September 15, 2011
MEMBERS PRESENT
Voting: Professors M.S. Bradley-Engen, R.M. Costrell, T.P. Cronan, A.J. Dowdle, A.E. Ellstrand, P.M. Hewitt, V.H. Hunt, T.W. Martin, F.M. Scheide, P.R. Selvam, T.G. Shields, J.D. Wiersma; Ms. Tamara St. Marthe
Non-Voting: Professors P.R. Koski, M.T. Miller, L.J. Robertson, J.R. Young; Ms. S.L. Theiss
MEMBERS ABSENT
Voting: Professor M.D. Richardson; one student representative
Non-Voting: Professors C.H. Adams, M. Limayem
SECRETARY Ms. T. M. Fisher
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Chair Patricia Koski
- Minutes for the August 18th, 2011, Graduate Council meeting stand approved, as no changes were suggested. (The minutes of the Graduate Council may be found at http://grad.uark.edu/dean/gradcouncil/minutes/index.html).
- Professor Koski said that reports from the Academic Appeals Committee and the Teaching Assistant Effectiveness Advisory Committee had been sent earlier by e-mail (Attachment A). There were no questions about the reports.
- There was no Old or New Business.
- The Council considered changing the awarding of graduate faculty status, to create four levels, rather than the current three. Some Council members are concerned that the current classification allows faculty with master’s degrees only to serve on doctoral committees. The discussion will continue in October.
- The Council approved the graduate faculty recommendations listed in Attachment B.
There being no other business, the Council adjourned at 3:41 p.m.
Submitted by: Patricia R. Koski, Chair
Approved by: Todd G. Shields, Dean
