MINUTES OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL______

DATE OF MEETING: NOVEMBER 16, 2011

The November 16, 2011 meeting of the Graduate Council was called to order at

1:16 p.m. in SH 308 by Dr. Lou Thompson, Chair of the Graduate Council.

ATTENDANCE:

  • Mary Anderson, Vicki Baker, Bill Bartlett (substitute for Katy Mitchell), Catherine Candler (guest), Ariel Cooksey, Karen Dunlap, Jordan Fuchs, Holly Hansen-Thomas, Ruth Johnson (ex-officio),Mark Kessler, Young-Hoo Kwon, Larry LeFlore, Tracy Lindsay, Peggy Mancuso, Jennifer Martin (ex-officio), Marilyn Massey-Stokes, Sarah McIntire (substitute for Lynda Uphouse), Debra Mollen (substitute for Linda Rubin), Karen Petty (substitute for Joyce Armstrong),Chandan Prasad (substitute for Shanil Juma), Katherine Rose, Lou Thompson, Mary Thompson, Parakat Vijayagopal, Brigitte Vittrup, Anne Young

MINUTES APPROVED:

  • The minutes of the October 19, 2011 meeting were approved as disseminated.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

  • Dr. Martin reported the following:
  • TWU is now receiving the newly revised GRE scores for applicants.
  • Admissions are arriving late to the departments because of the new GRE scores, sodepartments need to process applications as soon as possible.
  • Spring 2012 applications are up 11%, but acceptances are down by 13%.
  • Gainful Employment reporting was completed on November 15, 2011, and the TWU web-spinners are in the process of adding the Gainful Employment required postings to the university website.

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS AND OLD BUSINESS:

Executive Committee – Dr. Katie Rose, Vice Chair

  • Dr. Rose said the Committeerecommended approval of the Reapportionment of the Graduate Council and the updated policy on Graduate Council Size, Organization, and Responsibilities.

Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was approved unanimously.

Academic Standards Committee –Dr. Katie Rose, Chair

  • Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended the proposal to reaffirm the University Graduate Admissions Criteria.

Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was approved unanimously.

  • Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended approval of the THECB Graduate Program Review Schedule with possible changes to the Ph.D. in Occupational Therapy, M.S. in Counseling and Development, and the Ph.D. in Rhetoric.

Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was approved unanimously.

  • Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended the changes to the Policy on Graduate Faculty Status at TWU.

Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was approved unanimously.

  • Dr. Rose presented changes to the criteria for Full Graduate Faculty for discussion.

Membership Committee –Dr. Karen Dunlap, Co-chair

  • Dr. Dunlap said the Committee recommended approval of the following individuals for graduate faculty membership.
  • Dr. Dwane Allen, Teacher Education, Full
  • Dr. Rita Dello Stritto, Nursing, Full
  • Dr. Rebecca Federickson, Teacher Education, Full
  • Professor Sarah Gamblin, Dance, Full
  • Dr. Nerissa Gillum, Family Sciences, Full
  • Dr. Dwaynna Horn, School of Management, Associate
  • Dr. Eileen McElrath, Library and Information Studies, Full
  • Dr. Sarah McMahan, Teacher Education, Full
  • Dr. Judith Moreillon, Library and Information Studies, Full
  • Dr. Carol Perryman, Library and Information Studies, Associate
  • Dr. Richard Shuster, Music, Full
  • Dr. Ludovic Sourdot, Teacher Education, Full
  • Dr. Teresa Starrett, Teacher Education, Full
  • Dr. Tanya Synar, Visual Arts, Full
  • Dr. Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Teacher Education, Associate
  • Dr. Sarah Wainscott, Communication Sciences, Associate
  • Dr. Michael Wiebe, Teacher Education, Full
  • Dr. Myongho Yi, Library and Information Studies, Full

Dr. Dunlap moved that the Council approve the recommendations, and the motion was approved unanimously.

REPORTS:

  • Tracy Lindsaymade the following announcements:
  • Fiscal year 2011 research report is available on the ORSP website.
  • Travel Assistance Fund for Summer funding is still available.
  • New Faculty Research Enhancement Program received 19 applications, and they will be reviewed on December 2, 2011 by the Research Support Committee.
  • New competitions for Chancellor’s Research Fellows Program and Continuing Faculty REP will be available in the Spring.
  • IRB workshopwill be held on Friday, November 18, 2011, on the Denton campus.
  • 4 TWUfacultyattended the National Science Foundation Day at Texas A&M Commerce.
  • The Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium will be held April 17-18, 2012.

ADJOURNMENT:

  • The meeting adjourned at 2:24 p.m.

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