Agenda for October 19, 2009 Graduate Council Meeting

• Call to order, introductions and welcome - Edelma Huntley

• Approval of the Minutes of the September 21, 2009 Meeting

• Reports/Announcements from the Dean - Edelma Huntley

• Reports/Announcements from Graduate Studies -- Holly Hirst

  1. Update on the planning/reporting process for graduate programs
  2. Study Abroad Dual-listed Special Topics Course: These course instructors are seeking graduate council approval to dual list undergraduate and graduate special/selected topics courses for spring/summer study abroad:
     1. Biology Syllabi (Tuberty and Edwards) - trip to Australia
     2. Geography Syllabi (Perry and Mayfield) - trip to Peru

  3. Dual-listed courses:

     1. Report from ad hoc committee
     2. APP proposal to require senior standing

• Reports/Announcements from Sponsored Programs -- Susan McCracken

  1. September 2009 Awards
  2. Analysis of Submissions and Awards for 2009-10
  3. Year to Date Comparison by Department and College, 2008-09 vs. 2009-10

• Reports/Announcements from the Proposal Development Team - Pollyanne Frantz

• Reports/Announcements from Research Compliance - Julie Taubman

• Reports/Announcements from Federal Relations - Meredith Whitfield

• Committee Reports

  1. Academic Policies Committee -- Holly Hirst

     1. Biology: change the number of hours on a dual listed course
     2. Professional School Counseling (HPC): revise the degree program, adding a new required course, increasing the hours to 45, and changing elective hours
     3. MBA: redesign the MBA to allow for several focuses, increasing the hours to 36, adding a thesis option, adding a set of "learning modules," and making changes to several courses.
     4. LES: Add a qualitative research course

  2. Faculty Committee

  3. Student Committee

• CurricUNET Training - Toni Becvinovski

• Other

• Adjournment