MINUTES: Graduate Council – March 29, 2004, 1:15 p.m., East Tennessee Room – DP Culp

ATTENDEES: Brown, Davis, Powers-Beck, Champney, Dixon, Tedesco, Scheuerman, Taylor

ABSENT: Barrett, Pointer, Ellis, Hoover, Pike, Marrs, Whitson

I. Approval of Minutes – January 26, 2004 and February 16, 2004

Action Taken by Council: Approved.

II. Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee Report – Wally Dixon, Chair

A. New Appointments:

1. Martin Fitzgerald – Technology/Digital Media

Recommend – Associate Membership

2. Aimee Govett – Curriculum and Instruction

Recommend – Associate Membership

3. Joe Keith Green – Philosophy

Recommend – Associate Membership

4. Barbara Grissett – Social Work

Recommend – Associate

Action Taken by Council: Approved.

B. Re-Appointments:

1. Mary Katherine Anderson – Family Community Nursing

Recommend – Associate Membership

2. David Close – Physics

Recommend – Full Membership

3. Dennis Coffey – Technology

Recommend – Interim Membership

4. Michael Gallaher - Health Sciences

Recommend – Associate Membership

5. Teresa W. Haynes – Mathematics

Recommend – Full Membership

6. Karl H. Joplin – Biological Sciences

Recommend – Full Membership

7. Kay Kuczynski – Social Work

Recommend – Associate Membership

8. John Laffan – Microbiology

Recommend – Full Membership

9. Amy Malkus – Human Development and Learning

Recommend – Associate Membership

10. David J. Marx – Psychology

Recommend – Associate Membership

11. E. Jane Melendez – Curriculum and Instruction

Recommend – Associate Membership

12. Eric Mustain – Health Sciences

Recommend – Associate Membership

13. Charles S. (Ted) Olson – Appalachian Studies and Services

Recommend – Full Membership

14. Sandra M. Palmer-Lopez – Foreign Languages

Recommend – Associate Membership

15. Priscilla Ramsey – Adult Nursing

Recommend – Full Membership

16. Kent N. Schneider - Accountancy

Recommend – Full Membership

17. Melissa L. Shafer – Communication

Recommend – Associate Membership

18. Sharon Trumbley – Family/Community Nursing

Recommend – Interim Membership

19. Wilsie Bishop – Public and Allied Health

Recommend – Full Membership

20. Benjamin Caton – Music

Recommend – Associate Membership

21. Delbert Hall - Theatre

Recommend – Associate Membership

22. Edward J. Kelly – Legal Affairs

Recommend – Associate Membership

23. J. E. Stone – Human Development and Learning

Recommend – Associate Membership

24. Marian H. Whitson – Criminal Justice & Criminology

Recommend – Associate Membership

Action Taken by Council: Approved.

C. Graduate Faculty Guidelines

After a discussion regarding application of the Graduate Faculty Guidelines for Graduate Faculty Appointment it was agreed the current guidelines would remain unchanged. It was suggested that Dr. Dixon and his sub-committee review the guidelines and make further recommendations as to interpretation of the guidelines when reviewing applications for appointment to the ETSU Graduate Faculty Appointment and bring their recommendations back to the Council for review.

III. Old Business

A. Tuition Scholarship Allocations to Departments –

It was reported that Dr. Brown and Dr. Dixon met to discuss Dr.

Dixon’s concerns and thoughts about the Tuition Scholarship

program that were discussed in an earlier Graduate Council

meeting. Dr. Brown indicated that Dr. Dixon’s proposal in would

have required changing eligibility requirements for tuition

scholarships which would alter the program, requiring a

reevaluation of the program’s fundamental basis and major

changes in ETSU policy. They determined to not pursue this

analysis at the present time and look for other ways to address

the concerns of Dr. Dixon.

IV. New Business

A. Appointment of Assistant Dean – School of Graduate Studies

Dr. Brown announced that Dr. Cecilia McIntosh of the Department

of Biological Sciences was selected to be an assistant dean of

the School of Graduate Studies. She is currently on a non-

instructional assignment with the National Science Foundation

and will begin activities next month and fully join the graduate

school in August.

V. Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 2:40 p.m.

Scott Champney, Chair