Graduate Council

January 26, 2004

MEMBERS PRESENT: Dr. Muhammad Betz, Dr. Diane Dixon, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Dr. Doug McMillan (Ex Officio), Dr. William Mawer, Dr. Stewart Mayers, Dr. Stanley Rice, Dr. Michael Turnage, Dr. C.W. VonBergen

MEMBERS ABSENT: Dr. Charla Hall, Heather Hutchens, Jona Reasor

The meeting was called to order at 3:02 p.m. in the University Center conference room (UC-215) by Dr. Stanley Rice. Agenda items are as follows:

The first item on the agenda was the approval of minutes taken October 28, 2003 with the following change made: Michael Turnage admitted fully to the Graduate Faculty. A motion to approve was made by Dr. Von Bergen and seconded by Dr. Wayne Dixon. The motion passed unanimously.

The second item on the agenda was a Graduate Appeal submitted by Cheik Cisse. Cheik requested a grade appeal from a “C” to a “B” in BUS 5113 taken in the Fall 2003 semester. Mr. Cisse explained to the council that he felt that his grades were calculated wrong and he should receive a higher grade. Dr. Haley came before the committee and explained her grading scale. A motion was made by Dr. Diane Dixon to deny the appeal for a grade change and seconded by Dr. Will Mawer. The motion passed unanimously.

The third item on the agenda was a nomination to graduate faculty for Dr. Price . A motion was made by Dr. Wayne Dixon to approve for Regular Faculty Status and seconded by Dr. Von Bergen. The motion passed unanimously.

The fourth item on the agenda was the M.Ed. Program Modification in School Administration with the following program changes:

• DELETE - PSY 5223, EDAD 5463, EDAD 5343, EDAD 5353, EDAD 5133, EDAD 5143
• ADD - EDAD 5403, EDAD 5483, EDAD 5473, EDUC 5113

A motion to approve the change was made by Dr. Muhammad Betz and seconded by Dr. Michael Turnage. The motion was approved unanimously.

The fifth item on the agenda was the revision of the thesis option in the School of Graduate Studies. This item was tabled until the next meeting.

In other business Dr. Michael Turnage brought forth the question of how to add the option of Biology to the MT degree program. Dr. McMillan explained to the committee the first step would be to submit a program modification application to the appropriate committees.

A motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Stewart Mayers and seconded by Dr. Diane Dixon. The motion passed unanimously.