APPROVED
Minutes of the Graduate Council
Friday, April 6, 2012 10:00 am
Members Present: James Murray, Tony Sanderfoot, Steven Simpson, Kasi Periasamy, Melissa
Bingham, Robert Krajewski, Carol Angell, Katie Josephson, John Greany, Jen Weber,
Members Absent: Gary Willhite
Members Excused: Gary Gilmore
Consultants Present: Raymond Abhold, Robert Hoar
Consultants Absent: Charles Martin-Stanley, Bruce May, Christine Bakkum
1. Approval of Minutes of 3/23/12 minutes, MSP.
2. Graduate Thesis Awards review
• Propose to make award to student with highest score from review sub-committee. MSP.
3. Graduate Student Achievement Awards nominations
• College nominates students (2 SAH, 1 CLS, 0 CBA). Propose to make awards to students
nominated by colleges. MSP.
4. New Charge Sheet from Faculty Senate, continued
a. Revisions to oversight responsibilities proposal table from Senate (attached below,
changes in red). Propose to approve modified table. MSP
b. Policy of Medical withdrawal
i. If a student currently meets the requirements for Medical Withdrawal, they are
withdrawn from all courses. Now, with on-line courses, a student could still be
medically unable to come to campus, but still participate in on-line courses, or be
otherwise accommodated.
ii. Propose making the changes noted in the proposed new policy (deletes requirement
to withdraw from all courses; adds the possibility to make accommodations if it is
possible for a student to complete some courses). MSP.
iii. Propose a second change that moves the appeals for exceptions from Graduate
Council to Committee on Academic Policies and Standards (CAPS) to make
undergraduate and graduate student policies coincide. MSP.
5. Graduate Assistantship Eligibility Requirements
a. A new draft was presented from Chris Bakkum, which merged prior discussion with
existing policy from other University documents. This required removal of language
specific for biology assistantships, which is covered under new language that states:
“Graduate Programs/Department may have additional eligibility requirements.”
b. Propose approving the revised document. MSP.
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
X
Director
X
Director of
Graduate
Studies
X
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
English proficiency
requirements for individual
students.
Director or
Chair
X
X
Changes in Program policy
concerning English proficiency
Director or
Chair
X
X
Submitted by Tony Sanderfoot, 4/6/12
Graduate
Council
X