MINUTES: Graduate Council ‑ May 8, 2000 ‑ 1:15 p.m., MR 3 D.P. Culp Center

ATTENDEES: Alavi, Antkiewicz, Brown, Caton, Champney, Ellis, Green, Herrin, Honaker, Hoover, Kasmai, Lindahl, Osborn, Pike, Pfeiffer, Scheuerman,

 

ABSENT: Norris, Vaughn, Smith, Taylor, Woodruff

 

GUESTS: Wahlberg, Rushing, Riecken

 

I. MINUTES of March 27, 200 Council Meeting

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved

 

II. CURRICULUM PROPOSAL SUB-COMMITTEE - Dr. Lee Pike, spokesperson

 

A. College of Arts & Sciences - Department of History - Curriculum Changes

 

1. Three dual-listed course deletions:

HIST 4117/5117 American Diplomacy

HIST 4197/5197 Urban History

HIST 4367/5367 Intellectual History of Europe to the French Revolution

 

These courses have not been taught since the new curriculum went into effect in the fall of 1994.

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved and forwarded to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for action.

 

2. Nine new dual-listed courses:

HIST 4187/5187 History of Women in the U. S., Settlement to 1945

HIST 4207/5207 Ancient Religions

HIST 4237/5237 Women in the Ancient World

HIST 4387/5387 History of the Holocaust

HIST 4807/5807 American Women Since World War II

HIST 4817/5817 Twentieth‑Century American Sports

HIST 4827/5827 America in the 1960s

HIST 4927/5927 World War II in Europe

HIST 4937/5937 World War II in the Pacific

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved with minor changes and forwarded to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for action.

 

 

 


B. College of Business ‑ Curriculum proposals. The proposals are the dual‑listed components of major curriculum changes in four undergraduate business programs.

 

ECON 4317/5317 Health Care Economics

FNCE 4617/5617 Applied Portfolio Management

MGMT 4217/5217 Service Operations Management

MGMT 4587/5587 HRM Certification

MGMT 4667/5667 Environmental Law for Business

MGMT 4857/5857 Electronic Commerce

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved and forwarded to the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee for action.

 

C. College of Arts & Sciences - Department of Social Work ‑ Proposal for a new Master of Social Work curriculum. The proposal includes Academic Proposal Format A and 23 new graduate course proposals. The proposal was developed to help fill the regional need for masters level social workers. It is supported, both conceptually and financially, by two of the area's largest potential employers of social workers.

 

The program could accommodate 72 students; admission will be in one of two categories:

traditional (non‑social work bachelors degree students) for a two‑year, 61‑credit hour

program, and advanced standing (accredited social work bachelors degree students) for a

one‑year, 33‑credit hour program. The program would require six new faculty positions

and two support staff. The library holdings are adequate, but the department would like

to add two new journals.

 

SOWK 5310 Social Work Practice Foundations I, 3 credits

SOWK 5311 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I, 3 credits

SOWK 5312 Social Welfare Policy and Programs, 3 credits

SOWK 5313 Multicultural Practice, 3 credits

SOWK 5314 Field Practicum I, 4 credits

 

SOWK 5315 Field Practicum II, 4 credits

SOWK 5320 Social Work Practice Foundations II, 3 credits

SOWK 5321 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II, 3 credits

SOWK 5322 Social Work Research Methods, 3 credits

SOWK 5323 Ethical and Boundary Issues in Social Work, 3 credits

 

SOWK 5325 Person in Environment Assessment, 1 credit

SOWK 5410 Advanced Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups I, 3 credits

SOWK 5420 Advanced Practice with Individuals, Families, and Small Groups II, 3 credits

SOWK 5423 Field Practicum III, 4 credits

SOWK 5424 Field Practicum IV, 4 credits

SOWK 5430 Psychopathology in Social Work Practice, 3 credits

SOWK 5440 Mental Health Policy, 3 credits

SOWK 5441 Children and Family Policy, 3 credits

SOWK 5450 Advanced Research Practice, 3 credits


SOWK 5500 Crisis Intervention and Other Brief Treatment, 3 credits

 

SOWK 5501 Managed Care in Human Services, 3 credits

SOWK 5502 Grief and Bereavement Counseling, 3 credits

SOWK 5503 Gender Issues and Social Work Practice, 3 credits

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved

 

III. GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS - Dr. Ben Caton, spokesperson

 

A. Applicants for New Appointment:

 

1. Ennis, Methlee, PhD, Assistant Professor in Communicative Disorders,

recommended for Associate.

 

B. Applicants for Re-appointment:

 

1. Defoe, Dennis, PhD, Assistant Professor in Anatomy/Cell Biology, Associate

expires 001, recommended for Full.

 

2. Hemphill, Jean, MSN, Assistant Professor in Family/Community Nursing,

Interim expires 992, recommended for Interim (lack of terminal degree).

 

3. Robertson, Patricia, EdD, Associate Professor in Human

Development/Learning, Associate expires 002, recommended for Associate.

 

4. Steadman, Mark, PhD, Associate Professor in Accoutancy, Associate expires

001, recommended for Full.

 

5. Walls, Jennie, MS, Assistant Professor in Family/Community Nursing, Interim

expires 002, recommended for Interim.

 

6. Williams, David, PhD, Professor in Surgery, Associate expires 001,

recommended for Full.

 

Action Taken by Council: Approved

 

IV. OLD BUSINESS

 

1. Report from Graduate Faculty Evaluation sub-committee on reevaluation of emeritus faculty - Ben Caton presented a recommendation from the sub-committee which states,

AUpon retirement, a faculty member (whether designated as emeritus or not) retains graduate faculty status and is eligible to serve at the level of graduate faculty appointment at the time of retirement. @ After discussion of the pros and cons, a motion was made by Dr. Hoover as follows:

 


AHold graduate faculty appointment status for retirees at their last appointment level. After expiration of their existing appointment, retirees are eligible to reapply for continued appointment as a graduate faculty member based upon graduate faculty guidelines for appointment. @

 

The motion was tabled until the next meeting when Dr. Brown could look at the graduate faculty guideline terminology.

 

V. NEW BUSINESS

1. Graduate Council Meeting Information - The May 29 th meeting is cancelled and the next meeting will be held on June 19, 2000 in the East Tennessee Room at 1:15 p.m. There are five curriculum items that the Council needs to consider and take action on before the end of the summer.

 

2. ETD Listing - Dr. Brown distributed copies of the ten graduate students who submitted their thesis or dissertation electronically. He further stated that ETSU Graduate Studies could quite possibly have the best electronic thesis web site of any university in the country.

 

3. Policy Revision - GA/TS Summer Fee Waivers - Dr. Brown distributed the proposed policy revision for graduate assistants and tuition scholars for the summer semester. It allows graduate assistants and tuition scholars to have their summer Aout-of-state @ fees waived and Ain-state @ fees charged if they had an assistantship or scholarship in the preceding semester. The old guidelines stated that they must have had an assistantship for the entire year to be eligible for the waiver. Dr. Brown expects this policy to effect a limited number of students.

 

4. 2000-2001 Catalog - Steve Honaker made available the new graduate catalog for those members who had not received them.

 

5. Editorial Course Description Changes for 2001-2002 Catalogs - Steve Honaker distributed approved editorial changes for the new 2001-2001 catalog to members.

 

6. Dr. Herrin announced that the Graduate School Annual Orientation 2000 is scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2000. Notices are being sent to students in their admittance letter.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.

 

 

 

APPROVED:

Scott Champney, Chair