Minutes of the 5th meeting of
The Graduate Council
2012-2013
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Room 313, Administration Building
Attendance:
Dr. Stephen Cook, Dr. Donna Davis, Dr. Ann Hawkins, Dr. Ram Iyer,
Dr. Priyantha Jayawickrama, Dr. Eileen Johnson, Dr. Susan Myers,
Dr. Jorgelina Orfila, Dr. Huazhong Shi, Dr. Sterling Shumway,
Ex-officio: Mr. Florencio Aranda, Dr. Dom Casadonte,
Ms. Earnstein Dukes, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Ralph Ferguson
Visitors: Mr. Terrance Rodrigues, Dr. Fernando Valle
I. The Graduate Council minutes are available in the Graduate School office and on the Graduate
School website at www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool.
II. A motion was made by Eileen Johnson and seconded by Ann Hawkins to approve the minutes
from the 4th meeting of the Graduate Council held on Thursday, November 29, 2012. The Graduate
Council approved these minutes.
III. Students admitted to Doctoral Candidacy.
The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate on the recommendation of
their departments. A motion was made by Stephen Cook and seconded by Eileen Johnson. The
Graduate Council approved these candidates.
Hemalika Abeysundara
Laura Aguilar
Abdulaziz Alzahrani
Ismahan Arslan-Ari
Kushal Bhalla
Mark Bintliff
Cristopher Broyles
Thomas Burns
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Instructional Technology
Instructional Technology
Agriculture & Applied Economics
Educational Psychology
English
English
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Mehmet Caglar
Matthew Carey
Lesley Casarez
Diane E. Case
Gregory L. Chambers
Hsuan Chen
Zixi Chen
Paratap Chillakanti
Yunjeong Choo
Vanessa Coca-Lyle
Cong Cui
Dan Dao
Nicholas Davis
Priyanka de Silva
Jeremy Deans
Elizabeth Dennard
Katherine DeVet
Matthew Ducatt
Jennifer Emerson
Christie Gardner
Chris Guggenberg
John Harms
Timothy Horton
Yuan Ta Hsu
Jon Ilseng
Udaya Jayatilake
Yeongae Jeon
Ming-Syuan Jhong
Leigh A. Kackley
Andrew Kreckmann
Jun Young Kwak
Olaya Landa-Vialard
Zhipeng Lei
Zhen Li
Xun Liu
Neha Marathe
Rachit Mathur
Jennifer McAdams
Mark Nicholas
Nicte Ordonez
Everett Perry, Jr.
Anthony Peterson
Daniel Pettus
Nicole Quintana
Physics
Music
Educational Psychology
Instructional Technology
Fine Arts
Business Administration
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Hospitality Administration
Psychology
Mathematics
Curriculum and Instruction
Music
Biological Sciences
Geosciences
Psychology
Music
Higher Education
Mathematics
Psychology
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Fine Arts
Mechanical Engineering
Mathematics
Hospitality Administration
History
Special Education
Music
Music
Special Education
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Educational Psychology
Wind Science & Engineering
Wind Science & Engineering
Psychology
Music
Biological Sciences
Wind Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands
Science and Management
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Vijay Ramamoorthy
Gabriel Ramirez
Angela Randolph Peace
Robert Robinson
Bhandari Samujjwal
Brandon Shuler
Michael W. Smith
Sandeep Sohal
David Splawn
Suzan Tami
Kristyn N. Urban
Susana Villanueva Eguia Lis
Jason Watkins
Yiqing Wei
Michael Williams
Wujun Zhou
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Business Administration
Business Administration
Computer Science
English
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
English
Nutritional Sciences
Environmental Toxicology
Spanish
Music
Civil Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
V. Academic Requests
The following course applications come with a motion and second from the Academic Program
Committee. The Graduate Council unanimously approved.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
MATH 6325: Category Theory (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ESL 5310: Spoken English Fluency (3:3:0:0) (change in title from English for Classroom
Management and description)
ESL 5312: Class & Academic Communication for International Teaching Assistants (3:3:0:0)
(Addition)
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ANSC 5219: Advanced Equine Behavior and Dynamics (2:1:0:2) (Addition)
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
IE 5353: Sustainable Manufacturing (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
GRADUATE SCHOOL
FSCI 6000: Master’s Thesis (V1-6) (Addition)
FSCI 7000: Research (V1-12) (Addition)
The following Graduate Certificates and course applications come with a motion and second from
the Academic Program Committee. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Graduate Certificate in Teacher Leadership
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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Graduate Certificate in Book History and Digital Humanities
ENGL 5341: Histories and Theories of the Book (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5344: Teaching History of the Book (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5345: Letterpress Printing History and Practice (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5346: Digital Humanities (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5347: Scholarly Editing in Digital Environments (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5348: Studies in History of the Book (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
ENGL 5349: Religion and Material Texts (3:3:0:0) (Addition)
VI. Announcements
Dom announced that he is suggesting the new fees will be as followed: $65.00 for Domestic
application fee, $75.00 for International application fee, and $50.00 for any change fee.
Ralph announced the estimated graduation numbers for the May 2013 graduation are 150 Ph.D.’s,
480 Master’s.
VII. Old Business
Ram Iyer asked about applications numbers dropping in the Math department and if this is across
campus. Stephen Cook said same thing in their department and both asked if it is due to the higher
application fees set forth.
VIII. New Business
The admission share point process with be going live next week
Florencio Aranda and Terrance Rodrigues announced the events that will be taking place during the
Graduate Student Appreciation week.
Alice Young came out to the Graduate Council and gave a report on “Research Integrity and
Research Compliance at TTU” in January of 2011. Alice has asked that the Graduate Council open
this up for discussion again.
Eileen Johnson motioned to adjourn the Graduate Council meeting and Ann Hawkins seconded the
motion. The meeting was adjourned at 3:26 p.m.
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