COUNSELOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MINUTES
Meeting in Winther 3002E
September 13, 2012 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Present: Cindy Anderton, Jennifer Betters Bubon, Jeffrey Cook, Krista Kim, Donald
Norman, Brenda O’Beirne (chair), Anene Okocha, David Van Doren
1) Minutes from September 6, 2012 approved as corrected Okocha/Cook motion.
Approved unanimously.
2) Announcement of Jeff Cook’s manuscript accepted in Prof Issues in Counseling.
3) Scholarship and Creative Activities reception will be held later this semester.
Faculty should submit publications, presentations, etc. If you go hungry, go early!
4) Course rotation for CMHC program – Discussion of rotation and impact: Summer
offerings, electives, heterogeneity of classes, practicum and related courses were
all discussed. Brenda will examine the new program and look at projections. Dave
and Brenda will talk about how to put this in program of studies form. School and
Higher Education will need to be added. Further discussion is needed and faculty
members need to examine the impact related to courses they would like (or have
been) teaching.
5) Discussion that students will not be able to graduate from the CHMC program until
2016.
6) CMHC materials went through COE curriculum process quickly. Brenda will let us
know when it is on the Grad Council agenda, so we can attend in support of the
changes.
7) Discussion of doctoral intern for 2013-2014. Dave expressed concern about grad
students teaching once and done. Discussion about SCH. Brenda mentioned concern
of SCH/FTE in general without the intern. Challenges and benefits were discussed.
Motion Norman/Anderton to move forward and recruit an intern next academic
year. Passed Unanimously.
8) Collegial coverage for classes October 16th and 17th was discussed. Jennifer and
Anene will provide coverage.
9) Clinical updates
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9/25 and 9/26 4:15 – 5:15 Internship meeting regarding 2013-2014 Interns
Winther 3002
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Discussion related to having research connected to Internship and some
resistance on the part of site supervisors to include this component.
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Discussed supervision summit related to students’ schedule conflicts.
10) Don provided an ePortfolio update and will be work with Jennifer on this project.
Discussed opening previous courses. Faculty expressed willingness to open if that
was needed and indicated alternative approaches might work. Jennifer will be
getting back to us about their requests. Dates on ePortfolio are on the planning
document. A discussion related to departmental expectations for philosophy
statements is needed.
11) Student concerns were discussed.
12) Updates from Administrative Council –
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Updates on Mondays will continue to provide important info to all of us.
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COE Committees will be started within the next month.
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PDP forms are on the COE website. Request to be absent from campus form
will be posted soon.
13) Advisory council meeting November 9th. Need to examine the list of council
members and revise as necessary.
14) Reminder that there will be a potluck to welcome Jennifer and Jeff next Thursday
at 4:15.
15) CSI Kickoff 4:15 -5:15 on 10/10.
16) October 12th Workshop. Please remind people about this and get the word out.
17) Adjournment Okocha/Anderton Motion. Passed unanimously. 11:35AM
Submitted by David Van Doren