GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Minutes
Friday, February 14, 2003-1:15 p.m.
325 Graff Main Hall
Members
Present: R.
Dixon, D. Duquette (Chair), J. Finch, G. Gilmore, S. N. Rajagopal, W. Schwan, S.
Simpson
Members Excused:
T. Kernozek, G. Walsko
Members Absent:
M. Morziniski
Consultants
Present: B.
May, R. Rada, D. Schumacher, C. Martin-Stanley
Others Present:
A. Dittman
The meeting was called to
order by Dan Duquette, Chair at 1:15 p.m.
- Dan
reminded the Graduate council of the following deadlines:
- Graduate
Faculty Membership Applications due on March 25, 2003.
- Graduate
Student Research Grant Applications due on Friday, February 14, 2003.
- Dan
assigned Graduate Faculty Review Teams.
Files can be reviewed March 31st through April 10th,
2003 in 142 Mitchell Hall. Graduate
Studies Office hours are: 7:30
a.m.-4:00 p.m. If you are
unable to read during these hours, call Fran at 785-8124 and she will make
sure the office is available at a time that is convenient for you.
- Dan
reminded the Grad Council there will not be an August Commencement.
The reason low attendance by students.
The Graduate Thesis and Achievement Awards will be given at the May
Commencement.
- Each
semester a deadline is given for the students to turn in their thesis to the
Director of Graduate Studies. In
the past it has been suggested that students make sure their deans have the
thesis 10 days prior to the director receiving them.
The suggestion was made that a definite date be given for the deans
to receive the thesis. We will
include the deans deadline next semester.
- GRC
799, position regarding Psychology’s curriculum proposal.
Rob Dixon gave a detailed report and this topic was opened for
discussion.
Graduate Students that
have completed all degree requirements in an approved program of study except
the thesis, seminar paper or other culminating graduate projects, students
must maintain continuous semester to semester enrollment (excluding summer
session) by registering each semester for GRC 799 for zero credits and paying
a special course fee of $100.00 until the thesis, seminar paper or culminating
project is completed.
Psychology’s
proposal would be to pay for 1 credit per semester, rather than the GRC 799
$100.00 fee.
- Interpretation
of #3 under dismissal on page 22 of the graduate catalog.
Jim Finch and Amelia Dittman gave an example;
if a student on probation receives a 3.0, he/she than receives a 2.75
after completing 9 credits, the computer will show that the student is
dismissed. After discussing
this situation, the decision is to check the computer program.
- What
does “I” mean on a
graduating students transcript mean? After
discussing what the “I” means, it was agreed upon to check the
undergraduate interpretation. This
item will be discussed at a future meeting.
- Other
business: The following items will be discussed and will be works
in progress:
- Grad
assistantships
- Mission
Statement
- Web
Site
- IRB
Education
- Workload
issue
- Dan
would like 3 volunteers to review the Graduate Student Research
Applications.
Meeting adjourned 3:02
p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Fran Temp
Recording Secretary
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Council Members
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