Minutes of the Graduate Council
October 5, 2004
As approved by the Graduate Council, November 2, 2004
Members present: K. Al-Khatib, R. Burckel, P. Burden, R. Clark, M. Dickson, W.R. Goe, D. Higgins, C. Holcomb,
W. Hsu, S. Jang, K. Kramer, D. McGrath, T. Miller, T. Mong, P. Mudrack, M. O’Shea, A. Pahwa, B. SchenckHamlin, S. Siepl-Coates, R. Slick, J. Stevenson, R. Trewyn, P. Wangemann
Members absent: T. Donavan, A. Featherstone, D. Griffin, V. Houser, T. Keane, G. Marchin, J. Nechols, S.
Smethers, D. Smit, Y. Wang, M. Wilkerson
Graduate School staff present: J. Guikema, C. Polson, D. Woydziak
The meeting was called to order by Dean R.W. Trewyn at 3:35 p.m. in Room 213, Student Union.
1) Opening remarks.
Ron Trewyn welcomed Cheryl Polson and Shawn Jang. Polson is Assistant Dean of the Graduate School and
our representative in the Kansas City area. Jang from the Department of Hotel, Restaurant, Institutional
Management and Dietetics is a new member of the Graduate Council. Trewyn then announced that he must
leave early and turned the meeting over to Jim Guikema.
2) Minutes. The minutes of the September 7, 2004 meeting were approved as presented.
3) Graduate School Actions and Announcements
a) Appointments for Graduate Faculty Membership
Name
Amy L. Hubbell
Angela Powers
Donald Kimball Smith
Department/Program
Modern Languages
Journalism and Mass Communications
English
b) Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (Emergency Approval)
Name
Department/Program
Courses
Julia Keen
Architectural Engineering
ARE 640, 720 & 741
Term
F04
4) Academic Affairs Committee
a) Jim Guikema announced that the committee elected to have the Graduate School serve as its committee
chair. This responsibility will be shared by Jim Guikema and Carol Shanklin.
b) It was moved and seconded that the following faculty members be approved for Graduate Faculty
Membership. The motion passed.
i) for MEMBERSHIP ONLY
Name
Elena Boyko
Brad DeGroot
Position
Res. Asst. Professor
Assistant Professor
Department/Program
Entomology
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Kimberly Douglas
Migette L. Kaup
Maria Melgarejo
S. Narayanan
Lindsey Williams
Associate Professor
Assistant Professor
Visiting Asst. Professor
Assistant Professor
Visiting Asst. Professor
Industrial & Man. Systems Engineering
Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design
Modern Languages
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Music
ii) for MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
Name
Position
Stefan Bossman
Professor
Takashi Ito
Assistant Professor
Igor Litvinyuk
Assistant Professor
Department/Program
Chemistry
Chemistry
Physics
iii) for CERTIFICATION ONLY
Name
Position
Delores Chambers
Assistant Professor
Mark D. Haub
Assistant Professor
Tina Remig
Assistant Professor
Weiqun Wang
Assistant Professor
Department/Program
Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition
Human Nutrition
iv) for NON-GRADUATE FACULTY TO TEACH GRADUATE COURSES (One-Year Approval)
Name
Department
Courses
Term
Erick Valentine
Accounting
ACCTG 835 & 860
S05
c) Course and curriculum changes: A motion was made and seconded to approve course changes,
deletions, and additions. The motion passed.
i) CHANGE:
Current Course Description
Proposed Course Description
ARCH 655. Foreign Seminar. (Var.) I, II, S. Group
observation of design examples (ancient or modern) of a
selected region, conducted in situ, to study significant
aspects of environment, culture, and technology as relating
to design solutions.
ARCH 655. International Field Study. (Var.) I, II, S. Group
observation of design examples (ancient or modern) of a
selected region, conducted in situ, to study significant
aspects of environment, culture, and technology as relating
to design solutions.
ARCH 715. Theory of Design. (3) I, II. Analysis of theories
and philosophies in the design professions, including those
in related societal and technological fields. Pr.: Varies by
instructor.
ARCH 715. Topics in Architecture Seminar. (3) I, II.
Seminar on topics in architecture with readings, class
discussion, student presentations, research papers or
projects. May be repeated for credit with different topics. Pr.:
ARCH 304 or permission of instructor.
CS 736. Pleasure Horse Medicine. (2) I. In-depth exposure
of most frequent concerns encountered by the equine
practioner. Topics will be addressed as problems rather
than specific diseases. Management, differentials, diagnosis
and therapy will be emphasized. Lectures 4 hours per week,
no laboratory sessions. Pr.: Fourth-year standing in College
of Veterinary Medicine.
CS 736. Pleasure Horse Medicine. (1) S. This course is
intended to present topics of interest to equine interested
veterinary students. The objectives of the course will focus
on diagnosis and clinical management as will be performed
in practice. The primary goal of the course is to supplement
the equine interested veterinary student with topics that are
not offered in the core curriculum, yet will be encountered in
an equine or mixed practice setting. The format will use a
case and problem-based discussion to present and apply
clinically relevant information. Pr.: Fourth-year standing in
the College of Veterinary Medicine.
EDSEC 620. Principles and Philosophy of Vocational
Education. (3) Provisions for vocational education in
Kansas and other states and countries; principles and
philosophy underlying such education, relation of vocational
education to school objectives and community, state, and
national needs.
EDSEC 620. Principles and Philosophy of Career and
Technical Education. (2-3) Principles of career and
technical education in Kansas and other states and
countries; principles and philosophy underlying such
education, relation of career and technical education to
school objectives and community, state, and national needs.
Current Course Description
Proposed Course Description
EDSEC 621. Program Planning in Vocational Education.
(2-3) I, II, S. The program development and planning
process; development of guides for teaching an devaluating
reimbursable secondary programs. Pr.: EDSEC 620.
EDSEC 621. Program Planning in Career and Technical
Education. (2-3) I, II, S. The program development and
planning process; development of guides for teaching an
devaluating reimbursable secondary programs. Pr.: EDSEC
620.
HN 610. Life Span Nutrition. (3) I. Physiological and
environmental influences on nutritional requirements;
nutritional problems and eating patterns of age groups
throughout the life cycle. Pr.: BIOCH 265, BIOL 340, and
HN 400.
HN 610. Life Span Nutrition. (3) I. Physiological and
environmental influences on nutritional requirements;
nutritional problems and eating patterns of age groups
throughout the life cycle. Pr.: BIOL 340, and HN 400.
HN 630. Clinical Nutrition. (5) II. Nutrition in disease
including physiological and biochemical basis of nutritional
care, effects of disease on nutrient metabolism, diet
therapy, nutritional assessment and nutrition counseling.
Pr.: HN 620.
HN 630. Clinical Nutrition. (5) II. Nutrition in disease
including physiological and biochemical basis of nutritional
care, effects of disease on nutrient metabolism, diet
therapy, nutritional assessment and nutrition counseling.
Pr.: HN 450 and HN 620.
HN 718. Physical Health and Aging. (3) I, alternate odd
years. Focus is on the physiological theories of aging, the
relationship between normal aging processes, and the major
chronic and acute diseases of the elderly, and community
health promotion/maintenance programs for older adults.
Pr.: BIOL 198 or 310; FSHS 510.
HN 718. Physical Health and Aging. (3) II, alternate odd
years. Focus is on the physiological theories of aging, the
relationship between normal aging processes, and the major
chronic and acute diseases of the elderly, and community
health promotion/maintenance programs for older adults.
Pr.: BIOL 198 and senior standing.
HN 815. Molecular Basis of Nutrient Function. (3) II. The
course is designed to explore the role that certain nutrients
have at the gene and molecular levels in terms of their
mechanism of action. The physiological consequences of
nutrient gene-interaction from a tissue, organ and organism
level, as well as the subcellular levels, are to be considered.
Pr.: HN 550 and BIOL 450 or equiv.
HN 815. Molecular Basis of Nutrient Function. (3) II. The
course is designed to explore the role that certain nutrients
have at the gene and molecular levels in terms of their
mechanism of action. The physiological consequences of
nutrient gene-interaction from a tissue, organ and organism
level, as well as the subcellular levels, are to be considered.
Pr.: HN 620 and BIOL 450 or equiv.
HN 995. Grantmanship and Publication. (3) I, even years.
Grant writing, identifying external funding, managing grants,
preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, and
preparing papers and poster for presentation at professional
meetings. Pr.: STAT 720.
HN 995. Grantmanship and Publication. (3) I, even years.
Grant writing, identifying external funding, managing grants,
preparing manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, and
preparing papers and poster for presentation at professional
meetings. Pr.: STAT 720 or a graduate level research
methods course.
ii) NEW:
ARCH 654. Study Abroad Orientation. (Var.) I, II. Preparation for participation in study abroad with a focus
on specific information pertaining to the design professions and the analysis of the built and natural
environment.
EDCEP 851. Multicultural Aspects of Academic Advising. (3) This course introduces students to the
various cultural, ethnic, racial, and linguistic issues associated with advising practice.
HN 735. Energy Balance. (3) I. Lifestyle, metabolic, and endocrine factors affecting energy balance and the
development of obesity. Research methods to assess and apply energy balance data will also be discussed.
Pr.: HN 620 or 635.
5) Graduate Student Affairs Committee
Anil Pahwa (Chair) announced the committee discussed graduate student insurance and the Honor System
annual review.
6) Graduate School Committee on Planning
Jim Guikema stated that the committee elected to have the Graduate School serve as its committee chair.
This responsibility will be shared by Jim Guikema and Carol Shanklin.
The committee discussed the provost’s memos regarding program assessment. Ernie Minton has been asked
to chair an assessment task force for the graduate programs that will consist of graduate faculty and Graduate
Council members for a variety of disciplines.
7) Graduate Student Council Information
Tony Mong (Chair) announced the committees formed by the reorganization. The Graduate Student Council
received over a hundred travel grant applications and plans to change from giving the awards twice a year to
three times per year. This will benefit the students needing travel grants for summer events.
Upcoming GSC events:
-October 21, 2004: GTA/GRA insurance open forum
-April 14, 2004: Research forum
-March 1, 2004: Joint poster session with KU at the capital
8) University Research and Scholarship
Jim Guikema announced that the Targeted Excellence pre-proposals are due the beginning of November.
The Graduate School would like to assist the Graduate Council again this year with a open forum for
researchers across campus to come together and discuss ideas for Targeted Excellence proposals. The
Graduate School has reserved the Ramada Inn on October 18th for this event.
9) Discussion
Initiated by the Student Affairs Committee’s mention of the Honor System annual review, ideas were
discussed as to how the Graduate Council could take a proactive approach by educating graduate students
and faculty on plagiarism.
Council was adjourned at 4:15 p.m.