Minutes of the Graduate Council
September 1, 2009
As approved by the Graduate Council, October 6, 2009
Members present: B. Barrett, S. Brown, F. Burrack, R. Collins, C. Craft, B. DePaola, K. Dillard,
M. Donnelly, S. Eckels, J. Edgar, J. Fliter, K. Getty, D. Goodin, C. Griffin, D. Higgins, T. Keane,
R. Krishnamoorthi, M. Linville, C. Moore, J. Reese, B. Rowland, S. Siepl-Coates, J. Steichen,
E. Swilley, K. Taylor, F. White, L. Williams
Members absent: L. Hoag, M. Hossain, T. Melgarejo, B. Schultz, G. Shroyer, J. Yu
Graduate School staff present: S. Fox, S. Schlender, C. Shanklin
Guests: D. Youngman
1) Opening remarks
No report.
2) Minutes of the May 5, 2009 meeting were approved as presented.
3) Graduate School Actions and Announcements
The following appointments for non-graduate faculty to teach graduate courses (emergency approval) and graduate faculty membership were approved by the Dean of the Graduate School:
Non-Graduate Faculty to teach Graduate Courses (Emergency Approval)
Position Department/Program
Visiting Professor Human Nutrition
Date approved
5/11/09 by Graduate School Name
Uma Chitra
Appointments for Graduate Faculty Membership
Date approved
Name Position Department/Program
Lily Nowell Edwards Assistant Professor Animal Sciences and Industry by Graduate School
8/19/09
4) Academic Affairs Committee – Frank White, Chair
On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Frank White, chair, proposed to approve the following faculty members for graduate faculty associate, graduate faculty membership only, and membership and certification. The motion passed.

Graduate Faculty Associate
Nina Lilja Director International
Richard Llewelyn
Agricultural Programs
Extension Assistant
Leah Tsoodle Extension Associate
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Economics
Membership
Mary Copple
Maureen Gorman
Rebecca Miller
Assistant Professor Modern Languages
Research Assistant Professor Biochemistry
Research Assistant Grain Science & Industry
Professor/Director
Assistant Professor Animal Sciences and Industry Justin Waggoner
Membership and Certification
David Lambert
Kent Martin
Kirk Pappan
Jeroen Roelofs
Kathrin Schrick
Department Head
Assistant Professor
Agricultural Economics
Agronomy
Adjunct Assistant Professor Biochemistry
Assistant Professor Biology
Assistant Professor Biology
Course and curriculum issues:
On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Frank White, chair, proposed to approve the following course and curriculum changes. The motion passed.
Expedited Course Changes:
Current Course Description Proposed Course Description
ACCTG 833. Corporate Taxation.
(3) II.
A study of the federal taxation of corporations with emphasis on tax planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and 642.
DMP 708. Principles and Methods of disease control.
Epidemiology. (2) II. Ecologic and epidemiologic concepts in the study of diseases in populations: epidemiologic methods emphasizing problem solving and application to epidemiologic principles of
DMP 899. MS Research in Pathobiology. (1-6) I,
II, S. For graduate students working towards the MS degree. Individual research in the fields of epidemiology, food safety, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, and toxicology.
DMP 999. PhD Research in Pathobiology. (1-6) I,
II, S. For graduate students working towards the
PhD degree in pathobiology. Individual research in the fields of epidemiology, food safety, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, and toxicology.
ACCTG 833. Corporate Taxation.
(3) I, II.
A study of the federal taxation of corporations with emphasis on tax planning. Pr.: ACCTG 342 and 642.
DMP 708. Veterinary Epidemiology. (2) II. Introduction to the principles and methods of veterinary epidemiology: emphasizing how diseases affect populations (and associated implications for individuals), and application to disease diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and control.
DMP 899. MS Research in Pathobiology. (Var.) I, II, S.
For graduate students working towards the MS degree.
Individual research in the fields of epidemiology, food safety, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, and toxicology.
DMP 999. PhD Research in Pathobiology. (Var.) I, II,
S. For graduate students working towards the PhD degree in pathobiology. Individual research in the fields of epidemiology, food safety, immunology, microbiology, molecular biology, parasitology, pathology, and toxicology.

5) Graduate Student Council Information – Kara Dillard, President
Kara Dillard presented the following update of the Graduate Student Council’s (GSC) activities:
- The K-State Research Forum will be held February 11, 2010. Abstracts will be due November 20,
2009. For more information, please visit the GSC website at: http://www.kstate.edu/grad/gspeopleorg/gsc.htm
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- GSC awards travel grants to graduate students. There are three travel grant periods of which students may be awarded up to $500. For more information, please visit the GSC website at: http://www.k-
6) University Research and Scholarship
No report. state.edu/grad/gspeopleorg/gsc/travelresearch.htm
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7) Graduate School Calendar of Events
- For a list of Graduate School Events, please visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.kstate.edu/grad/gshome/calendar.pdf
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8) Other business
- Review and Reaffirm K-State Principles of Community: http://www.kstate.edu/welcome/community.html
Carol Shanklin asked members to review the K-State Principles of Community posted on the K-State website at: http://www.k-state.edu/welcome/community.html
. Members should submit feedback to
Shanklin via email at shanklin@ksu.edu
no later than September 10 th
regarding suggested changes.
- Academic Area Caucus meeting and subcommittee schedules
A short meeting was held for each caucus to decide on representation from the caucus on each of the four policy committees. Each committee must have at least one member from each caucus. The tables below identify the committee assignments for the 2009-2010 academic year:
Applied Natural Science:
Name
Kelly Getty
Department
Food Science
Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review
Tona Melgarejo
John Reese
Frank White
Jianming Yu
Human Nutrition
Entomology
Plant Pathology
Agronomy
Art and Humanities:
Name
Fred Burrack
Michael Donnelly
Department
Music
English
Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review

Charles Griffin Communication Studies,
Theatre & Dance
Tim Keane Landscape Architecture/
Regional and Community
Planning
Susanne Siepl-Coates Architecture
Basic Natural Science:
Name Department
Steven Eckels
Jim Edgar
Mustaque Hossain
Charles Moore
James Steichen
Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review
Sue Brown
Brett DePaola
Dan Higgins
Ramaswamy
Krishnamoorthi
Biology
Physics
Chemistry
Biochemistry
Raymond R.R.
Rowland
Bruce Schultz
Diagnostic
Medicine/Pathobiology
Anatomy & Physiology
Business and Education:
Name Department Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review
Royce Ann Collins
Christy Craft
Mark Linville
Educational Leadership
Special Education
Accounting
Gail Shroyer
Esther Swilley
Elementary Education
Marketing
Kay Ann Taylor Secondary Education
Mathematics and Engineering:
Name Department
Mechanical and Nuclear
Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mathematics
Biological and Agricultural
Information
Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review

Social Sciences:
Name Department Academic
Affairs
Student
Affairs
Committee on
Planning
Assessment and Review
Betsy Barrett
John Fliter
Doug Goodin
Linda Hoag
L. Susan Williams
Hospitality Management and Dietetics
Political Science
Geography
Family Studies and Human
Services
Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work
- Graduate Council and policy committee meeting schedules can be found on the Graduate School website at: http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gspeopleorg/council/meetings.htm
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Council was adjourned at 4:05 p.m.