APPROVED
Minutes of the Graduate Council
Friday, Mar 23, 2012 10:00 am
Members Present: James Murray, Tony Sanderfoot, Steven Simpson, Kasi Periasamy, Melissa
Bingham, John Greany, Robert Krajewski, Carol Angell,
Members Absent: Jen Weber, Katie Josephson, Gary Gilmore, Gary Willhite
Members Excused:
Consultants Present: Raymond Abhold, Robert Hoar, Charles Martin-Stanley, Bruce May
Consultants Absent: Christine Bakkum
1. Approval of Minutes of 3/9/12 minutes, MSP.
2. Graduate Faculty Application Review
• Approve all applications at status recommended by sub-committee. MSP
3. Announcements
a. Graduate Thesis Awards Nominations due March 23rd
i.
Sub-committee Krajewski and Simpson will start review
ii.
May have less/no monetary award due to lapsing of past bequest, currently
under investigation
b. Celebration of Student Research and Creativity, April 13, 2012
• Volunteer for judging and participating in celebration for graduate students
4. Hooding Ceremony at Graduation
a. Hooding ceremony will be done informally by individual programs
b. CLS and CBA Graduate Students Hooding 9 am, SAH (except DPT) at 1 pm in Zielke
Suites at the La Crosse Center
c. DPT students will be hooded at the Main Arena at 2 pm with UG ceremony.
d. Encourage faculty in programs to participate in Hooding Ceremony
5. Graduate Assistantship Eligibility Requirements
a. Recent Changes:
i.
Must be a student to get an assistantship (must be enrolled or in GRC 799)
ii.
To get financial aid, students must be seeking a degree and enrolled in credits
that are part of the declared degree program (this is Financial aid policy).
iii.
Perhaps language could be: “Credits must be applicable to the student’s
declared degree program.” (Changing from “required for”.)
b. Will bring the document to the Program Directors in a later meeting before voting on
approval.
6. New Charge Sheet from Faculty Senate, continued
a. Oversight Responsibilities – Senate suggested a table of designated oversight
responsibilities. Changes noted in red.
Policy
Course
Instructor
Exceeding the maximum credit
load in a semester.
Repetition of a course in which
a C is earned.
Program
Director/
Department
Chair
Dean’s
Office
Director of
Graduate
Studies
Graduate
Council
Director
X
No need to
oversee this
No need to
oversee this
Director
X
X
No need to
oversee this
No need to
oversee this
No need to
oversee this
No need to
oversee this
No need to
oversee this
Change of incomplete grade.
X
Chair
X
Undergraduate enrollment in
graduate courses.
X
Director or
Chair
X
Degree requirements
(deficiencies, residence
requirement, cum gpa, etc.)
Director or
Chair
X
X
No need to
oversee this
English proficiency
requirements for individual
students.
Director or
Chair
X
X
No need to
oversee this
X
X
X
Yes!
Changes in Program policy
concerning English proficiency
Submitted by Tony Sanderfoot, 3/23/12