Graduate Council Minutes 2008

MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
January 16, 2008
Next Meeting: February 13, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Interim Dean), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), Pam Ulrich [substituted by Lenda Jo Connell] (August 2008),  Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Adele Balmer (GSC President).
Not participating: Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), James Goldstein (August 2008), Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011).
 APPROVED MINUTES:  December 12, 2007
NEW BUSINESS:

• Item 1: Credentials committee recommendation for approval of Department of English graduate faculty criteria

The Graduate Council approved the recommendation for the English Department to amend their Graduate Faculty Criteria with a class for graduate faculty to be involved with the committee but will not be allowed to chair.  This amendment will be posted as part of the English Department Graduate Faculty Criteria on the Graduate School website.

• Item 2: Proposal from AUM concerning mutual recognition of graduate faculty for teaching purposes

After some discussion, the Graduate Council agreed that, in principle, AUM faculty members holding AUM graduate teaching status should be approved to serve on AU committees as Level 1 members. It was decided that a revised written proposal on this topic should be developed and circulated among Council members for further discussion and consideration before a final decision was made.

• Item 3: Academic Standing and Remediation Plans

The Graduate Council discussed and preliminarily approved a change in the probation/suspension rules to allow two semesters (rather than 9 hours) for students to improve their GPA to 3.0 or greater before they are suspended.  This topic will be discussed and considered further at the next Council meeting.
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	Robert   Dean	Assistant Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
2	Sherida   Downer	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	1	Initial Appointment
3	James   Hairston	Professor	Agronomy and Soils	2	Initial Appointment
4	Jennifer.   Hamner	Associate Professor	Nursing	1	ReAppointment
5	Saeed   Maghsoodloo	Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	2	ReAppointment
6	Thulitha   Wickrama	Assistant Professor	Human Development and Family Studies	1	Initial Appointment

• The Graduate Council approved the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

 
Change Title, Hours:

• GEOG 5400/6400

Change Course Number:

• POLI 8260

New Courses:

• VMED 6111 Veterinary Anatomy
• HIST 5970/6970 Special Topics in History
• CTMU 7926 Music Education Internship
• CTSE 7926 Secondary Education Internship
• EDLD 6000 Principal Leadership
• EDLD 6100 Action Research
• EDLD 6200 Leadership and the Learning Organization
• EDLD 6300 Planning and Continuous Improvement
• EDLD 6400 Instructional and Curricular Leadership
• EDLD 6500 Financial Resource Management
• EDLD 6600 Educational Systems and Communities
• EDLD 6700 Legal and Ethical Issues
• EDLD 6800 Human Resources and Supervision
• EDLD 6920 Administrative Internship/Residency

• The Graduate Council did not approve the following course proposal:

CTMU 8996 Research and Dissertation
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 Next meeting: February 13, 2008
 

MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
February 13, 2008
Next Meeting: March 12, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), James Goldstein (August 2008), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), Pam Ulrich [substituted by Lenda Jo Connell] (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Adele Balmer (GSC President).
Not participating: George Flowers (Interim Dean),  Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011).
 
APPROVED MINUTES:  January 16, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:
Guests Dr. Amit Mitra, Dr. Diane Hall and Major Skipper presented a proposal from the Department of Management in the College of Business to grant the Master of Management Information Systems (MMIS) program an exception to the Graduate School policy pertaining to the minimum number of credits students must take at Auburn to complete a masters degree.  The policy states, “A student must earn at least 24 semester hours, or half of the total hours required for a master’s degree, whichever is greater, at Auburn University.  A program that requires 30 hours of credit will be limited to 6 semester hours of transfer credit.”
MMIS Proposal: The Management Department requests that applicants to the MMIS program who are graduates of the Information Resources Management College [IRMC] (of the National Defense University and its subsidiaries, with whom Auburn’s Department of Management is a partner) be allowed to enter Auburn University’s Graduate School and fulfill their requirements for the MMIS at Auburn in the following ways (varying by the certificates with which they graduated):
Certificate                                             Required hours
4011 Graduate                         A minimum of 24 hours at Auburn
4012, EA, or ITPM Graduate               A minimum of 21 hours at Auburn
CIO, CISO, or OT Graduate               A minimum of 18 hours at Auburn
Justification: Although the AU Dept of Management is a partner with IRMC (1 of only 32 in the USA), we are unable to compete for IRMC graduates for the MMIS program because graduate school policy caps at 6 hours the amount of prior IRMC work that can apply to the MMIS. Many of the partners in the IRMC allow more hours to count. The exception requested by MMIS varies by the level of prior training. The quality of student that we are missing is very high.
Discussion points: There was some uneasiness about making policy exceptions to increase student enrollment in a degree program and about setting a precedent that would be difficult to decline for other programs. These points were countered with the recognition that the exception would help the program attract exceptionally qualified students based on fully documented prior training from leading programs. In addition, the exception was designed to recognize levels of prior training. No exception would relieve students of more than 40% of the 30 hour MMIS program.
Dr. Gary Gruenhage made a motion to accept the proposal.
Approved by a 6 Yea, 1 Nay vote
Curriculum issues:
Should all courses numbered at the 6000-level have a 5000-level option (ugrad/grad)?
Yes. This policy requires that any 6000-level class has a 5000-level piggybacked option because many undergraduate students are attracted by the topics of piggybacked classes. If they enroll without the proper permission, there must be a 5000-level option into which they may transfer. The reverse is not true. A 5000-level class may not necessarily have a 6000-level equivalent. By extension, this policy means that any 6000-level course currently on the books that does not have a 5000-level option should go through a curriculum modification and be renumbered at a 7000-level.
Can the hours required for the 5000-level and 6000-level sections of a piggyback class differ?
No. Departments that want to require that graduate students attend additional meetings of the graduate section of a piggyback class must require graduate students to register for graduate-level seminar hours.
Karen Rogers moved to support these curriculum policies.
Approved with a unanimous vote.
Proposal for mutual recognition of graduate faculty at AUM/AU for purposes of teaching and student committees.
The following statement was approved unanimously:
 

• Auburn University faculty who have been credentialed as AU Graduate Faculty will be eligible for Graduate Teaching Status at Auburn University-Montgomery. This agreement also confers eligibility to serve as a member, or as a co-chair, of AUM graduate student committees. It does not confer eligibility to serve as a graduate student’s committee chair.
• Likewise, Auburn University-Montgomery faculty who have been credentialed as AUM Graduate Faculty will be eligible for Graduate Teaching Status at Auburn University. This agreement also confers eligibility to serve as a member, or as a co-chair, of AU graduate student committees. It does not confer eligibility to serve as a graduate student’s committee chair.
• This reciprocal agreement applies to all programs on the two campuses that are NOT engaged in a joint graduate program (i.e., as of 2008, the Master of Science in Nursing and the PhD in Public Administration and Public Policy). Joint programs as part of their negotiated agreement may extend the rights and privileges of the graduate faculty participating in the joint program at both campuses to include the role of committee chair.
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• Proposal for reciprocation of graduate tuition fellowships at AUM/AU for joint programs.
• The following statement was approved unanimously:
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• Auburn University will provide tuition fellowships to AUM students with graduate assistantships for Auburn University courses which are either required by their program to be taken at AU (9 hours for the Ph.D. in PAPP) or that are required by their program but not offered that semester at AUM.
• Auburn University at Montgomery will provide tuition fellowships to AU students with graduate assistantships for AUM courses which are either required by their program to be taken at AUM (9 hours for the Ph.D. in PAPP) or that are required by their program but not offered that semester at AU.
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• Agenda items tabled due to lack of time:
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• 1.         Revisitation of academic standing and remediation plans.
• 2.         Revisions to the Incomplete Grade policy.
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• The next meeting will be March 12, 2008.

The time of the 3-12 meeting was discussed. Attempts to move to other times to accommodate council members unable to attend at the regular time conflicted with several members’ schedules. The meeting will be at the regular time and participants will schedule 90 minutes for the meeting.
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	Hassan   Abbas	Assistant Professor	Civil Engineering	1	Initial Appointment
2	Glenn   Fain	Assistant Professor	Horticulture	1	Initial Appointment
3	William   Goff	Professor	Horticulture	2	ReAppointment
4	Christian   Goldsmith	Assistant Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	1	Initial Appointment
5	Ram Gupta	Professor	Chemical Engineering	2	ReAppointment
7	John Jahera	Professor	Finance	1	ReAppointment
9	Marlin   Jensen	Associate Professor	Finance	1	ReAppointment
10	Guy   Mcclain	Assistant Professor	Accountancy	1	Initial Appointment
11	Rene   Mceldowney	Associate Professor	Political Science	2	Initial Appointment
12	Jacqueline   Mitchelson	Assistant Professor	Psychology	1	Initial Appointment
13	Andrew   Shores	Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
15	Shuwen   Tzeng	Assistant Professor	Industrial Design	1	Initial Appointment

 
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

• • CAHS 7610 Advanced Textile Finishes: Delete course
  • CAHS 7590 Fiber Forming Polymers: Delete course
  • CAHS 8100 Issues in Apparel and Interior Branding: New course
  • Graduate Minor in Information Assurance (MNGT)
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Next meeting: March 12, 2008
 

MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
March 12, 2008
 
Next Meeting: April 16, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Interim Dean), Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010) [substituted by Constance Tenders), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President).
Not participating: Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), Pam Ulrich (August 2008), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011).
APPROVED MINUTES : February 13, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:

• Proposal from AUM concerning mutual recognition of graduate faculty.

The following agreement was discussed and approved without opposition by the Graduate Council.
AU/AUM Graduate Faculty Reciprocation Agreement
Auburn University faculty who have been credentialed as AU Graduate Faculty will receive Graduate Teaching Status at Auburn University-Montgomery. This agreement confers eligibility to serve as a member, or as a co-chair, of AUM master’s thesis graduate student committees. It does not confer eligibility to serve as a graduate student’s committee chair.
Likewise, Auburn University – Montgomery faculty who have been credentialed as AUM Graduate Teaching Faculty will receive AU Graduate Faculty – Level 1 Status at Auburn University . This agreement also confers eligibility to serve as a member, or as a co-chair, of AU master’s thesis graduate student committees and as a member of AU doctoral dissertation committees. It does not confer eligibility to serve as a graduate student’s committee chair.
This reciprocal agreement applies to all programs on the two campuses not engaged in a joint graduate program (i.e, as of 2008; the Master of Science in Nursing and the Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration). Joint programs as part of their negotiated agreements may extend the rights and privileges of graduate faculty participating in the joint program at both campuses to include the role of committee chair.
As a part of this agreement, each institution will make available a list of their graduate faculty and credentialing requirements to the other institution.

• Academic standing and suspension policy.

The Council discussed the present academic suspension policy. It was decided that a suspended student will be allowed either 2 successive semesters or 9 hours of graded coursework (whichever comes first) in order to raise his/her GPA to 3.0 or be placed on academic expulsion.

• Revisions to the Incomplete Grade policy

The Council discussed the incomplete grade policy with regard to its effect on GPA. It was proposed and approved by the Council that “IN” grades not be calculated into the GPA for graduate students.

• Awards committee

An awards committee was formed. The members are Kim Key, Michael Tillson, Willaume Villiaume, George Flowers, and Joe Pittman.
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	Lewis   Barker	Professor	Psychology	2	ReAppointment
3	Martha   Escobar	Assistant Professor	Psychology	2	Initial Appointment
4	Oladiran Fasina	Assistant Professor	Biosystems Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
5	Lawrence   Greene	Professor	Animal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
6	Anthony   Guarino	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
7	Gerald Halpin	Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
8	Thomas   Hanley	Professor	Chemical Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
9	Gary Hepp	Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	ReAppointment
10	A.   Hodel	Associate Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	ReAppointment
11	John   Hung	Associate Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	ReAppointment
12	James   Johnston	Professor	Psychology	2	ReAppointment
13	Shiwen   Mao	Assistant Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
14	Ronald Montgomery	Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	ReAppointment
15	John   Murphy	Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
16	Darrell   Rankins	Associate Professor	Animal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
17	Stanley   Reeves	Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	ReAppointment
18	Soren Rodning	Assistant Professor	Animal Sciences	0	Initial Appointment
19	Peter   Schwartz	Professor	Polymer and Fiber Engineering	2	ReAppointment
20	David Shannon	Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
21	David South	Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	ReAppointment
22	Gwynedd   Thomas	Associate Professor	Polymer and Fiber Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
23	Wei   Wang	Assistant Professor	Industrial Design	1	Initial Appointment
24	Stuart   Wentworth	Associate Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	ReAppointment

 
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  Next meeting: April 16, 2008
 

MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
April 16, 2008
  Next Meeting: June 11, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Interim Dean), Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010) [substituted by Constance Tenders), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President).
Not participating: Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), Pam Ulrich (August 2008), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011).  
APPROVED MINUTES : March 12, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:

• Awards Committee Report

Outstanding Doctoral Students
Anthony O. Adesmoye Entomology and Plant Pathology
Konasale J. Anilkumar Entomology and Plant Pathology
Travis Henry Bray Chemistry
Elias Jose Bungenstab Animal Sciences
Brian S. Helms Biological Sciences
Norman Edward Sammons, Jr. Chemical Engineering
Lindsay Marie Stevenson Poultry Science
Asuman Turkmen Mathematics and Statistics
Subramanian Uthayathas Pharmacal Sciences
Brian K. Whitlock Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology
Outstanding Master’s Students
Kristen M. Anderson Community Planning
Amy F. Brandon Nursing
Siqing Chen Landscape Architecture
Kelli Hardesty Geology and Geography
Bethany Harris Animal Sciences
Regina N. Lehman Poultry Science
Lacy Marschalk English
Robert H. Presley Biomedical Sciences
Sangeetha Srinivasan Mathematics and Statistics
Gretchen Stull Communication & Journalism
Harry Merriwether Fellowship
Mary Katherine Brock Integrated Textile and Apparel Science
Rebecca L. Hunter Biological Sciences
Norman E. Sammons Jr. Chemical Engineering
Eva Shoop English
Graduate Faculty Mentor
Dr. Maria Witte Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology
Dr. Edwin Moran Poultry Science
Dr. Asheber Abebe Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. Christopher Correia Psychology
Dr. Nanette Chadwick Biological Sciences

• Graduate certificates

The Council approve without opposition the following definition of graduate certificates and certificate programs.
Graduate certificates are to be differentiated from professional development certificates. No comprehensive definition of the latter is offered here, however, in brief, completion of a professional development certificate does not require admission to the Graduate School and is awarded based on participation in non-credit work. The definition of graduate certificate does not limit the ability of departments or other units from defining, implementing, or awarding professional development certificates. Professional development certificates are not subject to the Auburn University curriculum process, nor is their achievement noted on Auburn University transcripts.
Graduate certificate programs constitute an integrated curriculum, but not necessarily one aligned with a specific academic program. They may exist within programs, bridge programs or offer content widely useable across programs. Graduate certificate programs consist of a minimum of 9 and maximum of 21 hours of graduate-level course work. The course work may be graded or non-graded. A minimum GPA of 3.0 must be maintained on all graded course work in the certificate program.
Graduate certificate programs pertain to graduate students, whether degree seeking or non-degree seeking. A graduate certificate is distinguished from graduate minors in two primary ways. First, graduate minors are intended exclusively for degree seeking graduate students. Graduate certificates may be directed to both degree seeking and non-degree seeking students. Second, there are limits to the number of course credits taken in pursuit of graduate minors that may applied to a graduate degree (e.g., masters degrees require 21/30 hours to be in the major discipline). The limiting factor in the application of certificate course credits to graduate degrees is departmental policy or advisory committee recommendations. As an example, if a department developed a certificate program intended only for non-degree seeking students, that department could prevent those certificate courses from applying to a degree. However, in the absence of departmental policy, and with the approval of a student’s advisory committee, both degree seeking and non-degree seeking students (if they later change status to degree seeking) may include all certificate-related courses toward degree requirements.
Non-degree seeking students interested in a graduate certificate must apply to the certificate program as a certificate student. These applications are made in the same way and require the same materials as those for a degree program, including the application fee. The application options in the on-line application form will list available certificates, and faculty representing the certificate program will review the applications prior to Graduate School action. Degree seeking students interested in a graduate certificate will identify certificate-related courses on their regular plan of study. It is not necessary for these students to declare their intent to pursue a graduate certificate prior to beginning the certificate courses.
When new graduate certificates are proposed, they undergo the full process of curriculum review. This same process applies regardless of delivery method (i.e., on campus and distance). Special requirements for applicants may be negotiated between the certificate proposing program and the graduate school at the time the program is proposed. Consistent with Graduate School policy related to the Masters and Specialist degrees, all requirements for a graduate certificate must be accomplished within 5 years unless departmental criteria for the certificate necessitate a longer time. Certificate Programs that require an exception to this 5 year time limit must be approved by the Graduate Council. Not only must the content of the proposed certificate be appropriate, but the availability of a viable group of graduate faculty to teach the courses in the certificate must be documented. Proposals for graduate certificate programs must identify a specific person who will serve as coordinator. Certificates that bridge departments must have a home department to which all certificate applicants apply. But each affiliated department must also designate a coordinator. Students who fulfill all requirements for a graduate certificate will have the certificate noted on their transcript when the Graduate School receives a memo signed by the certificate coordinator documenting the successful completion of all certificate requirements.
 
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	Howard   Clayton	Associate Professor	Management	2	Initial Appointment
2	Keith   Cummins	Professor	Animal Sciences	0	Initial Appointment
3	Stephen   Enloe	Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	2	Initial Appointment
4	Lester Hollans	Assistant Professor	Finance	1	Initial Appointment
5	Julie   Howe	Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	1	Initial Appointment
6	Junshan   Liu	Assistant Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
7	Richard   Mattson	Assistant Professor	Psychology	1	Initial Appointment
8	Joseph McElroy	Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	2	Initial Appointment
9	Woojin   Park	Affiliate Assistant Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
10	Annette   Smith	Associate Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	ReAppointment
11	Llloyd   Wade	Assistant Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	1	Initial Appointment
12	James   Witte	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
13	Anne Wooldridge	Assistant Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	Initial Appointment

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following course proposals and modifications:

• • VBMS 7910 New course Advanced Equine Critical Care I
  • VBMS 7920 New course Advanced Equine Critical Care II
  • COMM 7630 New course Media Management
  • COMM 7680 New course Sports Media and Culture
  • INSY 7970/7976 Chg hrs Industrial and Systems Engineering Special Topics
  • FLSP 7150 New course Hispanic Colonial Literature of the United States
  • COUN 7810 New course School Consultation
  • POLI 8111 New course Qualitative Methods
  • POLI 8112 New course Quantitative Methods
  • ERMA 8200/8206 New course Survey Research Methods
  • Agriscience Ed Proposal Propose new Dist MS New Distance Ed Master Degree (On Campus degree already exists)
  • MNGT Organizational Studies Grad Opt Merge 2 Grad Options
  • Definition of Grad Certificate Curricular Definition

The Graduate Council rejected the following course proposal::

• MATL 7996 New course Research & Thesis __________________________________________________________

  Next meeting: June 11, 2008

MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
June 11, 2008
Next Meeting: July 9, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Interim Dean), Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), Pam Ulrich (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President).
 
APPROVED MINUTES : April 16, 2008
 
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	ULRICH   ALBRECHT	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
2	Francisco   Arriaga	Affiliate Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	1	ReAppointment
3	Daniel   Blessing	Associate Professor	Kinesiology	2	ReAppointment
4	Larry   Crowley	Associate Professor	Civil Engineering	2	ReAppointment
5	James   Davidson	Adjunct Associate Professor	Civil Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
6	Geraldo   Desouza	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
7	Edgardo   Escalante	Assistant Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
8	Brian   Gibson	Professor	Aviation Management and Logistics	1	ReAppointment
9	NARENDRA   GOVIL	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
10	Gary   Gruenhage	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
11	Georg   Hetzer	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
12	Aime   Johnson	Assistant Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
13	Olav   Kallenberg	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
14	Krystyna   Kuperberg	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
15	Rebecca   Mcmillan	Assistant Professor	Nursing	1	Initial Appointment
16	Amnon   Meir	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
17	Joseph   Molnar	Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	ReAppointment
18	Wayde   Morse	Assistant Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
19	Martin   O’Neill	Associate Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	2	ReAppointment
20	Chan   Park	Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	2	ReAppointment
21	George   Ramey	Professor	Civil Engineering	2	ReAppointment
22	Gary   Sampson	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
23	CHERYL   SEALS	Assistant Professor	Computer Science and Software Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
24	MARK   SMITH	Assistant Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
25	Michel   Smith	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	Initial Appointment
26	YA-XIONG   TAO	Assistant Professor	Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology	2	Initial Appointment
27	HENRY   THOMPSON	Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	ReAppointment
28	Gregory   Traxler	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	ReAppointment
29	LUCRETIA   TRIPP	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	Initial Appointment
30	Alyson   Whyte	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	ReAppointment
31	J.   Winn	Associate Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	ReAppointment
32	Debra   Worthington	Assistant Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	ReAppointment
33	Jocelyn   Zanzot	Assistant Professor	Architecture	1	Initial Appointment
34	CLAIRE   ZIZZA	Assistant Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	2	Initial Appointment

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

MNGT 5690.6690.6696	Ethical Issue in MNGT	New course
AMLG 7776	Distance Supply Chain Management	Chg hrs
FISH 5320/6320	Liminology	Chn desc, prerq
FISH 5510/6510	Fisheries Bio and Management	Chg hrs
FISH 6230(7240)	Aquaculture and Environment	New course
FISH 7270	Crustacean Molluscan Aquaculture	Chg desc & hrs
CTMU 7560/7566	Digital Media Production of Musical Ed	Chg prerq
CPLN 7500	Planning Workshop	New course
FISH 5410/6410	Intro to Fish Health	Chg credit hrs
CTES 7466	Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages in P-12	New dist course
CTES 7476	Issues in ESOL Education	New dist course
CAHS 5600/6600	Global Sourcing in Textiles and Apparel	Chg title, desc, & prerq
CAHS 5610/6610	Global Retailing Strategies	New course
CAHS 6450	History of Costume	Chg prerq
CAHS 6750	Apparel Line Development	Chg prerq
CAHS 6760	Fashion Analysis and Forecasting	Chg prerq
CAHS 6850	Apparel Merchandising and Retail Management	Chg prerq
CAHS 6860	Advanced Retail Buying and Accountability	Chg prerq
CAHS 7670	Social Psychological Theories in Clothing Behavior	Chg title & prerq
CAHS 7690	Consumer Theory in Apparel and Interiors	Chg title, desc, & prerq
EDLD 8810	Doctoral Seminar in Educational Leadership I	Delete course
EDLD 8820	Doctoral Seminar in Educational Leadership II	Delete course
EDLD 8830	Doctoral Seminar in Educational Leadership III	Delete course
EDLD 8950	Seminar	New course
VBMS 7370	Advanced Large Animal Orthopedic Surgery	New Course
VBMS 7850	Advanced Vet Med Specialty Training	New Course
MNGT 8300	Seminar in Advanced Organizational Theory	Chg title, desc, & prerq
MNGT 8320	Seminar in Strategic Management	New course
MNGT 8330	Advanced Topics in Strategic Management	New course
MNGT 8700	Seminar in Advanced HRMN	New course
MNGT 8820	Organizartional Change Research Methods	Chg title, desc, & prerq

  Next meeting: July 9, 2008
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MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
July 9, 2008
  Next Meeting: September 10, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Interim Dean), Joe Pittman (Interim Dean), Gary Gruenchage (August 2008), Ken Noe (August 2008), Lisa Samuelson (August 2008), Pam Ulrich (August 2008), William Villaume (August 2008), Anita All (August 2010), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President).
APPROVED MINUTES : June 11, 2008
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	Charles   Alderman	Professor	Accountancy	0	Initial Appointment
2	Stephen   Erath	Assistant Professor	Human Development and Family Studies	0	Initial Appointment

  The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:  

• • MECH 5230/6230/6236 Friction, Wear and Lubrication. New course.

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  Next meeting: September 10, October 8, November 5, December 3
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MINUTES OF THE SEVENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
September 10, 2008
  Next Meeting: October 1, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2012), Miriam Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman (August 2012), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President) – substituted by Jessica Wiggins.
Not participating: Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Jack Feminella (August 2012),
APPROVED MINUTES : July 9, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:

• Recognition of Gary Guenhage, James Goldstein, Pamela Ulrich, Kim Noe, and Lisa Samuelson for their services to the Graduate Council
• Introduction of new Members, Miriam Clark-English, Lori Eckhardlt-Forestry and Wildlife Sciences; Zongyang Cheng-; Joe Pittman- Human Development and Family Studies, George Crandell and Jeff Sibley- Graduate School.
• A Study Committee was established for the purposes of reviewing current policies and procedures and recommending changes (as appropriate).. This committee consists of: George Flowers, Jeff Sibley, George Crandell, Karen Rogers, Anita All and Joe Pittman.

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	James   Barbaree	Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
2	Theodore   Bellhorn	Associate Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
3	Jeffrey   Brooks	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	2	Initial Appointment
4	George Crandell	Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
5	Stephen   Dobson	Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
6	Alecia   Douglas	Assistant Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	1	Initial Appointment
7	Thomas   Gallagher	Assistant Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
8	Wendy   Hood	Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
9	Lisa   Kasmer	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment
10	Lisa   Kensler	Assistant Professor	Educational FLT	1	Initial Appointment
11	Hye Jeong   Kim	Assistant Professor	Consumer Affairs	1	Initial Appointment
12	Wi-Suk   Kwon	Assistant Professor	Consumer Affairs	2	Initial Appointment
13	Linda   Martin	Assistant Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
14	Charlene   McQueen	Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
15	Mary   Mendonca	Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
16	Deborah   Morowski	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment
17	Leslie   Norvell	Assistant Professor	Architecture	1	Initial Appointment
18	Deron   Overpeck	Assistant Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	Initial Appointment
19	Matthew   Phillips	Assistant Professor	English	2	Initial Appointment
20	James   Saunders	Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
21	Lora   Smith	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
22	Mark   Steltenpohl	Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
23	David   Tillson	Assistant Professor	Clinical Sciences	1	ReAppointment
24	Ashraf   Uddin	Associate Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
25	Brian   Via	Assistant Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
26	Lorraine   Wolf	Associate Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment

  The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:  

• • New course – CPLN 5500-6500
  • New course – PYPC 7870
  • New course – WILD 8930
  • New program – ADED Distance MED EDS

 
Next meeting: October 1, November 5, December 3
 

MINUTES OF THE EIGHTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
October 1, 2008
 
Next Meeting: November 5, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August 2012), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President) – substituted by Jessica Wiggins.
APPROVED MINUTES : September 10, 2008
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	Troy   Best	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
2	Robert   Boyd	Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
3	Jeffrey   Brooks	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	2	Initial Appointment
4	Phillip   Chaney	Assistant Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
5	ANNE   GORDEN	Assistant Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	2	Initial Appointment
6	Robert   Gross	Associate Professor	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
7	Rhonald   Jenkins	Professor Emeritus	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
8	Kimberly   Key	Assistant Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment
9	Scott   Kramer	Associate Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
10	SMITA   MOHANTY	Associate Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	2	Initial Appointment
11	Anthony   Moss	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
12	Jennifer   Mueller	Associate Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment
13	Valery   Petrenko	Professor	Pathobiology	2	ReAppointment
14	ANN   PRESLEY	Associate Professor	Consumer Affairs	2	Initial Appointment
15	ANDREW   PRICE	Affiliate Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	1	Initial Appointment
16	AARON   RASHOTTE	Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
17	William   Spencer	Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
18	Sarah   Stanwick	Associate Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment

 
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

• • College of Agriculture

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  Next meeting: November 5, December 3
 

MINUTES OF THE NINTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
November 5, 2008
  Next Meeting: December 3, 2008
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zachary Zuwiyya (August 2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August 2012), Lindsey Stevenson (GSC President) – substituted by Jessica Wiggins.
APPROVED MINUTES : October 1, 2008
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	Abel   Alonso	Assistant Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	1	Initial Appointment
2	Francisco   Arcediano	Assistant Professor	Psychology	1	Initial Appointment
3	Troy   Best	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
4	Robert   Boyd	Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
5	Jeffrey   Brooks	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	2	Initial Appointment
6	Stephen   Bullard	Assistant Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	1	Initial Appointment
7	Aimee   Callender	Assistant Professor	Psychology	1	Initial Appointment
8	James   Carr	Associate Dean	Psychology	2	Initial Appointment
9	Phillip   Chaney	Assistant Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
10	C.   Clark	Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
11	Jack   Deruiter	Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
12	ANNE   GORDEN	Assistant Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	2	Initial Appointment
13	Robert   Gross	Associate Professor	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
14	Joshua   Inwood	Assistant Professor	Geology and Geography	1	Initial Appointment
15	Rhonald   Jenkins	Professor Emeritus	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
16	KIMBERLY   KEY	Associate Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment
17	Scott   Kramer	Associate Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
18	SMITA   MOHANTY	Associate Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	2	Initial Appointment
19	Anthony   Moss	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
20	Jennifer   Mueller	Associate Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment
21	Valery   Petrenko	Professor	Pathobiology	2	ReAppointment
22	ANN   PRESLEY	Associate Professor	Consumer Affairs	2	Initial Appointment
23	ANDREW   PRICE	Affiliate Assistant Professor	Agronomy and Soils	1	Initial Appointment
24	AARON   RASHOTTE	Assistant Professor	Biological Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
25	Steven   Shapiro	Associate Professor	Psychology	2	ReAppointment
26	Aaron   Shapiro	Assistant Professor	History	1	Initial Appointment
27	William   Spencer	Professor	Educational FLT	2	ReAppointment
28	Sarah   Stanwick	Associate Professor	Accountancy	1	ReAppointment
29	VISHNU   SUPPIRAMANIAN	Associate Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
30	Mark   Tatum	Assistant Professor	Building Science	1	Initial Appointment
31	T   Williams	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment

 
The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications: 

• • ANSC/POUL 5730/6730, Sensory Evaluation (new course, focusing on the production and processing of food)

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  Next meeting: December 3 , January 7, February 4, March 4, April 8, May 6.

MINUTES OF THE TENTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2008
December 3, 2008
  Next Meeting: January 7, 2009
Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:
George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).
APPROVED MINUTES : November 5, 2008
NEW BUSINESS:
  The following items were discussed.

• Graduate courses must be taught by graduate faculty with appointments at the appropriate level.
• Graduate faculty credentialing procedures and criteria were discussed. It was noted that updating of criteria was needed for many departments.
• Formatting requirements for theses and dissertations were discussed. Information on the formatting requirements are peer universities will be collected and distributed to the Council members, with that information being used in further discussions on the topic.

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	Mary   Barry		Associate Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	Initial Appointment
2	Edna   Brabham		Associate Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	ReAppointment
3	Terry   Brandenbourg		Assistant Professor	Animal Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
4	Richard   Burt		Professor	Building Science	1	Initial Appointment
5	Elina   Coneva		Assistant Professor	Horticulture	1	Initial Appointment
6	Kyungmi   Kim		Assistant Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	2	Initial Appointment
7	Michael   Kozuh		Assistant Professor	History	1	Initial Appointment
8	Clifford   Lange		Associate Professor	Civil Engineering	2	ReAppointment
9	Angela   Love		Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment
10	Cynthia   Mccall		Professor	Animal Sciences	2	ReAppointment
11	Brian  Parr		Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	Initial Appointment
12	Gordon Patterson		Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	ReAppointment
13	Jonghee   Shim		Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment
14	Marilyn   Strutchens		Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	ReAppointment
15	Floyd Woods		Associate Professor	Horticulture	2	ReAppointment
16	Norman Youngblood		Assistant Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	Initial Appointment

  The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:
  Architecture

• • DBLD 5970/6970, New course

Agriculture

• • HORT 5230/6230, Course modification

Engineering

• • ELEC 5190/6190/6196, New course
  • ELEC 5280/6280/6286, New course
  • ELEC 5530/6530/6536, New course
  • ELEC 5820/6820/6826, New course
  • ELEC 7190/7196, New course
  • ELEC 7760/7767, New course
  • ELEC 7800/7806, New course
  • ELEC 8120/8126, New course
  • MISE, Degree change

Forestry and Wildlife Sciences

• • FORY 5250/6250, New course
  • WILD 5400/6400, New course

The following proposals were tabled for later consideration:
Liberal Arts

• • CRIM 5200/6200, Course modification
  • CRIM 5500/6500, 5600/6600, 5650/6650, Course modifications
  • SOCY 5670/6670, New course

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  Next meeting: January 7, February 4, March 4, April 8, May 6.

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