Graduate Council 每 Minutes

East Tennessee State University

November 30, 1:15pm

President＊s Conference Room 每 Dossett Hall 2016

 

Present:  Ms. Jennifer Barber, Dr. Karin Bartoszuk, Dr. Stacy D. Brown, Dr. W. David Currie, Dr. Wendy Doucette, Ms. Wendolin Elrod, Dr. Cecilia A. McIntosh, Dr. Michelle Lee,

Dr. Lori Marks, Dr. Brian J. Maxson, Dr.  Dr. Kelly Price, Dr. Nicole Prior, Dr. Judy Rice,

Dr. Mitch Robinson, Dr. Paul Trogen, Dr. Brittany Wilkins

 

Absent:  Ms. Maria Costa, Dr. William R. Duncan, Dr. Marsh Grube, Ms. LaDonna Hutchins, Ms. Billie Lancaster, Dr. Jill Leroy-Frazier, Dr. Phillip Musich, Dr. Rob Pack,

Dr. Martha M. Pointer, Dr. Evelyn Roach, Dr. Janna Scarborough

 

Guests:  Dr. Aimee L. Govett, Dr. Ken Phillips, Dr. Megan Quinn,

Dr. Deborah Harley-McClaskey, Dr. Ron Roach

 

 

A.                 Approval of October 2015 Minutes

                                      i.    The motion was made, seconded, and approved to accept the October 26, 2015 minutes with no changes.

 

B.                 Curriculum Subcommittee report 每  Dr. Wendy Doucette 

Each of the proposals below was considered using the following characteristics as an element of the appropriateness of the proposal:

Appropriate credit hour assignment

Appropriate discipline-specific best practices

Appropriate purpose and goals of the proposal

Appropriate intellectual/learning outcomes

Appropriate content and topics

Appropriate major assignments

Appropriate class level

Appropriate course type

Appropriate course delivery method

Conflict with other courses or programs

Articulation and transferability of credit to other institutions

 

I.                   The committee recommends approval of the following, which were discussed at the October meeting:

i.        Motion made to accept with the following changes:

a.       LEAD 5501, Strategies for Personal Productivity and Interpersonal Effectiveness (Dr. Deborah Harley) http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=6&Instance=7916

b.      LEAD 5601, Foundations of 21st Century Leadership (Dr. Deborah Harley) http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=6&Instance=7922

 

c.       LEAD 5701, Financial Leadership and Resource Development in Community Organizations (Dr. Deborah Harley) http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=6&Instance=7932

d.      LEAD 5801, Capstone in Community Leadership:  Empowerment, Collaboration, and Advocacy for Change (Dr. Deborah Harley) http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=6&Instance=7945

e.       TBR Proposal:  Approval of Graduate Certificate in Community-based Leadership (Dr. Deborah Harley) http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=7915

ii.         Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

II.                TBR Proposal:  Revision of Admission Requirements for MA in Appalachian Studies (Dr. Ronald Roach)

i.        Motion made to accept with the following changes:

http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=7940S

1.      Snapshot:  no comments

2.      Proposal: 

a.       Proposal statement (cover page):  replace all existing wording in parentheses with ※program specific§

b.      Proposal statement (page 1):  delete ※institutional or§

ii.   Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

III.             TBR Proposal:  Admission/Progression/Graduation and Substantive Curriculum Modification for MAT Teacher Education (Dr. Aimee Govett)

i.         Motion made to accept with the following changes.

http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=8406

1.      Snapshot:  no comments

2.      Proposal:

a.       Page 3, paragraph 1, sentence 2:  ※which have not changed.§

b.      Page 3, 3rd paragraph from the bottom, sentence 4:  ※high-need§

c.       Page 3, last paragraph, sentence 1:  remove ※All§ after the colon

d.      Appendix B, page 7:  credits in the left column total 23, not 19

ii.   Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

 

IV.             TBR Proposal:  Policy Revision:  Admission for MEd in Special Education / Special Education and Early Childhood Special Education (Dr. Cynthia Chambers)

i.  Motion made to accept with the following changes:

http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=8453

1.      Snapshot:  no comments

2.      Proposal:

a.       Proposal statement (cover page and page 2):  delete ※To make a§

b.      Appendix A:  Please bold new changes in the right column and unbold ※Admission Standards§

ii. Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

 

V.                TBR Proposal:  Policy Revision:  Admission for MEd in Special Education / Advanced Studies in Special Education (Dr. Cynthia Chambers)

i.  Motion made to accept with the following changes:

http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=8455

1.      Snapshot:  no comments

2.      Proposal:

a.       Proposal statement (cover page and page 2):  delete ※To make a§

b.      Appendix A:  Please bold new changes in the right column and unbold ※Admission Standards§

ii. Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

VI.             TBR Proposal:  Other:  Articulation Agreement for MPH with concentration in Biostatistics (Dr. Megan Quinn)

i. Motion made to accept with the following changes:

http://etsuis.etsu.edu/CPS/forms.aspx?DispType=OutputForms&NodeID=5_4a_9&FormID=11&Instance=8519

1.      Snapshot: 

a.       Narrative description

                                                              i.      sentence 2:

1.      delete ※By§ and ※this§

2.      replace ※all credits§ with ※up to 15 credits§

                                                            ii.      sentence 3:  edit for clarity

2.      Proposal:

a.       Proposal statement (cover page and page 2):  replace all current text with ※Other§  Articulation agreement§

b.      Need/rationale, sentence 2:  delete ※By§ and ※this§

c.       Flip the content of ※purpose§ and ※rationale§

d.      Impact, sentence 1:  replace ※full transfer§ with ※§transfer of up to 15§ and edit the remainder of the sentence for clarity.

e.       Plans for Accreditation:  Justify text to the left and add ※SACS notification is not needed.§

f.       Type of Change, page 5, Other:  only text should be ※articulation agreement§

ii.  Motion to accept with changes listed was seconded and carried.

 

 

B.   Graduate Faculty Subcommittee report and recommendations 每 Dr. Trogen. 

i.   Motion made to accept the following appointments and reappointments:

 

Appointment

 

 

 

Applicant

Department

Recommendation

1.      Bradshaw, Patrick

Biomedical Sciences

Member

2.      Jia, Chihong

Biomedical Sciences

Member

3.      Dye, Heather Lynn

Social Work

Member

4.      Rodriguez, Gil Diego Javier

Biomedical Sciences

Member

5.      Yakubenko, Valentin

Biomedical Sciences

Member

 

Reappointment

 

 

 

 

Applicant

Department

Present Status

Recommendation

1.      Bennett, Brian Todd

Computing

Temporary

Member

2.      Blankenship Cecil N

Teaching and Learning

Member

Senior

3.      Boggs Teresa Lynn

Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

Affiliate

Affiliate

4.      Dula Christopher Stephen

Psychology

Member

Senior

5.      Dunn, Robert A.

Mass Communication

Member

Member

6.      Eagle, Cassandra Theresa

Chemistry

Member

Senior

7.      Graves, Travis H.

Art and Design

Member

Senior

8.      Holmes, Thomas Alan

Literature and Language

Member

Senior

9.      Isabell, Rebecca Gail

Teaching and Learning

Temporary

Member

10.  Lange, Shara Kay

Mass Communication

Member

Member

11.  Lichtenwalner, Shawna Thorp

Literature and Language

Member

Member

12.  Liu, Ying

Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Temporary

Member

13.  MacAvoy, Leslie A

Philosophy and Humanities

Member

Member

14.  Masino, Anthony George

Accountancy

Affiliate

Member

15.  Meade, Alan V

Physical Therapy

Temp

Affiliate

16.  Michieka, Martha Moraa

Literature and Language

Member

Member

17.  Nanjundeswaran, Chayadevie

Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

Member

Member

18.  Osborne, Dustin Lee

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Temporary

Member

19.  Rice, Jody Elaine

Audiology & Speech Language Pathology

Affiliate

Affiliate

20.  Sharp, Lynda Kathryn

Teaching and Learning

Member

Member

21.  Shelly, Gary L.

Economics and Finance

Member

Member

22.  Smith, Laura E

Appalachian Studies

Temporary

Affiliate

23.  Tai, Chih  Che

 Curriculum and Instruction

Member

Member

24.  Warner, Carla R.

Cross Disciplinary Studies

Affiliate

Member

25.  Wassinger Craig A.

Physical Therapy

Member

Member

26.  Zembower, Christian M.

Music

Member

Member

 

27.  Zheng, Shimin

Biostatistics and Epidemiology

Member

Member

 

ii.  Motion to accept appointments and reappointments was seconded and carried.

 

 

C.   Report from Academic Council 每 Dr. Marks

i. There was no proposals related to Graduate Council, therefore, no report given by Dr. Lori Marks.

 

 

E. Old Business

I.  There was no old business to discuss.

 

                       

F. New Business 每

i.  Dr. McIntosh advised the council that applications for admission to ETSU School of Graduate Studies are up by 40% compared to last year at this same time and international applications have shown a significant increase.  Dr. Bartoszuk is charged with analyzing the international transcripts of over 1000 applications per year.  Due to the increase, the Graduate School has hired an International Credential Analyst to assist Dr. Karin Bartoszuk.  Ms. Megan Miller is the new International Credential Analyst. 

 

ii.   Dr. Marks stated many faculty need to know how to advise their student for items such as how to access all the services on campus.  Dr. McIntosh suggested the new graduate student orientation, graduate success specialist, and international program office relays most of the information regarding campus services. 

 

iii. Dr. Doucette indicated Sherrod Library will create focus groups for future workshops.  Also, Ms. Alison De Pollo is in charge of interlibrary loan and the guidelines of its usage.  Additionally, if a student or department will advise Dr. Doucette a book is required for a course, then the library can purchase the book to have on hand at the library to the utilized.

           

 

G. Other

 

i. There was no other business to discuss.

           

     

         

     H.        Adjournment

     i. The meeting was adjourned at 1:45 p.m.