MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
January 15, 2015
Next meeting: February 12 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: January 15, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
None.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Alice Buchanan | Associate Professor | Kinesiology | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 2 | Jesse Michel | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 3 | John Rapp | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | Michael Roberts | Assistant Professor | Kinesiology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 5 | Anthony Skjellum | Professor | Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 6 | Christine Totura | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Matthew Zimmerman | Assistant Professor | Communication and Journalism | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
None.
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Next meetings: February 12 (2:00-3:00 PM), March 12 (2:00-3:00 PM), April 2 (2:00-3:00 PM), May 7 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
February 12, 2015
Next meeting: February 12 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: January 15, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition a revision to the English Proficiency Policy for graduate students. The approved policy is shown below.
English Proficiency Admissions Requirements
Applicants whose native language is not English must submit: 1) TOEFL scores of at least 550 on the written test (213 on the computer-based test); 2) 79 on the Internet Based Test with at least 16 in each section; 3) IELTS overall band score of at least 6.5; or 4) demonstrate English proficiency during an oral examination (interview) satisfactory to the examining committee and approved by the graduate dean.
- The Graduate Council approved a resolution asking the University Senate to consider a revision to the University Handbook policy regarding Graduate Faculty Status for Lecturers . The resolution is shown below.
Resolution Regarding Graduate Faculty Status for Lectuerers
Section 3.5.1.A of the Auburn University Faculty Handbook currently states that “Lecturers and senior lecturers are not eligible for graduate faculty status.”
As a result of this policy, faculty who hold appointments at the Lecturer level are forbidden from contributing to the graduate programs in their departments by teaching graduate level classes or serving on graduate committees, even if they are highly qualified to do so and approved by the faculty in that department.
We feel that that this inappropriately restricts qualified faculty from contributing to our graduate programs.
Accordingly, we request that the University Senate consider removing the sentence “Lecturers and senior lecturers are not eligible for graduate faculty status” in Section 5.1.A and allow Lecturers and senior Lecturers to be considered for appropriate graduate faculty status for teaching graduate classes and serving as members (not chairs) of graduate committees.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No. | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Mark Adams | Assistant Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 2 | Alice Buchanan | Associate Professor | Kinesiology | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 3 | Kurt O’Brien | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Architecture | 0 | Initial Appointment |
| 3 | Jesse Michel | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | John Rapp | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 5 | Michael Roberts | Assistant Professor | Kinesiology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 6 | Anthony Skjellum | Professor | Computer Science and Software Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Jessica Starkey | Assistant Professor | Poultry Science | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 8 | Christine Totura | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 9 | Matthew Zimmerman | Assistant Professor | Communication and Journalism | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Agriculture | ||
| AGRN 6030/6036 | Advanced Crop Science | New Course |
| AGRN 6500/6506 | Forage Production and Utilization | New Course |
| FDSC 6430 | Food Chemistry | Course Revision |
| College of Education | ||
| COUN 7240/7246 | Counseling Children and Adolescents | New Course |
| COUN 7256 | Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis In Counseling | New Course |
| COUN 7316 | Counseling Applications of Lifespan Development | New Course |
| COUN 8550/8556 | Counselor Education Pedagogy | New Course |
| MED Alternative History | Program Revision | |
| MED Alternative General Social Science | Program Revision | |
| Certificate in Intervention for Students w/ Autism & Development Disabilities | New Certificate | |
| PhD Counselor Education | Program Revision | |
| College of Engineering | ||
| Master of Civil Engineering | Program Revision | |
| School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences | ||
| Master of Natural Resources | Program Revision | |
| MS in Forestry | Program Revision | |
| PhD in Forestry | Program Revision | |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| MA, MS Sociology | Program Revision | |
| PSYC 6620 | Drugs, Brain, and Behavior | Course Revision |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | ||
| VMED 5700 | Introduction to Anesthesia | Course Revision |
| International Agreements | ||
| Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | International Directed Admissions Agreement | |
| Huazhong Agricultural University | Five Year Master’s Degree Programs (3 + 2) | |
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Next meetings: March 12 (2:00-3:00 PM), April 2 (2:00-3:00 PM), May 7 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
March 12, 2015
Next meeting: April 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: February 12, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- None
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Thomas Baginski | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 2 | Robert Dean | Associate Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 3 | Gopikrishna Deshpande | Assistant Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | John Hung | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 5 | Shiwen Mao | Associate Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 6 | Stanley Reeves | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 7 | Adit Singh | Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 8 | Stuart Wentworth | Associate Professor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition a modification of the eligibility criteria for the Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s program.
The minimum cumulative GPA for admission and continuation in the Accelerated Bachelor’s / Master’s program is changed from 3.4 to 3.0, with the understanding that individual departments may set additional or higher standards for eligibility and continuation in their programs.
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change | Comments |
| College of Engineering | |||
| AERO 6410/6416 | Aeroacoustics | New Course | |
| AERO 6460/6466 | Perturbation Methods | New Course | |
| AERO 7150/7156 | Compressible Fluid Dynamics | New Course | |
| AERO 7160/7616 | Physical Foundations of Turbulence | New Course | |
| AERO 7410/7416 | Light-Field Imaging | New Course | |
| AERO 7420/7426 | Particle Image Velocimetry | New Course | |
| AERO 7460/7466 | Advanced Perturbation Methods | New Course | |
| CIVL 7220/7226 | Earthquake Engineering | New Course | |
| School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | |||
| ECFY-PhD | |||
| College of Veterinary Medicine | |||
| VMED 9800 | Course Re-numbering | These re-numberings change the VMED professional courses from 5XXX to 9XXX. No other changes are being made to the course title or content. | |
| VMED 9030 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9110 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9120 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9721 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9570 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9540 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9550 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9111 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9502 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9150 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9250 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9040 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9650 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9770 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9380 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9790 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9410 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9062 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9260 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9640 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9801 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9131 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9741 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9350 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9180 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9240 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9530 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9370 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9141 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9950 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9320 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9720 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9262 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9280 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9621 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9830 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9690 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9880 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9840 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9190 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9121 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9360 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9200 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9430 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9010 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9420 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9670 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9960 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9310 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9710 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9560 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9210 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9700 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9340 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9731 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9750 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9510 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9330 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9000 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9220 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9580 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9601 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9311 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9270 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9301 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9151 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9860 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9590 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9820 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9611 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9230 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9520 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9130 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9740 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9631 | Course Re-numbering | ||
| VMED 9602 | Course Re-numbering |
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Next meetings: April 2 (2:00-3:00 PM), May 7 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
April 2, 2015
Next meeting: May 7 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: March 12, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- None
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | CHRISTOPHER LEPCZYK | Associate Professor | Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 2 | MICHELLE ZORN | Assistant Professor | Management | 1 | Initial Appointment |
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Agriculture | ||
| ANSC 6700 | Microbiology of Meats and other Foods | New Course |
| FDSC 6430 | Food Chemistry | Pre-Req |
| FDSC 6700 | Microbiology of Meats and other Foods | New Course |
| College of Education | ||
| MEd, English for Speakers of Other Languages Education-Distance Learning | New Program | |
| MEd/MS Reading Education-Distance Learning | New Program | |
| Certificate, Technology Educator | New Certificate | |
| Certificate, Instructional Technology for Distance Education | New Certificate | |
| College of Engineering | ||
| ELEC 6970 | Special Topics in Electrical Engineering | Course Revision |
| ELEC 7970 | Special Topics in Electrical Engineering | Course Revision |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| MUSI 7220 | American Art Music | New Course |
| MUSI 7226 | American Art Music | New Course |
| MUSI 7320 | African-American Choral Music | New Course |
| MUSI 7326 | African-American Choral Music | New Course |
| MUSI 7360 | Arranging in Finale | New Course |
| MUSI 7366 | Arranging in Finale | New Course |
| MUSI 7370 | Finale Techniques for Music Educators | New Course |
| MUSI 7376 | Finale Techniques for Music Educators | New Course |
| ENGL 7940 | Practicum in Teaching College English | New Course |
| FLSP 6030 | Advanced Culture and Literate of Spanish Speaking World | New Course |
| POLI 6540 | Issues in Political Theory | Course Revision |
| MA in English | Program Revision | |
| Masters of Technical and Professional Communication | Program Revision | |
| College of Science and Mathematics | ||
| MATH 7770 | Advanced Graph Theory | New Course |
| School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | ||
| FOWS 7150 | Spatial Statistics for Natural Resources | New Course |
| WILD 7100 | Applied Ecological Modeling | New Course |
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Next meeting: May 7 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
May 7, 2015
Next meeting: June 4 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: April 2, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- None
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No. | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Joseph Bardeen | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 2 | Aimee Callender | Assistant Professor | Psychology | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 3 | Ruth Carmichael | Affiliate Associate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | Just Cebrian | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 5 | John Dindo | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 6 | Kelly Dorgan | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Mary Freeman | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 8 | Guy Harrison | Assistant Professor | Music | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 9 | Paul Johnson | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 10 | Jessica Jones | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 11 | Molly Killingsworth | Adjunct Assistant Professor | Educational FLT | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 12 | Jeffrey Krause | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 13 | Benjamin LaFrentz | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 14 | Brittany Larkin | Assistant Professor | Educational FLT | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 15 | Behzad Mortazavi | Affiliate Associate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 16 | Gregory Moyer | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 17 | Joshua Nolin | Assistant Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 0 | Initial Appointment |
| 18 | David Odom | Assistant Professor | Music | 1 | ReAppointment |
| 19 | William Patterson | Affiliate Associate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 20 | David Perera | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 21 | Diana Samek | Assistant Professor | Human Development and Family Studies | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 22 | Mark Schall | Assistant Professor | Industrial and Systems Engineering | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 23 | Craig Shoemaker | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 24 | Carl Webster | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 25 | Dehai Xu | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Agriculture | ||
| ANSC 7950 | Seminar | Grading Change |
| HORT 6150 | Retail Garden Center Management | New Course |
| ENTM 6120 | Medical-Veterinary Entomology | New Course |
| College of Business | ||
| Certificate | Business Analytics | New Certificate |
| College of Education | ||
| KINE 7556 | Efficent Movement Strategies | New Course |
| CTSE 6016 | Language Study for Teachers | New Course (Distance) |
| College of Human Sciences | ||
| NTRI 6560 | Nutrition and Food Service Management | Course Revision |
| School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | ||
| FORY 7550 | Watershed Hydrology | Course Revision |
| WILD 6410 | Human-Wildlife Conflicts | Course Revision |
| International Agreements | ||
| International Accelerated Dual Degree (Program Level) Agreement –Northwest A& F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, China, College of Agronomy | Agreement with Crop, Soil & Environmental Science | Program Level Agreement |
| International Accelerated Dual Degree (Program Level) Agreement –Huazhong Agricultural University, College of Resources and Environment | Agreement with Crop, Soil & Environmental Science | Program Level Agreement |
| International Accelerated Dual Degree (Program Level) agreement, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdau, China | Agreement with Entomology & Plant Pathology | Program Level Agreement |
OTHER ITEMS:
None.
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Next meetings: June 4 (2:00-3:00 PM), July 9 (2:00-3:00 PM), August 6 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
June 4, 2015
Next meeting: July 9 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: May 7, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- None
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No. | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Wallace Berry | Associate Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 2 | Sacit Bilgili | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 3 | Robert Ekelund | Professor Emeritus | Economics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | Xing Fang | Associate Professor | Civil Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 5 | Joseph Giambrone | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 6 | Guy Harrison | Assistant Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Joseph Hess | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 8 | James Linder | Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 9 | Emefa Monu | Assistant Professor | Poultry Science | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 10 | Edwin Moran | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 11 | Nancy Noe | Professor | Auburn University Libraries | 0 | Initial Appointment |
| 12 | Jessica Starkey | Assistant Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 13 | Henry Thompson | Professor | Economics | 2 | ReAppointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Agriculture | ||
| PLPA 6600 | Physiology of Plant Health and Disease | New Course |
| College of Education | ||
| PhD Counseling Psycholgoy | Program Revision | |
| School of Pharmacy | ||
| PYDI 9800 | Survey of Multi-modality Molecular Imaging for Pharm. D | New Course |
| College of Science and Mathematics | ||
| GEOL 6220 | Geomorphology | Course Revision |
| College of Veterinary Medicine | ||
| Biomedical Sciences | CIP Code Change | |
| Interdisciplinary | ||
| IDSC 6950 | Graduate Food Systems Seminar | New Course |
| International Agreements | AU Partner | Type of Agreement |
| International Accelerated Dual Degree (Program Level) Agreement–China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, Dept. of Resources & Environmental Science, Ecology, and Environmental Science | Agriculture/Crop, Soil & Environmental Science | Program Level Agreement |
| International Accelerated Dual Degree (Broad Program Level)–Taiyuan U. of Science & Technology, Shanxi, China | COSAM/Mathematics & Statistics | Broad/Program Level Agreement |
OTHER ITEMS:
None.
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Next meetings: July 9 (2:00-3:00 PM), August 6 (2:00-3:00 PM), September 3 (2:00-3:00 PM), October 1 (2:00-3:00 PM), November 12 (2:00-3:00 PM), December 2 (2:00-3:00 PM)
MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
July 9, 2015
Next meeting: August 7 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: June 4, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type | |
| 1 | Wallace Berry | Associate Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 2 | Sacit Bilgili | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 3 | Joyce Ducar | Assistant Professor | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | Robert Ekelund | Professor Emeritus | Economics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 5 | David Ennis | Assistant Professor | Physics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 6 | Dajuandra Eugene | Instructor | Communication Disorders | 0 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Xing Fang | Associate Professor | Civil Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 8 | Joseph Giambrone | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 9 | Guy Harrison | Assistant Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 10 | Keith Hebert | Assistant Professor | History | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 11 | Joseph Hess | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 12 | Thorsten Knappenberger | Assistant Professor | Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 13 | James Linder | Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 14 | Emefa Monu | Assistant Professor | Poultry Science | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 15 | Edwin Moran | Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 16 | Jorge Munoz Ogayar | Assistant Professor | Foreign Languages and Literatures | 1 | ReAppointment |
| 17 | Nancy Noe | Professor | Auburn University Libraries | 0 | Initial Appointment |
| 18 | Jessica Starkey | Assistant Professor | Poultry Science | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 19 | Henry Thompson | Professor | Economics | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 20 | Bobby Woodard | Adjunct Professor | Educational FLT | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Agenda Item | College | Course Title | Type of Change |
| FOUN 8016 | Education | Modern Education in Comparative Perspectives | New Course (Distance) |
| COUN 7406 | Education | Orientation to Professional Counseling | New Course (Distance) |
| COUN 7506 | Education | Crisis intervention in Counseling | New Course (Distance) |
| Graduate Certificate in Program Evaluation | Education | Program Evaluation | Certificate Revision |
| CHEM 7540 | COSAM | Fluorescence in bionalytical Chemistry: Spectroscopy and Imaging | New Course |
| International Agreement to Establish 5-Year Master’s Degree Programs between Auburn Univeristy (CADC) and NanJing University of Science and Technology (School of Design Art and Media) | CADC | Broad/Program Level Agreement | |
| International Agreement to Establish 5-Year Master’s Degree Programs between Auburn Univeristy (CADC) and China Agricultural Univeristy (College of Engineering) | CADC | Broad/Program Level Agreement | |
| International Agreement to Establish 5-Year Master’s Degree Programs between Auburn Univeristy (CADC) and Jiangnan University (College of Design) | CADC | Broad/Program Level Agreement | |
| International Agreement to Establish 5-Year Master’s Degree Programs between Auburn Univeristy (CADC) and Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (School of Industrial and Graphic Design and Urban Planning) | CADC | Broad/Program Level Agreement |
OTHER ITEMS:
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Next meetings: August 6 (2:00-3:30 PM), September 3 (2:00-3:30 PM), October 1 (2:00-3:30 PM), November 12 (2:00-3:30 PM), December 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
August 7, 2015
Next meeting: September 3 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Salman Azhar (2015), Henry Fadamiro (2015), Bernhard Kaltenboeck (2015), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Leonard Towns (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: July 9, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- None.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No. | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Yoav Bashan | Affiliate Associate Professor | Entomology and Plant Pathology | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 2 | Luz Bashan | Affiliate Associate Professor | Entomology and Plant Pathology | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 3 | John Cook | Assistant Professor | Educational FLT | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | Hans-Werner van Wyk | Assistant Professor | Mathematics and Statistics | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 5 | Yi Wang | Assistant Professor | Biosystems Engineering | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Agenda Item | College | Course Title | Type of Change |
| ADED 7670 | Education | Adult Education in Cooperative Extension | New Course |
| CMVG-MS | Education | MS Vocal Music Education (Non Teacher Certification | Program Revision |
| CNRG-MS | Education | MS Reading Education (Non Teacher Certification) | Program Revision |
| CSNG-MS | Education | MS Spanish Education (Non Teacher Certification | Program Revision |
| PSYC 7230 | Liberal Arts | Psychometric Theory | Course Revision |
| PSYC 7270 | Liberal Arts | Experimental Design in Psychology | Course Revision |
| PSYC 7720 | Liberal Arts | Multivariate Methods | Course Revision |
| PSYC 8250 | Liberal Arts | Applied Psychometric Principles | Course Revision |
| PSYC 8350 | Liberal Arts | Performance Apparisal | Course Revision |
| PSYC 8730 | Liberal Arts | Leadership and Motivation Seminar | Course Revision |
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Next meetings: September 3 (2:00-3:30 PM), October 1 (2:00-3:30 PM), November 12 (2:00-3:30 PM), December 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
MINUTES OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
September 3, 2015
Next meeting: October 1 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Ash Bullard (2018), Charlene (LeBlue (2018), Leane Skinner (2018), Yaxiong Tao (2018), Nancy Noe (2018), India Napier (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: August 3, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council Curriculum Committee membership for 2015-16 was appointed.
- Graduate Council Curriculum Committee (George Crandell, Chair)
- Wi-suk Kwon (Human Sciences)
- Nancy Noe (Library)
- Leane Skinner (Education)
- Ana Franco-Watkins (Liberal Arts)
- David Umphress (Engineering)
- The Graduate Council Credentials Committee membership for 2015-16 was appointed.
- Graduate Council Credentials Committee (George Flowers, Chair)
- Wi-suk Kwon (Human Sciences)
- Ash Bullard (Agriculture)
- Chris Rodger (CoSAM)
- Jeff Sibley (Agriculture)
- Yaxiong Tao (Vet Med)
- A discussion of the professional development needs for graduate students was led by Dale Watson.
- A discussion of a proposal for Auburn University to joint the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) was led by George Crandell
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
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No. Name Title Department Name Reviewing Class Apt. Type 1 Robert Agne Assistant Professor Communication and Journalism 1 ReAppointment 2 Kelly Alley Professor Sociology 2 Initial Appointment 3 Baker Ayoun Assistant Professor Nutrition, Dietics, and Hospitality Management 2 ReAppointment 4 Yoav Bashan Affiliate Associate Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 5 Luz Bashan Affiliate Associate Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 6 Pedro Cebollero Associate Professor Foreign Languages and Literatures 1 ReAppointment 7 Julia Charles Assistant Professor English 1 Initial Appointment 8 Jeffrey Coleman Assistant Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 9 John Cook Assistant Professor Educational FLT 1 Initial Appointment 10 Benjamin Fagan Assistant Professor English 1 Initial Appointment 11 Jonathan Fisk Assistant Professor AUM Political Science 1 Initial Appointment 12 Leigh Gruwell Assistant Professor English 1 Initial Appointment 13 Sarah Hamilton Assistant Professor History 1 Initial Appointment 14 Alana Jacobsen Assistant Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 15 Ann Knipschild Professor Music 1 ReAppointment 16 Carlton Lay Assistant Professor Industrial Design 1 Initial Appointment 17 Keith Lohse Assistant Professor Kinesiology 2 Initial Appointment 18 Joseph Majdalani Professor Aerospace Engineering 2 ReAppointment 19 Derrick Mathias Assistant Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 20 Rebecca Maxson Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice 0 Initial Appointment 21 Rose Mclarney Assistant Professor English 1 Initial Appointment 22 Mary Pangelinan Assistant Professor Kinesiology 1 Initial Appointment 23 Sang Park Assistant Professor Entomology and Plant Pathology 1 Initial Appointment 24 David Scarborough Assistant Professor Aerospace Engineering 1 Initial Appointment 25 Steven Shapiro Associate Professor Psychology 2 ReAppointment 26 Hans-Werner van Wyk Assistant Professor Mathematics and Statistics 1 Initial Appointment 27 Sarah Vest Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice 0 Initial Appointment 28 Yi Wang Assistant Professor Biosystems Engineering 1 Initial Appointment 29 Zachary Zuwiyya Professor Foreign Languages and Literatures 1 ReAppointment
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
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Agenda Item College Course Title Type of Change Master of Community Planning CADC Program Revision RSED 6340 Education Foundations of Substance Use Counseling Title Change COUN 7336 Education Counseling Diverse Populations New Course Proposal GEOG 6220 COSAM Geomorphology Add Lab Section GEOL 6220 COSAM Geomorphology New Course Proposal PSYC 7700 Liberal Arts Foundations in Industrial and Organizational Psychology New Course Proposal PSYC 7710 Liberal Arts Training and Development in Organizations New Course Proposal PSYC 7730 Liberal Arts Research Methods in Industiral/Organizational Psychology New Course Proposal PSYC 7740 Liberal Arts Organizational Culture New Course Proposal PSYC 7750 Liberal Arts Ethics and Professional Issues in Industrial/Organizational Psychology New Course Proposal PSYC 7760 Liberal Arts Occupational Health Psychology New Course Proposal PSYC 8270 Liberal Arts Factor Analysis New Course Proposal PSYC 8280 Liberal Arts Meta-Analysis New Course Proposal PSYC 8740 Liberal Arts Leadership and Motivation Seminar Pre-Requisite Change PSYC 8760 Liberal Arts Decision Making in the Workplace & Organizations New Course Proposal PSYC 8770 Liberal Arts Organizational Change New Course Proposal PSYC 8780 Liberal Arts Work and Family New Course Proposal PSYO-PhD Liberal Arts PhD Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program Change Request ADED-GCRT Education GCRT Extension Education Certificate Revision International Accelerated Dual Degree Agreement—Keimyung University (Korea) and AU Department of Mechanical Engineering Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Program Level Agreement International Accelerated Dual Degree (Program Level) Agreement–Northwest A& F University, Department of Horticulture (China) and AU Department of Horticulture Agriculture/
HorticultureProgram Level Agreement
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Next meetings: October 1 (2:00-3:30 PM), November 12 (2:00-3:30 PM), December 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
October 6, 2015
Next meeting: November 12 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Ash Bullard (2018), Charlene (LeBlue (2018), Leane Skinner (2018), Yaxiong Tao (2018), Nancy Noe (2018), India Napier (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: September 3, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- A proposed policy regarding Lecturer class faculty and graduate faculty status was discussed. The proposal was tabled for discussion at the next meeting of the Council.
- Revisions to the GA Satisfactory Performance Policy were discussed and approved. The approved policy is shown below:
Graduate Assistantship Satisfactory Performance Policy
Graduate assistant appointments are temporary. Continuation depends upon availability of funds, level of enrollment, research needs, and satisfactory performance.
Annual Evaluation of Graduate Teaching Assistants and Doctoral Students
Policy: Effective beginning Fall 2014, the Graduate School will require that each department conduct—at least on an annual basis—an evaluation of the progress of each Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) and each graduate student enrolled in a doctoral program. Continuation is contingent upon satisfactory performance.
Graduate Teaching Assistantships (GTAs)
A Graduate Teaching Assistant must meet eligibility requirements (including English proficiency requirements) and be supervised by an appropriate graduate faculty member. The GTA’s primary responsibility is to support the instruction mission of the University. The GTA’s responsibilities may include, for example, classroom or laboratory teaching*; advising or mentoring of students; proctoring exams; grading papers, homework, and/or projects; preparing instructional materials; or providing other general assistance in the instructional process. A GTA may also be assigned primary responsibilities in an extension, outreach, or service role for which those responsibilities support the instructional mission of the university. GTAs may not be given duties to support faculty research or duties primarily clerical in natures. Whatever their instructional responsibilities, GTAs must be supervised by a faculty member who is responsible for monitoring and evaluating performance (including English proficiency) at least on an annual basis. Continuation is contingent upon satisfactory performance. GTAs who have no prior teaching experience must be given some form of training before being allowed to teach. Any GTA with primary responsibility for a course must have a minimum of 18 semester hours of graduate course credit in that field of instruction.
*GTAs are not permitted to teach courses numbered 6000 or above, although they may assist with laboratories for such courses. Additionally, they may not teach or assist with a course in which they are enrolled.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| No | Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| 1 | Diana Alessandrini | Assistant Professor | Economics | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 2 | Guanqun Cao | Assistant Professor | Mathematics and Statistics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 3 | Wesley Collins | Assistant Professor | Building Science | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 4 | James Davidson | Professor | Civil Engineering | 2 | ReAppointment |
| 5 | Jeremiah Davis | Associate Professor | Biosystems Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 6 | Anton Disclafani | Assistant Professor | English | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 7 | Joel Hayworth | Associate Professor | Civil Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 8 | Hilary Joyce | Assistant Professor | Sociology | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 9 | Andrea Kelley | Assistant Professor | Communication and Journalism | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 10 | Jeffry Lamondia | Assistant Professor | Civil Engineering | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 11 | Xiaoyu Li | Assistant Professor | Mathematics and Statistics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 12 | Jessica McDonald | Assistant Professor | Mathematics and Statistics | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 13 | Jack Montgomery | Assistant Professor | Civil Engineering | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 14 | Miranda Reed | Associate Professor | Drug Discovery and Development | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 15 | Karen Rogers | Associate Professor | Architecture | 1 | ReAppointment |
| 16 | Amrut Sadachar | Assistant Professor | Consumer and Design Sciences | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 17 | Sarina Sun | Assistant Professor | Consumer and Design Sciences | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| 18 | Lindsay Tan | Assistant Professor | Consumer and Design Sciences | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| 19 | Aleksandr Vinel | Assistant Professor | Industrial and Systems Engineering | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| College | Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| AD&C | Industrial Design | Program Revision | |
| COSAM | BIOL 6600 | Mammalian Physiology | New Course |
| Education | ADED 7676 | Adult Education in Cooperative Extension | New Course |
| Education | RSED 6346 | Foundations of Substance Use Counseling | Course Revision |
| Engineering | CIVL 7980 | Engineering Project | Course Revision |
| Nursing | NURS 6510 | Nurse Educator Roles and Competencies | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 7120 | Quality Improvement/Process Mtg. for APNs | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6110 | Arts in Health Seminar | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6330 | Informatics practicum | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6410 | Health Systems Leader Role and Competencies | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6430 | Health Systems Leader Role Practicum | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6320 | Advanced Nursing Informatics | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6120 | Advanced Health Informatics | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6520 | Instructional Design Process for Nurse Educator | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6310 | Nurse Informatatics Roles and Competencies | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6220 | Strategies and Analysis of Organizational Process | New Course |
| Nursing | NURS 6530 | Nurse Educator Practicum | New Course |
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Next meetings: November 12 (2:00-3:30 PM), December 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
MINUTES OF THE ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
November 12, 2015
Next meeting: December 2 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Ash Bullard (2018), Charlene (LeBlue (2018), Leane Skinner (2018), Yaxiong Tao (2018), Nancy Noe (2018), India Napier (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: October 6, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- A proposed strategic diversity plan for the Graduate School was reviewed and discussed.
- A proposed policyregarding Lecturer class faculty and graduate teaching and mentoring was discussed and approved. This policy will require approval by the University Senate. The proposed policy is shown below.
Proposed Policy for Consideration by the University Senate
Lecturer Class Faculty and the Teaching of Graduate Courses and Serving on Graduate Student Committees
The Auburn University Faculty Handbook states, “Lecturers and senior lecturers are not eligible for graduate faculty status.” However, Lecturer-class faculty who otherwise meet graduate faculty criteria (level 1) for the department may be granted permission to teach graduate-level courses and/or serve on graduate student committees on an exceptions basis under the following conditions: a Lecturer-class faculty member desiring to teach a graduate course or serve on a graduate student committee should make a written request to the department chair.
- If this request is acceptable to the majority of the department’s tenure and tenure track graduate faculty and chair, a memo requesting such authorization will be submitted to the Graduate Dean for review and approval.
- Authorization may be requested for teaching only, committee service only, or both.
- No more than one Lecturer-class faculty member may serve on a graduate student committee.
- Authorization must be requested for each semester a graduate course is to be taught by a given Lecturer-class faculty member.
- Authorization must be provided each time that a Lecturer-class faculty member serves on a graduate student committee.
- The department will provide the faculty member with resources appropriate to the graduate service being provided. What constitutes appropriate support would vary by department, but the following points would generally apply:
- Service on a graduate committee should not simply be added on top of current service if the Lecturer is already performing at least 5% service and has an appointment that is supposed to be 95% teaching and 5% service. If a Lecturer serves on a graduate committee, other forms of service should be reduced, or the Lecturer should receive a higher percent of his or her appointment for service.
- In most cases, teaching a graduate course requires being completely up-to-date with the most recent research in the field. Appropriate support might include a course release for a Lecturer teaching the course for the first time.
- A Lecturer should not teach a graduate course as an overload class.
- Revisions to the GA Background Check procedures was discussed and approved. The revised section (8.1) is shown below. The complete approved policy can be found at https://graduate.auburn.edu/wp-content/uploads/files/cs/background_procedure.pdf
Procedures for Securing Background Reports for Graduate Student Employees Before Hiring
8.1 An approved background report will only be required once for any graduate student employee appointment. Exceptions to this include Background Report results with “Please Review” for the ID Trace or Driving Records with Descrepancies that are “Conditional” or “Watch.” Graduate Student employees with these results will be required to complete a Background Report annually while employed until the Background Report is clear of such conditions. Approved background reports for graduate student employees will be valid for all future semesters from the date of the report.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition a revised graduate faculty criteria for the Department of Psychology.
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
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No. Name Title Department Name Reviewing Class Apt. Type 1 Ulrich Albrecht Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 2 Paula Backscheider Professor English 2 ReAppointment 3 Hannah Baggett Assistant Professor Educational FLT 1 Initial Appointment 4 Randall Bartlett Professor Industrial Design 1 ReAppointment 5 Fernando Biase Assistant Professor Animal Sciences 1 Initial Appointment 6 Alicia Carroll Associate Professor English 2 ReAppointment 7 Eui Ji Chung Assistant Professor Communication and Journalism 1 Initial Appointment 8 Marilyn Cornish Assistant Professor Counselor Ed, Counseling Psych, School Psych 1 Initial Appointment 9 George Crandell Associate Dean English 2 ReAppointment 10 Geraldo De Souza Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 11 Paul Dyce Assistant Professor Animal Sciences 1 Initial Appointment 12 Emily Friedman Assistant Professor English 2 Initial Appointment 13 Narendra Govil Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 14 Gary Gruenhage Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 15 Thomas Hanley Professor Chemical Engineering 2 ReAppointment 16 Georg Hetzer Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 17 Olav Kallenberg Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 18 Keetje Kuipers Assistant Professor English 2 Initial Appointment 19 Krystyna Kuperberg Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 20 Clark Lundell Professor Industrial Design 1 ReAppointment 21 Amnon Meir Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 22 Dmitriy Minond Assistant Professor Drug Discovery and Development 2 Initial Appointment 23 Erich Nunn Assistant Professor English 2 Initial Appointment 24 Marc Silverstein Associate Professor English 2 ReAppointment 25 Diana Sisson Assistant Professor Communication and Journalism 1 Initial Appointment 26 Michel Smith Professor Mathematics and Statistics 2 ReAppointment 27 David Steen Assistant Professor Biological Sciences 1 Initial Appointment 28 Kamden Strunk Assistant Professor Educational FLT 1 Initial Appointment 29 William Walton Assistant Professor Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures 2 Initial Appointment 30 Wei Wang Assistant Professor Industrial Design 1 ReAppointment 31 Donald Wehrs Professor English 2 ReAppointment
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- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Education | ||
| MS, Counselor Education, Clinical Mental Health | MS, Counselor Education, Clinical Mental Health | Program Deactivation |
| Office of Provost | ||
| GLOB 0710 | GLOB 0710: English for Professional Purposes | New Course |
| GLOB 0720 | English for Specific Purposes | New Course |
| GLOB 0730 | Making the Case: Structure. Argument, and Composition in Research Context | New Course |
| GLOB 0740 | The Art of Presenting. Advanced Oral Communications | New Course |
| GLOB 0750 | English Supplement: Graduate Reading and Writing | New Course |
| GLOB 0810 | Professional Development Sequence I | New Course |
| GLOB 0820 | Professional Development Sequence II | New Course |
| GLOB 0830 | Research Colloquium and Methods 1 | New Course |
| GLOB 0840 | Research Colloquium and Methods 2 | New Course |
| GLOB 0850 | Data Management: Gathering, Analyzing, and Interpreting Data | New Course |
| GRAD 8100 | Professional Development | New Course |
| School of Nursing | ||
| NURS 6116 | Arts in Health Seminar | New Course |
| NURS 6210 | Advanced Healthcare Informatics | New Course |
| NURS 6216 | Advanced Healthcare Informatics | New Course |
| NURS 6226 | Strategies and Analysis of Organizational Process | New Course |
| NURS 6316 | Nurse Informatics Role and Competencies | New Course |
| NURS 6326 | Advanced Nursing Informatics | New Course |
| NURS 6336 | Informatics Practicum | New Course |
| NURS 6416 | Health Systems Leader Role and Competencies | New Course |
| NURS 6436 | Health Systems Leader Role Practicum | New Course |
| NURS 6516 | Nurse Informatics- Role and Competencies | New Course |
| NURS 6526 | Instructional Design Process for Nurse Educator | New Course |
| NURS 6536 | Nurse Educator Practicum | New Course |
| NURS 7126 | Quality Improvement/Process Mgt. for APNs | New Course |
| College of Science and Mathematics | ||
| MOU between Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Department of Mathematics & AU Department of Mathematics & Statistics | 3 + 2 Program in the Dept. of Mathematics & Statistics | New MOU |
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Tentative schedule for next meetings: January 14 (2:00-3:00 PM), February 3 (2:00-3:00), March 2 (2:00-3:00), April 6 (2:00-3:00), May 5 (2:00-3:00).
MINUTES OF THE TWELVTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2015
December 2, 2015
Next meeting: January 14 (2:00-3:30 PM)
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Salisa Westrick (2014), Brian Bourdeau (2016), Wi-suk Kwon (2016), Chris Rodger (2016), Leane Skinner (2016), Barbara Wilder (2016), Ana Franco-Watkins (2017), David Umphress (2017), Ash Bullard (2018), Charlene (LeBlue (2018), Leane Skinner (2018), Yaxiong Tao (2018), Nancy Noe (2018), India Napier (GSC).
APPROVED MINUTES: November 12, 2015
NEW BUSINESS:
- A proposed strategic diversity plan for the Graduate School was discussed and approved. The approved plan is shown below.
Auburn University
Graduate School
Strategic Diversity Plan
Approved by the Graduate Council
December 2, 2015
Mission: Establish diversity and inclusiveness as core values in the Graduate School.
Definition of Diversity: Diversity at Auburn University encompasses the whole of human experience and includes such human qualities as race, gender, ethnicity, physical ability, nationality, age, religion, sexual orientation, economic status, and veteran status. These and other socially and historically important attributes reflect the complexity of our increasingly diverse student body, local community, and national population.
Auburn University recognizes and values the considerable educational benefits emanating from diversity as we prepare our student for life and leadership in a multicultural world. Students who interact with and learn about people from a variety of backgrounds are more apt to understand, appreciate and excel in the community they inhabit. In this context, diversity is aligned with Auburn University’s land grant mission of providing its students with a superior education in service to the needs of Alabama, the nation, and the world.
Goal 1: Foster an environment that respects differences and encourages inclusiveness.
Strategy 1: Foster an environment that encourages inclusiveness.
Tactic 1: Encourage graduate faculty, graduate students, and staff to participate in diversity activities across campus.
Measure: Documentation how faculty, students, and staff are encouraged (emails, newsletters, etc.).
Tactic 2: Ensure that the Graduate School continues to be represented on the Diversity Council meetings. The Associate Dean or a representative from the Graduate School is expected to attend all meetings.
Measure: Representation on the council and attendance at all meetings will be documented.
Goal 2: Increase the recruitment, retention, and representation of people of color, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and other underrepresented students, faculty, administrators, and staff at Auburn University to a level that reflects the appropriate relevant pool of availability for the target population.
Strategy 1: Develop and implement strategies to recruit underrepresented students.
Tactic 1: Continue to support or participate in off-campus and on-campus recruiting events that encourage underrepresented students to apply to Auburn University graduate programs.
Measure: Number of events sponsored or attended.
Tactic 2: Continue to support programs, such as Auburn University Graduate Diversity Campus Experience and the Summer Bridge Program (School of Kinesiology) that bring underrepresented
students to Auburn for campus enrichment visits.
Measure: Attendance tracked, retention tracked over time, academic performance tracked for all participating students.
Tactic 3: Continue to welcome international students at Hartsfield/Jackson International Airport in Atlanta and provide transportation to the Auburn University campus upon arrival in the United States.
Measure: Number of international students welcomed and transported to Auburn.
Tactic 4: Conduct a regular survey among students to determine the needs, if any, of underrepresented students.
Measure: Survey conducted and results compiled.
Tactic 5: Develop and implement training programs to assist Graduate Program Officers and faculty with the recruitment of underrepresented students.
Measure: Number of training programs developed and offered. Number of participants participating in training programs.
Goal 3: Develop and implement a comprehensive system of education and training focused on effectively managing and leveraging diversity for students, faculty, and staff.
Strategy 1: Develop and implement campus-wide diversity educational programs and training initiatives for students, faculty, and staff.
Tactic 1: Have all supervisors participate in Just Be FAIR training conducted by Human Resources. Encourage all staff to participate.
Measure: Training participation tracked.
Goal 4: Build and strengthen partnerships with diverse communities, businesses, and civic community organizations to support diversity and multiculturalism in the university and in external communities.
Strategy 1: Build and strengthen partnerships with diverse communities.
Tactic 1: Continue to encourage underrepresented students to apply to serve as Graduate School Ambassadors.
Measure: Number of underrepresented students serving as Graduate Ambassadors.
Tactic 2: Continue to sponsor the International Wives Club, for the spouses of international graduate students and scholars. The International Wives Club provides the wives of international students and scholars with a way to meet new people, sample food from around the world, practice speaking English, and become more acclimated to life in Auburn.
Measure: Number of events sponsored and number of participants at each event.
Tactic 3: Continue to sponsor the InterConnect program, the goal of which is to enhance the experience of international students/post docs by help them become better integrated into the local culture.
Measure: Number of events sponsored and number of participants at each event.
Tactic 4: Develop and implement training programs focusing on best practices in retention for Graduate Program Officers and faculty to aid in the retention of underrepresented students.
Measure: Number of events sponsored and number of participants at each event.
Goal 5: Develop and execute a comprehensive Diversity Communication Plan.
Strategy 1: Develop and execute a Diversity Communication Plan for the Graduate School.
Tactic 1: Emphasize diversity and inclusion as core values through Graduate School media outlets (web pages, brochures, newsletters, magazines, videos, etc.).
Measure: Documentation of diversity within Graduate School publications.
Strategy 2: Continue to highlight achievements and contributions of students, faculty, and staff from underrepresented groups.
Tactic 1: Continue to highlight minorities, women, and other underrepresented students, faculty, and staff in Graduate School newsletters and publications.
Measure: Periodic review of materials.
Tactic 2: Continue to monitor all recruitment materials for inclusion of diversity.
Measure: Documentation of review of recruitment materials.
Strategy 3: Regularly monitor and assess the Graduate School’s diversity efforts for effectiveness.
Tactic 1: Promote ongoing dialogue about diversity and inclusion in the Graduate School. Make timely revisions to the strategic diversity plan based upon stakeholder input.
Measure: Provide periodic updates to the Graduate Council on revisions based upon stakeholder input.
Tactic 2: Annually report to the Graduate Council on the effectiveness of the Graduate School’s diversity efforts.
Measure: Document the submission of the annual report.
Strategy 4: Disseminate and request feedback on the Graduate School’s strategic diversity plan to refine best practices and facilitate accountability.
Tactic 1: Annually perform a critical review of the Graduate School’s strategic diversity plan.
Measure: Revise the plan as appropriate.
OLD BUSINESS:
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:
| Name | Title | Department Name | Reviewing Class | Apt. Type |
| Troy Best | Professor | Biological Sciences | 2 | ReAppointment |
| Robert Boyd | Professor | Biological Sciences | 2 | ReAppointment |
| Philip Chaney | Associate Professor | Geology and Geography | 1 | ReAppointment |
| Nagaraj Chatakondi | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| David Cline | Affiliate Professor | Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| Nicholas Derzis | Assistant Professor | Rehabilitation and Special Education | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| Jessica Fripp | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Counselor Ed, Counseling Psych, School Psych | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| Michael Koliska | Affiliate Assistant Professor | Communication and Journalism | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| Aaron Rashotte | Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences | 2 | ReAppointment |
| Brandon Sams | Assistant Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| Laurie Stevison | Assistant Professor | Biological Sciences | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| Christine Sundermann | Professor | Biological Sciences | 2 | ReAppointment |
| Gwendolyn Williams | Assistant Professor | Curriculum and Teaching | 1 | Initial Appointment |
| Anne Wooldridge | Associate Professor | Clinical Sciences | 2 | Initial Appointment |
| Pei Xu | Assistant Professor | Aviation and Supply Chain Management | 1 | Initial Appointment |
- The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
| Course Number | Course Title | Type of Change |
| College of Agriculture | ||
| CSES 7546 | Principles of Plant Nutrition | New Course |
| CSES 7970 | Special Topics | New Course |
| CSES 8580 | Fate and Transport of Chemicals in Soils | Course Change |
| HORT 7010 | Experimental Methods in Horticulture | Course Change |
| College of Business | ||
| ISNG-GCRT | GCRT Management Information Systems | Program Change |
| FINC 7690 | Advanced Financial Systems | Course Change |
| College of Education | ||
| EDLD 8300 | Curriculum Theory and Practice | Course Change |
| KINE 7536 | Advanced Principles of Strength and Conditioning | New Course |
| KINE 7546 | Athletic Movement Enhancement | New Course |
| KINE 7556 | Efficient Movement Strategies | New Course |
| HPNG-MS | (Alt) Physical Education/Teacher Education | Program Change |
| HPNG-MS | Trad Physical Education/Teacher Education | Program Change |
| TBD-MA | Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling Psychology | New Program |
| RSED 6170 | Transition from Birth to Adulthood | Course Change |
| College of Engineering | ||
| AERO 7996 | Research and Thesis | New Course |
| AERO 8996 | Research and Dissertation | New Course |
| College of Liberal Arts | ||
| COMM 6300 | Sex, Gender, and Sport | New Course |
| COMM 6600 | Political Communication | Course Change |
| SOWO 7000 | Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare | New Course |
| SOWO 7010 | Advanced Clinical Practice | New Course |
| SOWO 7020 | Psychopathology | New Course |
| SOWO 7030 | Evaluation in Social Work Practice | New Course |
| SOWO 7040 | Social Work Practice in the Health Care Field | New Course |
| SOWO 7050 | Mental Health | New Course |
| SOWO 7060 | Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families | New Course |
| SOWO 7080 | Policy Practice and Social Justice | New Course |
| SOWO 7090 | Advanced Social Welfare Policy | New Course |
| SOWO 7100 | Gerontology | New Course |
| SOWO 7110 | Trauma Informed Practice | New Course |
| SOWO 7120 | Psychosocial Context of Disability | New Course |
| SOWO 7130 | Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents | New Course |
| SOWO 7700 | Foundations of Social Work Research | New Course |
| SOWO 7800 | Human Behavior and the Social Environment | New Course |
| SOWO 7920 | Generalist Field | New Course |
| SOWO 7950 | Advanced Field | New Course |
| TBD-Master of Social Work | Master of Social Work | New Program |
| School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences | ||
| WILD 6280 | Avian Ecology and Management | Course Change |
| WILD 6290 | Mammalian Ecology and Management | Course Change |
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Schedule for next meetings: January 14 (2:00-3:00 PM), February 4 (1:30-3:00), March 3 (1:30-3:00), April 5 (2:00-3:30), May 3 (1:30-3:00).
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