MINUTES OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL______________________________
DATE OF MEETING: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
The November 16, 2011 meeting of the Graduate Council was called to order at
1:16 p.m. in SH 308 by Dr. Lou Thompson, Chair of the Graduate Council.
ATTENDANCE:
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Mary Anderson, Vicki Baker, Bill Bartlett (substitute for Katy Mitchell), Catherine
Candler (guest), Ariel Cooksey, Karen Dunlap, Jordan Fuchs, Holly Hansen-Thomas,
Ruth Johnson (ex-officio), Mark Kessler, Young-Hoo Kwon, Larry LeFlore, Tracy
Lindsay, Peggy Mancuso, Jennifer Martin (ex-officio), Marilyn Massey-Stokes, Sarah
McIntire (substitute for Lynda Uphouse), Debra Mollen (substitute for Linda Rubin),
Karen Petty (substitute for Joyce Armstrong), Chandan Prasad (substitute for Shanil
Juma), Katherine Rose, Lou Thompson, Mary Thompson, Parakat Vijayagopal,
Brigitte Vittrup, Anne Young
MINUTES APPROVED:
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The minutes of the October 19, 2011 meeting were approved as disseminated.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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Dr. Martin reported the following:
o TWU is now receiving the newly revised GRE scores for applicants.
o Admissions are arriving late to the departments because of the new GRE scores,
so departments need to process applications as soon as possible.
o Spring 2012 applications are up 11%, but acceptances are down by 13%.
o Gainful Employment reporting was completed on November 15, 2011, and the
TWU web-spinners are in the process of adding the Gainful Employment required
postings to the university website.
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS AND OLD BUSINESS:
Executive Committee – Dr. Katie Rose, Vice Chair
o Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended approval of the Reapportionment of
the Graduate Council and the updated policy on Graduate Council Size,
Organization, and Responsibilities.
Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was
approved unanimously.
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MINUTES OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL______________________________
DATE OF MEETING: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
Academic Standards Committee – Dr. Katie Rose, Chair
 Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended the proposal to reaffirm the University
Graduate Admissions Criteria.
Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was
approved unanimously.
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Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended approval of the THECB Graduate
Program Review Schedule with possible changes to the Ph.D. in Occupational
Therapy, M.S. in Counseling and Development, and the Ph.D. in Rhetoric.
Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was
approved unanimously.
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Dr. Rose said the Committee recommended the changes to the Policy on Graduate
Faculty Status at TWU.
Dr. Rose moved that the Council approve the recommendation, and the motion was
approved unanimously.
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Dr. Rose presented changes to the criteria for Full Graduate Faculty for discussion.
Membership Committee – Dr. Karen Dunlap, Co-chair
 Dr. Dunlap said the Committee recommended approval of the following individuals
for graduate faculty membership.
o Dr. Dwane Allen, Teacher Education, Full
o Dr. Rita Dello Stritto, Nursing, Full
o Dr. Rebecca Federickson, Teacher Education, Full
o Professor Sarah Gamblin, Dance, Full
o Dr. Nerissa Gillum, Family Sciences, Full
o Dr. Dwaynna Horn, School of Management, Associate
o Dr. Eileen McElrath, Library and Information Studies, Full
o Dr. Sarah McMahan, Teacher Education, Full
o Dr. Judith Moreillon, Library and Information Studies, Full
o Dr. Carol Perryman, Library and Information Studies, Associate
o Dr. Richard Shuster, Music, Full
o Dr. Ludovic Sourdot, Teacher Education, Full
o Dr. Teresa Starrett, Teacher Education, Full
o Dr. Tanya Synar, Visual Arts, Full
o Dr. Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Teacher Education, Associate
o Dr. Sarah Wainscott, Communication Sciences, Associate
o Dr. Michael Wiebe, Teacher Education, Full
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MINUTES OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL______________________________
DATE OF MEETING: NOVEMBER 16, 2011
o Dr. Myongho Yi, Library and Information Studies, Full
Dr. Dunlap moved that the Council approve the recommendations, and the motion was
approved unanimously.
REPORTS:
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Tracy Lindsay made the following announcements:
o Fiscal year 2011 research report is available on the ORSP website.
o Travel Assistance Fund for Summer funding is still available.
o New Faculty Research Enhancement Program received 19 applications, and they
will be reviewed on December 2, 2011 by the Research Support Committee.
o New competitions for Chancellor’s Research Fellows Program and Continuing
Faculty REP will be available in the Spring.
o IRB workshop will be held on Friday, November 18, 2011, on the Denton
campus.
o 4 TWU faculty attended the National Science Foundation Day at Texas A&M
Commerce.
o The Student Creative Arts and Research Symposium will be held April 17-18,
2012.
ADJOURNMENT:
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The meeting adjourned at 2:24 p.m.
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