Members Present: Dr. Muhammad Betz, Dr. Linda Kallam, Dr. Tim Patton, Dr. Stewart Mayers, Dr. Wayne Dixon, Dr. Charles Weiner (Ex–Officio), Dr. William Mawer, Dr. Doug Wood, Dr. Jane Licata, Dr. Daniel Weigel, Dr. Kenneth Chinn (Guest), Dr. Ming–Shan Su (Guest)
Members Absent: Dr. C.W. Von Bergen, Dr. Doug McMillan (Ex– Officio)
The meeting was called to order at 3:05 p.m. in the Welcome Center Conference Room by Dr. Stewart Mayers. Agenda items are as follows:
The first item on the agenda was the approval of minutes from the September 1, 2005 meeting. A motion to approve made by Dr. Patton and was seconded by Dr. Betz. The motion passed unanimously.
The second item on the agenda was a Graduate Appeal for Keith Moon. A motion was made by Dr. Mawer to approve and seconded by Dr. Hall. The motion passed with unanimously. The second appeal was for Carl McKinney. A motion was made by Dr. Patton to approve and seconded by Dr. Kallam. The motion passed with a 7–2 count.
The third item on the agenda was Graduate Faculty Standards for Appointment & Academic Qualifications. The Council heard from Dr. Hall who is chairing the committee. Dr. Hall said the committee had met once and decided to gather information from other universities for guidance and also will meet with department chairs. The matter was tabled.
The forth item on the agenda was Nominees for Student Graduate Council. Dr. Dixon nominated Debbie Bowman and Dr. Mawer nominated Robert Howard. Dr. Mawer made a motion to approve and was seconded by Dr. Dixon. The motion passed unanimously.
The last item on the agenda was 4000 Level Courses in Master’s Programs. After much discussion the matter was tabled. Dr. Mawer and Dr. Dixon will polish the policy and bring it back to the Council next month.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:55 p.m.