BSU Graduate Committee Meeting-AGENDA
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
8:00 a.m.
111 Deputy Hall
Committee Website: http://faculty.bemidjistate.edu/ckippenhan/BSUGradCom/
Voting Members: Heidi Hansen (Math); Porter Coggins (Education); Wendy Greenberg
(Environmental Studies); Rick Koch (Biology); Mark Christensen (English)
Absent: Joan Miller (GSO); Sanjeev Phukan (Business); Christel Kippenhan (At-Large)
Non-Voting Members: Patty Hartshorn (GSO); Tammy Bobrowsky (Library); Colleen Greer (CAS)
I.
*Approval of the Minutes of April 1, 2015 (accessed from J: drive).
Mark moved (Wendy 2nd) to accept minutes. Motion passed.
II.
Announcements/FYI:
a) Graduate Education Subcommittee (Rick) – Dean Frost?
Joan sent out previous notes. Add’l meeting in May? HLC comments. Still working on
contacting Frost to participate in meetings.
III.
Curriculum Proposals:
a) ED 14-15 #14 (v5 updated) “Coursework Only” Option for the MS in Education
Tabled until next mtg. (Will meet in 2 wks (April 29) – last mtg of semester)
IV.
Old Business –
a) Graduate Faculty Nomination Form and Criteria: Nomination Form approved by Senate?
b) New GA Requests Update (Rick)
Comments: Rick mentioned that VP Tadlock has put requests on hold at this time –
waiting to see what is coming from HLC (mtg occurring in May); needs to meet with VP
Maki as well. Concern about notifying new GA applicants in time. Colleen stated Dean’s
council expects to discuss this next week. Consider contingency plans (Instructors of
record)? Continued discussion…Waiting for additional information.
c) HLC Assumed Practices: Graduate Faculty Requirements-response needed by end of April.
Discussion included with “b”. Waiting for more information at this time.
http://download.hlcommission.org/policy/updates/ProposedPoliciesAssumedPractices_2015_02_POL.pdf
d) *Graduate Catalog – Policies and Procedures, Sections II and IV. Reviewed through page 7;
Tabled until Joan returns.
V.
New Business
e) Graduate Assistantships Allocations: Future-make a list of priorities to determine the best way
to recommend allocations. Tabled at this time.
f) Graduate Faculty Orientation as presented by the School of Graduate Studies.
Quick review of what this may encompass. Possible review/implementation this summer?
Rick looking to promote the development of this.
g) 80/20 Model: Potential for graduate study growth Tabled
h) Work experience for credit Tabled
i) MAGS Guidelines and Deadlines for 2015-16 Tabled
j) How many absences are allowed before a member is asked to remove themselves from the BSU
Graduate Committee? Tabled
Meeting adjourned:
Next meeting: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 beginning at 8:00 a.m., Deputy 111
Patty Hartshorn, Reporting Secretary