Graduate Council –
Minutes
East Tennessee State
University
January 27, 2014 1:15pm
President’s Conference
Room – Dossett Hall 206
Present: Dr.
Karin Bartoszuk, Dr. Stacy D. Brown, Dr. William R. Duncan,
Dr. Marsh
Grube, Ms. LaDonna Hutchins, Dr. Marie Jones, Dr. Jeff R. Knisley,
Ms. Billie
Lancaster, Dr. Lori Marks, Dr. Brian Maxson, Dr. Rob Pack,
Dr. Martha M.
Pointer, Dr. Kathleen M. Rayman, Dr. Evelyn Roach, Dr. Mitch Robinson, Mr.
Joshua Savage, Dr. Janna Scarborough, Dr. Marie Tedesco,
Dr. Ester L.
Verhovsek, Dr. Florence M. Weierbach
Absent:
Dr. Russell Brown, Ms. Maria D. Costa, Dr. Cecilia A. McIntosh,
Ms. Colleen
Scott
Guests:
Dr. Kelly Reath, Dr. Janne Dunham-Taylor, Dr. Bethany Flora
Approval of November 2013 Minutes:
The motion
made, seconded, and approved to accept the November 25, 2013 minutes.
Curriculum Subcommittee report – Dr.
Marie Jones:
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
Curriculum Change
(needs Graduate Council Approval, not TBR) Division of Cross-Disciplinary
Studies. (Marie Tedesco) Require minimum of B in MALS 5400, Seminar in
Interdisciplinary Research (core MALS course).
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following changes:
A.
Add
wording to be added to the catalog in two places: pre-requisite completion of
5400 at grade of B or higher for the capstone course; degree requirements under
catalog program description
Action taken by
council: approved with recommendations
Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change: PhD Early Childhood Education Change pre-requisites and
collateral courses.
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following changes:
A.
Prerequisite
changes must be submitted on Editorial Change form.
B.
In
the box labeled “Insert existing approved curriculum as shown in catalog”
provide the current catalog statement regarding the collateral course. In the
following box, “Insert proposed curriculum revision with changes in bold”
simply type the proposed statement, with changes in bold.
Action taken by council: approved with recommendations
Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change: Early Childhood Education Emergent Inquiry Certificate (Dr.
Broderick) Change in admission requirements.
The
subcommittee recommends to table to next meeting.
A.
Tabled
by subcommittee. Change needs to be submitted on TBR form.
Action taken by council: Tabled
Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change: Early Childhood Education MA, Initial Licensure
concentration (Dr. Malkus) Change in admission requirements.
The
subcommittee recommends to table until next meeting.
A.
Tabled
by subcommittee. Change needs to be submitted on TBR form.
Action taken by council: Tabled
Non-Substantive
Curriculum Change Nursing. (Janne Dunham-Taylor)
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following changes:
A. Snapshot, Degree abbreviation. Major name is Doctor of Nursing Practice; the
degree abbreviation is DNP.
Action
taken by council: approved with
recommendations
New
Course SOWK 5410 Social Work Practice in Rural Settings (Dr. Reath)
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following changes
The
subcommittee recommends approval with the following changes:
A. Purpose and Goals section of syllabus,
please edit to state “the purpose of this course is to…. The goals of this course are to: …”
B. Other information should include information
on disability services and academic misconduct.
C. Be sure that the learning objectives
are at the higher levels expected for graduate students.
D. Change grading scale to read “F below
73.”
Action taken by council: approved with recommended changes
New Course ELPA 6873 Advance
Technology Applications for Educational Leaders (Dr. Flora).
The subcommittee recommends approval
with the following changes:
A. Snapshot- Prerequisites ELPA 6872 or
equivalent. Remove that phrase from the catalog description.
B. Snapshot—Course repeatable for credit
“No”
C. Snapshot – proposed implementation
term should read summer 2014.
D. Snapshot—contact information for
similar courses. Delete and replace with N/A
E. Syllabus – max credit hours should
read N/A
F. Learning outcomes: use higher level terms from Bloom’s Taxonomy
to demonstrate higher level outcomes appropriate for a doctoral level class.
G. Major course topics—just list them
without the descriptions.
H. Grading scale revise to read “F below
282”
Action taken by council: approved with recommended changes
Graduate Faculty Subcommittee report
and recommendations – Dr. Marks:
Graduate Faculty
Subcommittee Report
January 2014
|
Appointment |
|
|
|
Applicant |
Department |
Recommendation |
|
1.
Arns,
Michelle |
Nursing |
Affiliate |
|
2.
Burton,
Kara |
Audiology
& Speech Language Pathology |
Affiliate |
|
3.
DeWeese,
Brad |
Exercise
and Sport Science |
Member |
|
4.
Fox-Horton,
Julie |
Continuing
Programs/Degree Programs |
Affiliate |
|
5.
Griggs,
Jill |
Audiology
& Speech Language Pathology |
Affiliate |
|
6.
Haddad,
Lisa |
Nursing |
Member |
|
7.
Hagg,
Theo |
Biomedical
Sciences |
Senior
Member |
|
8.
Hudson,
Tina |
Teaching
& Learning |
Member |
|
9.
Rock,
Terryl Smith |
Curriculum
& Instruction |
Affiliate |
Action
taken by council: approved
|
Reappointment |
|
|
|
|
Applicant |
Department |
Present Status |
Recommendation |
|
1.
Beach,
Robert |
Economics
& Finance |
Member |
Affiliate |
|
2.
Braswell,
Michael |
Criminal
Justice & Criminology |
Full
Member |
Senior
Member |
|
3.
Broderick,
Jane Tingle |
Teaching
& Learning |
Member |
Senior
Member |
|
4.
Dalton,
Bruce |
Social
Work |
Full
Member |
Member |
|
5.
Duffourc,
Michelle |
Biomedical
Sciences |
Member |
Senior
Member |
|
6.
Greer,
Kathryn D. |
Teaching
& Learning |
Affiliate |
Affiliate |
|
7.
Henley,
Patrick Jonathan |
Audiology
& Speech Language Pathology |
Affiliate
|
Affiliate |
|
8.
Kamolnick,
Paul |
Sociology
& Anthropology |
Full
Member |
Senior
Member |
|
9.
Knisley,
Jeff |
Mathematics
& Statistics |
Associate
|
Senior
Member |
|
10. Martin, Anita Jane |
Counseling
& Human Services |
Affiliate |
Affiliate |
|
11. Miller, Merry |
Psychiatry |
Member |
Senior
Member |
|
12. Nyarambi, Arnold |
Teaching
& Learning |
Affiliate |
Member |
Action
taken by council: approved
Note:
Two
additional applications were submitted but not reviewed.
1)
Nancy
Cameron - The committee reviewed her application and made a recommendation in
October.
2)
Delanna
Reed - Application was missing signature pages.
Report from Academic Council – Dr.
Marks:
Dr. Marks
stated the Academic Council met and approved four proposals which were:
substantive revision to the M. A. in Reading, establishment of a graduate
certificate in Athletic Administration, establishment of an online graduate
certificate in Mathematical Modeling in Bioscience, and the articulation
agreement of the Rural Health Graduate Certificate transfer to M. P. H. in
Community Health. There were no announcements.
Old Business:
Dr. Maxson presented
an update on the Add-On Fellowship. He
stated previous attempts to fund the fellowship have received little or no
response. Some suggestions from the
graduate coordinators were mentioned as ways to redirect the scholarship to
benefit students in other ways. Dr.
Maxson is in the process of gathering data for a proposal to be presented at
the next meeting to better meet the requests of the program coordinators.
Dr. Bartoszuk
handed out the new edition of the Illuminated magazine to each council
member and stated to send any item(s) to be featured to her attention for
future articles. Also, emails will be
sent regarding the Research grants, Service Projects for the Public Good,
Excellence in Teaching, and Thesis/Dissertation within the next week.
New Business:
First, Dr.
McIntosh was not present, therefore, the report on the January 13, 2014 winter
graduate coordinator meeting and suggested topics for Graduate Council
consideration was tabled.
Second, Dr.
Marie Jones summarized the report regarding Thesis/Dissertation Boot Camp in
Dr. McIntosh absence. The boot camp is a vast success as well as an increase in
the number of participates enrolled. Also, there are students from other
colleges and universities that are driving to participate in the boot
camp. For example, one student drives
from Murfreesboro. However, a majority
are participates affiliated with ETSU.
In addition, there is a wide range of disciplines in the various
colleges. This indicates some of the success of the boot camp.
Third, Dr.
Maxson updated the council regarding the Thesis/Dissertation, Diversity, and
Out of state awards. For Thesis/Dissertation scholarships, there is an
issue concerning eligibility that requires clarifying. This pertains to whether
the student is eligible the last year or last semester of the degree program or
near the end of their program. Dr. Maxson will present a proposal to
clarify for the council meeting in February. For Diversity and Out of
State awards, Dr. Maxson stated that the deadlines will be removed from the
Graduate Studies website. The student will be able to apply up to the day
before the term starts.
Other:
Dr. Grube
summarized the curriculum process system (CPS), the approval levels, and the
forms required. There is an editorial
form to use when a curriculum has prerequisite changes. It is reviewed and approved by the chairs and
the registrar with a 24-hour turnaround time.
Further discussion tabled until February meeting.
Adjournment:
There were no
further business to discuss; therefore, the meeting was adjourned at 2:20 p.m.