MINUTES:
Graduate Council – January 31, 2005, 1:15 p.m., East Tennessee Room, D.P. Culp
Center
ATTENDEES:
Barrett, Stanley, Brown, Champney, Dixon, Pointer, Hoover, Music, Howard,
Marrs, Tedesco, Scheuerman, Taylor, Halverson, McIntosh
ABSENT: Ellis, Clay, Woodruff
GUESTS: Freeberg, C. Bishop, C. Taylor
I. Approval of Minutes – November 29, 2004
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
II. Curriculum Sub-Committee – Martha Pointer,
Chair
A.
College
of Public and Allied Health
1.
New Health
Care Management Graduate Certificate –
The HCMC curriculum was revised and refined to both
strengthen the offering and to prepare for on-line administration. Course content deficiencies and overlap were
addressed and a conceptual model was utilized to redefine course sequencing and
assure interdisciplinarity of the courses offered.
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
B.
College
of Education
1.
New
Course – CUAI 5700 – Portfolio Development 3 CH)
As more and more candidates are required to prepare
portfolio documentation of professional growth within school systems and since
pre-service teacher educators prepare portfolio documentation of their
development prior to becoming licensed practitioners, it seems only logical
that candidates for the master’s degree in elementary and/or secondary should
also be equipped with knowledge of this process.
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
III. Graduate Faculty
Sub-Committee Report, Dr. Wally Dixon
A.
October
20, 2005 Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee Meeting
1.
New
Appointments:
Patricia A. Cutspec, Recommend Associate membership.
Chris S. Dula, Recommend Associate membership.
Jean S. Hamm, Recommend Associate membership.
Theresa McGarry, Recommend Associate membership.
Tamera Pearson, Recommend Associate membership.
Felix Sarubbi, Recommend Full membership.
Jacek Smurzynski, Recommend Full membership.
Linda Turnbo, Recommend Associate membership.
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
2. Re-appointments:
Tammy Barnes, Recommend Temporary
membership.
Ed Baryla, Recommend Associate membership.
Ting-Heng Chu, Recommend Associate
membership.
David Dixon, Recommend Associate
membership.
Michael Dunn, Recommend Associate
membership.
Jimmy Dean Hahs, Recommend Temporary
membership.
Mian Jiang, Recommend Associate
membership.
Tim McDowell, Recommend Full membership.
Patty Gibbs Wahlberg, Recommend Associate
membership.
Qing Yuan, Recommend Associate membership.
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
B.
January
21, 2005 Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee Meeting
1.
New
Appointments:
Jane
Dresser, Recommend Interim membership.
Ronald Giles, Recommend Associate
membership.
Angela Lewis, Recommend Associate
membership.
Carmen McCrea, Recommend Interim
membership.
Constance Morrison, Recommend Associate
membership.
Blaine Schubert, Recommend Interim
membership.
Norma Parker Wilson, Recommend Associate
membership.
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
2. Re-appointments:
Andrea Clements, Recommend Full membership.
Michael Code, Recommend Full membership.
Graham Disque, Recommend Full membership.
Karen Harrington, Recommend Full membership.
Bert Lampson, Recommend Full membership.
Peter Pawlowicz, Recommend Associate membership.
Krishna Singh, Recommend Full membership.
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
IV. Old Business
A.
ETSU Graduate Studies Award Plan (Version
2) – Dr. McIntosh presented revised copies of the ETSU School of Graduate
Studies Thesis, Dissertation, and Capstone Award Plan based upon suggestions
made at the November 29, 2004 Graduate Council Meeting. After several comments
and much discussion over the nomination procedures and implementation
strategies, the Graduate Council made the following recommendation:
Dr. McIntosh was requested to establish a nomination form to
facilitate the nomination process and will create a distribution list of all
ETSU Graduate Faculty members in order to send information on the award plan and
solicit student nominations in the categories of Thesis, Dissertation or
Capstone project.
Action Taken by Council: Approved idea of
having a Graduate School Thesis,
Dissertation,
and Capstone Award.
V. New Business
A.
ETSU School of Graduate
Studies Research Grants – Dr.
McIntosh reviewed the first version of the above
plan
Graduate Council members. This proposal was developed in
order to increase sources of financial support for
ETSU
graduate student research, increase profile of
graduate
education at ETSU, and help promote excellence in
graduate
education.
Dr. McIntosh will make revisions suggested by the
Graduate Council and submit a final version to
Council for
approval.
Action
Taken by Council: Approved in concept
with minor revisions. Award amount to be
maximum amount of $800 for
eight awards.
VI.
Next Meeting
The
next meeting of the Graduate Council will be held in the recently renovated
President’s Conference Room, second Floor, Dossett Hall, 1:00 p.m. Linda Wyatt will try to schedule the
remainder of the Graduate Council meetings for this fiscal year in the
President’s Conference Room.
VI. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 2:15 p.m.
Scott Champney, Chair