UAA Graduate Council Agenda
Friday, November 13, 2015 / 1:30 noon-2:30 pm / Room RH 204
UAA's Graduate Council advises the Dean of the Graduate School in policy matters and promotes
general advocacy of programs throughout the University community. The Council reviews, determines,
and recommends policies for graduate programs. Its members consist of graduate chairs, directors, and
a representative from the Graduate Student Association.
Members:
Jennifer
Stone, Chair
Ghulam Bham
David Stevenson,
Secretary
Gloria Eldridge
Amanda Walch
Grant Sasse
Bogdan
Hoanca
Greg Protasel
Jifeng Peng
Jill Janke
Jim Fitterling
Laura Kelley
LuAnn Piccard
Mary Dallas Allen
sally Carraher
Tim Jester
GSA:
Graduate
School:
Ex Officio:
Allison Murrell
Helena
Wisniewski
Kenrick Mock
Jane Pallister
Registrar/
Admissions
Lora Volden
Ed McLain
Jennifer Burns/
Frank von Hippel
(alternate)
Liz Snyder
Elisa Mattison
Cathy
LeCompte
Patricia Linton
Hilary Seitz
Jane Shelby
Rashmi Prasad
Susan Kaplan
Lindsey
Chadwell (alt)
Cathy Ewing
Peggy Byers (alt)
1) Roll Call and Approval of Agenda/Approval of Minutes
2) Remarks/Report from Chair Jennifer Stone
3) Reports:
a. Dean’s Report (Helena Wisniewski)
b. Director’s Report (Elisa Mattison)
c. Registrar’s Report (Lora Volden)
d. GSA Report (Alison Murrell )
4) Old Business:
a. Graduate Faculty status final discussion and vote
b. Process for students to move from one program to another (Change of Major vs. New
Application)
 Vote on short-term solution
 Advisory discussion on long-term solution
5) New Business:
 Workgroup plans
1. What will be your central focus or foci for the year?
2. What deliverables will you produce? This could be a range of things depending on your
group's focus. Some examples are: drafts of documents or resources, revised
documents, an brief report on an analysis of an issue, recommendations to the Dean,
etc.
3. What is your timeline and plan of action?
Graduate Council Workgroups 2015-2016
Working Group Focus
Research & IRB
Thesis Process
Exit Survey Implementation
Admissions
Graduate Council’s Purpose
Unassigned
Members
Gloria Eldridge
Jill Janke
Sally Carraher
LuAnn Piccard
Liz Snyder
Allison Murrell (GSA)
David Stevenson
Jim Fitterling
Jennifer Stone
Jennifer Burns/Frank von Hippel
Grant Sasse
Amanda Walch
Elisa Mattison (ex officio)
Cathy Ewing
Greg Protasel
Bogdan Hoanca
Mary Dallas Allen
Jifeng Peng
Jennifer Stone
Ed McLain
Tim Jester
Ghulam Bham
Laura Kelley