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Graduate Council Minutes

March 15, 2012

MEMBERS PRESENT

Voting:            Professors M.S. Bradley-Engen, T.P. Cronan, A.J. Dowdle, A.E. Ellstrand, P.M. Hewitt, V.H. Hunt, T.W. Martin, F.M. Scheide, P.R. Selvam, J.D. Wiersma; Ms. Emilija Djurdjevic; Ms. Tamara St. Marthe

Non-Voting:     Professors P.R. Koski, M. Limayem, M.T. Miller,  J.R. Young; Ms. Harwood-Rom

MEMBERS ABSENT

Voting:            Professors R.M. Costrell, M.D. Richardson, T.G. Shields

Non-Voting:     Professors C.H. Adams, L.J. Robertson

SECRETARY     Ms. T. M. Fisher

GUESTS            None

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

  1. Minutes for the February 16, 2012 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.php).
  2. The Council congratulated Professor T.W. Martin for being named interim Dean of the College of Engineering.
  3. Reports for the Academic Appeals Committee, Annual Program Review Committee, and the Teaching Assistant Effectiveness Advisory Committee were distributed by e-mail prior to the meeting (Attachment A).
  4. Also distributed by e-mail before the meeting is an item to be discussed with constituencies before the April meeting: How would people react to a policy in the Graduate School that all theses/dissertations must be checked by the department/program for plagiarism before the thesis/dissertation could be submitted to the Graduate School for acceptance for graduation?
  5. New Business:
    1. Professor M. Miller presented a proposal to modify the M.S. degree in Community Health Promotion (CHLPMS) by modifying the program requirements as described in Section V of Attachment B. Following discussion, the proposal was approved and will go next to the Faculty Senate. Off-campus approval is not required.
  6. The Council discussed whether we should institute a policy requiring the Department/Program head/chair/director or graduate coordinator signature on the Doctoral Record of Progress, as it is now required on the Master’s Record of Progress. Members were asked to check with their constituencies about this issue.
  7. The Council approved the graduate faculty recommendations listed in Attachment C.

There being no other business, the Council adjourned at 2:15 p.m.

Submitted by:                                                      Approved by:

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