use up to
eighteen hours of credit toward a master's degree program.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The specific courses would be at the
discretion of the department.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Currently,
students are limited to twelve hours.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>The motion to accept the proposal was made by Dr. Fulkerson and seconded
by Dr. Travis.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The motion, with
amendments, was approved by the Graduate Council.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Report from Committee on Faculty, Research
& Instruction<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Graduate Council approved the report from the
committee to continue senior membership for Dr. Gerald <span class=SpellE>Duchovnay</span>,
Dr. John Hanners, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">William Masten</st1:PersonName>,
Dr. Mary Beth Sampson, and Dr. Jon Travis.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Report from Scholarship Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The 2004-05 Scholarship
Committee</span></font></span> was comprised of Dr. John Hanners, Chair, Dr. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Cynthia Harr</st1:PersonName>, Dr. Jeff <span class=SpellE>Kopachena</span>,
Dr. Kathryn Jacobs, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Chris Myers</st1:PersonName>,
and Dr. Mary Beth Sampson.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Dr. Hanners
presented the 2004-05 Scholarship recipients:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span class=SpellE><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Heliodoro</span></font></span>
Sanchez will be awarded the Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished Doctoral Student
Award.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Peter Calvin will be
awarded the Jerry & Marilyn Morris Distinguished Master's Student
Award.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Brent <span class=SpellE>Donham</span>
and Kathy Stephens will be awarded Lafferty Doctoral Scholarships.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jerry & Marilyn Morris
Outstanding Doctoral Students are:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span></span></font></b>Jill
Bennett, Counseling; <span class=SpellE>Mei</span> <span class=SpellE>Jiang</span>,
Psychology & Special Education; Iris Johnson, Literature & Languages; <span
class=SpellE>Jintavee</span> <span class=SpellE>Monsakul</span>, Secondary
& Higher Education; Joel Palmer, Elementary Education; and <span
class=SpellE>Heliodoro</span> Sanchez, Educational Administration.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><b
style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:
normal'><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-weight:bold;mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>Jerry & Marilyn Morris
Master's Outstanding Students are:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span></span></font></b>Elizabeth Barnhart, Sociology & Criminal Justice;
Megan Besozzi, Psychology & Special Education; Scott <span class=SpellE>Bouis</span>,
Economics; Peter Calvin, Art; James Gist, Music; <span class=SpellE>Elida</span>
Lopez, Educational Administration; Kristen McDowell, Agricultural Sciences;
Lori Murillo, Elementary Education; Tammy Nichols, Biological &
Environmental Sciences; Jennifer Pate, Literature & Languages; James
Bradford Payne, Mathematics; John Howard Perkins, Secondary & Higher
Education; Ginger Robinson, Counseling; Jeremy <span class=SpellE>Rummel</span>,
Chemistry; Jacob Saucier, Computer Science; Celia Ann <span class=SpellE>Stogner</span>,
Mass Media, Communications & Theatre; and Kathryn White, History.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Discussion Item<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Dean Headley discussed the
need to establish guidelines for use of deregulated tuition set-aside
scholarships.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>He also announced that Mr.
John <span class=SpellE>Montford</span>, graduate commencement speaker at the December
2004 graduation gave a donation that was used to begin a <i style='mso-bidi-font-style:
normal'><span style='font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Graduate
Fellowship Fund</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Dean Headley discussed aspects
of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Graduate Education Advisory Committee
(GEAC) meeting in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City></st1:place>,
March 11, 2005.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Concerns of the GEAC are
quality of degrees awarded, new doctoral degree programs in the State and
access & opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold'>Dean Headley complimented
the Council on a successful year. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'>Information Items<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:
bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;tab-stops:.5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>1.<span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Twenty-eight faculty attended the March
23, 2005, Research Meeting presented by Mike <span class=SpellE>Cronan</span>
from the System Research Foundation<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;tab-stops:.5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:22.5pt;text-indent:-22.5pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>2.<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Dates to remember:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April 13, 2005<span
style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span><span style='mso-tab-count:2'> </span>Deadline
for Jack Kent Cook Scholarship Applications<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:27.0pt 3.0in 4.5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>April
14, 2005<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Grant
Resource Center Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:27.0pt 3.0in 4.5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>May
14, 2005<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Commencement<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;tab-stops:27.0pt 3.0in 4.5in'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>September
5, 2005<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Deadline
for CSGS Thesis Award Applications<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<h1><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>ADJOURNMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The meeting adjourned at 4:06 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Louise Skinner</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Secretary to the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Graduate
Council</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Louise
Skinner</span></font></st1:PersonName><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Assistant to the Graduate Dean</span></font><span
style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
mso-no-proof:yes'>Texas</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>
A&M-Commerce</span></font><span style='mso-no-proof:yes'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-no-proof:yes'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><i><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;mso-no-proof:yes'>Growing tomorrow's
leaders today</span></font></i></em><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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