Minutes of the Graduate Council
October 1, 2002
As approved by the Graduate Council, November 5, 2002
Members present: T. Bolton, A. Brightman, K. Brooks, R. Burckel, P. Burden, G. Eiselein, J.
Fliter, L. Glasgow, W.R. Goe, M. Hossain, V. Houser, G. Kluitenberg, M. Kren, G. Marchin,G.
Ramaswamy (proxy Mark White), D. Sachs, J. Stevenson, K. Tilley, R. Trewyn, Y. Wang, M.
White, D. Wright-Carroll, C. Wyatt
Members absent: G. Bailey, A. Barkley, L. Bergen, K. Carpenter, M. Collinson, D. Fisher, S.
Fisher, D. McGrath, T. Musch, D. Troyer
Graduate School staff present: B. McGaughey, D. Woydziak
Guests: Tom Herold (Food Science Certificate Program representative)
The meeting was called to order by Dean R.W. Trewyn at 3:35 p.m. in Room 212, Student
Union.
1. Opening Remarks.
Jim Guikema and Carol Shanklin were out of town. Jim was on vacation and Carol was
serving on a USDA review team in Nebraska.
The budget shortfall for September was not as much as the State was anticipating. They
were expecting 18 million and it was only 14 million.
2. Minutes. The minutes of the September 3, 2002 meeting were approved as presented.
3. Graduate School Actions and Announcements
a. Appointments for Graduate Faculty Membership
Name
Derek Hillard
Stephen R. Peters
Adrienne Leslie-Toogood
Maosen Zhong
Department/Program
Modern Languages
Finance
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Finance
b. Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (Emergency Approval)
Name
Bongsug Chae
Michael Chilton
Mark E. Linville
4. Academic Affairs Committee
Department/Program
Management
Management
Accounting
Courses
MANGT 656
MANGT 666
ACCTG 832
Term
F02
F02
F02
a. It was moved and seconded that the following faculty members be approved for
Membership. The motion passed.
i.
for MEMBERSHIP ONLY
Name
Position
Department/Program
Christopher R. Gabel Adjunct Professor
History
*Anthony Joern
Adjunct Faculty
Biology
Sue C. Maes
Adjunct Professor
Counseling and Educational Psychology
Rose McMurphy
Associate Professor Clinical Sciences
* Conditional approval granted as recommended by the Academic Affairs Committee on th
confirmation of adjunct faculty status.
ii.
for MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
Name
Sajid Alavi
Scott R. Bean
John M. Crespi
Christopher Culbertson
William Dunn
Meena Kumari
Thomas L. Marsh
Douglas McGregor
Eckhard von Toerne
Theo Zouros
iii.
Position
Assistant Professor
Adjunct Asst. Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Department/Program
Grain Science and Industry
Agronomy
Agricultural Economics
Chemistry
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Anatomy and Physiology
Agricultural Economics
Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
Physics
Physics
for CERTIFICATION ONLY
Name
Ming-Shun Chen
Keith S. Jones
Barbara Lohse Knous
Stephen M. Welch
Position
Adjunct Asst. Professor
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Professor
Department/Program
Entomology
Psychology
Human Nutrition
Agronomy
b. Course and curriculum changes: A motion was made and seconded to approve
course changes, deletions, and additions. The motion passed.
i.
CHANGE:
M.S. in Family Studies and Human
Services, specialization in Family
Financial Planning
ii.
M.S. in Family Studies and Human
Services, specialization in Personal
Financial Planning
DROP:
CS 701. Clinical Skills I. (1) II. Introduction to terminology and
thought/organization for clinical veterinary medicine. Emphasis on
problem identification from a clinical data base, and basic veterinary skills
with animals. Three hours lab a week. Same as AP 801. Pr.:First-year
standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
CS 703. Clinical Skills II. (1) II. Continuation of Clinical Skills I.
Introduction to clinical cases, data base accumulation, problem
identification, problem solving, and basic veterinary skills with animals.
Three hours lab week. Pr.:Second-year standing in the College of
Veterinary Medicine.
CS 704. Clinical Skills III. (1) II. Laboratory instruction and experience
in hand skills for physical examination and for veterinary therapy. Three
hours lab a week. Pr.:Third-year standing in the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
iii.
NEW:
CS 739. Dermatology/Medicine. (3) I, II, S. Designed to emphasize
dermatology diagnostic work-up and management of dermatologic cases.
May include procedures such as skin scrapings, bacterial and fungal
culturing, performing cytology, obtaining skin biopsies, ear cleaning and
trichography. Pr.: Fourth-year standing in the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
CS 742. Clinical Skills. (1) II. Demonstration, instruction and experience
in physical examination and diagnostic skills necessary for routine
veterinary practice. Three hours lab a week. Pr.:Third-year standing in the
College of Veterinary Medicine.
CS 743. Grand Rounds I. (1) II. An introduction into veterinary medical
problem identification and solving. Emphasis will be on integration of
normal anatomy and physiology knowledge and identification of abnormal
findings. Pr.:First-year standing in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
CS 744. Grand Rounds II. (1) II. An introduction into veterinary medical
problem identification and solving. Emphasis will be on history and
physical examination, diagnostic data interpretation, and designing a
therapeutic plan. Pr.:Second-year standing in the College of Veterinary
Medicine.
CS 745. Grand Rounds III. (1) II. Integration of veterinary medical
problem identification and solving. The emphasis will be on creation of a
rule out list, development of diagnostic plan, data interpretation, medical
and surgical treatments and patient follow-up care. Pr.:Third-year standing
in the College of Veterinary Medicine.
iv.
New Graduate Certificate programs
 Food Science Graduate Certificate Program
A motion was made and seconded to approve this new graduate
certificate program. This program was presented in May and the
Graduate Program returned it to the Food Science program with
suggestions to strengthening it. Following discussion and review of
the changes, this graduate certificate program passed unanimously.
5. Graduate Student Affairs Committee
Greg Eiselein from the Department of English was introduced as the 2002-2003
committee chair. He announced that the committee has formed three work groups to
address upcoming issues. They include Graduate Student Honor Code, Electronic Theses
and Dissertations and finally an issues discussion group that will look into mentoring,
budget effects on graduate students, INS changes and other issues that arise.
6. Graduate School Committee on Planning
Tim Bolton from the Department of Physics was introduced as the 2002-2003 committee
chair.
7. Graduate Student Council Information
No representative present.
8. University Research and Scholarship
Ron Trewyn announced that a meeting is scheduled for next month after the Deans'
Council meeting. Contact him if you have anything you would like to see on their
agenda.
9. Other business
Ron Trewyn hopes to schedule of presentation for the Graduate Council by Jerry Jaax,
from University Compliance. This would be a review of regulations that the University is
require to abide by for campus research.
Al Brightman, Department of Clinical Sciences, announce that he has found an example
of general guidelines for research ethics used by the ARS/USDA. He thought it would be
useful for the Graduate School to review them and consider their ability to provide
guidance in review of graduate programs and faculty on campus. A copy will be available
at the next meeting
Council was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.