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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><st1:PersonName
w:st="on"><b><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Graduate Council</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><b><font
color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
color:black;font-weight:bold'> Minutes<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Schoolbook";color:black;font-weight:bold'>November 8, 2005<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>The <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Graduate Council</st1:PersonName> met Tuesday, November 8, 2005, in
the MSC Boardroom at 3:00 p.m. with Dean <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Allan</st1:PersonName>
D. Headley presiding. Members present were: Mr. Gagandeep Bhatia,
Dr. Hasan Coskun, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Wendell Edwards</st1:PersonName>,
Dr. Sue Espinoza, Mr. Alan Francis, Dr. Dick Fulkerson, Dr. Ray Green, Dr. John
Hanners, Dr. Cynthia Harr, Dr. Ben Jang, Dr. Jeff Kopachena, Dr. <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Chris Myers</st1:PersonName>, Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Chester
Robinson</st1:PersonName>, and Dr. Mary Beth Sampson. Members absent
were: Dr. Steven Shwiff, Dr. Janet Walker, and Dr. Dayle Yeager.
Dr. <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Jon Travis</st1:PersonName>, Assistant Dean of
Graduate Studies & Research was also in attendance. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dean
Headley called the meeting to order. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Action Items<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in'><font size=3
color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>The minutes from the last <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Graduate Council</st1:PersonName>, October 11, 2005, were approved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dean
Headley lead a discussion on how the Graduate Council could better assist in
the admissions process for graduate programs. After a lengthy
discussion, the motion was made by Dr. Green and seconded by Dr. Robinson to have
Graduate Council review the admission and pre-admission advising processes for
the doctoral programs. The information collected will be reviewed by
committee and feedback provided to each program. The Graduate Council
unanimously approved.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dr.
Travis presented a request from a student displaced by Hurricane Katrina to
transfer to A&M-Commerce twenty-one hours of a 48-hour degree
program. The Department also requested approval. The motion to
approve the request was made by Dr. Robinson and seconded by Dr.
Fulkerson. The Graduate Council approved the request.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Report from Committee on Faculty, Research & Instruction<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dr.
Fulkerson presented the committee report on graduate faculty
applications. The following faculty were approved by the Council for
graduate faculty membership:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><b><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
font-weight:bold'>Associate Status (Three-Year)</span></font></b><font
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Susan Stewart Ph.D. Literature
& Languages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Susan Szabo</st1:PersonName> Ed.D. Elementary
Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Lee Waller Ph.D. Secondary
& Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><b><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
font-weight:bold'>Associate Status<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
John Humphreys D.B.A. Business
Administration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Sandra Kimbrough Ph.D. Health
& Human Performance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Karen Roggenkamp Ph.D. Literature
& Languages<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Nikolay Sirakov Ph.D. Mathematics
and Computer Science<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
William Witwer D.M.A. Music<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><b><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
font-weight:bold'>Senior Status<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:31.5pt'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr.
Ray Green Ph.D. Psychology
& Special Education<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dr.
Fulkerson requested that a change be made to the application to request the
applicant to submit a copy of at least one publication. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Dr.
Fulkerson presented a committee report on the request from Literature and
Languages to change their foreign language requirement for the doctoral
degree. The motion to change the requirement from 18 to 12 hours was made
by Dr. Fulkerson, seconded by Dr. Green, and unanimously approved by the
Council.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Information Items<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>An
audio presentation (prepared by Joe Shipman) on the new electronic <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Curriculum Change Process</span></i> was presented to
the Council. Lisa Robinson and Reno Alex were available for questions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dean
Headley presented the web application for System Graduate Faculty Membership
and asked Graduate Council members to encourage their colleagues to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto'><font size=3
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dean
Headley reported on four successful activities involving A&M-Commerce students,
and/or faculty:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:
-.5in'><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Dr. Linda Morales in collaboration with the
Office of Graduate Studies & Research sponsored the On-Campus Student
Research Symposium Poster Session, October 26th. Research posters by eighteen
graduate and undergraduate students were presented. The student posters represented
research from Physics, Chemistry, Secondary & Higher Education,
Agricultural Sciences, Computer Science, Literature & Languages, and
Psychology & Special Education.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:
-.5in'><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Eleven graduate and undergraduate students
participated in the A&M System Pathways Student Research Symposium in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Kingsville</st1:City></st1:place> on November 5-6.
Disciplines represented by student research were Agricultural Sciences,
Psychology, Computer Science and Secondary & Higher Education. Ms.
Fedora Galasso, undergraduate student from Psychology & Special Education,
won third place in the Social Sciences and Humanities category.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:67.5pt;
text-indent:-31.5pt'><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Junior Faculty Workshop,
sponsored by the A&M University System brought together faculty from system
institutions to learn more about research and educational partnerships among
system institutions.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:
-.5in'><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Graduate Advisor Roundtables were conducted
on-campus and at the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Metroplex</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mesquite</st1:City></st1:place>.
Some of the items discussed were recruitment, holistic admission requirements, the
use of GRE scores, and the implementation of BANNER. Faculty advisors
offered suggestions on how to improve graduate education at
A&M-Commerce. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:
-1.5in'><font size=3 face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Century Schoolbook"'>Next Meeting: December
13, 2005 (Since the next scheduled meeting conflicts with the President’s
Christmas Reception, it may be moved to an earlier time.)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<h1><b><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>ADJOURNMENT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>The
meeting adjourned at 4:15 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=black
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
color:black'>Louise Skinner</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=black
face="Century Schoolbook"><span style='font-family:"Century Schoolbook";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Century Schoolbook"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook";color:black'>Secretary
to the <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Graduate Council</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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