Minutes of Graduate Council
March 1, 2016
3:30 p.m.
127 Leadership Studies Building
Members Present: C. Boyer, G. Brase, M. Copple, R. Dandu, B. DePaola, P. Hardwidge, L.
Harrington, C. Hauck, E. Higgins, K. Koppel, M. Krysko, J. Kwon, J. Mahoney, G. Morris, A. Nutsch, P.
Payne, K. Schmidt, W. Schumm, J. Spencer, J. Suh, K. Taylor, H. Wang, E. Stauffer, and B. Zhang
Members Absent: S. Alavi, R. Collins, D. Deines, S. Dissanayake, R. Larson, R. Maghirang, O.
Prakash, S. Reznikoff, L. Wigfall, and D. Wilcox,
Graduate Student Council: A. Martens and T. Jones
Graduate School: C. Shanklin, S. Schlender, M. Herman, and M. Miller
Guests: K. Bhattacharya, L. Kniffin, M. Tolar, T. Steffensmeier, K. Boone, and D. Procter
1. Opening Remarks
Three Minute Thesis
http://www.k-state.edu/media/newsreleases/feb16/3mt22316.html
2. Minutes of the February 2, 2016 meeting were approved as presented.
http://www.k-state.edu/grad/faculty/graduate-council/agendaminutes/2016_2%20Minutes.pdf
3. Graduate School Actions and Announcements
 Advising Doctoral Student Modules https://k-state.instructure.com/courses/15160
o The modules are available in Canvas to anyone who has a KSU eid. Module 3 “Getting
Started” should be especially helpful to those advising graduatel students. The other
modules include information specifically to advising doctoral students.
o The modules include links to sections of the Graduate School webpage as appropriate
to the content of each module.
Membership Approvals
NAME
POSITION
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM
Amir Bahadori
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering
Gaea Hock
Assistant Professor
Jon Ulmer
Associate Professor
Yulan Xiong
Assistant Professor
Anatomy & Physiology
Jianzhong Yu
Assistant Professor
Anatomy & Physiology
Communications and Agricultural
Education
Communications and Agricultural
Education
DATE
APPROVED
BY GRAD
SCHOOL
02/05/2016
02/10/2016
02/10/2016
02/02/2016
02/02/2016
4. Academic Affairs Committee- Haiyan Wang, Chair
Graduate Faculty Nominations: On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang
moved the approval of the Graduate Faculty Membership and Certification nominations. The motion
passed.
NAME
POSITION
DEPARTMENT/PROGRAM
GRADUATE
FACULTY
TYPE
Heather Bayless
Instructor
Art
Graduate
Faculty
Associate
5
Suarav Misra
Research Associate
Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular
Biophysics
Membership
8
Amir Bahadori
Assistant Professor
Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering
Certification
11
Certification
14
Brad Behnke
Katie Heinrich
Associate Professor
Professor/
Department Head
Associate Professor
Gaea Hock
Assistant Professor
Jon Ulmer
Assistant Professor
Yulan Xiong
Assistant Professor
Kris Boone
Jianzhong Yu
Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
Communications & Agricultural
Education
Kinesiology
Communications and Agricultural
Education
Communications and Agricultural
Education
Anatomy & Physiology
Anatomy & Physiology
PAGE
Certification
17
Certification
20
Certification
23
Certification
26
Certification
29
Certification
32
Course and curriculum issues:
On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang moved the approval of the following
Expedited Course Changes, Expedited Curriculum Changes, Expedited Course Drop, Non-Expedited
New Courses, and Non-Expedited Curriculum Changes. The motion passed.
Expedited Course Changes
College
Course
Number
Title
Effective
Date
Veterinary Medicine
CS 760
Topics in Global Veterinary Medicine
Fall 2016
Veterinary Medicine
CS 890
Fall 2016
Education
EDCI 830
Clinical Science Problems
Contemporary Issues in Family and
Consumer Sciences
Arts and Sciences
ART 600
Advanced Drawing
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
ART 680
Metals Workshop
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
BIOL 632
Ecology Laboratory
Spring 2017
Arts and Sciences
BIOL 863
Professional Skills in Biology
Spring 2017
Arts and Sciences
BIOL 875
Evolutionary Ecology
Fall 2016
Summer 2016
Page
35
35
35
36
36
36
37
37
Arts and Sciences
Seminar in Writing History for Publication
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
HIST 987
MATH 875
Algebraic Topology
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
MATH 876
Differential Topology
Spring 2017
Arts and Sciences
MATH 881
Differentiable Manifolds I
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
MATH 882
Differentiable Manifolds II
Psychological Research Design and
Analysis I
Spring 2017
Arts and Sciences
STAT 726
Introduction to Splus/R Computing
Fall 2016
Veterinary Medicine
AP 874
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
Fall 2016
PSYCH 802
Arts and Sciences
Fall 2016
37
38
38
38
39
39
39
40
Expedited Curriculum changes
College
Title
Effective
Date
Arts and Science
Geographic Information Science Graduate Certificate
Fall 2016
Page
41
Page
Expedited Course Drop
College
Course
Number
Title
Effective Date
Arts and Sciences
MATH 701
Elementary Topology I
Fall 2016
42
Arts and Sciences
MATH 702
Elementary Topology II
Fall 2016
42
Arts and Sciences
MATH 871
General Topology I
Fall 2016
42
Arts and Sciences
MATH 872
General Topology II
Fall 2016
43
Arts and Sciences
MATH 971
Algebraic Topology I
Fall 2016
43
Arts and Sciences
MATH 972
Algebraic Topology II
Low-Dimensional Topology I- Geometric
Topology
Low-Dimensional Topology II- Quantum
Topology
Fall 2016
43
Fall 2016
43
Fall 2016
43
Molecular Neurobiology
Fall 2016
43
MATH 973
Arts and Sciences
MATH 974
Arts and Sciences
Veterinary Medicine
AP 901
Non-Expedited New Courses
College
Course
Number
Education
EDLEA 848
Education
Title
Effective
Date
Fall 2016
EDLEA 928
Philosophies of Inquiry
Narrative and Arts-Based Inquiry in
Qualitative Research
Education
EDLEA 958
Case Study in Qualitative Research
Summer 2016
Education
EDLEA 968
Summer 2016
Education
Education
EDLEA 978
Discourse Analysis
Qualitative Data Management and Analysis
Using Nvivo
Fall 2016
EDLEA 988
Fall 2016
Summer 2016
Page
44
44
45
45
46
46
LEAD 945
Differentiated Research
Social Science Research for Public Problem
Solving
Arts and Sciences
MATH 770
Introduction to Topology/ Geometry I
Fall 2016
Arts and Sciences
MATH 771
PSYCH
961
Introduction to Topology/ Geometry II
Spring 2017
47
47
47
Multivariate Analyses of Behavioral Data
Fall 2017
48
Leadership Studies
Arts and Sciences
Fall 2016
Non-Expedited Curriculum changes
College
Title
Effective
Date
Arts and Sciences
Women’s Studies Graduate Certificate
Fall 2016
Page
48
Non-Expedited New Curriculum
Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya presented an overview of the Qualitative Graduate Certificate. The Council
had questions about evidence that such a program is meeting an employment need and that this
certificate program would benefit students. There also were questions about whether existing
qualitative research methods courses in other programs would count as credit towards this certificate
program.
Dr. Tim Steffensmeier, Dr. Kris Boone, Dr. David Proctor, Mary Tolar, and Lori Kniffin presented an
overview of the PhD in Leadership Communication. The Council raised questions about the logistics of
an interdisciplinary degree program being created by three units that do not individually offer doctoral
degrees and asked questions about the intended career opportunities for those who earn a PhD in
Leadership Communication.
On behalf of the Academic Affairs Committee, Dr. Haiyan Wang moved to approved the new
curriculum items as presented. The motion passed with one “nay” vote and two abstentions for the
PhD in Leadership Communication proposal.
College
Title
Effective
Date
InterdisciplinaryCommunication Studies,
Staley School of Leadership
Studies, Communications
and Agricultural Education
Ph.D. Leadership Communication
Fall 2016
Education
Qualitative Graduate Certificate
Fall 2016
Page
Please See
Attachments
Please See
Attachments
5. Graduate Student Affairs Committee- Abbey Nutsch, Chair
The committee had no new business to report.
6. Graduate School Committee on Planning- Brett DePaola, Chair
Reading One:
Graduate Admissions standards related to English Proficiency
Chapter 1, Section B, 2. Graduates of foreign colleges and universities:
The Graduate School requires each international applicant whose native language is not English to
demonstrate competence in the English language by achieving a satisfactory score (defined below) on
the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) and Pearson Test of English (PTE). The TOEFL, IELTS or PTE is required to ensure
that the student’s progress toward a degree is not jeopardized by language barriers. The TOEFL (KState TOEFL school code 6334) is offered several times a year throughout the world by the Educational
Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey. International applicants are advised to take the TOEFL as early
as possible to avoid delays in the processing of their applications for admission. However, the test date
should be no older than eighteen months from the application deadline for international applicants.
Check the Graduate School website for exact dates each year. An applicant who has received a degree
in the last two years from a United States college or university is exempt from this requirement.
However, individual programs may require demonstration of English language proficiency.
7. Graduate School Committee on Assessment and Review- Michael Herman, Associate Dean
Today is the deadline for programs under a full program review to submit their program review report.
Eleven programs are undergoing a full program review and 17 programs are undergoing a mid-cycle
review. Some of the programs under mid-cycle review have sub-programs, which also must be
reviewed.
8. Graduate Student Council Information- Amanda Martens, President
 March 4 is the deadline to submit nominations for the Alumni Association graduate student
awards for outstanding academics and outstanding leadership and service.
 The GSC is hosting a fundraiser at Panera Bread on March 8. Proceeds from sales between
4-8pm will be donated to the GSC.
 The GSC will soon be accepting nominations for GSC Executive Officers for the 2016-2017
academic year. https://ksugsc.wufoo.com/forms/z1hin0v81qy7i7v/
 Faculty are encouraged to recognize the accomplishments of their graduate student by
submitting a recognition for the Notable Achievement Newsletter. March 27 is the deadline to
submit recognitions
 Graduate Student Appreciation week is April 4-8. The GSC will host an Awards and
Recognition Reception on April 5 to recognize graduate student accomplishments within the
last year. Academic Colleges have been encouraged to host one appreciation event/activity
during the week to show appreciation of the graduate students in their college.
9. University Research and Scholarship- Dr. Michael Herman
Survey of Earned Doctorate- please see attachment
Summary of how K-State compares to national data:
 Lack of diversity at K-State (our graduate students tend to be more male and more white than
national average)
 KSU graduate students have a lower debt level
 KSU graduate students tend to engage in more interdisciplinary work
 Time to degree is a small issue for KSU
10. Calendar of Professional Development Workshops
March
7
The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Primary Sources 1:30-2:30pm, 407
Hale Library
8
GSC Student Affairs/Powercat Financial Counseling Seminar: Tax Preparation, 3:30-4:30pm,
127 Leadership Studies
9
GSC Professional Development Seminar: Communicating Your Research to the Public, 3-5pm,
Union Room 227 (tent. location)
21
The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Citation Managers 1:30-2:30pm, 407 Hale
Library
23
Teaching and Learning Center GTA Professional Develop Seminar: Working with Students in
Distress, 2:30-3:30pm, Hemisphere Room
24
GSC Professional Development Seminar: Publishing Your Research and Scholarly Work, 35pm, 1109 Engineering Hall
25
GSC Graduate Student Social at the Taphouse
28
The Library and Your Research Workshop: Using Data, 1:30-2:30pm, 407 Hale Library
30
K-State Graduate Research, Arts, and Discovery (GRAD) Forum, 8am-5pm, Engineering
Complex