GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES

NOVEMBER 6, 1998, 3:00 P.M.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Jan Moore, Dr. Karla Oty (chairperson), Dr. Wayne Dixon, Dr. James Mitchell, Dr. David Hoelzeman, Dr. Diane Dixon, Dr. Bob Oliver

MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Walter Britt, Dr. James Knapp, Dr. Randy Prus, Dr. Virginia Reasor, Dr. Larry Minks, Dr. Jack L. Robinson (Administrative Liaison)

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. by Dr. Karla Oty.

The first item of business was an appeal by *****, requesting that two graduate courses taken at OSU (POLS 5100 and SOC 5990) not be counted in his graduate retention GPA. In a letter from *****, he indicated that the two courses are not part of his MBA degree plan at SOSU and therefore should not be counted in his retention GPA. After a brief discussion, a motion by Dr. Wayne Dixon, seconded by Dr. Bob Oliver, was made that the two courses from OSU not be counted as part of his internal graduate retention GPA since the courses are not part of his degree plan. The motion passed unanimously.

The second item of business was to review the minutes of the last Graduate Council meeting. It was noted that the minutes had been corrected for grammatical errors. A motion by Dr. David Hoelzeman, seconded by Dr. Wayne Dixon, passed unanimously to approve the minutes.

The third item of business was to consider several nominations to the Graduate Faculty. Billie Cox, Cathy Stewart, and Debra Haley were nominated as temporary graduate faculty for the Fall 1998 semester. John Williams was nominated for Associate membership. After a brief discussion, a motion by Dr. James Mitchell, seconded by Dr. Bob Oliver, passed unanimously to accept the nominations. The motion passed unanimously.

The fourth item on the agenda was a briefing on the NCA visit. Dr. Karla Oty stated that at this point, there are no plans for the NCA steering team to talk to the Graduate Council. However, if they do talk to the Graduate Council it will probably be on assessment. The council was reminded that on July 8, 1997, the assessment plan for MBS was reviewed and feedback was given and on April 24, 1997, the council reviewed the assessment plans that were submitted for MBA, MT, and M.Ed. programs and changes were suggested.

The fifth item of business addressed the Assessment Plans and Assessment Reports for the MBA, MBS, Med programs, and MT for the current year. Dr. Karla Oty distributed the plans and reports to each Graduate Council member. The members of the Council were asked to review each program relative to its plan and report, and make notes of suggestions or changes. The plans and the reports will be discussed in greater detail at the next Graduate Council meeting where feedback will be provided to each department.

The sixth item of business was to discuss the "Periodic Review of Regular Graduate Faculty Members." As stated as part of the Graduate Faculty Policies, regular graduate faculty members are to be reviewed at five year intervals. The qualifications of each member is to be reviewed by the Graduate Council and the Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs based on the guidelines set by North Central. The Council reviewed the form for evaluating regular graduate faculty members and made some additions concerning continuing education units. Secondly, the Council members reviewed the committee assignments for faculty review and agreed to its delegation. The council also agreed to have their reviews (which consists of a total of 36 regular graduate faculty members) completed by the February 1999 Graduate Council meeting.

There was no new business at this time. Dr. Wayne Dixon suggested that the Who's Who nominees be released in a news article. The request had already been completed by the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges Foundation.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.