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Alabama Council of Graduate Deans

Meeting Minutes

March 9, 2005; 10:00 a.m.

Hill University Center, Executive Conference Room

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Members Present: Terry Roberson, Mary Howard, Deb Moriarty, John Wakefield, Bill Carr, Judd Katz, Joe Wilkins, John Schmidt, Judy Stout, Jim McClintock, Jean Pugliese

ACHE Representatives: Ms. Brenda Carter, Ms. Ellen Haulman

Approval of November 3, 2004 Meeting Minutes

Minutes were approved, as written, by all in attendance.

Treasurer’s Report

Dr. Joe Wilkin’s disseminated copies of the treasurer’s report to all in attendance. As of March 9, 2005, the balance on hand is $6,272.97.

ACHE Report

The Commission will convene on March 10 and 11, 2005 in Montgomery. Dr. Roberta Watts will chair the Academic Affairs sub-Committee, and Mr. Steve Shaw will chair the Planning, Finance, and Accounting sub-Committee. Dr. Watt’s committee will discuss academic issues, including the continued moratorium on new programs. Mr Shaw’s committee will discuss the smart budgeting format. Both sub-committees will meet at 2:00 p.m., and the Committee of the Whole will meet at 4:00 p.m. on March 10,2005. The full meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. on March 11, 2005.

Commission staff have transitioned to the final phase of the post-implementation study. Institutions will be notified regarding viability status of programs and must respond if they did not meet these standards.

Annual Retreat Planning

The Council approved an increase in the registration fee from $150.00 to $175.00. After a discussion about topics and speakers, it was decided that the Executive Committee will finalize the retreat agenda. Joe Wilkins strongly encouraged council members to register for the retreat and their hotel rooms as soon as possible.

Admissions Criteria Roundtable

Dr. Patti Harrison, The University of Alabama

Dr. Judd Katz, Auburn University at Montgomery

Drs. Harrison and Katz led an extremely helpful discussion regarding graduate admission criteria at their respective institutions. Several questions were posed by the audience, and handouts were provided. Reasonable flexibility and performance-based criteria appeared to be common threads throughout the discussion.

Terry Roberson thanked Drs. Harrison and Katz for leading the discussion and stimulating discussion among the participants.

Next Scheduled Meetings

Annual Retreat, April 20-22, 2005

Executive Committee, June 22, 2005

Council, August 3, 2005