Graduate Council –
Minutes
January 28, 2013 1:15pm
President’s Conference
Room – Dossett Hall 206
Present: Dr.
Karin Bartoszuk, Dr. Jeffrey P. Beck, Dr. Russell Brown, Ms. Queen Brown,
Dr. Stacy Dr.
Brown, Dr. Scott W. Champney, Dr. William R. Duncan, Dr. Emmett M. Essin,
Dr. Eric S.
Glover, Dr. Marsh M. Grube, Dr. Donald B. Hoover, Dr. Marie Jones,
Ms. Billie
Lancaster, Dr. Lori Marks, Dr. Cecilia
A. McIntosh, Dr. Robbie Pack,
Dr. Martha M.
Pointer, Dr. Kathleen M. Rayman, Dr. Marie Tedesco, Dr. Ester L. Verhovsek,
Dr. Florence
M. Weierbach
Absent: Ms.
Maria D. Costa, Dr. Jeff R. Knisley, Ms. Colleen Scott, Ms. LaDonna Hutchins
Guests: Dr.
Carrie M. Oliveira, Dr. Shimin Zheng, Dr.
Mary A. Littleton
Approval of November 2012 Minutes:
The November 26, 2012 minutes were
approved with minor corrections.
Curriculum Subcommittee report – Dr.
Martha Pointer:
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
Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change – Master of Arts in Professional Communication:
The
proposal requests a change in the Graduate Catalog degree requirements to
clarify the course courses available for students seeking an emphasis in Mass
Communication.
The subcommittee recommends approval
with the following changes:
A. Insert the word “graduate” before the
word “degree” in the second sentence of the Rationale For Proposal.
B. Include wording appropriate for other
areas of emphases to clarify what is available and recommended for students.
Action
taken by council: approved with
recommendations
New Course Proposal – BSTA 5370,
Categorical Data Analysis:
This
course covers the analysis methods for categorical data, a topic not covered in
other courses in the College of Public Health or elsewhere on campus.
The subcommittee recommends approval
with the following changes:
A. Removing the word primary from the first
sentence of the Purpose and Goals section of the Syllabus.”
B. Remove the second, third, and fourth
sentences and rewording the information in the last two sentences of the
Purpose and Goals section in such a way that they are presented as goals in a
bulleted format.
C. Remove “Introduction” from the Major
Course Topics.
D. Remove “be able” from the fourth bullet
in the Learning Outcomes.
E. Reword the first paragraph of the Major
Assignments section to read something like the following:
In order to do well in this class, to learn the professional
competencies, and to be able to accomplish the learning outcomes, students
should pay attention to the course assignments and keep up-to-date with reading
and course activities. There will be 10% deduction for late assignments,
quizzes, and examinations. Assignments more than one week late will not be
accepted. Cheating is not allowed and will be disciplined according to ETSU
policies.
F. In the Other
Information section, add the following academic misconduct statement:
ETSU
is committed to developing the intellect and moral character of its students.
To that end, all instances of plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic
misconduct shall be punished in accord with Tennessee Board of Regents Policy.
Any knowledge of conduct of this nature should be reported to the proper
authorities. Not reporting instances of academic misconduct represents a
fundamental break with honor code policy, and although this offense is not
punishable, reflects a callous disregard for yourself, your classmates, and
your professors. Penalties for academic misconduct will vary with the
seriousness of the offense and may include, but are not limited to: a grade of
F on the work in question, a grade of F for the course, reprimand, probation,
suspension, and expulsion. For a second academic misconduct offense, the
penalty is permanent expulsion. (ETSU Syllabus Attachment.)
Action
taken by council: approved with
recommendations
Site-based
and Electronic Delivery – Master of Public Health with a Concentration in
Community Health:
This
curriculum change proposes moving the existing on-ground program to an on-line
program that would be delivered 100% electronically. Students can also still
pursue the degree by on-ground delivery.
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following change:
A. Remove the word “in” from the last
bulleted item in the Purpose section of the TBR form (page 2).
Action taken by council: approved with recommendations
Graduate Faculty Subcommittee report
and recommendations – Dr. Tedesco.
New Appointments
Applicant Dept.
Recommendations
1. Dubey, Brayesh ENVH Affiliate
2. Ervin, Karen HSMT Affiliate
3. Fisher, Stacy CUAI Member
4. Masino, Anthony ACCT Affiliate
5. O’Brien, Andrea HIST Affiliate
6. Speer, Lisa ELPA
Affiliate
Action taken by council: approved
Reappointments
Applicant Dept. Present Status Recommendations
1. Allen, Michael P. PHIL Assoc. Member
2. Arnall, David PHYT Full Senior
3. Boggs, Theresa ASLP Affiliate Affiliate
4. Burgess, William D. HIST Associate Member
5. Davis, Thomas Jason KSRM Affiliate
6. Florence, Joseph A. Fam Med Temporary Member
7. Govertt, Aimee CUAI Associate Member
8. Guntupalli, Vijaya ASLP Full Member
9. Hall, Ken Lit.
& Lang Associate Member
10. Hayes, Patricia Nursing Associate Senior
11. Johnson, Donald Lit. & Lang Full Senior
12. Johnson, Keith ETSD Associate Senior
13. Maier, Kurt ENVH Full Senior
14. Malkus, Amy Tch
& Learn Associate Senior
15. Marks, Lori Tch
& Learn Full Senior
16. Marrs, Jo-Ann S. Nursing Full Member
17. Nandi, Arpita Geosci Associate Member
18. Rayman, Kathleen Nursing Associate Senior
19. Robertson, Joe L. BIOL
Associate Member
20. Scarborough, Jana Coun
Hum Serv. Full Member
21. Schrift, Melissa SOAA
Full Member
22. Sherlin, Erin Teach.
& Learn Interim Affiliate
23. Sims, Paul ETSD Associate Senior
24. Tan, Zhibin ETSD Temporary Member
25. Watson, Alma L. Tch
& Learn Associate Affiliate*
26. Weiss, Katherine Lit.
& Lang. Full Senior
27. Williams, Duane PHYT Associate Member
*Applicant now
is adjunct faculty member.
Action
taken by council: approved.
Old Business:
Dr. Beck gave
an update on Graduate Faculty Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Mentoring. The email has been sent to both faculty and
staff to solicit nominees for the award.
Ms. Megan Miller, Executive Aid for Graduate Studies, will receive nominations
and documentation. The recipients of
first award will be announced at the Annual Graduate Studies Award ceremony scheduled
for April 24, 2013. Also, the recipient
of the ETSU award will be nominated by the School of Graduate Studies for the
Conference of Southern Graduate School Outstanding Mentor Award. Dr. Beck emphasized the importance of meeting
and addressing requirements for eligibility and the completion of all parts of
the application before submitting for review.
The review process will begin in March.
Dr. Champney
suggested Dr. McIntosh give a summary of Dr. Noland’s visit to Graduate
Studies. The first day was on November
20 with Dr. Brian Noland, Dr. Wilsie Bishop, Dr. Bert Bach, and Dr. Jane
Jones. The second day was rescheduled due
to unforeseen circumstances and was completed on January 17. A briefing document was composed along with
inviting various departments, faculty, staff and students linked with the School
of Graduate Studies. Some of those
groups were representatives from Graduate Council, GPSA, Graduate School deans,
Graduate Coordinators, Graduate School staff, and graduate students. Dr. Noland was impressed with all the components
of what the School of Graduate Studies does and what has been accomplished. He asked many questions, including those
related to initiatives that the School of Graduate Studies put in place that
contributed to the 7% enrollment growth observed in fall 2012. Dr. McIntosh has a vision of changes and has
implemented several; however, more can be set in motion to meet the demands and
needs. Dr. McIntosh offered access to
the briefing document and shared that much of it was captured in the School of
Graduate Studies PIE document in Tracdat.
Dr. Noland and company were given good feedback from the individuals/groups
and stated that they were impressed with the growth, ideas, and vision for the
future.
New
Business:
Dr. Bartoszuk
briefed the council regarding the spring award process. The emails soliciting applications or
nominations for the Service for the Public Good, Excellence in Teaching, and Outstanding
Thesis, Dissertation and Capstone Awards have been sent to graduate students,
graduate coordinators and all faculty. Dr.
Bartoszuk is working on formation of the review committees.
Dr. Bartoszuk
distributed the current Illuminated
magazine for fall 2012 to the council members.
Dr. Bartoszuk stated that if anyone knew of articles, events, and research
that would like to be featured in the magazine to let her know. Also, alumni can be features in the magazine
of what are they doing now and other things of interest.
Dr. Beck reported
on the GRE workshop held in January. Approximately 40 students registered for
the one day workshop and there was a long waiting list. He also announced that, due to this demand,
another workshop will be held Saturday, February 23. The workshop is growing in
popularity and plans to initiate a GMAT workshop are in progress for next
year. The cost is $55 which includes
coffee, a continental breakfast, and lunch, five hours of instruction, three
half-hour practice tests, and scores with feedback.
Dr. Bartoszuk
reported on the six Thesis and Dissertation Scholarships that were awarded for
fall 2012. Four of the six students have
graduated and two will graduate spring 2013.
Additionally, nine graduate scholarships have been awarded this spring term.
Dr. Marie
Jones and Dr. Cecilia McIntosh gave an update on the progress of the Boot
Camp. Due to the weather, the Boot Camp
did not meet on January 25 and 26. Therefore,
the first session will be February 8-9, 3012.
There are wide ranges of disciplines represented by the 27 registrants.
Other:
Dr. Russell
Brown commented on concerns with student access to library services such as interlibrary
loan during winter breaks, summers, etc. This is counterproductive to the
students who are composing their thesis or dissertation and the library access
is required for their research. Dr.
Marie Jones stated the Banner system is one of the reasons as it cuts off
student access during those times. Also, the inability to log into the system from
off-campus is an issue for students. Several suggestions were discussed and Dr.
Jones stated she would explore possible options to alleviate the problem.
Dr. McIntosh gave
an update on the online letter of recommendation system. This is getting heavy use and, with just a
very few glitches, users are quite happy with it. She also stated that ETC is progressing with
the compiling the specifications for development of the online system for
submitting Graduate Faculty appointment/reappointment forms.
Dr. McIntosh presented
an update on fund-raising for the Add-on Fellowship program. Additional donations are needed if this
program is to continue. She asked
Graduate Council Members to go back to their colleges and share this need. If eight persons donated $10 a month on the
payroll deduction system, this would fund a scholarship! It would be beneficial
to graduate program recruitment to be able to offer more scholarships each year. Presently, only two add-on fellowship offers are
offered each year.
Adjournment:
There was no
further business to discuss; therefore, the meeting was adjourned at 2:15 p.m.