Minutes of the 4th meeting of
The Graduate Council
2011-2012
Date and Time:
Place:
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Room 244, Administration Building
Attendance:
Dr. Hansel Burley, Dr. Donna Davis, Dr. Gary Elbow, Dr. Ann Hawkins,
Dr. Ram Iyer, Dr. Priyantha Jayawickrama, Dr. Eileen Johnson, Dr. Susan
Myers, Dr. Michael Stoune, Dr. Betty Stout
Ex-officio: Dr. Clifford Fedler, Dr. Ralph Ferguson, Dr. Peggy Miller,
Visitors: Dr. Melanie Hart
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 Gary Elbow and seconded by Hansel Burley to approve the minutes from
the 3rd meeting of the Graduate Council held on Thursday, November 3, 2011. 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 Eileen Johnson and seconded by Betty Stout. The
Graduate Council approved these candidates.
Jung-in Bae
Nirmala Dhungana
Marauo Davis
Abby Diehl
Christina Dimitriou
Rob Evans
Debra Flores
Deborah Fontaine
Jeffrey Harper
Byungkyun Kang
Hospitality Administration
Biology
Chemistry
Counseling Psychology
Hospitality Administration
Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Curriculum and Instruction
Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Hospitality Administration
Physics
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Kendall Kelly
Murat Kizildag
Jun Mo Kwon
Xiguang Li
Yanfei Li
Kristina Macmullen
Michelle Martinez
Patrick Mengyan
Lindsey Moore
Brandon Nutting
Brett Oppegaard
Sara Pink
Arisoa Randrianasola
Jennifer Vencill
Imiya Wickramasinghe
Jing Zhao
Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Hospitality Administration
Hospitality Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Conducting
Chemistry
Physics
Counseling Psychology
Mass Communications
Technical Communications and Rhetoric
Spanish
Computer Science
Counseling Psychology
Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
V. Academic Requests
The following courses come with a motion of approval from the Academic Program Committee and
seconded by Hansel Burley. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ANSC 5301: Advanced Equine-Assisted mental Health (3:2:2) (Addition)
ANSC 5305: Advanced Therapeutic Riding (3:2:2) (Addition)
The following courses come with a motion of approval from the Academic Program Committee and
seconded by Susan Myers. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
EDML 5301: Foundations of Middle Level Education (3:3:0) (Addition)
The following courses come with a motion of approval from the Academic Program Committee and
seconded by Michael Stoune. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
MATH 5099: Individual Study (V1-6) (Addition)
MATH 5315: Introduction to Set Theory (3:3:0) (Addition)
The following courses come with a motion of approval from the Academic Program Committee and
seconded by Hansel Burley. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
MATH 6320: Representation Theory (3:3:0) (Addition)
MATH 6321: Homological Algebra I: Introduction (3:3:0) (Addition)
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MATH 6322: Homological Algebra II: Applications (3:3:0) (Addition)
MATH 6323: Algebraic Geometry I (3:3:0) (Addition)
MATH 6324: Algebraic Geometry II (3:3:0) (Addition)
The following courses came with a motion of approval from the Academic Program Committee and
seconded by Eileen Johnson. The Graduate Council approved.
GRADUATE SCHOOL
FSCI 5350: Crime Science Investigation (3:3:0) (change in prefix from IS)
FSCI 5351: Serial Crime (3:3:0) (change in prefix from IS)
The following course deletion came with a motion of approval from the Academic Program
Committee and seconded by Michael Stoune. The Graduate Council approved.
COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS
MUAP 6000: Master’s Thesis (V1-6) (Deletion)
VI. Other Business
Dr. Miller announced that the ELS Educational Services is done and approved. The first class
should be offered on June 25, 2012.
Dr. Michael Stoune announced that Dr. Duane Crawford (Associate Dean of the Graduate School)
will be leaving to take on a new role at Kansas State University. Dr. Stoune motioned that the
Graduate Council draft up a Resolution for Dr. Crawford. Eileen Johnson seconded the motion.
The Graduate Council all approved.
The Graduate School is currently in the process of hiring a director for the Graduate Student Life
position.
VII. Announcements
Dr. Miller announced that the new Graduate School website will be up before the Holidays.
Dr. Miller announced that at the Fall 2012 semester, Doctoral students on assistantships will no
longer pay fees and will only pay about $600 per semester for tuition.
The next Graduate Council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 2, 2011.
A motion was made by Eileen Johnson and seconded by Betty Stout to adjourn the Graduate
Council meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 4:04 p.m.
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