Arkansas Tech University
Graduate Council
Minutes of Meeting
August 21, 2012
The Graduate Council met in TOM 102 on Tuesday, August 21, at 3 p.m. Graduate
Council members include the following:
Dr. Mary Gunter, Chair
Dr. Linda Bean, Vice Chair
Dr. Matt Stephen
Dr. Susan Underwood
Dr. Annette Holeyfield
Dr. Sid Womack
Dr. Sean Huss
Dr. Nelson Ramirez
Dr. Deborah Wilson
Dr. Cheryl Smith
Dr. Thomas Nupp
Dr. Rick Ihde
Dr. Matt Brown
To be appointed, Student
Representative
Ms. Tammy Rhodes, Secretary
Cheryl Smith was absent.
CALL TO ORDER/APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Dr. Gunter called the meeting to order and indicated a quorum was present for the
meeting and business could be conducted.
Dr. Gunter introduced new committee members.
Dr. Gunter asked for approval of the minutes from April 17, 2012. Dr. Bean made a
motion, seconded by Dr. Holeyfield, to approve the minutes. Motion carried.
CURRICULUM ITEMS
Dr. Wilson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Womack, to approve adding the following
courses to the course descriptions: (a) add ACCT 6003 Principles of Business
Accounting; (b) add BLAW 6003 Survey of Business Law and Ethics; (c) add ECON
6003 Survey of Economics; (d) add FIN 6003 Financial Decision Making; (e) add
MGMT 6003 Survey of Management and Organizational Behavior; (f) add MKT 6003
Marketing Strategy and Research. Motion carried.
Dr. Bean made a motion, seconded by Dr. Underwood, to approve deletion of the
following courses from the course descriptions: (a) delete JOUR 6163 Survey 20th
Century Photography; (b) delete JOUR 6263 Survey Photojournalism. Motion carried
GRADUATE FACULTY NOMINATIONS
Dr. Huss, made a motion, seconded by Dr. Underwood, to add Dr. Aaron McArthur,
College of Arts and Humanities, to the list of Regular Faculty. Motion carried
Dr. Wilson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Bean, to approve the following faculty as
Regular Faculty as well as addition of Dr. Aaron McArthur, College of Arts and
Humanities:
Dr. Gary Barrow, Music – College of Arts & Humanities
Dr. Rene Couture, College Student Personnel – College of Education
Dr. Jan Kallberg, Emergency Management – College of Applied Sciences
Dr. Julius Marpaung, Electrical Engineering – College of Applied Sciences
Dr. Rachael Urbanek, Biological Science – College of Natural & Health Sciences
Motion carried.
After discussion of requiring additional documentation for faculty non-terminal degrees,
Dr. Wilson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Bean, to approve the following faculty as
Non-Regular Faculty:
Kathy Steffy, Center for Leadership & Learning, Graduate College
Dr. Jan Kallberg, Emergency Management – College of Applied Sciences
Barry Crane, Computer & Information Science – College of Applied Sciences
Dr. Ellen Treadway Engelke, Center for Leadership & Learning, Graduate College
Dr. Frank Holman, Center for Leadership & Learning, Graduate College
June Lawson, Curriculum & Instruction – College of Education
Dr. Lowell Lybarger, Music – College of Arts & Humanities
Dr. Lydia McDonald, College Student Personnel – College of Education
Paul Montrose, Computer & Information Science – College of Applied Sciences
Dr. Yusuf Yiliyasi, Computer & Information Science – College of Applied Sciences
Motion failed.
Dr. Bean, made a motion, seconded by Dr. Womack, to approve the following faculty
who had achieved the terminal degree:
Dr. Jan Kallberg, Emergency Management – College of Applied Sciences
Dr. Ellen Treadway Engelke, Center for Leadership & Learning, Graduate College
Dr. Frank Holman, Center for Leadership & Learning, Graduate College
Dr. Lowell Lybarger, Music – College of Arts & Humanities
Dr. Lydia McDonald, College Student Personnel – College of Education
Dr. Yusuf Yiliyasi, Computer & Information Science – College of Applied Sciences
Motion carried.
Dr. Bean made a motion, seconded by Dr. Holeyfield to approve the following faculty as
Non-Regular Faculty: Dr. Ryan Theroux, College Student Personnel – College of
Education. Motion carried.
ELECTION VICE CHAIR
Dr. Gunter asked for nominations for Vice Chair for 2012-13. Dr. Bean was nominated.
Dr. Wilson made a motion, seconded by Dr. Holeyfield, to cease nominations and
approve Dr. Bean for the position. Motion approved by acclamation.
UPDATES
Dr. Gunter provided updates about the Graduate Assistant Program, Doctoral Program
Proposal Status, and Recruitment. Graduate Assistant Handbooks were distributed.
The next Graduate Council Meeting will be held on September 18, 2012, 3:00 p.m. at
Baswell Techionery Room 203 with Dr. Bean calling the meeting in Dr. Gunter’s
absences.
Meeting adjourned at 3:46 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Tammy Rhodes