Graduate Council Meeting Minutes 9/12/12
GBB 202, 12:10-1:00 p.m.
Members Present: M. Alwell, R. Arouca, A. Borgmann, J. Campana, D. Campbell, J.
Johnson, N. Hassanein, J. Hunt, M. Mayer, H. Naughton, E. Stone, K. Swift
Members Absent/Excused: S. Sprang
Ex-officio members Present: P. Miller, S. Ross, J. Zink
The meeting was called to order by Chair Borgmann.
The 5/3/12 minutes were amended and approved.
Communication Items

Members introduced themselves and new members were welcomed. Jasmine Zink is
the new Academic Policy Manager in Academic Affairs. She administers curriculum
and program review. The administration of the Graduate School changed over the
summer. Sandy Ross is now the Dean of the Graduate Council at .75 FTE. A search
for an Associate Provost of Dynamic Learning will take place soon. This position
will be responsible for curriculum and program review. The Council would like to
see the position description for the Graduate School Dean.
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The program review documents for Anthropology, Psychology, and Wildlife Biology
are available on Moodle. Camie will make sure new members will have MOODLE
access to the relevant material.
The Council agreed that it would like to see a report on the new Journalism Graduate
Program. It was skipped for program review because it has only been in existence
for two years. Jasmine will send the Graduate Director a request in accordance with
the interim review of new programs.
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The program review self-study requirements have been revised. [Sent electronically
after the meeting.] Assessment and UG/co-convened information is now required,
and there is limit of 20 pages.
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The Council briefly discussed the issues for which the Collaborative Information
Exchange Committee was created. There needs to be a mechanical process that
assures the information on the Graduate School’s web page matches program
websites. Student member Arouca and past chair Palmer are members of the
Committee. Peggy Miller will be taking over the Graduate Council’s website. Chair
Borgmann asked that she chair the committee.
Dean Ross asked Legal Counsel about changing graduate program requirements.
According to David Aronofsky, graduation requirements are at any time at the
discretion of programs. The Graduate School’s site only maintains admission
requirements.
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The TA support discussion is ongoing. There is concern about moving all TA
administration to the colleges and schools. The intent of the previous Graduate
School TAs was to build programs. Is that intent observed in the College of Arts and
Sciences? Dean Comer will be invited to the Council to discuss the ramifications of
the change.
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There will be a search for a Director for the Individualized Interdisciplinary PhD and
Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies Programs in the spring. The Interim Director is
Blakely Brown. The position will also be responsible for seeking grants in diversity.
Business Items
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The following members agreed to chair the subcommittees.
Humanities
John Hunt
Professional Schools
Kent Swift
Social Science
Duncan Campbell
Science
Steve Sprang (confirmed after meeting)

Political Science will likely submit a proposal to establish a Non-Profit
Administration option within Political Science rather than revise the proposal for a
Masters because the department has not been able to secure approval for another
faculty line.
Good and Welfare
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There needs to be a Graduate School fund to help programs achieve an increase in
completion. More sophisticated recruitment materials are necessary, but cost is an
issue. There should be a discretionary fund for these needs. Professor Hassanein will
create a proposal.
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Unless you hear otherwise, there will be no meeting September 19.

A link to the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Peterson’s Award for Innovation in
Promoting an Inclusive Graduate Committee should be available on the Graduate
School’s website as an incentive to encourage creative thinking.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:55 PM.