East Tennessee State University
Graduate Council Annual Report
2014- 2015
Graduate Council Membership
Voting Members
Jennifer Barber, Graduate and Professional Studies Association
Stacy D. Brown, Ph.D., College of Pharmacy
Wendy Doucette, Ph.D., Sherrod Library
Wendolin Elrod, Graduate and Professional Studies Association
Michelle Lee, College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences
Lori Marks, Ph.D., Clemmer College of Education, Chair
Phillip Musich, Ph.D., College of Medicine
Robert P. Pack, Ph.D., College of Public Health
Martha M. Pointer, Ph.D., College of Business and Technology
Kathleen M. Rayman, Ph.D., College of Nursing
Mitchell Robinson, Ph. D., Member At-Large
Janna Scarborough, Ph. D., Clemmer College of Education
Marie Tedesco, Ph.D., School of Continuing Studies
Paul Trogen, Ph.D., Faculty Senate
Florence M. Weierbach, Ph.D., Member At-Large
Brittany Wilkins, Ph.D., Member At-Large
Non-voting Members
Karin Bartoszuk, Ph.D., Associate Dean of School of Graduate Studies
Maria D. Costa, International Programs and Services
David Currie, Ph.D., Academic Technology Services
William R. Duncan, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Research and Sponsored Programs
Marsh Grube, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
LaDonna Hutchins, Office of the Registrar
Billie Lancaster, Office of the Registrar
Brian Maxson, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of School of Graduate Studies
Cecilia A. McIntosh, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Graduate Studies
Evelyn Roach, Ph.D., Office of the Registrar
Meeting Dates Fiscal Year 2014 - 2015
�� June 8, 2015
Meetings were held in Burgin Dossett Hall 206, the President��s Conference Room. No meetings were held in December 2014 or May 2015.
Summary of Actions Taken
43 New Graduate Faculty Appointments
90 Graduate Faculty Reappointments
56 New Courses Approved
10 New Program/Certificate Proposals
8 Curriculum Changes
5 Course Changes
1 Program Terminated
1 Certificate Terminated
1 Concentration Terminated
1 Change in Degree Designation
Section 1: Graduate Faculty Appointments/Reappointments Approved
August 2014
New Appointments:
1. Battista, Andrew Political Science, International Affairs, & Public Admin. Member
2. Becker, Lana Accountancy Member
3. Greene, Dorothy Social Work Affiliate
4. Lewallen, Jina Social Work Member
5. White, Robert Teaching and Learning Member
Reappointments:
1. Harkness, Sarah Professional Studies Temporary Affiliate
2. Hoover, Donald Biomedical Sciences Full Member
3. Koterbay, Scott Art & Design Associate Member Member
4. Mead, Jim Geosciences Full Sr. Member
5. Mitchell, Clifton Counseling & Human Services Full Member
6. Proctor-Williams, Kerry Speech-Language Pathology Assoc. Member Member
7. Renner, Jasmine Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Member Member
September 2014
New Appointments:
1. Balada, Ronard Chemistry Affiliate
2. Beatty, Kate Health Services Management & Policy Member
3. Bidwell, Joseph Biological Services Senior
4. Boynewicz, Kara Physical Therapy Member
5. Cloud, Janice Curriculum & Instruction Affiliate
6. Doucette, Wendy Sherrod Library Member
7. Frye, Stephanie Music Affiliate
8. Howard, Jeff Student Affairs Affiliate
9. Khoury, Amal Health Services Management & Policy Senior
10. King, Patricia Physical Therapy Member
11. Maisonet, Mildred Biostatistics & Epidemiology Member
12. Mwinyelle, Jerome Literature & Language Member
13. O��Neil, Kason Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation Management Affiliate
14. Shilabin, Abbas Chemistry Member
15. Smith, Danny Physical Therapy Affiliate
Reappointments:
1. Bartoszuk, Karin Teaching & Learning Member Senior
2. Burgin, Davin History Temporary Affiliate
3. Cress, Eileen Allied Health Sciences: Nutrition Member Member
4. Dixon, David Art & Design Member Member
5. Fehskins, Matthew Language & Literature Affiliate Affiliate
6. Gardner, Robert Mathematics & Statistics Full Senior
7. Girard, Mira Art & Design Member Member
8. Mwinyelle, Jerome Literature & Language Affiliate Member
9. Pack, Robert Community & Behavioral Health Full Senior
10. Powers, Leigh Nursing: Graduate Programs Temporary Member
11. Silver, Kenneth Environmental Health Full Senior
12. Tarnoff, David Internal Med: Infectious Diseases Full Senior
13. Zhu, Meng Yang Biomedical Sciences Full Senior
October 2014
New Appointments:
1. Bramlett, Shannon Audiology & Speech Pathology Member
2. Fox, Sean Health Sciences Affiliate
3. Hall, Katherine Nursing Member
4. Johnson, Krisztina Audiology & Speech Pathology Member
5. Jones, David Michael English Affiliate
Re-appointments:
1. Bailes, Gordon Computing GRDM Member
2. Bailey, M. Gene Computing GRDM Member
3. Herrin, Roberta Appalachian Studies GRDM Senior
4. Livingston, James Engineering Technology GRDM Member
5. Nivens, Ryan Curriculum & Instruction Member Member
6. Waage, Frederick Literature & Language None Listed Senior
November 2014
New Appointments:
1. Price, Kellie Computing Member
Reappointments:
1. Barrett, Martin L. Computing Member Member
2. Dunham-Taylor, Janne Nursing GRSM Senior
3. Elangovan, Saravanan Audiology & Speech Pathology GRSM Member
4. Ernenwein, Eileen Geosciences GRAM Member
5. Steadman, Mark Accountancy GRDM Member
6. Trainor, William Economics/Finance GRSM Senior
January 2015
New Appointments:
1. Depew, Dennis Engineering Technology, Surveying & Digital Media Sr. Member
2. Hiatt, Anna Biological Sciences Member
3. Kozinetz, Claudia Biostatistics & Epidemiology Sr. Member
4. Matthias, Kristine Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Affiliate
5. Olson, Nathaniel Appalachian Studies Member
6. Porter, Kelly Art & Design Member
7. Sheridan, Rustam Mass Communication Member
8. Waters, Susan Mass Communication Member
Reappointments:
1. Andrade, Roy Appalachian Studies Affiliate Affiliate
2. Bishop, Wilsie Health Services Management & Policy Full Member Sr. Member
3. Boyd Jr., John Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Affiliate Affiliatse
4. Brown, Danny Mass Communication Member Member
5. Davis, Donald Art & Design Full Member Member
6. Johnson, Earl Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Member Member
7. Joplin, Karl Biological Sciences Member Member
8. Keeler, Rebecca Political Science, Intern��l Affairs & Public Admin. Member Member
9. Mink, Patty Art & Design Full Member Sr. Member
10. Murray, Catherine Art & Design Member Member
11. Norwood, Frederick Mathematics & Statistics Full Member Sr. Member
12. Osborn, Richard Cross-Disciplinary Studies Member Member
13. Pyles, Rebecca Biological Sciences Full Member Member
14. Ramsey, Michael Exercise & Sport Science Member Sr. Member
15. Sellers, Eric Psychology Full Member Sr. Member
February 2015
New Appointments:
1. Davis, George R. Graduate School Member
2. Johnston, Brian D. Graduate School Member
3. Beaumont, Eric Biomedical Sciences COM Member
4. Fankhouser, Russell James Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Member
5. Sander, Richard L. Graduate School Member
Reappointments:
1. Hayer, Jill Kearns Economics & Finance Affiliate Member
2. Kwasigroch, Thomas E. Biomedical Sciences COM Member Member
3. Wampler, Samantha R. Allied Health Sciences Affiliate Affiliate
March 2015
New Applications:
1. Hagemeier, Nicholas E. Pharmacy Practice Member
2. Hunt, Jennifer R. Health Services Management & Policy Affiliate
Reapplications:
1. Hogan, Norma Jane Curriculum & Instruction Member Member
2. Pond, Brooks Barnes Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
April 2015
Reappointments:
1. Joyner, William L. Biomedical Sciences COM Member Member
2. Mayoraz, Vanessa Art & Design Temporary Member
3. Pond, Brooks Barnes Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
4. Singh, Mahipal Biomedical Sciences COM Senior Member
5. Vasiliev, Aleksey N. Chemistry Senior Member
6. Collins, Charles C. Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
7. Dosser, Marcia Edgeworth Curriculum & Instruction Affiliate Affiliate
8. Duncan, Joyce D. Counseling & Human Services Affiliate Affiliate
9. Hurley, David L. Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
10. Ralston, Elizabeth Welch Curriculum & Instruction Temporary Member
11. Roane, David S. Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
12. Smith, Cynthia S. Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis Affiliate Affiliate
13. Trivette, Carol M. Teaching & Learning Temporary Member
14. Facun-Granadozo, Ruth Teaching & Learning Temporary Affiliate
15. Fitzgerald, Martin R. Eng Tech, Surveying & Digital Media Affiliate Affiliate
16. Flanagan, Octavia Lynne Nursing Graduate Programs Temporary Member
17. Harirforoosh, Saeidreza Pharmaceutical Sciences Member Member
18. Marlow, Gregory B. Eng Tech, Surveying & Digital Media Temporary Affiliate
19. Myron, Mary C. Teaching & Learning Temporary Affiliate
20. Trumbley, Sharon G. Nursing Graduate Programs Affiliate Affiliate
June 2015
New Appointments:
1. Smaldino, Joseph J. Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Member
2. Parr, Kemaly Suzanne Allied Health Sciences Member
Reappointments:
1. Akin, Faith Wurm Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology Member Member
2. Bhattacharjee, Prasun Economics & Finance Affiliate Affiliate
3. Cherry, Shirely Jean Allied Health Sciences Affiliate Member
4. Cronin, Patrick Joseph Communication & Performance Member Member
5. Dyer, M. Wayne Art & Design Senior Senior
6. Flanagan, Octavia Lynne Nursing Graduate Programs Temporary Member
7. Gomez Sobrino, Isabel Literature & Language Temporary Member
8. Hirsch, Jameson K. Psychology Senior Senior
9. Jones, Thomas Charles Biological Sciences Senior Senior
10. Justice, Robert A. Management & Marketing Affiliate Affiliate
11. Keene, Kevin S. Allied Health Sciences Member Member
12. MacMorran, Jane Blair Appalachian Studies Temporary Affiliate
13. Mamudu, Hadii Mohammed Health Services Mgmt & Policy Member Member
14. Moore, Darrell James Biological Sciences Senior Senior
15. Onyango, Edward Michieka Health Sciences Member Member
16. Poole, George Douglas Mathematics & Statistics Member Member
17. Reece, Michelle C. Health Services Mgmt & Policy Temporary Affiliate
18. Singh, Krishna Biomedical Sciences COM Senior Senior
Section 2: New Courses
October 2014
�� New Course: ENTC 5650 Advanced Entrepreneurship
�� New Course: PSYC 5670 Topical Seminar in Statistical Methods
�� New Course: SOWK 4457/5457 Social Work Practice in Health Care Setting
November 2014
�� New Course: MCOM 5100 Digital Strategic Communication
�� New Course: MCOM 5060 Communication Ethics
�� New Course: SPCH 5250 Issues in Communication and Culture
�� New course: SPCH 5350 Organizational Communication and Consulting
�� New Course: AMBA 5600 Business Protocol
�� New Course: AMBA 5700 Intercultural Studies
January 2015
�� New Course: FREN 4957/5957 French Classicism in Contemporary France
February 2015
�� New Course: CSCI 4407/5407 Advanced Networking Concepts
�� New Course: PEXS 5270 Sport Biomechanics
�� New Course: PEXS 5280 Sport Skills and Tactics
�� New Course: PEXS 5630 Sport Conditioning II
�� New Course: PEXS 5680 Management Skills for Coaching
�� New Course: PEXS 5700 Coaching Issues
�� New Course: HSRV 5100 Human Services Practice and Leadership
�� New Course: HSRV 5150 Human Services Counseling and Case management
�� New Course: HSRV 5200 Ethics and Social Justice
�� New Course: HSRV 5420 Human Services for Families
�� New Course: HSRV 5510 Grant and Report Writing
�� New Course: HSRV 5720 Human Service Internship
�� New Course: HSRV 5959 Human Services Capstone
�� New Course: GSLD 6000 Leadership in Global Sport
�� New Course: GSLD 6100 Strategic Thinking and Planning for Global Sport Leaders
�� New Course: GSLD 6200 Leading External Function in Global Sport
�� New Course: GSLD 6300 Effect of Governing Bodies on Sport Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 6400 Leading Internal Functions of Sport
�� New Course: GSLD 6500 International Model of Sport Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 6510 Action Research I
�� New Course: GSLD 6600 Sport and Society: Impact on Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 6610 Action Research II
�� New Course: GSLD 6700 Interpersonal Relationships in Sport
�� New Course: GSLD 6710 Action Research III
�� New Course: GSLD 6800 Organizational Behavior for Sport Leaders
�� New Course: GSLD 6810 Action Research IV
�� New Course: GSLD 6910 Interpreting and Applying Analytics in Sport
�� New Course: GSLD 7000 Immersion in Sport Practicum
�� New Course: GSLD 7010 Research Methods for Global Sport Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 7100 Branding, Marketing, and Sales Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 7110 Research Methods for Global Sport Leadership II
�� New Course: GSLD 7200 Law and Negotiation for Sport Leaders
�� New Course: GSLD 7300 Seminar in Global Sport Leadership
�� New Course: GSLD 7400 Capstone Project in Global Sport Leadership I
�� New Course: GSLD 7500 Capstone Project in Global Sport Leadership II
March 2015
�� New Course: ARTA 4607/5607 Digital Photography II
�� New Course: GRAD 5001 The Art of Self Marketing
�� New Course: GRAD 5009 Leadership for Professionals
�� New Course: GRAD 5003 Career Planning
�� New Course: GRAD 5008 Soft Skills for Professionals
�� New Course: PGMT 5310: GIS for Planning and Development
�� New Course: PGMT 5320: Transportation Planning and Development
�� New Course: PGMT 5400: Legal Considerations in Local Government
April 2015
�� New Course: SALM 5670 Sport Management Research: Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation Management
June 2015
�� New Course: ELPA, 7120, History of American Higher Education
�� New Course: PEXS 5100, Practicum in Applied Sport Science
Section 3: TBR Proposals
January 2015
�� TBR Proposal: Early Childhood Emergent Inquiry Graduate Certificate �C revise admission criteria.
February 2015
�� TBR Proposal: Graduate Programs in Nursing: New Post Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) Certificates
�� TBR Proposal: Exercise and Sport Sciences: Master of Science in Sport Science and Coach Education; conversion of a concentration in an existing degree to a free-standing degree.
�� TBR Proposal: New M.S. Human Services degree
�� TBR Proposal: School of Graduate Studies: New Ed.D. in Global Sport Leadership
March 2015
�� TBR Proposal: New Joint Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program
April 2015
�� TBR Proposal: New Certificate Program in Special Education High Incidence Disabilities
�� TBR Proposal: New Certificate Program in Special Education Low Incidence Disabilities
�� TBR Proposal: New Certificate Program in Special Education Early Childhood
June 2015
�� TBR Proposal: Change in Title for degree: M.S. in Sport Management (concentration becoming stand-alone degree)
Section 4: Course Changes
November 2014
�� Substantial Course Modification: STOR 5890 History of Performance Tradition
�� Substantial Course Modification: STOR 5230 Advanced Solo Performance
February 2015
�� Substantial Course Modification: CSCI 5520 Research Methods in Computer Science
March 2015
�� Substantial Course Modification: PMGT 5200 Legal and Ethical Considerations in Public Service
June 2015
�� Modify an Existing Course: SPAN 4137 and SPAN 4147
Section 5: Curriculum Changes
August 2014
�� Articulation Agreement: Allow credits from completed Epidemiology Graduate Certificate to transfer into MPH with concentration in Epidemiology
�� Articulation Agreement: Allow credits from completed Archival Studies Graduate Certificate to transfer into MALS with concentration in Archival Studies
�� Modify curriculum of Archival Studies Graduate Certificate
September 2014
�� Substantive Curriculum Revision: Archival Studies concentration in the MALS program
October 2014
�� ECED Early Childhood Education M.A. change in admission requirements
November 2014
�� Revise M.A. in Professional Communication to create three formal concentrations
�� Terminate Storytelling Concentration in M.A. in Reading
�� Revise Admission Criteria for MPH Degree (excluding the approval of the list of admissions test that would be accepted by MPH)
February 2015
�� Computer Information Sciences M.S. curriculum change
March 2015
�� Substantial revision to the MPA program
June 2015
�� Terminate Existing Program: Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Translation and Interpreting
Section 6: New Policies and Policy Changes
�� Graduate Academic Fresh Start Policy was developed and approved
�� Update was made to ��Admission of International Students�� information in the catalog.
�� TBR moved approval to terminate the RODP concentration in Nursing Informatics through a 3 year phase-out process; this was passed.
�� Accelerated (FastTrack) Bachelor��s to Master��s policy obtained unanimous approval from UCC on March 25, 2015. Motion was made, seconded, and carried for approval by Graduate Council.
o Approved by Academic Council at its April 9, 2015 meeting. Approved by President Noland for campus-wide dissemination.
�� Council voted to guide interpretation of current admissions policy requirement for official transcripts to consider PDF transcripts official when provided by organizations corroborated and vetted by ACCROA as following best practice to protect integrity of transcripts.
Section 7: Miscellaneous Actions
�� Dr. McIntosh reminded the Council that, in response to their request last year, Dr. Noland committed to increasing the stipends of graduate assistantships across the board starting this year, however decreased enrollment and subsequent budget cuts delayed implementation. Dr. Noland proposed increasing the stipend by $500 per year over a period of four years. The last stipend increase was in the year 2000. Council members stated intention to work on a letter to Dr. Noland reminding him of this commitment.
�� Dr. Maxson summarized the plans for dissemination information regarding the discontinuation of the thesis/dissertation reader. The email has been sent to graduate coordinators, faculty and staff. Dr. Maxson summarized the Academic Council��s comments along with summarizing the meeting with Academic Council designees, CFAA, and Graduate personnel.
�� Dr. Maxson informed the council of scholarship changes. The new scholarships are George L. Carter Scholarship available for students in nine states within 250 miles radius of ETSU and the Sidney G. Gilbreath Scholarship available for out of state student beyond the 250 miles from ETSU. These are similar to the prior regional and out-of-state scholarships except for two main distinctions: there is a specified dollar figure for each rather than a percent off and the regional scholarship has a longer reach (250 miles rather than 75 miles).
�� Council voted to elect Dr. Chris Dula for the Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
�� Dr. Rayman retired May 15, 2015 and Wendy Doucette has been elected to chair the Curriculum Subcommittee.
ETSU rating:
Level: 4 years or above
Control: Public
Total Enrollment: 13,822
Classification Category:
Undergraduate Instructional Program: Prof.+A&S/SGC: Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program: Doc/Prof: Doctoral, professional dominant
Enrollment Profile: HU: High undergraduate
Size and Setting: L4/N$: Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Basic: DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
This institution participated in the following elective classification:
Community Engagement Curricular Engagement and Outreach and Partnerships