MINUTES OF THE SECOND MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009

February 4, 2009

  Next Meeting: March 4, 2009

Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:

George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011), Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012),

Not participating: Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).

APPROVED MINUTES : January 7, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:

  Information Items

•  The Graduate Scholars Forum is being expanded from previous years. It will be held march 10-11, 2009. Departments are requested to encourage their students to participate and attend.

•  The Diversity in Graduate Studies program will be held March 29-30. This is the second year for this program (last year it was called the HBCU visitation program).

•  Graduate Student Colloquia (informal discussion meetings with graduate students) are being held at noon each month.

•  It was reported that the graduate certificate definition was approved by the Board of trustees on January 29, 2009. Specific certificate programs need to be proposed and developed. It appears that this is an excellent opportunity to grow graduate programs and departments are encouraged to develop such programs.

Discussion Items

•  It was proposed that the Graduate School no longer require hard copies for theses and dissertations, with departments having the option to continue to require students to provide hard copies It was generally agreed that this was an acceptable policy change and the details for its implementation will be discussed at a later meeting.

•  Revised wording for the “Time Limit” for doctoral degrees in the AU Bulletin was approved by the Graduate Council.

Time Limit [from page 115 in the 2008-09 Bulletin]

Upon admission to candidacy, the student has four calendar years to complete all remaining requirements for the doctoral degree. If unable for any reason to complete the requirements on time, the student's major professor may petition the dean of the Graduate School for a maximum of a one year extension. Students failing to complete the degree in the allotted time revert to the status of an applicant and must, with the approval of the student's major professor and department head/chair, petition the dean of the Graduate School to retake the general oral examination.

•  A basic definition of the difference between 7000/8000 level courses will be developed and discussed at a later meeting.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments.

No.	Name	Title	Department Name	Reviewing Class	Apt. Type
1	LaKami   Baker	Assistant Professor	Management	1	Initial Appointment
2	Claude   Boyd	Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	2	ReAppointment
3	Terry Byrd	Professor	Management	2	ReAppointment
4	Caleb   Clark	Professor	Political Science	2	ReAppointment
5	Brian Connelly	Assistant Professor	Management	1	Initial Appointment
6	William   Dozier	Associate Professor	Poultry Science	2	Initial Appointment
7	Christopher   Easley	Assistant Professor	Chemistry and Biochemistry	1	Initial Appointment
8	Hubert   Feild	Professor	Management	2	ReAppointment
9	John   Gaber	Professor	Architecture	1	ReAppointment
10	William Giles	Professor	Management	2	ReAppointment
11	Terrill   Hanson	Associate Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	2	Initial Appointment
12	Paul   Holley	Associate Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
13	Jong   Hong	Assistant Professor	Mechanical Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
14	Iryna Johnson	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	1	Initial Appointment
15	Kevin Mossholder	Professor	Management	2	Initial Appointment
16	John   Quidry	Assistant Professor	Kinesiology	1	Initial Appointment
17	Anoop   Sattineni	Associate Professor	Building Science	1	ReAppointment
18	Mathew   Smidt	Assistant Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
19	Ahjeong   Son	Assistant Professor	Civil Engineering	1	Initial Appointment
20	Kyra   Sutton	Assistant Professor	Management	1	Initial Appointment
21	Jeffery   Terhune	Assistant Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	2	Initial Appointment
22	Michelle   Worosz	Assistant Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	1	Initial Appointment

 

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

  College of Architecture, Design, and Construction

• Master of Design-Build (modification)
• BSCI 7020/DBLD 7020 (modification)
• BSCI 7030/DBLD 7030 (modification)
• BSCI 7040/DBLD 7040 (modification)
• BSCI 7950/DBLD 7950 (modification)
• DBLD 5510/6510 (new course)
• DBLD 5610/6610 (modification)
• DBLD 5620/6620 (modification)
• DBLD 5640/6640 (modification)
• DBLD 7550 (modification)
• DBLD 7551 (new course)
• DBLD 7630 (modification)

Liberal Arts

• CRIM 5200/6200 (modification)
• CRIM 5500/6500, 5600/6600, 5650/6650 (modifications)
• SOCY 5670/6670 (new course)

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  Next meeting: March 4, April 8, May 6.

   

MINUTES OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009

March 4, 2009

  Next Meeting: April 8, 2009

Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:

George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Lori Eckhardt (August 2011),Gisela Kim Key (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).

APPROVED MINUTES : February 4, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:

None.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments

No.	Name	Title	Department Name	Reviewing Class	Apt. Type
1	Ellen   Abell	Associate Professor	Human Development and Family Studies	1	Initial Appointment
2	Sabit   Adanur	Associate Professor	Polymer and Fiber Engineering	2	ReAppointment
3	Raj   Amin	Assistant Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
4	Achilles   Armenakis	Professor	Management	2	ReAppointment
5	Lourdes   Betanzos	Associate Professor	Foreign Languages and Literatures	1	ReAppointment
6	Mary   Boudreaux	Professor	Pathobiology	2	ReAppointment
7	Richard   Britnell	Professor	Industrial Design	1	ReAppointment
8	Robert   Bulfin	Professor	Industrial and Systems Engineering	2	ReAppointment
9	Cecelia   Champion	Assistant Professor	Management	1	Initial Appointment
10	Mark   Clark	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Management	1	ReAppointment
11	John   Cochran	Professor	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
12	Claire   Crutchley	Associate Professor	Finance	1	ReAppointment
13	Clifford   Defee	Assistant Professor	Aviation and Supply Chain Management	1	Initial Appointment
14	Muralikrishnan Dhanasekaran	Assistant Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
15	Bill   Felkey	Professor	Pharmacy Care Systems	1	ReAppointment
16	NELSON   FORD	Associate Professor	Management	2	ReAppointment
17	Yasser   Gowayed	Associate Professor	Polymer and Fiber Engineering	2	ReAppointment
18	Roy   Hartfield	Professor	Aerospace Engineering	2	ReAppointment
19	Diane   Hite	Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	ReAppointment
20	Tin-man   Lau	Professor	Industrial Design	1	ReAppointment
21	Ronald   Lewis	Associate Professor	Geology and Geography	1	ReAppointment
22	Justin   Miller	Assistant Professor	Architecture	1	Initial Appointment
23	Denis   Nadolnyak	Assistant Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	Initial Appointment
24	Kenneth   Noe	Professor	History	2	ReAppointment
25	Richard   Penaskovic	Professor	History	1	ReAppointment
26	Jayachandra Ramapuram	Assistant Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	2	Initial Appointment
27	Wesley   Randall	Assistant Professor	Aviation and Supply Chain Management	1	Initial Appointment
28	P.   Robinson	Professor	Architecture	1	ReAppointment
29	Dennis   Ruth	Professor	Architecture	1	ReAppointment
30	Andrew   Shelton	Assistant Professor	Aerospace Engineering	1	Initial Appointment
31	Bridget   Smith	Adjunct Assistant Professor	Psychology	1	ReAppointment
32	Gwinyai   Utete	Assistant Professor	Finance	1	Initial Appointment
33	John   Williams	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

  College of Agriculture

• AGRN 5200/6200, new course
• ENTM 8910, new course
• PLPA 8910, new course

College of Business

• AVMG 6090/6096, course modification
• AVMG 6180/6186, course modification

College of Education

• EDLD 8210, new course
• CTCT 7956, new course
• CTCT 8770, course modification
• CTCT 8776, new course

College of Science and Math

• BIOL 5090/6090, course modification
• BIOL 5150/6150, course modification
• BIOL 5230/6230, course modification
• BIOL 5280/6280, new course
• BIOL 5350/6350, new course

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Next meeting: April 8, May 6.

     

 

MINUTES OF THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009

April 8, 2009

  N ext Meeting: May 6, 2009

Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates: George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Anita All (August 2010), Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012),

Not participating: Michael Tillson (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).

APPROVED MINUTES : March 4, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:

• Graduate Faculty Appointments : Revising the graduate faculty appointment and approval systems was discussed. It was generally agreed that evaluation of discipline specific criteria is best done at the department/college level with more general oversight provided by the Graduate Council. A committee was appointed to discuss/propose revisions to the graduate faculty credentialing process. The committee members are Joe Pittman, Gisela Bushchle-Diller, Karen Rogers, George Flowers and Joe Giambrone.
• Accelerated Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program : An initial proposal for an accelerated bachelor's/ master's degree program was discussed. A revised proposal based upon those discussions will be considered at the next meeting.
• Thesis/Dissertation Formatting: Beginning Fall Semester, the Graduate School will no longer require paper copies for dissertations and theses. The departments and major professors can still require bound hard copies if they so desire. Departments will also be allowed to develop their own formats, within specific overall Graduate School guidelines, if they so choose. The Graduate School will continue to maintain a default format for those who do not wish to develop their own.

  OLD BUSINESS:

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments

No	Name	Title	Department Name	Reviewing Class	Apt. Type
1	John   Adrian	Professor	Agri Economics and Rural Sociology	2	ReAppointment
2	Mark   Barnett	Assistant Professor	Civil Engineering	2	ReAppointment
3	John   Blake	Professor	Poultry Science	1	ReAppointment
4	Michael   Bozack	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
5	James   Bradley	Professor	Biological Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
6	Richard   Brinker	Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
7	Angela   Calderon	Assistant Professor	Pharmacal Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
8	JANICE   CLIFFORD	Associate Professor	Sociology	1	ReAppointment
9	Rex   Dunham	Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	2	ReAppointment
10	Roland   Dute	Professor	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
11	Charles   Faupel	Professor	Sociology	1	ReAppointment
12	James   Gilchrist	Associate Professor	AUM Education	1	Initial Appointment
13	David   Hinson	Associate Professor	Architecture	1	ReAppointment
14	Daryl   Kuhlers	Professor	Animal Sciences	0	Initial Appointment
15	Yu   Lin	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
16	Justin   Marshall	Assistant Professor	Civil Engineering	1	Initial Appointment
17	Almitra   Medina	Assistant Professor	Foreign Languages and Literatures	1	Initial Appointment
18	Raj   Mohan	Professor	AUM Sociology	1	ReAppointment
19	Evgueni   Oks	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
20	Darren   Olsen	Assistant Professor	Building Science	1	Initial Appointment
21	Michael   Patterson	Professor	Agronomy and Soils	2	ReAppointment
22	Joe   Perez	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
23	Daniel   Phillips	Assistant Professor	Communication Disorders	0	Initial Appointment
24	Michael   Pindzola	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
25	Allison   Plumb	Assistant Professor	Communication Disorders	0	Initial Appointment
26	Stuart   Price	Associate Professor	Pathobiology	2	ReAppointment
27	John   Quidry	Assistant Professor	Kinesiology	2	Initial Appointment
28	SHARON   ROBERTS	Associate Professor	Biological Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
29	Francis   Robicheaux	Associate Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
30	Steven   Silvern	Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	ReAppointment
31	Giovanna   Summerfield	Assistant Professor	Foreign Languages and Literatures	1	Initial Appointment
32	Stephen   Szedlmayer	Professor	Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures	2	ReAppointment
33	Chin-che   Tin	Professor	Physics	2	ReAppointment
34	SALISA   WESTRICK	Assistant Professor	Pharmacy Care Systems	2	Initial Appointment
35	Laura   Willis	Assistant Professor	Communication Disorders	0	Initial Appointment
36	Charles   Wood	Professor	Agronomy and Soils	2	ReAppointment

  The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

  College of Agriculture

• Ag. Econ & Rural Soc., new minor
• FISH 5440/6440, course modification

College of Business

• FINC, 5740/6740, new course
• ISMN, 5290/5293/6290/6296, new course
• ISMN 5770/6770/6776, new course

College of Engineering

• MECH 5220/6220/6226, new course
• Biosystems MS degree, new degree
• Biosystems PhD degree, new degree

School of Forestry and Wildlife

• FOWS 5320/6320, new course

College f Human Sciences

• HRMT 5530/6530/6536, course modification

College of Liberal Arts

• PSYC 8310, new course
• PSYC 8480, new course

College of Veterinary Medicine

• VBMS 7010, new course

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Next meeting: May 6.

   

MINUTES OF THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009

May 6, 2009

 N ext Meeting: June 3, 2009

Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:

George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012).

Not participating: James Kaminsky (August 2010), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).

APPROVED MINUTES : April 8, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:

•  A policy for providing exceptions for graduate faculty appointments was discussed and approved. It was agreed that the graduate dean is authorized to approve exceptions to a program's graduate faculty criteria in order to allow candidates with exceptional qualifications to teach specific graduate courses.

•  A proposal for an accelerated bachelor's/master's program was reviewed and approved. A document detailing this proposal is attached.

  OLD BUSINESS:

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments:

No	Name	Title	Department Name	Reviewing Class	Apt. Type
1	Craig   Bertolet	Assistant Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
2	Jonathan   Bolton	Associate Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
3	Brigitta   Brunner	Assistant Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	ReAppointment
4	Jeremy   Downes	Associate Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
5	Christopher   Ferguson	Assistant Professor	History	1	Initial Appointment
6	James   Goldstein	Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
7	WEI-SHINN   KU	Assistant Professor	Computer Science and Software Engineering	2	Initial Appointment
8	David   Laband	Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	ReAppointment
9	Erkan   Nane	Assistant Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	1	Initial Appointment
10	Thaddeus   Roppel	Associate Professor	Electrical and Computer Engineering	2	ReAppointment
11	Robin   Sabino	Associate Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
12	Edward   Slaminka	Associate Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	1	Initial Appointment
13	Kevin   Smith	Assistant Professor	Communication and Journalism	1	Initial Appointment
14	Judy   Troy	Associate Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
15	Henry   Williford	Professor	AUM Foundations, Secondary & Physical Education	2	ReAppointment
16	James   Wright	Associate Dean	AUM Education	2	ReAppointment
17	Hilary   Wyss	Associate Professor	English	2	ReAppointment

  The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:

  College of Business

• BUSI 5010/6010 (new course)

College of Education

• Career & Technical. Education. (change program from EdD to PhD)
• Adult Education (change program from EdD to PhD)
• Administration of Supervision and Curriculum (change program from EdD to PhD)
• Administration of Higher Education (change program from EdD to PhD)
• Administration of Elementary & Secondary Education (change program from
• EdD to PhD)
• CTCT 7480 (course modification)
• CTCT 7486 (new course)
• CTES 7420 (course modification)
• CTES 7426 (new course)
• CTCT 8806 (new course)
• CTCT 8986 (new course)
• EDLD 8260 (new course)

College of Human Sciences

• Human Development and Family Studies (add option in Marriage and Family Therapy)

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Next meeting: June 3, July 8, August 5.

   

Accelerated Bachelor's / Master's Degree Program

Guidelines

Overview and Rationale

The Accelerated Bachelor's / Master's Degree Program offers Honors students and other outstanding Auburn students the opportunity to earn both the bachelor's and master's degrees in less time and at less cost than usual. It does so by allowing these exceptional students to count up to nine hours (in a thirty-hour master's program) or twelve hours (in a thirty-six hour master's program) to count towards both degrees.

In addition to saving students' time and money, the program enhances the marketability of students in fields in which the master's degree is fast becoming a requirement, even for entry-level positions. In other fields, where there is a shortage of workers, students benefit by earning their degrees at a faster rate than in conventional degree programs. Honors students and others who participate also have the opportunity to explore the prospects of graduate study, engage with graduate faculty, and deepen their understanding of their own academic disciplines.

The benefits of the accelerated degree program also accrue to Auburn University . The program encourages exceptional students to apply not only to the Honors College but also to Auburn 's graduate programs, and it fosters the kind of integration and interaction between undergraduate and graduate programs that is characteristic of the best research institutions.

Even though many colleges and universities already offer accelerated degree programs, the Auburn program is distinctive. Unlike other accelerated degree programs, the Auburn model offers students in the Honors College the option of taking graduate courses. The program thus encourages highly motivated students to graduate with Honors while, at the same time, earning credit towards a master's degree at Auburn University .

Developing an Accelerated Degree Program

  Participation in the Accelerated Bachelor's / Master's Degree Program is completely voluntary. In programs in which an accelerated degree program is appropriate, academic deans, department heads/chairs, and program officers are encouraged to develop application proposals by working with the appropriate undergraduate coordinator/director, the college curriculum committee, the Honors College , and the Graduate School . The application for an accelerated degree program requires the approval of the department, the college, the Graduate Council, and the University Curriculum Committee. To be considered, each application proposal should include the following:

• A Request to Add/Change an Accelerated Bachelor's / Master's Degree Program Form

• A justification for the program

• Minimum qualifications for admission (if different from those described below)

• Minimum qualifications for continuation and graduation (if different from those described below)

• A description of the application process

• A description of the matriculation process

• A plan for advising students admitted to the program to ensure success

• A list of courses that may be counted for both undergraduate and graduate credit. No more than nine hours (in a thirty-hour master's program) and no more than twelve hours (in a 36-hour master's program) may be counted towards the requirements of both degrees. Only graduate-level courses may be counted toward the graduate degree.

• A curriculum model, illustrating the time-table for the completion of the requirements of the bachelor's and the accelerated master's degree

Honors Students

• Honors students are encouraged to seek advice about course selection and scheduling as early as the freshman year.

• Honors students must meet the same requirements for admission (described below).

• Honors students must meet the same requirements for continuation and graduation (described below).

• Honors students who are making satisfactory progress towards completion of the requirements of the Honors College will be given priority consideration for admission to the Graduate School .

Admission Requirements

  • Students must have completed at least 45 credit hours and no more than 96 credit hours, including advanced placement credits.

• Transfer students must have completed at least 24 credit hours at Auburn University .

• Honors and other students must have a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.4 / 4.0 or higher.

Individual graduate programs may set higher standards or require additional criteria for admission to the accelerated degree program, subject to approval by the normal curriculum review process.

Application Process

• Students must complete an “Application for Admission to the Accelerated Bachelor's / Master's Degree Program.”

• Students must work with an Honors and a graduate advisor in the degree-granting department to complete an approved Plan of Study, including: a) a list of the courses that count towards both the undergraduate and graduate degree; and b) the projected dates for the completion of the bachelor's and master's degrees.

• Students must apply for admission to the Graduate School (including submitting the application, paying the application fee, and providing transcripts and standardized test scores, as required) by the prescribed deadline.

Continuation and Graduation Requirements

• No more than nine hours (in a thirty-hour master's program) and no more than twelve hours (in a 36-hour master's program) may be counted towards the requirements of both degrees. Only graduate level courses may be counted toward the graduate degree.

• Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 3.4 / 4.0 or higher. If individual graduate programs have set higher standards, students are required to meet those standards. If the student completed the Bachelor's degree requirements with a cumulative GPA of less than 3.4 / 4.0, the student cannot double-count credit hours and is terminated from the program.

• Students must earn a grade of B (3.0 / 4.0) or better in all double-counted, graduate-level courses.

• Students must complete the bachelor's degree, be admitted to the Graduate School , and be accepted by the degree program before entering the master's degree program. Admission to the Accelerated Degree Program does not guarantee admission to the Graduate School ; however, Honors students who are making satisfactory progress towards completion of the requirements of the Honors College will be given priority consideration for admission to the Graduate School . Students cannot opt to by-pass the bachelor's degree.

• Students who do not follow the approved Plan of Study may be ineligible to continue in the program.

• Students must complete the Master's degree within 12 months from the completion of the Bachelor's degree for a non-thesis Master's degree and within 18 months for Master's programs requiring a thesis. If the Master's program is not completed within these time limits, none of the courses can be double-counted.

Individual graduate programs may set higher standards or require additional criteria for continuation and graduation, subject to approval by the normal curriculum review process.

Withdrawal

• Students may withdraw voluntarily from the Accelerated Degree Program at any time. Students must notify, in writing, the graduate program officer and the coordinator/director of undergraduate studies in their respective departments. A copy of the request to withdraw from the program should be sent to the Dean of the Graduate School .

• Students who withdraw from the program voluntarily or because they do not meet program requirements will not be awarded graduate credit for double-counted courses.

   

MINUTES OF THE SIXTH MEETING OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL FOR 2009

June 3, 2009

  Next Meeting: July 8, 2009

Participating Members of the Council and Retirement Dates:

George Flowers (Dean), George Crandell (Associate Dean), Jeff Sibley (Associate Dean), Joseph Giambrone (August 2010), Anita All (August 2010), James Kaminsky (August 2010), Michael Tillson (August 2010), Kim Key (August 2011), Gisela Buschle-Diller (August 2011), Karen Rogers (2011), Zongyang Cheng (August 2012), Miriam Marty Clark (August 2012), Joe Pittman August (2012), Curtis Shannon (August 2012).

Not participating: James Winfield (GSC)

APPROVED MINUTES : May, 2009

NEW BUSINESS:

None.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Credentials Committee recommendations for appointments and reappointments  

No.	Name	Title	Department Name	Reviewing Class	Apt. Type
1	Richard   Beil	Associate Professor	Economics	2	ReAppointment
2	Leonard   Bell	Associate Professor	Nutrition and Food Science	2	ReAppointment
3	Honorio   Carino	Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	ReAppointment
4	Jill Crystal	Professor	Political Science	2	ReAppointment
5	Leonardo   De La Fuente	Assistant Professor	Entomology and Plant Pathology	1	Initial Appointment
6	Dean   Gjerstad	Professor Emeritus	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	1	Initial Appointment
7	James   Grand	Associate Professor	Forestry and Wildlife Sciences	2	ReAppointment
8	Nancy   Haak	Associate Professor	Communication Disorders	1	ReAppointment
9	John Holmes	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	Initial Appointment
10	Jeffrey   Katz	Associate Professor	Psychology	2	ReAppointment
11	Jane Kuehne	Assistant Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	2	Initial Appointment
12	Douglas   Leonard	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
13	Jo   Mackiewicz	Assistant Professor	English	2	Initial Appointment
14	Michael   Miller	Research Fellow	Biological Sciences	2	ReAppointment
15	Kenneth   Nusbaum	Associate Professor	Pathobiology	2	ReAppointment
16	Lynne   Patrick	Associate Professor	Educational FLT	1	Initial Appointment
17	Kevin   Phelps	Professor	Mathematics and Statistics	2	ReAppointment
18	Constance   Relihan	Professor	English	2	ReAppointment
19	Carolyn   Wallace	Associate Professor	Curriculum and Teaching	1	Initial Appointment

 

The Graduate Council approved without opposition the following Curriculum Committee recommendations for course proposals and modifications:  

College of Agriculture

• Agronomy and Soils (distance education program)

College of Education

• EDMD 7320/7326 (new course)

College of Engineering

• Polymer and Fiber Engineering (new PhD program)
• Auto Manufacturing Systems (new Certificate)

  School of Forestry and Wildlife

• WILD 7150 (new course)

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Next meeting: July 8, August 5, September 9 .