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Graduate Council Minutes


October 20, 2011

MEMBERS PRESENT

Voting:             Professors M.S. Bradley-Engen, V.H. Hunt, T.W. Martin, F.M. Scheide, P.R. Selvam, T.G. Shields, J.D. Wiersma; Ms. Jocelyn Bailey

Non-Voting:     Professors P.R. Koski, L.J. Robertson, J.R. Young

MEMBERS ABSENT

Voting:             Professor R. M. Costrell, T.P. Cronan, A.J. Dowdle, A.E. Ellstrand, P.M. Hewitt, M.D. Richardson; one student representative

Non-Voting:     Professors C.H. Adams, M. Limayem, M.T. Miller; Ms. S.L. Theiss

SECRETARY              Ms. T. M. Fisher

GUESTS                      Professors S. Boss, D. Beck, D. Gorman, T. Messadi

The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Chair Patricia Koski

  1. Minutes for the September 15, 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). 
  2. 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. 
  3. Nominations for the Calendar Committee, University Course and Programs Committee, Library Committee, and University Program Review Committee were deferred to the November meeting.
  4. There was no Old Business.
  5. The announcements of the name changes for the M.Ed. and Ed.D. degrees in Workforce Development Education were deferred until the November meeting.
  6. New Business:
    1. Professor D. Beck presented a proposal to modify the M.Ed. degree in Educational Technology (ETECME) as described in Section V of Attachment B.  The proposal was approved unanimously.  Because this proposal involves changes to courses which were not on today’s agenda, the proposal will be placed again on the November agenda.  However, we will not require a program representative to be present.  The proposal will then go to the Faculty Senate in December, if there are no concerns.
    2. Because there was no representative from the program in attendance, a vote on the proposal to modify the MAT degree in Secondary Education (SEEDMA) was deferred to the November meeting.
    3. Professor D. Gorman presented proposals to modify the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Kinesiology (KINSMS and KINSPH)(Attachment C and Attachment D).  Following discussion, the proposals were approved and will go next to the Faculty Senate.
    4. Because there was no representative from the program in attendance, a vote on the proposal to modify the requirements of the M.Ed. degree in Workforce Development Education was deferred to the November meeting.
    5. Professors S. Boss and T. Messadi presented a proposal to create a new interdisciplinary graduate certificate in Sustainability to be housed in the Graduate School and International Education.  Following some suggested changes and discussion, the proposal was approved, pending approval by the University Course and Programs Committee.  Attachment E and Attachment F contain the requested changes.
  7. The Council deferred further discussion about the awarding of graduate faculty status to the November meeting.
  8. The Council deferred discussion of the academic integrity policy (see Agenda) to the November meeting.
  9. The Council approved the course change report from the University Course and Programs Committee, contained in Attachment G.
  10. The Council approved the graduate faculty recommendations listed in Attachment H by a vote of four in favor; two opposed; and one abstaining. 

There being no other business, the Council adjourned at 3:05 p.m.   

Submitted by:                                                  Approved by:

 

______________________                             ___________________        
Patricia R. Koski, Chair                                               Todd G. Shields, Dean