Members Present: Dr. Muhammad Betz, Dr. Linda Kallam, Dr. Tim Patton, Dr. Stewart Mayers, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Dr. Michael Turnage, Dr. Charles Weiner (Ex–Officio), Dr. William Mawer, Dr. Charla Hall,
Members Absent: Dr. Jane Licata, Dr. C.W. Von Bergen, Dr. Doug McMillan (Ex– Officio), Jesse Pacheco
The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. in the Welcome Center Conference Room by Dr. Wayne Dixon. Agenda items are as follows:
The first item on the agenda was the approval of minutes from the February 18, 2005 meeting. A motion to approve was made by Dr. Turnage and was seconded by Dr. Patton. The motion passed unanimously.
The second item on the agenda was a graduate appeal for Angie Munholland. A motion was made by Dr. Mawer to approve an extension to complete her thesis until Fall 2005. Dr. Mayers seconded. The motion passed unanimously.
The third item on the agenda was a curricular modification for History. A motion was made by Dr. Betz to approve, but was amended by Dr. Patton. The amendment was for the modification to go through the proper channels and be approved by Teacher Education before coming to the Graduate Council. The modification must also show justification as to why the History Program is not deleted. The amendment was seconded by Dr. Turnage. The motion passed unanimously.
The next modification was MED. A motion was made by Dr. Mayers to approve and seconded by Dr. Mawer. The motion passed unanimously.
The next modification was for Graduate Faculty Policies. A motion was made by Dr. Hall to include the School Counseling Coordinator as part of the Graduate Council membership. The motion was seconded by Dr. Mawer. The motion passed unanimously. Dr. Dixon will type up a proposal to send to committee on committees. Also, on the Graduate Faculty policies a motion was made by Dr. Mawer to elect the chair and vice chair at the final Spring meeting of the year and that the chairs term start the following Fall. The motion was seconded by Dr. Betz and passed unanimously. A motion was made by Dr. Betz to accept the Graduate Faculty Policies with the new changes and was seconded by Dr. Turnage. The motion passed unanimously.
No new business.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:35 p.m.