MINUTES:
Graduate Council September 29, 2003, 1:15 p.m., East Tennessee Room, DP Culp
ATTENDEES:
Barrett, Bitter, Brown, Herrin, Champney, Pointer, Dixon, Hoover, Tedesco,
Pike, Music, Scheuerman, Taylor
ABSENT: Ellis,
Greer, Marrs, Norris-Thompson,Ziegler,Woodruff
GUEST: Smith, McCabe
I. Approval of Minutes April 28, 2003
Action
taken by Council: Approved.
1. Department of Adult Nursing LU, three new
courses
a.
ALNU
5038 Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Older Adults,
1 credit
b.
ALNU
4267/5267 Nursing Management of the Critically Ill Adult,
3 credits
c. ANLU 6016 Advanced Concepts in
Pathophysiology, 3 credits
2.
Department
of Professional Roles & Mental Health Nursing, six new
Courses:
a.
PMNU
5404 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Care I, 3 credits
b.
PMNU
5405 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Care I: Practicum, 3
Credits
c.
PMNU
5408 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Care II, 2 credits
d.
PMNU
5409 Advanced Psychiatric Nursing Care II: Practicum, 2
Credits
e.
PMNU
5410 Theories of Counseling for the Psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner, 3 credits
f.
PMNU
5411 Theories of Counseling for the Psychiatric Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner: Practicum, 3
credits
Action taken by Council: Approved.
3.
Master
of Science in Nursing Degree Program.
Propose three changes
in the program: 1) revise specific
course requirements for each of
the current specialties, 2) propose
course requirements for a
fourth specialty, and 3) propose a dual
gerontology option for two
specialties.
Action taken by
Council: Approved.
1. BIOC 5600/6600 Molecular Biology and
Genomics Change in credit
hours from 4 credits to 3 credit hours.
Action
taken by Council: Approved by Graduate
Council via email
Vote by
Dr. Brown, 6/3/03.
III.
Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee
A. June 17, 2003 GF Sub-Committee, Pat Smith -
Chair
New
Appointments:
1.
Dr. Yue Zou Biochemistry
Recommend - Full Membership
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
Re-Appointments:
1. Dr. Faith Akin
Communicative Disorders
Associate Membership
Expired Spring 03
Recommend Full
Membership
2. Dr. Jafar Alavi
Economics, Finance and Urban Studies
Full Membership Expired
Summer 03
Recommend Full
Membership
3. Dr. Colin F. Baxter
History
Full Membership Expired -
Summer 03
Recommend Full
Membership
Interim Membership
Expired Spring 03
Recommend Interim
Membership
Full Membership Expired -
Spring 03
Recommend Associate Membership
6. Dr. Allison P. Deadman
Music
Associate Membership
Expired Fall 02
Recommend Associate
Membership
7. Dr. Ronald K. Giles
English
Full Membership Expired
Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
8. Dr. Frederick S. Hipple
Economics, Finance and Urban Studies
Full Membership Expired
Spring 03
Recommend - Associate
Membership
9. Dr. Chu-Ngi Ho
Chemistry
Interim Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
10. Ms. Christa I. Hungate Foreign
Languages
Interim Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Interim
Membership
11. Dr. Don Johnson English
Full Membership Expired -
Fall 02
Recommend Associate
Membership
12. Dr. Mary Langenbrunner Applied Human
Sciences
Full Membership Expired -
Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
13. Dr. Rebecca Pyles Arts & Sciences
Full
Membership Expired Spring 03
Recommend
Associate Membership
14. Dr. Anna Duggins Roberts Applied Human Sciences
Associate Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
15. Dr. Rosalee J. Seymour Professional Roles/Mental Health Nursing
Full Membership Expires -
Summer 03
Recommend Full
Membership
16. Dr Karen Ann Tarnoff Management and Marketing
Associate Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
17. Dr. Neil Thomas Computer and Information Sciences
Associate Membership
Expires Summer 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
18. Mr. Primus Tillman Technology
Associate Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Associate
Membership
19. Ms. Ruth D. Verhegge Applied Human Sciences
Interim Membership
Expired - Spring 03
Recommend Interim
Membership
20. Dr. Ronal Weir Management and Marketing
Associate Membership
Expired Spring 03
Recommend - Associate
Membership
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
B. July 29,
2003 Sub-Committee Meeting Wallace Dixon Chair
New
Appointments:
1. Dr. Jasmine Renner
Recommend - Associate Membership
Action
Taken by Council: Approved.
Re-Appointments:
1. Dr. Dan Brown
Associate Membership
Expired
Recommend Full
Membership
2. Dr. Susan Hossler
Interim Membership
Expired
Recommend Interim
Membership
3. Dr. Michael McKinney
Associate Membership
Expired
Recommend Associate
Membership
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Full
Membership
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Full Membership
6. Dr. Terrence A. Tollefson
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Full
Membership
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
C.
September 24, 2003 Sub-Committee Meeting Wallace Dixon Chair
New
Appointments:
1. James Ayers
Recommend - Associate Membership
2.
Paul
Baggett
Recommend Associate Membership
3.
Jane
Brady
Recommend Interim Membership
4.
Thomas
Jason Davis
Recommend Associate Membership
5.
Gail
Gerding
Recommend Associate Membership
6.
Arun
Goyal
Recommend Full Membership
7.
Helene
Halvorson
Recommend Associate Membershp
8.
Beth
Hogan
Recommend Associate Membership
9.
Thomas
Laughlin
Recommend Associate Membership
10. Chul-Young Roh
Recommend Associate Membership
11. Mahipal Singh
Recommend Associate Membership
Action Taken by
Council: Approved.
Re-Appointments:
1. Jennifer Borsch
Temporary Membership
Expired
Recommend Interim
Membership
2.
Douglas Dotterweich
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Full
Membership
3.
Robert Leger
Associate Membership
Expired
Recommend Associate
Membership
4. Laurelle Phillips
Associate Membership
Expired
Recommend Associate
Membership
5. Jane Raulston
Associate Membership
Expired
Recommend Full Membership
6.
Delanna Reed
Interim Membership
Expired
Recommend Interim
Membership
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend Associate Membership
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend Full Membership
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend Full
Membership
10. Joseph Sobol
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend Associate Membership
11. Isabel Stanley
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Associate Membership
12. Jean Stead
Full Membership Expired
Recommend Full Membership
13. Kerry Swinehart
Associate Membership Expired
Recommend Associate Membership
Action Taken by Council:
Approved.
No Old Business.
V. New Business
A.
Election of a new Chair Dr. Brown asked for
nominations from the floor for a new Graduate Council Chair for FY 03-04. There being none, Dr. Brown asked Dr.
Champney if he would agree to serve this year as the Graduate Council
Chair. Dr. Champney accepted.
B.
Conditional Admission Dr. Herrin discussed
the proposed changes to the Conditional Admission policy requesting that the
new policy state, Conditional admission may not be granted when significant
admission criteria (such as GRE, GMAT, letters of recommendation, or in the
case of international students, proof of an undergraduate degree) are
missing. After lengthy discussion a
motion was made and seconded table until the October 27, 2003 Graduate Council
Meeting. Dr. Herrin requested
suggestions for improvement or changes to the wording of the policy be submitted
to her before the next meeting.
Action Taken by Council:
Deferred Until October 27, 2003
Graduate Council Meeting.
C.
Transfer
Policy/Proof-of-Degree Dr. Herrin reviewed the proposed amendment to ETSUs
transfer policy stating that the new policy would require, All non-ETSU
transfer credit must be posted to the transcript prior to the term of
graduation. Transfer of credit is not
allowed in the graduation term. In addition, In general, credit earned at
international institutions cannot be transferred, and petitions to transfer
international credit are reviewed only if accompanied by a professional
course-by-course evaluation. After
discussion of the amended policy, it was agreed that the language of the policy
needed to be reviewed. It was agreed
that Dr. Herrin would review the language in the policy and it would be acted
on at the next meeting.
Action Taken by Council: Deferred Until October 27, 2003
Graduate
Council Meeting.
D.
MSN-RODP
Update Dr. Brown informed Council Members that this
would be an information item on the March, 2004 TBR agenda.
E.
Dr.
Champney asked Dr. Brown to explain his new responsibilities as of November 1,
2003. Dr. Brown explained that he would
still be doing some assignments as Dean of the Graduate School. He will be working on the Undergraduate
Curriculum process as well as working with Academic Affairs and the Graduate
School. Dr. Herrin will take on some of his
current responsibilities in the School of Graduate Studies and there will be an
internal search for an Assistant Dean.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.
Scott Champney, Chair