MINUTES: Graduate Council - October 30, 2000 - EMAIL MEETING

EMAIL RESPONSES: Caton, Ellis, Hoover, Lindahl, Osborn, Pfeiffer, Pike, Smith, Scheuerman, Taylor

I. GRADUATE FACULTY APPOINTMENTS - Dr. Ben Caton

A. Applicants for New Appointment:
  
Committee members welcomed new sub-committee member Ron Lindahl from Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis.

A. Applicants for new appointment:
  
1. Bayes, Paul E., DBA, Professor in Accountancy, recommended for Associate.
  
2. Headley, Thomas, MS, Associate Professor in Communication, recommended for Interim  (lack of terminal degree).
  
3. Jacobs, Beverly J., PhD, Associate Professor in Communicative Disorders, recommended for Full.
  
4. Maier, Kurt J., PhD, Assistant Professor in Environmental Health, recommended for Full.
    5. Melendez, E. Jane, PhD., Professor in Curriculum and Instruction, Temporary expired 993, recommended for Associate.
  
6. Mozen, Diana, PhD., Assistant Professor in PEXS, recommended for Associate.
  
7. Shell, Renee C., EdD., Assistant Professor in Adult Nursing, recommended for Associate.
  
8. Thewke, Douglas P., PhD, Assistant Professor in Biochemistry, recommended for Associate.

Action Taken by Council: Approved

B. Applicants for reappointment:
  
1. Broome, Hugh W., MA/MS, Associate Professor in Engineering Technology, Associate expired 002, recommended for Interim (lack of terminal degree).
  
2. Hong, Don, PhD, Associate Professor in Mathematics, Associate expired 001,deferred. Committee needs additional information (i.e. dates of graduate classes taught)
  
3. Knisley, Debra, PhD., Associate Professor in Mathematics, Associate expired 001, recommended for Full.
  
4. Knisley, Jeff, PhD., Assistant Professor in Mathematics, Associate expired 001, recommended for Associate.
  
5. Montgomery, Donna J., PhD., Assistant Professor in Human Development/Learning, Associate expired 002, recommended for Full.
  
6. Ralston, Steve, PhD., Associate Professor in Communication, Associate expired 1996, recommended for Associate.
  
7. Rhoton, Jack, EdD, Professor in Curriculum and Instruction, Associate expired 001, recommended for Full.
  
8. Wolfe, Margaret Ripley, PhD., Professor in History, Full expires 003, recommended for Full.

Action Taken by Council: Approved

II. CURRICULUM ACTIONS
  
A. College of Arts & Sciences - Delete Course SOAA-5387 - Social Statistics - The department wants a more obvious sequencing of methods and statistics courses for majors. Social Statistics needs to be renumbered so that it is between Research Methods (3210) and Microcomputers (3444). Also, it is desired that graduate students no longer take this course.

Action Taken by Council: Approved

B. Delete PEXS 5097 - Pharmacology and Substance Abuse
  
This course was overlooked in the original proposal for termination of the Athletic Training concentration in the PEXS Department. This course, which is the counterpart to PEXS 4097, should also be deleted. Appropriate approval for course deletion is needed before the proposal for program termination can move forward.

Action Taken by Council: Approved

1. The next meeting of the council will be November 27, 2000 at 1:15 p.m. in the East Tennessee Room.

APPROVED: Signed minutes on file
Scott Champney, Chair