GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

October 6, 1998, 2:30 p.m.

Members Present: Dr. Walter Britt, Dr. James Knapp, Dr. Jan Moore, Dr. Karla Oty (Chairperson), Dr. Randy Prus, Dr. Virginia Reasor, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Dr. James Mitchell, David Hoelzeman, Dr. Diane Dixon, Dr. Larry Minks, and Dr. Jack L. Robinson (Administrative Liaison)

Members Absent: Dr. Robert Oliver

The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Jack L. Robinson. The first item on the agenda was to introduce Tia Kelley, the new graduate office secretary, and Dr. Diane Dixon and Robert Oliver were also introduced as new members of the Graduate Council. Dr. David Hoelzeman was introduced as the new representative for the Master of Technology program.

The second item of business was to elect a chairperson. Karla Oty was nominated by Larry Minks and the motion was seconded by Dr. Britt. After addition request for nominations a motion by Dr. Walter Britt, seconded by Dr. James Knapp was made to make the nominations cease. The motion carried unanimously. A motion by Dr. Jan Moore, seconded by Dr. Virginia Reasor passed unanimously that Dr. Oty by elected by acclamation.

The third item of business was an appeal for *****, requesting full credit for twelve hours of graduate coursework that had gone beyond the six year time limit. She indicated that severe illness had made it impossible for her to finish the classes. Dr. Vivian Guarnera, faculty member in special education, had written a letter endorsing *****'s request. She indicated that the content of the current special education courses are basically the same as what ***** had previously taken. After further discussion of this case a motion by Dr. Diane Dixon, seconded by Dr. Britt , passed unanimously to grant ***** a time extension through May 1999.

The fourth item of business was to consider several nominations to the Graduate Faculty. The faculty consisted of David Conway, Steven Emge, Michael Miles, and Janice Stalling were nominated as temporary graduate faculty for the Fall 1998 semester. After discussion on the credentials and scholarly activities a motion by my Dr. Walter Britt, seconded by Dr. Virginia Reasor to accept the nominations passed you unanimously. Next, four faculty nominations to the associate graduate faculty were considered. These faculty were David Christy, Virginia Davis, John Williams, and Betty Wintle. After discussion in review of their credentials a motion to approve the nominations was made by Dr. David Hoelzeman, seconded by Dr. Wayne Dixon and passed unanimously.

The fifth item of business were several Who' Who' nominations among graduate students. Dr. Jack L. Robinson indicated that 22 nominations could be made from Southeastern. The council reviewed eight MBA student nominees and six MBS student nominees. After a brief discussion, a motion by Dr. Diane Dixon, seconded by Dr. Jan Moore passed unanimously to recommend this fourteen nominees.

The sixth item of business was to review the minutes of the last graduate council meeting. A motion by Dr. Jan Moore, seconded by Dr. Walter Britt passed unanimously to approve the minutes.

The seventh item of business was a review of a survey of graduating masters students. It was noticed that the students thought highly of their faculty; their competency, awareness of new development, and accessibility. The council also reviewed four items that were rated lower on the survey.

The last item of business was to discuss a good meeting time. The next meeting date was set for Friday, November 6, 1998, at 3:00 p.m.

The meeting adjourned at 3:20 p.m.