Graduate Council Minutes

Meeting Date: 09/18/2009
Meeting Time: 3 PM
Meeting Location: Holman 230

Attendance

Name Present Absent
Cao, Dr. Lei
Clark, Dr. Alice M.
Dupont, Dr. Nancy M.
Eftink, Dr. Maurice R.
Ethridge, Dr. Robbie
Hoffheimer, Dr. Michael H.
Letzring, Dr. Timothy D.
McCurdy, Dr. Christopher R.
McLellan, Ms. Tara
Murchison, Dr. Margaret L.
Nordstrom, Dr. Timothy W.
Nowlin, Dr. Jack W.
Payne, Dr. James S.
Repka, Dr. Michael A.
Rholes, Ms. Julia M.
Rieth, Ms. Sheri F.
Roux, Dr. Jeffrey A.
Sloan, Dr. Hugh J.
Steel, Dr. David W.
Upton, Mr. Eddie J.
Van Ness, Dr. Bonnie F.
Westmoreland, Dr. Robert B.
Wickham, Dr. Kathleen W.
Wiebe, Ms. Robin A.
Wu, Dr. Haidong

Other Attendance Information

Dr. Ken Sufka, Chair of the Faculty Senate was present to discuss modifications to the grading scale to include + and -. Dennis Pickens, ASB Director of Academic Affairs was present to hear Dr. Sufka's comments. Dr. Jeff Hallam was present to represent the School of Applied Sciences.



Additional Minutes Notes
1. The Graduate Council discussed the +/- grading scale and voted to endorse (7 for, 1 against, and 2 abstaining) in principle, the Faculty Senate plan with the understanding that the plan specifics have yet to be established. 2. Dr. Eftink informed Council that he is appointing a task force to develop a plan to allow for electronic submission of theses and dissertations and asked the Council for volunteers to serve on the task force. 3. Dr. Eftink informed the Council that a new on-line application has been developed and is operational. Additional plans are to create an online process for soliciting letters of recommendation.

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

MODERN LANGUAGES

Change Course(s)

IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638003909 Fr 598 - Graduate French Study Abroad
638003942 Germ 598 - Graduate Study Abroad
638003928 Span 561 - Advanced Topics in Cinema in Spanish
638003943 Span 598 - Graduate Spanish Study Abroad
638003929 TESL 620 - Seminar in Sociolinguistics

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638003894 M.A. in Modern Languages

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

LEADERSHIP & COUNSELOR EDUCATION

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638004079 Edhe 669 - Human Resources in Higher Education

SCHOOL OF LAW

No Department Assigned

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638003886 Law 726 - Health Care Law
638003887 Law 734 - Legal History of Slavery
638003960 Law 736 - Space Security Law
638003961 Law 736 - Space Security Law

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638003883 Law 636 - Public Service Internship
638003884 Law 636 - Public Service Internship
638003885 Law 678 - Federal Trial Practice
638003881 Law 697 - Criminal Appeals Clinic
638003880 Law 723 - U.S. National Aviation Law

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IDRequest SummaryApproved DeniedTabled
638003882 Law 616 - Moot Court
Chancellor's Notes