MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. January 21, 2004
Next Meeting: February 18, 2004
Note: These minutes are subject to correction and approval at a subsequent meeting.
Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: Steve McFarland (Chair), Susan Brinson (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: Melissa Brooks (Sanchit Khatavkar substituting), Sandra Forsythe, Daowei Zhang (Greg Somers substituting)
ANNOUNCEMENTS McFarland announced difficulties with OASIS rolling over many courses that were either deleted or changed as a result of the “piggyback” conversion. He has been working on correcting OASIS listings to bring them into compliance with the piggyback conversions.
NEW BUSINESS:
McFarland asked what Council members thought about making public vitas that were internally available on the GFAQS system. McFarland believed it might be a good way to promote graduate faculty at Auburn. Prospective graduate students considering AU would be able to review the credentials of potential professors, which might be a significant marketing tool for our graduate programs. A variety of questions were raised regarding published vitas, including privacy issues, whether a standardized form would be used, updating frequency, and the likelihood that a majority of faculty would make their vitas available. The Council agreed that it was a good idea and encouraged McFarland to move forward on the project.
McFarland presented more data on admissions activity indicating an overall 20% decline in paid applicants to our graduate programs, which compares favorably to an average 25% decline nationwide. While applications to some graduate programs have increased above last year’s levels, applications to others are considerably lower. Moreover, international applications have dropped 48% since this same time last year. This is a phenomenon experienced by graduate schools across the country, and is likely the result of a variety of factors (including post-9/11 issues, the Patriot Act, European and Australian schools heavily recruiting graduate students, and many Indian and Chinese students remaining in their home countries for their graduate education). McFarland explained that The Graduate School continues to respond to the significant decreases in admissions, including ongoing discussions with the deans most affected by the decreases (particularly Engineering), attending more graduate fairs, working with GPOs to address admissions deficiencies, and encouraging departments to recognize and address the problems.
McFarland also raised the issue of the frequency with which Incomplete grades are assigned to graduate students and the difficulties raised in attempting to enforce the six-month completion rule (which requires that a student complete the course six months from the graduation date in the term in which the Incomplete was assigned). McFarland explained that Incompletes result in a variety of problems, including the loss of faculty efficiency, enrollment problems caused by planned Incompletes (in which faculty intentionally assign Incompletes to entire classes in order to draw the course out beyond the scheduled term), faculty attempting to extend deadlines for completion, grading fairness for students who get additional time to complete course work, and SACS issues related to Incompletes in distance learning courses. Possible solutions to the problem included setting specific dates on which Incompletes had to be resolved (rather than the vague “six months from graduation”) or simply eliminating a deadline policy and leaving the time limit up to the professor. After considerable discussion, Council members agreed that specific dates ought to be determined. McFarland was further encouraged to continue pursuing an idea he already submitted to upper administration, which was charging students a fee for Incompletes.
OLD BUSINESS:
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Credentials committee recommendations, for appointment or reappointment to the Graduate Faculty:
Nedret Billor Discrete & Statistical Sciences David Carpenter Discrete & Statistical Sciences Houston Carr Management Robin Huettel Entomology & Plant Pathology Kevin Huggins Nutrition & Food Science Mary Hughes Civil Engineering Peter Johnson Discrete & Statistical Sciences Anitoda Madzvamuse Mathematics Thomas Marshall Management Randall McDaniel Rehabilitation & Special Education Amitava Mitra Management Randolph Pipes Counseling & Counseling Psychology David Rouse Agriculture Mustafa Uzumeri Management
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Curriculum committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications.
CTCT 7010 remove prereqs (after revision) CTCT 7966 new class (after revision) CTCT 7976 new class (after revision) CTRD 6030 remove prereqs CTRD 6710 remove prereqs CTSE 7916 create distance learning version of CTSE 7910 ENTM 5330/6330 change title of course FLSP 7976 create distance learning version of FLSP 7970 MATH 7720 new class (after revision) MUSI 7016 create distance learning version of MUSI 7010 MUSI 7096 create distance learning version of MUSI 7090 POUL 7140 new class PSYC 7120 change credit hours VBMS 7280 change title ________________________________________
Spring meetings: Feb. 18, Mar. 17, Apr. 14, May 19
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MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
ELECTRONIC MEETING February 18, 2004
Next Meeting: March 17, 2004
Not participating: Jeff Jakeman, Henry Kinnucan, Daowei Zhang
Michael Baginski Electrical & Computer Engineering Donna Bohanan History J. Wayne Brewer Entomology & Plant Pathology John Carvalho Communication & Journalism Fa Dai Electrical & Computer Engineering Yongshen Han Mathematics James Hansen History Theodore Kilgore Mathematics Dan Marghitu Mechanical Engineering Guofu Niu Electrical & Computer Engineering Thomas Pate Mathematics Lloyd Riggs Electrical & Computer Engineering Chetan Sankar Management Wenxain Shen Mathematics Robert Simpson Rehabilitation & Special Education Subhash Sinha Mechanical Engineering Charles Snyder Management Jeffrey Suhling Mechanical Engineering William Villaume Pharmacy Care Systems Norbert Wilson Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
AGEC 7700 modify prerequisites AGRN 6150 review Quick Change Form (QCF) revisions BIOL 6130 review QCF revisions BIOL 6131 review QCF revisions Curriculum & Teaching change Alternative Fifth-Year Masters in Science Education FISH 5410 review QCF revisions FISH 5240 review QCF revisions MATL 6976 new course PHIL 6950 review QCF revisions PLPA 7930 course modification ________________________________________
Spring meetings: Mar. 17, Apr. 14, May 19 Summer meetings: June 16, July 14, August 25
MINUTES FOR THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:45 P.M. March 17, 2004
Next Meeting: April 14, 2004
Not participating: Ulrich Albrecht, Melissa Brooks, Cari Dunn (proxy Clarence Brown), Judith Hudson, Hareesh Tippur
APPROVE MINUTES: February 2004 minutes approved without opposition
ANNOUNCEMENTS: McFarland announced with great sadness the departure of Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School John Pritchett. Dr. Pritchett has been a superior administrator for Auburn University, and especially for The Graduate School. His departure leaves an irreplaceable void at The Graduate School and he will be missed deeply. McFarland and the Graduate Council wish Dr. Pritchett the best of luck in his new position as Provost at Florida Atlantic University.
PRESENTATIONS:
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): William Flick (Director of the Intensive English as a Second Language Program) discussed the merits of allowing international students to take the IELTS exam instead of requiring them to take the TOEFL and TSE (as is current Graduate School policy). Flick explained that the IELTS is known to be a valid instrument, is more accessible to international students than are the TOEFL and TSE, is achieving growing acceptance at U.S. universities, and likely costs less than the combined costs of the TOEFL and TSE. McFarland moved to accept the IELTS and establish 6.5 as a minimum score, John Pittari seconded. The proposal received unanimous support from the Graduate Council.
Academic Bankruptcy: postponed for discussion at a future meeting
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Credentials committee recommendations for Biological Sciences’ graduate faculty credentials.
Robert Barnes Civil Engineering Emily Carter Biosystems Engineering Prabhakar Clement Civil Engineering Robert Cook Geology & Geography Denise Davis-Maye Sociology Eduardo Duin Chemistry Oladiran Fasina Biosystems Engineering Kathryn Flynn Forestry & Wildlife Sciences John Fulton Biosystems Engineering Glenn Glover Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Willie Harper Civil Engineering Peter Hastie Health & Human Performance Richard Jaeger Electrical & Computer Engineering Carol Johnson Communication Disorders Frances Kochan Educational FLT Ted Kornecki Biosystems Engineering Sridhar Krishnamurti Communication Disorders Charlene LeBleu Architecture Stephen Lenz Pathobiology Ralph Meldahl Forestry & Wildlife Sciences Victor Nelson Electrical & Computer Engineering William Ravis Pharmacal Sciences Anton Schindler Civil Engineering Jishu Shi Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology Robin Sobansky Counseling & Counseling Psychology David Timm Civil Engineering William Trimble History Rod Turochy Civil Engineering Wesley Zech Civil Engineering Carol Zugazaga Sociology
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Curriculum committee recommendations to adopt the following courses and course changes:
FORY 5310/6310 Title change FORY 5450/6450 Title change FORY 5470/6470 Title change FOUN 7406 New Distance Ed course MUSI 7056 New Distance Ed course
________________________________________ Mark your calendars: Spring meetings: Apr. 14, May 19 Summer meetings: June 16, July 14, August 25
MINUTES FOR THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
Hargis Hall 1:00-2:00 P.M. April 14, 2004
Next Meeting: May 19, 2004
Absent: Jeff Jakeman (Ken Noe proxy)
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
McFarland announced the successful completion of two workshops for GPOs.
McFarland announced the continuing problem of budget deficits in the funding for graduate research fellowships and graduate teaching fellowships, although he believes the problem will be resolved by institution of limits on the number of hours for which the Graduate School will pay tuition. He remains committed to funding as many GRAs/GTAs as possible, however, and would rather increase the number of students who receive the benefit rather than increasing the number of hours of eligibility.
Forsythe questioned whether we wanted to encourage poor students to return to graduate study. Brooks asserted that unless there was a compelling reason to allow the student to return, we shouldn’t encourage them to do so. Crutchley argued that such a policy should be communicated to all graduate students and should be available to all as well. Tippur asserted that it was reasonable to readmit some students. When queried by McFarland, council members agreed that a waiting period of 1-2 years was reasonable before allowing a student to return to graduate study. The Council agreed that McFarland should develop a policy for later review.
Considerable discussion focused on several issues, particularly academic freedom and the potential threat to grant funding if the phrase is not incorporated. McFarland moved that the phrase be included, Brooks seconded, and the motion was defeated without opposition.
Aull, John (Chemistry, 1 initial) Bailey, Conner (Agri Economics & Rural Sociology, 2 reapp) Bartol, Frank (Animal Sciences, 2 reapp) Belknap, James (Clinical Sciences, 1 reapp) Brown, MH (Communication & Journalism, 1 reapp) Buckhalt, Joseph (Counseling & Counseling Psychology, 2 reapp) Carney, Jamie (Counseling & Counseling Psychology, 2 reapp) Duffy, Patricia (Agri Economics & Rural Sociology, 2 reapp) Elton, David (Civil Engineering, 2 reapp) James Groccia (Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology, 2 initial) Gryski, Gary (Political Science, 2 reapp) Kirshnagopalan, Gopal (Chemical Engineering, 2 reapp) Liddle, Becky (Counseling & Counseling Psychology, 2 reapp) Middleton, Renee (Counseling & Counseling Psychology, 2 reapp) Morris, Drewry (Foreign Languages & Literature, 1 reapp) Rudisill, Mary (Health & Human Performance, 2 reapp) Solaiman, Sandra (Animal Sciences, 1 initial) Taylor, Charles (Agri Economics & Rural Sociology, 2 reapp) Webber, Elliott (Fisheries & Allied Aquacultures, 1 reapp) Welles, Elizabeth (Pathobiology, 1 reapp) Yoo, Chaihong (Civil Engineering, 2 reapp)
ANSC 5700/6700 course modification ANSC 4700/5700/6700 new course CHEN 6120/6126 course modification CHEN 6400/6406 course modification CHEN 6410/6416 course modification CHEN 6440/6446 course modification CHEN 6650/6656 course modification CHEN 6670/6676 course modification CHEN 6700/6706 course modification CHEN 6800/6806 course modification CHEN 6810/6816 course modification COMP 6020 course modification COMP 6720 course modification COMP 6340 new course COMP 7370 new course COMP 7440 new course CTCT 6086 new course CTCT 7246 new course CTCT 7716 new course CTES 5410/6410 new course RSED 5230/6230/6246 Quick Change Form review
________________________________________ Mark your calendars: Spring meetings: May 19 Summer meetings: June 16, July 14, August 25
MINUTES FOR THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
ELECTRONIC MEETING May 19, 2004
Next Meeting: June 16, 2004
Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: Steve McFarland (Chair), Susan Brinson (Secretary), Hareesh Tippur (August 2004), Claire Crutchley (August 2004), Forrest Smith (August 2004), Mike Leslie (student 2005), 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)
Not Participating: Jeff Jakeman (Patience Essah proxy), Sandra Forsyth
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Credentials committee recommendations, for Graduate Faculty Credentials:
English
The Graduate Council approved the Credentials committee recommendations, for appointment or reappointment to the Graduate Faculty:
Dale Coleman Animal Sciences (0, initial) Nancy Cox Pathobiology (2, reapp) Mark Fischman Health & Human Performance (2, reapp) Wheeler Foshee Horticulture (1, reapp) Kenneth Halanych Biological Sciences (2, initial) Howard Hargis Chemistry (1, initial) Bernhard Kaltenboeck Pathobiology (2, reapp) Gary Keever Horticulture (2, reapp) Ralph Mirarchi Forestry & Wildlive Sciences (1, reapp) Jacquelyn Mize Human Development & Family Studies (3, reapp) Russell Muntifering Animal Sciences (2, reapp) Joe Pittman Human Development & Family Studies (3, reapp) Dwight Norris Management (2, reapp) Eva Sartin Pathobiology (1, reapp) Aravind Somanchi Biological Sciences (2, initial) David Stringfellow Pathobiology (2, reapp) Larry Teeter Forestry & Wildlife Sciences (2, reapp) Howard Thomas Textile Engineering (1, reapp)
ACCT 7320/7326 new course CPLN 5510/6510 new course CPLN 5520/6520 new course ESL Certification GRAD 8950 new course GRAD 8960 new course MNGT 5690/6690/6696 new course MNGT 7986 new course M.S. in Natural Resources re-name degree program M.S. in VMBS new non-thesis option VMBS 7980 new course
________________________________________ Mark your calendars: Summer meetings: June 16, July 14, August 25
MINUTES FOR THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004
Hargis Hall 1:00 pm June 16, 2004
Next Meeting: July 14, 2004
Not attending: Ulrich Albrecht, Hareesh Tippur, Daowei Zhang (Greg Somers proxy)
McFarland announced that summer 2004 enrollment is the highest ever, despite the fact that many GTAs and GRAs lost their university-paid tuition.
McFarland also updated the Graduate Council on the status of the proposed Master of Science in Nursing degree. Although the proposed degree was strongly supported by the ACHE staff, another university heavily opposed approval of the degree at the Commission meeting in the spring. ACHE commissioners narrowly defeated the proposal. The degree will be reviewed once more in November, by which time Auburn hopes to work out an agreement with the opposing university.
Academic Bankruptcy:
Following a preliminary discussion of “academic bankruptcy” in April, McFarland presented a draft of a policy for review by the Council. The policy stipulates that students who are suspended or expelled for academic reasons may petition the Graduate School for “academic bankruptcy” and, if it is granted, will be required to separate from Auburn University for a minimum of two years. Upon return, the student would have to follow the normal admission process and be accepted by both the Graduate School and the department of choice. If the student is admitted s/he would forfeit all graduate and transfer credits earned during the initial period.
Council members asked for clarification on several points. Brinson asked how departments would be kept involved, particularly if they had students whom they did not want to return to their graduate programs. Jakeman asked whether the bankruptcy statement would be available to other institutions who requested transcripts. Hudson asked whether two transcripts would be created, and Council members agreed with McFarland’s proposal that the pre-bankruptcy grades be maintained on the transcript but marked somehow (similar to the GAP policy in which failing grades are marked with an asterisk and not calculated in the GPA). Crutchley suggested that students who take advantage of the policy need to understand that the earlier failing grades will remain on their transcripts. Pittari asked whether a student would be able to remain at Auburn as an undergraduate during the “separation” period. Somers asked for clarification on transfer credits, and Hudson agreed that this needed to be clarified. McFarland asked for feedback regarding the two-year separation period, and the Council agreed that this was an appropriate time frame. The Council agreed to review another draft of the policy at the July meeting.
Restructuring Graduate Assistantships:
McFarland reported to the Council a new directive to restructure graduate assistantships, stipends, and waivers. The current practice involves the use of multi-fill budget lines, into which a sum of money is deposited for departmental use in paying all of the graduate assistants in that department. The result is a wide disparity of pay among graduate assistants both across campus and within departments. The restructured system will eliminate this disparity as well as contribute to the goal of increasing graduate student enrollment to 5,000.
McFarland explained that there are several expectations of the restructured system. All graduate assistants (teaching, research, administrative) will be employed by the Graduate School in single position numbers rather than multi-fill. Centralization of employment is intended to produce at least three benefits for all assistants: standardized stipends, mandatory health insurance, and university-paid tuition. Assistants will be identified by departments, and the number of assistants each department receives will be based on enrollment and historic needs.
Although these are the basic expectations, there are several options for attaining these goals. McFarland provided three scenarios through which the University could attain the restructured system, all of which provide for varying degrees of department, college, Graduate School, and University participation. Council members asked a variety of questions clarifying the budgetary implications of the restructure. McFarland explained that the Graduate School was in the process of benchmarking with other universities, and he would return with additional information for the July meeting.
Aderholdt, Robert (Building Science, 1 reapp) Bellah, Jamie (Clinical Sciences, 1 initial) Bell, Leonard (Nutrition and Food Science, 2 reapp) Bird, Richard (Pathobiology, 2 reapp) Bradbard, Marilyn (Human Development and Family Studies, 2 reapp) Givens, Maurice (Pathobiology, 2 initial) Johnson, Calvin (Pathobiology, 2 initial) Lin, Hui-chu (Clinical Sciences, 1 reapp) McDonald, Tim (Biosystems Engineering, 1 reapp) Raper, Randy (Biosystems Engineering, 2 reapp) Smith, Thomas (Human Development and Family Studies, 2 reapp) Stewart, Allison (Veterinary Medicine, 1 initial) Taylor, Steve (Biosystems Engineering, 2 reapp) Toro, Haroldo (Pathobiology, 2 initial) Vaughn, Brian (Human Development and Family Studies, 2 reapp) Warfield, Carol (Consumer Affairs, 2 reapp) Way, Thomas (Biosystems Engineering, 1 reapp) Weese, Sondra (Nutrition and Food Science, 2 reapp) White, B. (Nutrition and Food Science, 2 reapp) Wilson, Arlette (Accountancy, 1 reapp) Wolfe, Lauren (Pathobiology, 1 reapp)
ELEC 6976 new course VBMS 7270 modify course VBMS 7280 modify course ______________________________________ Mark your calendars: Summer meetings: July 14, August 25
MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004 Electronic Meeting July 14, 2004
Next Meeting: August 25, 2004
Not participating: Ulrich Albrecht, Cari Dunn (Clarence Brown proxy), Sandra Forsythe, John Pittari, Daowei Zhang
APPROVE MINUTES: June 2004
Adams, James Agronomy & Soils, 2 reapp. Appel, Arthur Entomology & Plant Pathology, 1 reapp. Boothe, Dawn Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, 2 initial Buschle-Diller, Gisela Textile Engineering, 2 initial Byrne, Mark Chemical Engineering, 2 initial Gladden, Bruce Health & Human Performance, 2 reapp. Goodman, Mary Agronomy & Soils, 2 reapp. Hargis, James H. Chemistry, 1 initial Henderson, Jewell Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology, 1 initial Hoffman, Dean Discrete & Statistical Sciences, 2 reapp. McLean, Kathy Entomology & Plant Pathology, 2 initial Moar, William Entomology & Plant Pathology, 2 reapp. Molt, Lawrence Communication Disorders, 1 initial Mosjidis, Jorge Agronomy & Soils, 2 reapp. Starr, Paul Sociology, 1 reapp. Strom, Paris Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology, 2 initial Vaglenova, Julia Pharmacal Sciences, 1 initial Walker, Robert Agronomy & Soils, 2 reapp. Wolf, Sara Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology, 2 initial
CAHS 6750 modify course CTMU 7920 modify course CTSE 7920 modify course
_______________________________________ Mark your calendars: Summer meetings: August 25 Fall meetings: September 22, October 20, November 17
MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004 Hargis Hall 1:00 pm August 25, 2004
Next Meeting: September 22
Not participating: Ulrich Albrecht (proxy A.J. Meir), Sandra Forsyth (proxy Mike Solomon), Henry Kinnucan, Hareesh Tippur
APPROVE MINUTES: July 2004
McFarland proposed a resolution on behalf of the Graduate Council that recognized and thanked Claire Crutchley, Forrest Smith, and Hareesh Tippur for their service to the Council. All three completed their 3-year service and are rotating off the Council. The motion was approved without opposition.
Brinson expressed her appreciation and thanks to the Credentials Committee, which reviewed more than 200 graduate faculty applications in the past academic year.
AUETD (Auburn University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation): The AUETD electronic submission program has been online for a while, but students are not taking advantage of the opportunity to submit their theses and dissertations electronically. McFarland proposed to the Graduate Council that electronic submission be made mandatory. He revealed that students will get four different electronic messages over a period of several months leading up to submission deadlines that will remind them they must submit their thesis/dissertation electronically or they won’t be able to graduate.
Hudson asked whether one hard copy will still be made. McFarland responded that three hard copies will still be bound (one each for the student, major professor, and department). Pittari asked if the electronic submissions would be in the .pdf format. McFarland responded that this was the only format that was nearly universally accepted at most universities and by the federal government archives. Meir informed the Council that the department of Mathematics & Statistics already does electronic submissions, but doesn’t use .pdf, and wondered who would pay for the cost of converting files to .pdf. Jakeman reminded the Council of an ongoing problem with regard to electronic files, which is the likelihood that existing technology will become obsolete, making the theses/dissertations inaccessible. Leslie asked whether the .pdf technology was widely available to graduate students. McFarland responded that there are several computer labs on campus, and all of the computers have Adobe Acrobat on them. Finally, Jakeman asked that the decision be postponed until the Graduate Student Organization could review the issue one last time (the GSO supported AUETD when it was originally proposed). The question of mandatory submission was tabled until the September meeting.
Six-month deadline for incomplete grades involving distance students: McFarland informed the Council of a growing problem among distance learning graduate students who take Incompletes in their courses, which is the difficulty in finishing the courses by the six-month deadline. Students often petition McFarland for additional time beyond the six months, a request that is inherently unfair (places additional demands on faculty, is unfair to students who finished within the six month deadline, makes it difficult for the student to take new classes when s/he is still trying to complete old classes). McFarland asked the Council to consider the possibility of either extending the Incomplete deadline to 12 months or exempting distance learning students altogether. The Council will revisit the issue at a later meeting.
Restructuring of the Graduate School: McFarland informed the Council that the Graduate School was considering restructuring the clerical functions with the School.
McFarland proposed the creation of an Academic Bankruptcy policy for graduate students. Jakeman moved acceptance of the policy and Pittari seconded the motion. The policy was approved without opposition. The policy is attached to these minutes. After approval, the policy will be forwarded to the Provost and Deans for consideration and approval.
Agrawal, Prathima Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2 initial Agrawal, Vishwani Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2 initial Blumenthal, Rik Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 reapp. Davis, Gerard Industrial & Systems Engineering, 2 reapp. Ellis, Holly Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 initial Goodwin, Douglas Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 initial Hady, Faisal Textile Engineering, 2 reapp. Henry, Raymond Biological Sciences, 2 reapp. Hill, Geoffrey Biological Sciences, 2 reapp. Lishak, Robert Biological Sciences, 2 reapp. Locy, Robert Biological Sciences, 2 reapp. Neely, William Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 reapp. Shannon, Curtis Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 reapp. Stanbury, David Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 reapp. Suh, Sang-jin Biological Sciences, 2 initial Touchton, Joseph Agronomy & Soils, 1 initial Wang, Yu Computer Science & Software Engineering, 1 initial Wit, Lawrence Biological Sciences, 1 reapp. Wooten, Michael Biological Sciences, 2 reapp. Worley, S.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry, 2 reapp. Yilmaz, Levent Computer Science & Software Engineering, 1 initial
ENGL 6240 delete ENGL 7200 course modification (title) ENGL 7770 course modification (title) ENGL 7780 new course ENGL 7790 new course ENGL 7800 course modification (description) ENGL 7870 new course LAND 7900 new course LAND 7970 new course ______________________________________ Mark your calendars: Fall meetings: October 20, November 17
ATTACHMENT Academic Bankruptcy Policy
ACADEMIC BANKRUPTCY POLICY
Auburn University graduate students who have been suspended or expelled because of poor academic performance may petition the Graduate School for a declaration of academic bankruptcy. Academic bankruptcy allows the student to petition his or her department and the Graduate School to restart his or her graduate program after a two-year separation from Auburn University. The student forfeits all graduate courses and credits earned at Auburn University and any transfer courses and credits accepted by Auburn University prior to the declaration. For readmission, the student must submit a new application for admission and must meet the regular admission requirements of the Graduate School and be accepted by the graduate program to which the student is applying. Upon readmission, Auburn University will retain all forfeited courses on the student’s transcript, but will not include forfeited courses in the calculation of the Graduate Grade Point Average. Upon readmission, students may request acceptance of previously forfeited transfer courses, but not courses earned at Auburn and forfeited in accordance with this policy. Students may not declare academic bankruptcy more than once.
DECLARATION
I, (print name), (student ID number), a graduate student at Auburn University in the (degree) program in (department), do hereby petition the Dean of the Graduate School for a declaration of academic bankruptcy. I understand that this declaration will make me ineligible to return to Auburn University as a graduate-credit-earning student for a minimum of two years. I understand this declaration will result in the forfeiture of all graduate courses and credits earned at Auburn University and any transfer courses and credits accepted by Auburn University prior to the declaration. Furthermore, I understand that the forfeiture of these courses and credits in no way changes my financial obligation to pay tuition and fees for these courses and credits. If the Graduate Dean and a graduate program accept my application for readmission, those courses will not be included in the calculation of my Graduate Grade Point Average. I understand that my Auburn University transcript will include all forfeited courses. Finally, I understand that I am allowed only one declaration of academic bankruptcy.
Student Signature: Date:
Department Head or Chair Signature: Date:
Graduate Dean Signature: Date:
MINUTES OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004 Electronic Meeting September 22, 2004
Next Meeting: October 20
Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: Steve McFarland (Chair), Susan Brinson (Secretary), Mike Leslie (student 2005), Ulrich Albrecht (August 2005), Sandra Forsythe (August 2005), Jeff Jakeman (August 2005), Daowei Zhang (August 2005), Judith Hudson (August 2006), Henry Kinnucan (August 2006), John Pittari (August 2006), and Caroline Dunn (August 2006), Jeremy Downes (August 2007), Jitendra Tugnait (August 2007), Peter Stanwick (August 2007), Kem Krueger (August 2007).
Not participating: Sandra Forsythe, Henry Kinnucan
APPROVE MINUTES: August 2004
The Graduate Council approved the Curriculum committee recommendations to adopt the following courses and course changes:
PLPA 7400 course modification PLPA 7820 course modification MATH 5620/6620 new course ______________________________________ Mark your calendars: Fall meetings: October 20, November 17 Spring meetings: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18
MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004 Hargis Hall 1:00 pm October 20, 2004
Next Meeting: November 17, 2004
Not participating: Sandra Forsythe (Cari Dunn proxy), Henry Kinnucan, John Pittari (Michael Robinson proxy), Daowei Zhang
APPROVE MINUTES: September 2004
McFarland welcomed four new members to the Graduate Council: Jeremy Downes, Kem Krueger, Peter Stanwick, Jitendra Tugnait.
McFarland informed the Council of the AU Priority and Planning Commission’s decision to increase graduate and professional student enrollment by 1500 in the next five years.
McFarland announced that limited financial resources were available this year to support graduate student research and travel. As a result, fewer grants will be made in the fall and spring semesters.
Leslie announced graduate student participation in the recently-launched War on Hunger campaign at Auburn University.
The Graduate Council reviewed a department’s request to award a posthumous M.S. degree. Krueger moved for approval, Hudson seconded. The request was approved without opposition.
McFarland informed the Council of an upcoming issue regarding European applicants to graduate programs. The European Union is implementing “The Bologna Process” which standardizes higher education throughout the Union. Baccalaureate degrees will be conferred after students complete three-year programs. A problem arises, however, for European students applying for admission to U.S. graduate schools, most of whom (including Auburn University) require four-year baccalaureates. The upcoming dilemma will be whether to accept the three-year degrees as adequate training for admission to graduate programs at AU. Albrecht asserted that the assumption that a three-year European baccalaureate is inferior to a four-year U.S. baccalaureate is incorrect, that European high school students tend to be better prepared academically than U.S. counterparts. Dunn questioned how many European students AU gets, and asserted that other U.S. universities likely get considerably more. McFarland reminded the Council that this was for informational purposes only, but would likely become a policy issue in the near future.
McFarland asked the Council for their reactions to an AU policy requiring 18 hours of graded coursework for doctoral students, the legitimacy of which was questioned by a newly-hired AU faculty member. McFarland explained the twofold reasoning behind the policy when it was created, which was to insure that an Auburn University degree was based on a minimum number of courses taken at AU and to insure that students met the residency requirements. McFarland benchmarked the policy against twelve similar institutions and found that nearly all of them require between 15-30 hours of graded course work for doctoral students. Dunn inquired whether the qualifying exams and dissertation defense had to be conducted at Auburn, and they do. Albrecht asserted that Auburn’s policy wasn’t problematic. Downes affirmed that it was important for doctoral students to take courses from potential committee members. Dunn informed the Council that there were significant differences between master’s and doctoral courses in Education, and doctoral students who did not take courses would be disadvantaged. Stanwick asserted that requiring doctoral students to take graded course work benefitted both students and faculty by giving each the opportunity to interact intellectually. Krueger suggested that departments whose academic traditions varied from the classroom model should be considered on a case-by-case basis. The Council agreed that the policy should not be changed.
The Council reconsidered an issue that was tabled at the August 2004 meeting, which was deciding whether to make thesis and dissertation submissions mandatory on AUETD (Auburn University Electronic Thesis and Dissertation). The issue was tabled in August after Jakeman requested that the Graduate Student Council have the opportunity to consider the issue again. Leslie reported that the GSC opposed mandatory electronic submissions. Krueger asked about the amount of extra work required for graduate students to electronically submit their work, and McFarland explained that it would be minimal. Downes expressed concerns about controlling access to the work once it was electronically published. McFarland explained that the student would determine whether the work would be immediately available or whether time restrictions would be placed on availability. McFarland further explained that students would have more control over their work than they do currently, because UMI has agreed to honor student restrictions. Stanwick asserted that clear communication of these use and restriction issues would likely ease students’ concerns. Jakeman asked when the policy would take effect, and Brinson suggested that May graduators be given the option, but post-May 2005 graduators would be required to submit electronically. Stanwick moved to approve mandatory electronic thesis and dissertation submission, Albrecht seconded. The vote was 10 to approve, 1 to reject. The new policy was approved.
The Graduate Council approved the Credentials committee recommendations to appoint or reappoint the following to graduate faculty:
Bergtold, Jason Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, 1 appoint. Blashfield, Roger Psychology, 2 reappointment Chapman, Richard Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2 reappointment Cross, James Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2 reappointment Dougherty, Mark Biosystems Engineering, 1 appointment Harris, Dan Mechanical Engineering, 2 reappointment Holland, Merrilee Veterinary Medicine, 1 appointment Liu, Junshan Building Science, temporary 1 appointment (3 years) Parsons, Daniel Pharmacal Science, 2 reappointment Srivastava, Puneet Biosystems Engineering, 1 appointment Svyantek, Daniel Psychology, 2 appointment Thomas, Adrian Psychology, 2 appointment Wang, Yifen Biosystems Engineering, 1 appointment
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the Curriculum Committee recommendations to adopt the following courses and/or course changes:
FORY 7210 (new course) PHYS 6500 (modify description) PHYS 6600 (modify description) PHYS 7300 (modify description) PHYS 7350 (modify description) CHEM 7410 (delete) CHEM 7460 (delete) _____________________________________ Mark your calendars: Fall meetings: November 17 Spring meetings: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18
MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2004 Electronic Meeting November 17, 2004
Next Meeting: January 19, 2005
The Graduate Council approved the following appointments and reappointments to graduate faculty:
Adler-Baeder, Francesca Human Development & Family Studies (2 reapp.) Ashurst, William Chemical Engineering (2 initial) Chang, Kai Computer Science & Software Engineering (2 reapp.) Eden, Mario Chemical Engineering (2 initial) Gue, Kevin Industrial and Systems Engineering (2 initial) Hill, William Chemistry/Biochemistry (2 reapp.) Jones, Allison Management (2 initial) Kim, Seihill Communication & Journalism (1 initial) Liu, Tsai-lu Industrial Design (1 initial) McKee, Michael Chemistry/Biochemistry (2 reapp.) Narayanan, Hari Computer Science & Software Engineering (2 reapp.) Shook, Christopher Management (2 initial)
The Graduate Council approved the following Revised Department Graduate Criteria without opposition:
Physics Biosystems Engineering
The Graduate Council approved the following graduate course proposals and modifications without opposition:
Master of Building Construction request to change graduate option BSCI 7510 new course MATL 7950 revise credit hours MATL 7156 new course MATL 7440/7446 new course MNGT 8820 modify course MBA create new concentration in Supply Chain Management (SCM) AMLG 7600/7606 new course for SCM AMLG 7700/7706 new course for SCM AMLG 7776 new course for SCM AMLG 7800/7806 new course for SCM MSBA revise non-thesis degree requirements for FINC ____________________________________________________________ Mark your calendars: Spring meetings: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18
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