Graduate Council

October 29, 2003

 

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

 

MEMBERS ABSENT:          Heather Hutchens

 

The meeting was called to order at 3:00 p.m. in the University Center conference room (UC-215) by Dr. Charla Hall, committee chair. Agenda items are as follows:

The first item on the agenda was the approval of minutes taken August 27, 2003 and September 23, 2003 electronic email vote.  A motion to approve was made by Dr. Diane Dixon and seconded by Dr. Stan Rice. The motion passed unanimously.

The second item on the agenda was the approval of Nominations for Graduate Faculty.  They are as follows:

·        George Collier                 Temporary Fall 2003                  Tabled

·        Reba Criswell                  Temporary Fall 2003                  Approved

·        James Cunningham         Temporary Fall 2003                  Approved

·        Jennifer Hicks                  Temporary Spring 2004              Approved /with the following amendment: Completion of her PhD  or show scholarly activity in her related field.

·        Benjamin Noah                Temporary Fall 2003                  Tabled

·        Nancy Paiva                    Temporary Fall 2003                  Approved

·        Michael Turnage              Regular  Fall 2003                       Approved

The third item on the agenda was the code of conduct handbook for Graduate Students.  The item was tabled by the chair until a later date.

The fourth item on the agenda was the M.Ed. Program Modification in School Administration EDUC 5113, fundamentals of Curriculum Development.  A motion to approve was made by Dr. William Mawer and seconded by Dr. Stewart Mayers.  The motion passed unanimously.

The fifth item on the agenda was the time line on Who’s Who Nominations. Becky requested nominations to be sent to the office of Academic Affairs no later than December 19, 2003.

The sixth item on the agenda was other business.  Becky brought forth the discussion of lifting the advisor holds when the students are in the office with the advisors. Dr. Charla Hall passed out subcommittees for Thesis (W. Dixon, S. Mayers, J. Reasor, S. Rice, and C.W. VonBergen) & Guidelines for Graduate Students (D. Dixon, S. Hogan, H. Hutchens, W. Mawer and M. Turnage). Each Committee will meet and discuss each option.

A motion was made to adjourn by Dr. Diane Dixon and seconded by Dr. Michael Turnage. The motion was approved unanimously.