Graduate Council Minutes

September 26, 2003

PRESENT: Harrel (Chair), Davis, Farmer, Frazer, Hall, Hermes, Hoeness-Krupsaw, Kocakulah, Luebben, Maurice, Philleo, Raymond, Rivers, Schultz, Wade, White

A. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 A.M.

B. Approval of the Minutes

The amended minutes of the August 18 meeting were approved by unanimous consent.

C. Graduate Program Modification

Dr. Raymond moved that the MPA program modification petition be approved. Motion passed.

D. Graduate Course Petitions

1. Dr. Raymond moved PA 614, Interpersonal Communications within Organizations, 3 hours, be approved. Motion passed.

2. Ms. Hermes moved HP 690 , Special Topics in the Health Professions, 1, 2 or 3 hours, be approved. Motion passed.

3. Dr. Philleo moved EDUC 681, Foundations of Principalship, 3 hours be approved. Motion passed.

4. Dr. Philleo moved EDUC 682, Issues of Educational Leadership, 3 hours be approved. Motion passed.

E. New Business

Graduate Council members discussed what supporting documentation would be required for future special topics and independent study 590 and 690 courses. Such courses are approved and scheduled by the deans and program directors. The consensus of Graduate Council members was that 590 and 690 courses would not require a sample course syllabus or list of topics since that would be for a specific instance of the course offering.

F. Informational Items

1. Dr. Harrel announced that the next two Graduate Council meetings would be Friday, October 24 at 8:30 A.M. in Room UC 214 and November 21 at 8:30

A.M. in Room UC 214.

2. Dr. Harrel discussed the CD student informational disc that the Computer Center had created. She asked that the program directors review the CD and give opinions on whether the graduate programs should add information to the disc or work with the omputer Center to create a separate CD for graduate students.

G. The meeting adjourned at 10:00 A.M.