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.

 

II. Curriculum Sub-Committee – Lee Pike, Chair

 

A.    College of Nursing

 

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. College of Medicine – Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

 

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

  1. Ms. Teresa Boggs – Communicative Disorders

Interim Membership Expired – Spring 03

Recommend – Interim Membership  

  1. Dr. Jack Branscomb – English

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

  1. Dr. Brian P. Rowe

Full Membership Expired

Recommend – Full Membership     

  1. Dr. Walter Ed Stead

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

  1. Anna Roberts

   Associate Membership Expired

   Recommend – Associate Membership

  1. Renee Shell

   Associate Membership Expired

   Recommend – Full Membership

  1. Judith Slagle

      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.

 

IV.  Old Business

     

      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 ETSU’s 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.

 

 

V.   Adjournment

 

The meeting was adjourned at 2:50 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Champney, Chair