Graduate Council Minutes
| Meeting Date: | 09/03/2021 |
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| Meeting Time: | 10:00 AM |
| Meeting Location: | ZOOM |
Attendance
Other Attendance Information
The Graduate Student Council was represented by Chauncey Mullins, GSC Treasurer. New Faculty Senate representatives have not yet been named for the 2021-2022 academic year, so the 2020-2021 representatives were in attendance instead: Prof. Michael Barnett and Prof. Phillis George. Prof. Don Dyer, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs in the College of Liberal Arts attended the meeting. Guests at the meeting included: Prof. Robert Baker, senior associate athletic director for Student-Athlete Development Prof. Jaime Harker, professor of English and the director of the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies. Prof. Ian Whittington, associate professor of English and Graduate Program Coordinator for the PhD in English. Prof. Steven Skultety, professor of Philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion.
Additional Minutes Notes
The following was passed regarding the item "Extending Option to Suspend Standardized Test": Motion: To extend the policy passed in September of 2020 (and other items that were passed) to include Spring, Summer, and Fall terms for 2022 to allow the temporary suspension of required standardized tests such as the GRE, Praxis, and GMAT (not including language proficiency tests) for admission. Regarding the "Graduate Certificate in Reform & Athletics Academic Success", the Council voted to approve the Certificate but noted that it cannot be implemented before 7/2022 because Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) approval will be needed and cannot be obtained in time to allow the certificate to be advertised or enroll students before 7/2022.