Minutes of the Graduate Council
September 6, 2005
As approved by the Graduate Council, October 4, 2005
Members present: K. Al-Khatib, T. Bala (proxy K. Regehr), R. Clark, J. Fallin, A. Featherstone, B. Fees, D. Griffin,
M. Hancock, M. Herman, D. Higgins, C. Holcomb, W. Hsu, J. Hughey, S. Hutchinson, T. Keane, S. Kovar, D.
Meyer, T. Miller, P. Mudrack, J. Nechols, J. Neill, D. Olds, M. O’Shea, A. Pahwa, B. Schenck-Hamlin, S. Smethers,
D. Smit, J.S. Smith, R. Trewyn, P. Wangemann
Members absent: K. Back, K. Kramer, S. Siepl-Coates, R. Slick, M. Wilkerson
Graduate School staff present: C. Shanklin, D. Woydziak
Guests: Daryl Youngman (Library liaison), Paul Lowe (Pre-Awards Services)
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 everyone to the 2005-2006 academic year.
Daryl Youngman was introduced as the Hale Library liaison. He will begin attending the Graduate Council
meeting on a regular basis.
The Graduate Student Council will return to having two representatives at the Council meetings as stated in
the Graduate Council Constitution. Typically this will be the president and president-elect.
2) Minutes. The minutes of the May 3, 2005 meeting were approved as presented.
3) Graduate School Actions and Announcements
a) Announcements
- Carol Shanklin announced that Randall Regier is the first K-State graduate to receive a Jack Kent Cooke
Foundation Graduate Scholarship. He was one of 10 students selected nationwide for the fine or
performing arts division. This scholarship will provide him with up to $50,000 annually for a maximum of 6
years to complete his graduate education.
- Ron Trewyn reported that the minimum stipends for graduate assistants beginning fall 2006 is currently
under review. It will most likely increase by $500. Once finalized, a memo will be sent to graduate
programs with more information.
- Carol Shanklin is in need of faculty volunteers for an Electronic Thesis, Dissertation and Report (EDTR)
Faculty Advisory Committee. This group will meet once a semester. Bill Hsu volunteered to participate on
the committee.
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b) Appointments for Graduate Faculty Membership
Name
Department/Program
Koushik Adhikari
Human Nutrition
Andrew Arana
Philosophy
A. Elizabeth Cauble
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Forrest Chumley
Plant Pathology
Julia Keen
Architectural Engineering and Construction Science
Alexander Saak
Agricultural Economics
Ryan E. Spohn
Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Tian Xia
Agricultural Economics
Robert Zeigler
Plant Pathology
c) Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (Emergency Approval)
Name
Department/Program
Courses
Amanda Freeman
Economics
ECON 620
Jeong-Hee Kim
Secondary Education
EDCIP 803, 882 & 831
Curtis King
History
HIST 983
Peter Njuho
Statistics
STAT 702
Chihyung Ok
Hotel, Restaurant, Institution
HRIMD 895
Management and Dietetics
Term
F05
F05
F05
F05
F05
4) Academic Affairs Committee
a) It was moved and seconded that the following faculty members be approved for Graduate Faculty
Membership. The motion passed.
i) for MEMBERSHIP ONLY
Name
Position
Soonsil Chun
Adjunct Professor
Janice Dinkel
Associate Professor
Liangjiang Wang
Research Asst. Professor
Robert Wildman
Adjunct Professor
Michael Woolverton
Visiting Professor
Department/Program
Human Nutrition
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
Biology
Human Nutrition
Agricultural Economics
ii) for MEMBERSHIP AND CERTIFICATION
Kyeong-Ok Chang
Assistant Professor
Viktor Chikan
Assistant Professor
Ryszard Jankowiak
Professor
Tinatin Kahniashvili
Visit. Assoc. Res. Professor
Jan Leach
Adjunct Professor
Richard Marston
Professor and Head
Sundeep Rayat
Assistant Professor
David Renter
Assistant Professor
Robby
Assistant Professor
Masaaki Tamura
Associate Professor
Ned A. Tisserat
Adjunct Professor
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Chemistry
Chemistry
Physics
Plant Pathology
Geography
Chemistry
Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology
Computing and Information Sciences
Anatomy and Physiology
Plant Pathology
iii) for CERTIFICATION ONLY
John Leatherman
Barbara Valent
Associate Professor
Univ. Dist. Professor
Agricultural Economics
Plant Pathology
iv) Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (One-Year Approval)
Name
Department/Program
Courses
Johanna Lyle
Accounting
ACCTG 641
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Term
S06
b) Course and curriculum changes: A motion was made and seconded to approve course changes,
deletions, and additions. The motion passed.
i) NEW:
CE 745. Structural Dynamics. (3) I. Introduction to fundamental concepts in structural dynamics; free and forced
vibration of single and multiple degrees of freedom systems with and without damping, numerical methods for
linear and non-linear dynamic analysis, and basics of the earthquake response and design of structures. Three
hours rec. a week. Pr.: MATH 240, ME 512, CE 537 or equivalent.
CE 824. Strength and Deformation of Geo-materials (3). I, in alternate years. Mathematical and physical
modeling in geotechnical engineering. Advanced laboratory testing of soils. Plasticity, dilatancy, failure and critical
state. Finite element applications: Laboratory strength tests and/or simple field problems. Three hrs. rec. per week.
Pr.: CE 522 or equivalent.
CE 872. Transportation Safety (3) II , in alternate years. Importance of transportation safety, crash data
collection, common crash databases, traffic safety studies, accident data analysis, identification of high crash
locations, traffic control devices as related to safety, special population group safety, traffic conflict studies,
accident reconstruction, statistical methods in crash data analysis and traffic calming. Three hrs. rec. per week. Pr:
CE 572 or consent from the instructor.
EECE 888. Power System Stability and Control. (3) Every third year. Introduction to power system stability
and control. System device modeling and control issues are introduced for the purpose of studying various
aspects of power system stability. Transient, small signal, and voltage stability topics are covered. Several
stability analysis projects for multimachine systems are included. Three hours rec. a week. Pr.: EECE 581 and
685.
MANGT 660. Demand-Based Management for Supply Chain. (3) I. This course provides a framework of how
the demand side of the supply chain should interface with supply side. The focus will be on integrating specific
tools and emerging issues including strategy, forecasting, inventory management, risk pooling, coordination,
information sharing, and global supply chain management. Pr.: MANGT 421.
5) Graduate Student Affairs Committee
The committee’s first meeting will be the third week of September.
6) Graduate Committee on Planning
The committee’s first meeting will be the third week of September.
7) Graduate Student Council Information
David Olds (president-elect) summarized the Graduate Student Council’s(GSC) activities of the last academic
year. Over the summer, members of the GTA/GRA Committee worked with the Graduate School and the
Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning to organize a workshop for graduate students with
teaching responsibilities. More than 190 GTAs attended the event which followed graduate student orientation
on August 17th.
Announcements:
- Ice Cream Social will be Thursday, September 22, 2005 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the East entrance of
Fairchild Hall.
8) Graduate Committee on Assessment and Review
The formation of another Graduate Council committee to address assessment and review issues was
proposed by Ron Trewyn. Following discussion it was decided to assign to the Committee on Planning the
task of determining how to incorporate the Graduate School Committee on Assessment and Review within the
Graduate Council.
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9) University Research and Scholarship
Ron Trewyn introduced Paul Lowe, Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Director PreAward Services.
Paul provided and handout and introduced the subject of export control as it pertains to research. The issue of
allowing foreign nationals access to confidential information in the laboratories can be a violation of federal
regulations (export control) in some cases. Graduate faculty need to be aware of these regulations.
Announcements:
- The Targeted Excellence Reception and Informational Session has been scheduled for Thursday, September
22, 2005 from 3:30-5:00 at Ramada Inn.
- A list of fellowship and grant opportunities can be found in the Graduate Council’s September agenda.
10) Caucus Meetings
Council members broke into academic caucuses to decided on committee assignments.
Council was adjourned at 4:40 p.m.
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