MEETING MINUTES
Date of Meeting:
Time and Location:
Minutes Prepared By:
September 9, 2014
Room 295 Bond Hall
Sean Arledge
1.Attendance at Meeting
Dr. Segle
Absent
Dr. Skipper
Dr. Hines
Dr. Weinstein
Carla DeMille
Dr. Hutchisson
Dr. Garner
Dr. Tenney Sharman
Dr. Ilagan
Dr. Johnson
Dr. Hanchon
Dr. Neulander
Ex-officio Members & Guests
Dr. Green
Michelle Clifton CGC
Dr. Silver
Dr. Muller Lowcountry Graduate Center
Dr. Brown
Lisa Blake- Office of the Registrar
David Goble
Dr. Barth- Faulty Council
Steve Cotter
Kathy Jones School of Business
Dr. Banik
Dana DeFebbo-Parliamentarian
Dr. McNamara
2. Meeting Minutes
Call to order:
The meeting was called to order at 11:23AM.
Old Business:
The motion to approve the minutes from the April 8, 2014 meeting was seconded
and approved unanimously.
New Business:
Steve Cotter, on behalf of the mathematics department, asked Graduate Council to
approve a course description change for Math 518. The current course description
reads:
MATH-518—Technology in Mathematics Classrooms (current)
Three Credit Hours
This course will introduce new technological developments and explore
ways to use calculators, computers, etc. in the teaching of mathematics.
The proposed change would read:
MATH-518—Technology in Mathematics Classrooms (proposed change to catalog)
Three Credit Hours
This course is applicable to multiple middle and high school academic
disciplines: mathematics, science, technology, and middle/high school
engineering such as Project Lead the Way. The course content will
introduce students to open-source (free) mathematical software packages
and other technology tools. Middle and high school teachers will learn how
to use these mathematical software packages and tools for mathematical
modeling, classroom presentation and demonstration,
illustration/exploration of mathematical concepts, and hands-on projects
for teaching mathematics. Emphasis will be placed on STEM applications.
In addition to the course description change, Mr. Cotter also asked that Graduate
Council approve Math 618 - Mathematical Technology Resources and Applications
for STEM Education for Middle and High School Teachers, as an acceptable
substitute for Math 518. The motion to approve the course description change and
the substitution was seconded by Dr. Skipper and approved unanimously.
Dr. Skipper asked members of Graduate Council to approve the creation of a
Certificate in Program Management. Dr. Skipper cited former and current students,
and area businesses requesting the need for the creation of this certificate. The
motion to approve the creation of a Certificate in Program Management was
seconded by Dr. Neulander and approved unanimously.
Dr. Hanchon began a discussion about support for graduate student travel.
Following some discussion about the source of funding for the previous academic
year and recently released budgets for each department this year, it was decided that
Dr. Neulander and Dr. Hanchon would develop a proposal for a graduate student
travel line item. Dr. McNamara asked Dr. Hanchon and Dr. Neulander to also
include a protocol for how the funds would be distributed. Dr. Hanchon and Dr.
Neulander agreed to do so.
Other matters:
Dr. Muller gave an update on the Lowcountry Graduate Center. She gave a brief
outline of the programs in various stages that were coming to the center. She also
invited Graduate Council to hold a meeting at the LGC.
Dr. McNamara informed Graduate Council that no new business would be taken
after 12:15 PM and that any discussion still taking place at 12:30 PM would need to
be tabled until the next meeting.
David Goble announced that the Library was still conducting business on the third
floor of The Daniel Library. He added the construction was moving ahead of
schedule. He hoped to have the entire library back open by early October.
Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 12:05PM.