Minutes of the Graduate Council
Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 10:00 am
Members Present:, James Murray, Tony Sanderfoot, Steven Simpson, Gary Gilmore,
John Greany, Kasi Periasamy, Katie Josephson, Robert Krajewski
Members Absent: Carol Angell, Jen Weber, Gary Willhite,
Members Excused: Melissa Bingham
Consultants Present: Christine Bakkum, Raymond Abhold, Robert Hoar, Bruce
May, Charles Martin-Stanley
Consultants Excused:
1. Approval of Minutes of 11/18/11 and 12/9/11 minutes, MSP
2. Announcements
a. Approval of Grad. Faculty Status and GRC799 Documents by Faculty
Senate
• Will implement new policy and forms for Fall 2012
b. Information of the Personal Potential Index (PPI)
i.
Can add requirement for those programs already using the GRE
for graduate programs.
ii.
Add to discussion with Joint program directors meeting
c. Reminder of deadlines for:
i.
Graduate Faculty Status Applications 2/24
ii.
RSEL Grants 2/17
iii.
Graduate Thesis Nominations 3/23
- Subcommittee formed for review: Bob K., Steve S., Gary G.
iv.
Graduate Students Academic Achievement Nominations 2/24
d. Graduate Student Grant Writing Workshop 2/7, 6:30pm, 257
Cartwright
3. Plan for Joint Meeting with Graduate Program Directors
• Council agreed to move Council meeting from 4/13 to 4/20, schedule Joint
meeting for that day (4/13 is the Spring Celebration of Research, and
moving to the next week avoids potential conflicts).
4. Discussion of Graduation Ceremony in May 2012
i.
Council agreed that a Graduate Student Ceremony should be its own
ceremony with some pomp and circumstances as well as a speaker
(uplifting, visionary, external speaker).
ii.
Request that the numbers of students by program be investigated to
see if we can justify multiple ceremonies. Will return to discussion at
later meeting.
5. Continued Discussion of Graduate Full Time Status
i.
Our prior document was just an informational statement to provide
the current standing, not to change any current policies.
ii.
Suggestion to separate the concept of full time for graduate student
enrollment from the credit requirements needed for maintaining a
Graduate Assistantship.
iii.
iv.
Suggestion that we put time limit on number of semesters (or other
equivalent limit) a student can have GA, and then not worry about
“full time” eligibility. Different programs can control their particular
limits for the rare GAs available.
Chris Bakkum will make updates to draft and we will return to form at
a later meeting.
Submitted by Tony Sanderfoot, 2/6/12