GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES 10/8/14
GBB 205, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: M. Alwell, B. Bach, S. Bywater-Reyes, K. Briknarova, R. Delaloye, L. Gray,
M. Kia, A. Kinch, M. McGuirl, D. Spencer, C. Stanick K. Swift
Members Absent/Excused: R. Arouca, I. Crummy, M. Berthelson, S. Ross
Ex Officio Members Present: N. Lindsay
Past minutes: The minutes from October 1st were approved.
COMMUNICATION:
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As part of the UM Minute Associate Provost Lindsay shared that the AO’s were supportive of
moving the Graduate School under the VP of Research at yesterday’s meeting.
BUSINESS ITEMS:
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The Council discussed the distribution of the curriculum forms. Several forms were moved
from Professional Schools to even out the workload. Media Arts and Theater were moved to
Humanities, with additional consultation from Professor Gray. Health and Human Performance
forms were moved to Science, and Counselor Education to Social Science. Camie will send the
revised spreadsheet and links to the forms not on e-Curr and instructions to view the e-curr
forms according to the subcommittee reports. Subcommittees should consider whether it
might be necessary to meet with proposers and report to Chair Swift. The consent agenda
dates were identified according to the number of forms to review, with the subcommittee with
the least presenting first.
Subcommittee
Total
Adjusted Total
Date
Humanities
4 + 1 (LI)
17 +1(LI)
10/22/14
Science
18
32 +4PM & LI
10/29/14
Social Science
14 + 2 PM
16 +2PM & LII
11/5/14
Professional Schools
84 + 4 PM, 3 (LI)
& 2 (LII)
55 + 1 PM, 2LI
&1LII
11/12/14
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The Council briefly discussed the revised program review documents for History, Political
Science and Curriculum Instruction/ Ed Leadership. The documents were approved and will be
sent to the Department Chair and the Provost’s Office.
Student members would like to see more graduate increment validity measures put in place at
the department level. This issue will be considered more in depth once curriculum review is
completed.

Revisions to the draft letter reminding departments to provide adequate graduate increments
for graduate students enrolled in UG courses were suggested. Chair Swift will make the edits
and send the letter to the graduate School for dissemination.

The Council will not meet next week to allow the subcommittees to use the time to review the
curriculum forms.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 1:00p.m.