MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
2003
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:30 P.M. January 22, 2003
Next Meeting: February 19 , 2003
Note: These minutes are subject to correction and approval at a subsequent meeting.
Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
Steve McFarland (Chair), Jo Heath (Secretary), Skip Bartol (August 2003), Scott Kramer (August 2003), Dean Schwartz (August 2003), David Shannon (August 2003), Hareesh Tippur (August 2004), Claire Crutchley (August 2004), Forrest Smith (August 2004), Nancy Joseph (student 2003), Ulrich Albrecht (August 2005), Susan Brinson (August 2005), Sandra Forsythe (August 2005), Jeff Jakeman (August 2005), Daowei Zhang (August 2005).
Absent: David Shannon (Maria Witte substituting), Sandra Forsythe, Ulrich Albrecht, Nancy Joseph, Jeff Jakeman, and Daowei Zhang (Larry Teeter substituting)
The Council congratulated one of its members, Susan Brinson, on her recent promotion.
McFarland reported that the waiver proposed to ACHE for retaining the PhD program in Aerospace Engineering despite its slight viability problem was approved.
McFarland explained that the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) project originally in conjunction with the Library has had a setback when the person from the library took a new job in Georgia. However, the Graduate School is organizing a computer team to set up an ETD web page and eventually we will have ETDs.
4 Heath gave a report on the Distinguished Graduate Faculty Lectureship. We have 12 strong candidates and a small committee of previous DGF Lecturers will select the winner soon.
On behalf of the Credentials Committee, Heath moved that the applicants for Graduate Faculty membership listed below be approved. The motion passed without dissent.
From History: Guy Beckwith, Jeff Jakeman, Lindy Biggs, Patience Essah, Tony Carey
From AUM Political Science: Carl Grafton, Anne Permaloff
From Political Science: Rene McEldowney, Christa Slaton
From the Vet School: Reid Hanson
From Counseling and C. Psychology: Debra Cobia, Holly Stadler
From Engineering: Mary Stroup-Gardiner, Mark Halpin, Soo-Young Lee,
Michael Greene, Fai Dai
From English: Virginia Kouides
From Sociology: Zongli Tang, Carolyn Pevey
From Horticulture: Luther Waters.
From Agronomy and Soils: Joey Shaw
On behalf of the Curriculum Committee, Heath moved that the course proposals listed below be approved. The motion passed without dissent.
CTSE 6020 (New) Second Language Acquisition
HDFS 7030 Change in title to “Advanced Family and Social Policy”
CTMU 7906, 7976, 8986 Distance versions of current on-campus courses.
Addition of English as a Second Language (ESL) Option for the M.Ed.
Spring 2003 Graduate Council Meetings: February 19, March 12, and April 16
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Electronic SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2003
February 19, 2003
Next Meeting: March 12, 2003
(1) A motion to approve the Credentials Committee recommendations that the following Graduate Faculty membership criteria proposals be approved and the following candidates be approved to Graduate Faculty membership:
(i) Criteria revisions:
Rehabilitation and Special Education
Accountancy
Mathematics/Discrete and Stat. Sc.
Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
Management
(ii) Graduate Faculty Appointments and Re-appointments
Curr. and Teaching Charles Eick
Physics Robert F. Boivin
Industrial Design Sang-Gyen Ahn
Ind. & Sys. Engineering Jorge Valenzuela
Architecture Daniel Bennett, Bruce Lindsey, Kim Steele
Educational FLT Sean Alan Forbes, Ivan E. Watts, Paul Pitre
(2) A motion to approve the recommendations of the Curriculum Committee that the course/degree proposals listed below be approved.
MSNT-MNGT degree name changed to MSNT-HRMN
VBMS 7780, change from 3 hours to 5 hours
COMP 6400/6406, 6330, 6219/6216: change in prerequisites
ECON 6970, new course: Readings in Economics
FORY 6230: change in credit hours to 4
MATL 6970, new course: Intermediate Special Topics in Materials Engineering
MATL 7970, new name: Advanced Special Topics in Materials Engineering
Master of Science degree in nursing, including these new courses:
NURS 7110, 7120, 7210, 7220, 7230, 7240, 7250, 7260, 7270
NURS 7310, 7320, 7910, 7930, 7980, 7990
Spring 2003 Graduate Council Meetings:
March 12, April 16
MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:30 P.M. March 12, 2003
Next Meeting: April 16 , 2003
Absent: Ulrich Albrecht (Andras Bezdek substituting), Sandra Forsythe, Hareesh Tippur
PRESENTATION:
Representing the Graduate Student Council, Mathew Binney presented to the Graduate Council their ideas for a proposal for graduate student health insurance. They plan to develop several examples featuring different options, and they plan an incremental approach. They expect to propose that the insurance be separate from the Blue Cross/ Blue Shield insurance used by full time employees.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: The minutes of the last meeting, and a couple of other meetings whose minutes had not yet been approved, were finally approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Outstanding Graduate Student
Name Department Nominator Dept. Head
Becky Jean Tarleton, Animal Sciences, Frank Bartol, Lowell Frobish
Outstanding Doctoral Students
Eugene K. Blythe, Horticulture, Charles Giliam, Charles Gilliam
Amanda L. Chancey, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharm., Joseph Janicki
Wilson H. Faircloth, Agronomy and Soils, Michael Patterson, Joseph Touchton
Jeffrey J. Frederick, History, Wayne Flynt, William Trimble
Parag Garhyan, Chemical Engineering, Ram Gupa, Robert Chambers
Teresa Hubscher-Younger, Comp. Sci & Softw. Eng., Hari Narayanan, James Cross
Takumasa Demian Kondo, Ent. & Plant Pathology, K. L. Bowen , Michael Williams
Chao Liu Electrical& Computer Eng. Victor Nelson J. David Irwin
Xundan Shi Mechanical Engineering George T. Flowers David Dyer
Becky Jean Tarleton Animal Sciences Frank Bartol Lowell Frobish
Outstanding Master’s Students
Sarah D. Crim , Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Mark Dubois Richard Brinker
Andrew Hawkins Textile Engineering Gisha Buschle-Diller Peter Scgwartz
Kristi Huels Fisheries& Allied Aquac. Yolanda J. Brady David Rouse
Ian Kaplan Entomology& Plant Pathology K. L. Bowen Mike Williams
Alex L. Matras Mechanical Engineering George Flowers David Dyer
Jeremy McCartha Geology& Geography Charles Savrda Robert Cook
Kelly F. McGeever Sociology Charles Faupel Thomas Petee
Jin Tang Electrical& Computer Eng. Victor Nelson, J. David Irwin
Heather Vaughan English Jeremy Downes George Crandell
Matthew Veal Biosystems Engineering Steven Taylor David Dyer
OLD BUSINESS:
Dorothy Cavender, Evelyn Brannon Consumer Affairs
Bryan M. Waldridge Clinical Sciences
Rebecca Ingram, Richelle Rice Rehab. and Special Education
Scott Finn Architecture
MUSI 7096, 7126, 7136 Distance versions of approved courses
Business Ed. Distance Learning New program in Curriculum/Teaching
INSY 7030/6 Upgrade for 6230
INSY 7500/6 Prerequisite update
SUMMER MEETING SCHEDULE:
May 21, June 18, July 23, August 27
MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. April 16, 2003
Next Meeting: May 21 , 2003
Steve McFarland (Chair), Jo Heath (Secretary), Skip Bartol (August 2003), Scott Kramer (August 2003), Dean Schwartz (August 2003), David Shannon (August 2003), Hareesh Tippur (August 2004), Claire Crutchley (August 2004), Forrest Smith (August 2004), Melissa Brooks (student 2004), Ulrich Albrecht (August 2005), Susan Brinson (August 2005), Sandra Forsythe (August 2005), Jeff Jakeman (August 2005), Daowei Zhang (August 2005).
Absent: Sandra Forsythe
ANNOUNCEMENTS
McFarland congratulated Zhang, somewhat belatedly, on his promotion.
He also introduced the new Graduate Council representative from the Graduate Student Council, Melissa Brooks from Biological Sciences.
McFarland announced a 50% increase, $5000, in the contribution to the Graduate Student Travel fund from the Vice President for Research, Michael Moriarty. McFarland also reported that Moriarty intends to increase the amount next year as well.
NEW BUSINESS:
Discussion item from the Credentials Committee: Issue of a graduate student belonging to the graduate faculty.
After a thorough and careful discussion, the Graduate Council voted, without opposition, that the policy should be that a graduate student cannot belong to the Graduate Faculty of the department in which he or she is pursuing a degree.
Resident, on-campus study is the foundation for research-based graduate degree programs at Auburn University. Any graduate student enrolled in a degree program culminating in a thesis or dissertation must directly engage in research with the major professor, must have access to the research tools needed for the research activity, must be immersed in the culture of graduate education, must engage in the professional activities of the discipline, and must complete the research activity in a reasonable period of time. Graduation requires the major professor to certify compliance with these requirements.
Graduate Faculty:
Building Science: Michael Hein, James Williams, Jeffrey Tickal
Entomology: Henry Fadomiro
Animal Science: B. R. Moss
Industrial Design: Bret Smith
New Departmental Criteria:
Economics
Aviation Management and Logistics
Geography courses, new 7000 courses to piggyback with approved 4000 courses:
GEOG 7600, 7350, 7010, 7800, 7210, 7830, 7820
New Community Planning Graduate minor
CTRD 6716, new distance version of approved CTRD 6710.
New CPLN 7010/4010: Death and Life of Great American Cities
New INSY 7400/7406 : Simulation Modeling
Mark your calendars:
Summer meetings: May 21, June 18, July 23
First fall meeting: August 27
MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. May 21, 2003
Next Meeting: June 18, 2003
Absent: Sandra Forsythe, Dean Schwartz, David Shannon, Ulrich Albrecht (Yongsheng Han substituting), Daowei Zhang (Greg Somers substituting)
PRESENTATIONS
John Adrian from Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology explained why their department wishes to change the name of its “Agricultural Business and Economics” major, Doctor of Philosophy program, to “Applied Economics.” Briefly, the rationale behind this is that “Agricultural” is too restrictive. The Graduate Council voted without opposition in support of the name change.
Bruce Lindsay and Sharon Gaber from CADC attended to discuss their proposals for Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Community Planning degree programs and several dual degree programs.
McFarland announced three GPO workshops, June 17, 18, 20 from 11:00 to 1:00 in Hargis Hall (lunch provided). Any GPO who is interested may attend – just let us know. On the agenda will be the new electronic thesis/dissertation program, electronic plans of study, updates on graduate faculty applications, etc.
McFarland described the new ACHE moratorium for the foreseeable future beginning November 1, 2003, on new degree programs and on new institutions of higher learning. ACHE seems to think we have enough institutions of higher learning. McFarland also described the several exceptions to the new degree program prohibition: documented high demand, program exchange, documented imperativeness, etc.
McFarland announced that next fall there will be raises for faculty and staff, health insurance cost increases, and retirement cost increases, but that the 100% GRA tuition waivers is “off the table”. However, the number of GRA tuition waivers has been increased to 450.
McFarland described in detail the current graduate school policy on suspensions and expulsions, and described without detail some troublesome recent cases. He asked the Council if any changes should be made in the policy and after careful discussion the Council decided, without opposition, that no changes should be made at this time.
The following Credentials committee recommendations, for appointment or reappointment to the Graduate Faculty, were approved without opposition:
Agronomy and Soils: Francisco Arriaga, Andrew Price, Alan Franzleubbers
Hugo Rogers, Yucheng Feng, Gobena Huluka
Mechanical Engineering: Pradeep Lall, Aleksandr Simonian, Zhong Cheng,
Barton Prorok
Mathematics: Phil Zenor
Entomology and Plant Pathology: Mary Cupp, Micky Eubanks
Animal Sciences: Werner Bergen
The following Credentials committee recommendations, for approval of new departmental criteria, were approved without opposition:
Marketing Criteria
Communication and Journalism
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Summer meetings: June 18 and July 23
MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. July 23, 2003
Next Meeting: August 27, 2003
Absent: Susan Brinson (Tom Petee substituting), Dean Schwartz, Ulrich Albrecht (Yonsheng Han substituting), Daowei Zhang.
PRESENTATION: Dr. Pat Curtis from Poultry Science described, and answered questions about, her course proposals POUL 7150 and 7156. The two courses are identical, one for off-campus students and one for on-campus students, and neither course is classroom lecture based. Rather, they are both entirely web based.
After the Council meeting, remnants of the Curriculum Committee met to discuss the course and decided that a demonstration of the course material would be very helpful in evaluating the graduate level of the courses. Accordingly, Professor Curtis will be asked for a demonstration at the next Council meeting.
RESOLUTION
The Graduate Council and the Graduate School thanked, and presented plaques to, Dean Schwartz (in absentia), Skip Bartol, David Shannon, and Scott Kramer for their work on the Council, the Credentials Committee and the Curriculum Committee.
The old policy was “All programs require a minimum of 30 semester hours and at least 50 percent must be at the 7000-level or above.” The new policy is “All programs require a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate courses, 6000-level or above.”
OLD BUSINESS: The Graduate Council voted without opposition to approve the following appointments and reappointments to the Graduate Faculty:
The Graduate Council voted without opposition to approve the following new departmental criteria for Graduate Faculty approvals:
Animal Science
Nursing
The Graduate Council voted without opposition to approve the following
course proposals and modifications:
PLPA 7950, 8950 Combinations of the Entomology and Plant Pathology seminars.
PLPA 7040 Delete _____________________________________________________________________
Fall meetings: August 27, September 24, October 22, November 19.
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MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. August 27, 2003
Next Meeting: September 24, 2003
Steve McFarland (Chair), Jo Heath (Secretary), Hareesh Tippur (August 2004), Claire Crutchley (August 2004), Forrest Smith (August 2004), Melissa Brooks (student 2004), Ulrich Albrecht (August 2005), Susan Brinson (August 2005), Sandra Forsythe (August 2005), Jeff Jakeman (August 2005), Daowei Zhang (August 2005), Judith Hudson (August 2005), Henry Kinnucan (August 2005), John Pittari (August 2005), and Caroline Dunn (August 2005)
Absent: Caroline Dunn, Henry Kinnucan, Hareesh Tippur
Professor Pat Curtis presented a demonstration of her web-only courses: one for on-campus students and another for off-campus students.
McFarland gave a demonstration of the new GSPOST system for electronic plans of study.
The Graduate Council welcomed its new members:
Judith Hudson of Clinical Sciences, Henry Kinnucan of Ag Economics and Rural Sociology, John Pittari of Architecture, and Caroline Dunn of Rehab and Special Education.
The new Credentials and Curriculum committees for 2003-2004 are:
Curriculum Committee: Credentials Committee:
Claire Crutchley Caroline Dunn
Judith Hudson Sandra Forsythe
Henry Kinnucan Jeff Jakeman
John Pittari Forrest Smith
Daowei Zhang Hareesh Tippur
McFarland presented the figures for Graduate enrollment for this fall, and he warned that the tuition waivers for graduate assistants are over budget and are in some danger of being cut back. He also described other types of tuition assistance given to graduate assistants besides the tuition waivers. For instance, the non-resident part of tuition is paid by the university for any graduate assistant with at least a .25 FTE. Also, for legacy graduate students (whose parents are lifetime Alumni Association members) the university pays an amount equal to the instate tuition.
The Council discussed again correspondence courses, web-based courses, the re-showing of videos and distance-only courses without an on-campus offering.
The following Credentials committee recommendations, for criteria approval and for appointment or reappointment to the Graduate Faculty, were approved without opposition:
Graduate Faculty Criteria for Health and Human Performance
Graduate Faculty Criteria for Music
Wendi Weimer and Erica Jackson, Health and Human Performance
Martin O’Neill, Nutrition and Food Science
Bogdan Wilamowski Charles Stroud, Xiaoli Ma, Ramesh Ramadoss,
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Linda Ruth, Building Science
Christopher Arnold, Industrial Design
Duane Brandon, Andrew McClelland, Accounting
Jeffery Terhune, Fisheries
Thomas Gallagher, Forestry
Keven Yost, Mark Bertus, Finance
The following Curriculum committee recommendations for new courses or modifications of current courses were approved without opposition:
HIST 7220 (New) Seminar in Civil Rights Movement
AGRN 6100 (Modification) new Prerequisites, title (Plant Genetics and Crop Improvement)
LAND 7300, 7301, 7320/4320, 7330, 7360, 7500, 7510 Change from professional courses, 5000 level, to graduate courses, 7000 level.
PRCM 6800 Delete
RSED 6036 – 7996. Twenty-one courses to go with Master’s program in Special Education via Distance Education.
Fall meetings: September 24, October 22, November 19.
(There is no December meeting.)
ELECTRONIC
NINTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2003
September 24, 2003
Next Meeting: October 22, 2003
The Graduate Council approved the following two motions without opposition.
(i) New criteria for Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology
(ii) New criteria for Pharmacal Sciences
(a) Craig Shoemaker, Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures
(b) John Evans, Industrial and Systems Engineering
(c) Paritosh Dey, Pharmacal Sciences
(d) John Dagley, Counseling and Counseling Psychology
(e) Yaoqi Zhang, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
(f) Keith Gibson, English
(g) Cedric May, English
EDMD 7106 (new) Distance Ed for 7100
RSED 7956
LAND 7600/7610, 7400/7401,7420 and piggybacks 4422/7422, 4240/7240, 4220/7220, 4201/7201, 4200/7200. These are primarily conversions from the professional program in Landscape Architecture.
POUL 7150/7156 (NEW) Advanced Food Laws and Regulations. A new type of web-based course.
CASE 7090 Modification of “Inquiry Methods of Science Teaching”
“Distance Learning Specialist in Education: Foreign Language.” A new program from Curriculum and Teaching.
Fall meetings: October 22, November 19.
MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. October 22, 2003
Next Meeting: November 19, 2003
Absent: Daowei Zhang, Caroline Dunn (AmySue Reilly substituting)
McFarland announced that Jo Heath is leaving her position as Acting Assoc. Dean to return to the Mathematics Department. Susan Brinson will assume her position on January 1.
The council discussed at length possible solutions to problems that can occur when the outside reader does not approve a dissertation. McFarland appointed an ad hoc committee to make a recommendation on the topic at the next meeting. The committee will consist of Ulrich Albrecht (chair), Sandra Forsythe, and Hareesh Tippur.
The council approved, with some modifications, statements describing the role of the Graduate Council in ensuring the SACS requirement for regular re-evaluation of departmental admission policies and procedures, and departmental graduate program requirements and curricula offerings. These statements are attached.
McFarland gave a demonstration of the new Graduate Faculty Appointment Qualification System for electronic application to the Graduate Faculty.
Heath gave a brief update on the progress of the piggyback conversion project. The Quickchange forms will be reviewed in the coming week and it appears that the data will be ready in time for the 2004 Bulletin. The new course numbers and course structures will begin in the fall of 2004.
Graduate Faculty Criteria for Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Human Development and Family Studies, Poultry Science
Computer Science: Gerry Dozier, Sanjeev Baskiyar, Drew Hamilton, Jr., David Umphress, Chung-wei Lee, Alvin Lim
English: Chris Forhan
Fisheries: Bryan Duncan
EFLT: Jewell Henderson
Poultry Science: Omar Oyarzabal, Nahed Kotrola, S.F. Bilgili, Roger Lien, Edwin Moran, Jr., Shelly McKee
Engineering: Winfred Foster, Daniel Mackowski
History: Kathryn Braund, Rafe Blaufarb, Cathleen Giustino
Building Science: John Mouton
The following Curriculum committee recommendations for course proposals, were approved without opposition:
PSYC 7200 New course: “Animal Cognition”
PSYC 7210 New course: “Animal Behavior”
MATL 6010 Delete
MATL 7150/7156 New course: “Nanoscale Science and Technology”
MATL 7430 New course: “ Dielectric Materials and Devices”
MATL 7600 New course: “Biosensors: Principles and Applications”
MNGT 6680/6686 Change in prerequisite
MNGT 7150/7156 Removed prerequisite
MNGT 7550 Removed prerequisite
NUFS 7550/7556 Removed “Resort” from title
CTCT 7056 New course: “Methods of Teaching in Area of Specialization”
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Fall meeting: November 19. (There is no December meeting.)
ATTACHMENT 1
AUBURN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE COUNCIL
POLICY ON GRADUATE PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM REVIEW
Adopted October 22, 2003
Auburn University’s mission and the accreditation criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools require graduate program offerings to meet special standards, which the University must evaluate frequently and systematically to insure the following (modified from SACS Criteria for Accreditation, 11th ed., 2000, 4.3.4; and Auburn University Faculty Handbook, iv.2.1.Article 4, Section 15.):
The Graduate Council will oversee departmental review of graduate program requirements and curricula offerings on a five-year basis to insure continuing compliance with these standards.
ATTACHMENT 2
POLICY ON ADMISSIONS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES REVIEW
Auburn University’s mission and the accreditation criteria of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools require graduate programs to establish qualitative and quantitative admissions requirements to identify students whose educational preparation indicates a potential for success in Auburn University’s graduate programs. Inherent in this charge is the need to evaluate admissions policies on a regular basis to insure they meet the following standards (modified from SACS Criteria for Accreditation, 11th ed., 2000, 4.3.2):
The Graduate Council will oversee departmental review of graduate admissions policies and procedures on a five-year basis to insure continuing compliance with these standards.
MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. November 19, 2003
Next Meeting: January 21, 2004
Absent: Susan Brinson (George Plasketes substituting), Sandra Forsythe, Hareesh Tippur
McFarland announced that John Pritchett has been named Vice President of Graduate Studies and Associate Provost of Academic Affairs.
Heath announced that most of the quick-change forms (to convert 6000 numbered non-piggyback courses to 5000/6000 numbered piggyback courses) have been approved. The new numbers will go into effect in the fall of 2004.
McFarland explained that the new RAIT forms needed for university business travel to other countries, while more intrusive than before, are needed both for the evacuation and medical insurance that will be provided and for the service of informing any relevant embassy of the impending visit. As of today, we have established communication relationships with the embassies in 81 countries.
McFarland presented data on admissions activity indicating a 15% decline in paid applicants to our graduate programs. This compares favorably to an average 25% decline nationwide. The drop in admissions from India and China has been pronounced with many Indian and Chinese students who once would have studied in this country going now to Europe. Kinnucan decried the unfortunate effect of the Patriot Act that makes it considerably more complicated for international students to enter our graduate programs. He pointed out that the brain drain into out country has provided us with highly educated, hard working and talented students. Zhang observed that new difficulties in obtaining visas has also contributed to the problem.
McFarland commended our recruiter, Dr. David Johnson, Graduate School Director of Administrative Services, on his active efforts to convince graduating seniors to enter into one of our graduate programs. Johnson has attended numerous fairs around the country and plans to do so again next year.
McFarland read a resolution thanking Heath for her contributions to the Graduate School efforts the last two years. The Council approved the resolution without opposition.
McFarland presented the new Graduate School web page built by Li-ching Chien, a graduate student in Computer Science and Software Engineering. The site is designed to make information quick and easy to find. The Council discussed the possibility of a graduate student chat page linked to the Graduate School web page.
The ad hoc committee to consider and make recommendations on an outside reader policy reported to the Graduate Council. The committee included Ulrich Albrecht (chair), Sandra Forsythe, and Hareesh Tippur. The proposal, with one friendly amendment, was approved by the Graduate Council without opposition. The proposal follows.
Should the Graduate School not approve the dissertation, based on the recommendation of the outside reader, the student can modify the dissertation along the lines suggested by the reader. When the modifications have been made, the student and major professor should submit the revised draft to the Graduate School along with a statement identifying the changes and addressing those recommendations of the outside reader not incorporated into the work. However, if the student and the advisory committee believe that the objections raised by the outside reader are invalid, the student and the major professor have the option of addressing the criticism of the reader in writing to the Graduate School and requesting that the dissertation be reviewed by a second reader.
The Dean of the Graduate School determines whether the disagreement between the student, advisory committee, and outside reader should merit further action.
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Credentials Committee recommendations, for appointment or reappointment to the Graduate Faculty:
Hanqin Tian Forestry and Wild. Sc.
Casey Cegielski Management
Philip Browning Rehab. and Spec. Ed.
Chris Keirstead English
James Ryan English
Penelope Ingram English
Michelle Sidler English
Colin Dale Biological Sciences
Dennis Brewster Sociology
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications.
HDFS 7600/01, 7620/21, 7610/11, 7630/31, 7640
Revamping of current HDFS courses.
HDFS 7611 Delete
MNGT 7966 Distance Ed version of current 7960
VBMS 7980 New course supporting new non-thesis degree
CTSE 7906 Distance Ed version of current 7900
FOEN 6900, 6970 Delete
PLPA 6000 Delete
EDMD 7126 Distance Ed version of current 7120
ENTM 7100
GEOG 7400
RSED 7906, 7926 Reduction in hours
Modification of Economic Development Program
Spring 2004 meetings: Jan. 21, Feb. 18, Mar. 17, Apr. 14, May 19
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