Graduate Studies

Graduate Council Minutes - April 25, 2016

3:00 – 5:00 p.m., Horrabin Hall 60/QC 2108

Members Present: J. Averbeck (Vice Chair), P.K. Babu, V. Diehl, J. Ehrlich, L. Erdmann, K. Pawelko (Chair), S. Sanders, M.Stryker

Guests Present: B. Witten, S. Simonson, K. Daytner, H. Hemphill, J. Laurent, D. Hunter, J. Wigglesworth, S. Betz, J. Myers, A. Hyde, I. Shelly, S. Turkelli, T. Lough, K. Broughton, D. Yoder

Ex-Officio Present: N. Parsons

Others Present: A. Schulz

I. STUDENT APPEALS

A. Elementary Education

1. Request for a late withdrawal

The student was not present but Drs. Witten and Simonson attended on the student’s behalf. The student has experienced health issues and has made adjustments to overcome them. Dr. Witten added that the student has done well in the past and wants to continue in the program. Dr. Parsons also mentioned grade replacement as an option to help with GPA issues.

Motion: To approve the request. (Diehl/Averbeck)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

II. ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ms. Schulz announced that two applications for membership in the full graduate faculty were submitted after agenda packets were sent out. The requests were emailed to Council members prior to the meeting. The Graduate Council was asked to consider adding them to the end of the agenda.

Motion: To add both applications to the end of the agenda. (Averbeck/Babu)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

A. Introduction of new Graduate Council members for 2016-2017

1. Dr. Jeff Laurent, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
2. Dr. Andrea Hyde, Educational Studies, College of Education and Human Services
3. Dr. James, Stegall, Music, College of Fine Arts and Communication

Drs. Laurent and Hyde were present for the introduction. The Council welcomed the new members.

B. Election of Chair and Vice Chair for 2016-2017

Dr. Pawelko and Dr. Babu were nominated and elected by acclamation for the positions of Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.

C. Graduate Council Meeting Dates for 2016-2017

Ms. Schulz announced that the meeting dates for 2016-2017 are posted on the Graduate School’s website, wiu.edu/grad/gcmeetings.

D. Academic integrity incident reports filed in the School of Graduate Studies,  March 2016 (4)

1. Resolved at instructor level (4)

E. Requests to serve as a reader on exit option committee, March 2016 (2)

1. Biology (2) - approved

III. GRADUATE CURRICULUM

A. Art

1. Request for a 400-G Level Course

a. ARTS 430G, Studio Problems in Ceramics, 1-3 s.h.

Dr. Shelly was present and provided information on the course. Dr. Parsons asked about the course offering and the relation to graduate level work. Dr. Shelly responded that it is designed as an independent study course and the graduate level students would mainly be non-degree students or teachers. Dr. Diehl asked about the studio hours and changing the prerequisite to be more specific so not just any graduate student could take it because of the knowledge required for the class. Dr. Shelly agreed that the prerequisite should change to permission of the instructor. Dr. Averbeck asked for clarification on the objective of this course. Dr. Shelly responded that students will take this to develop materials to further their education.

Motion: To approve the request. (Babu/Stryker)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 - AB

B. Communication

1. Request for Integrated Baccalaureate and Master’s Degree Program

a. Bachelor of Arts in Communication/Master of Arts in Communication

Dr. Averbeck presented the request and noted that it was similar to one passed previously connecting the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism to the Master of Arts in Communication. There are several students already interested in the proposed integrated program.

Motion: To approve the request. (Diehl/Stryker)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

C. Communication Sciences and Disorders

1. Request to Change Graduate Program Requirements

Dr. Betz was in attendance. The department would like to change the graduate C rule to only allow for seven hours before the student is removed from the program. Dr. Stryker asked about the current remediation policy the program uses. Dr. Betz explained some of the changes to the policy that will go into effect in the Fall. Dr. Betz also added that the internship hours have been changed from letter grading to S/U.

Motion: To approve the request. (Averbeck/Stryker)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

D. Engineering Technology

1. Request for a 400-G Level Course

a. ET 477G, Programmable Control and Data Acquisitions, 3 s.h.

Dr. Hunter was present and stated that the request for this course was driven by student requests. The program has several international students that have background in this are but do not have access to the equipment to further their studies. Adding a G to the course will also help with low enrollment in the spring and would eliminate the need for graduate students to do the work as an independent study. Dr. Stryker asked for clarification on the requirements for graduate students only. Discussion was held regarding the wording of the section describing the different grading requirements for undergraduate and graduate students.

Motion: To approve the request pending submission of a rewrite of the grading requirements section. (Stryker/Ehrlich)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

E. Instructional Design and Technology

1. Request to Increase Credit Hours

a. IDT 601, Seminar in Instructional Design and Technology, 2 s.h. to 3 s.h., repeatable to 6 with change in topic

Dr. Hemphill was in attendance. He stated that the increase in hours better fits the course and solves a gap in degree plan hours.

Motion: To approve the request. (Diehl/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

IV. GRADUATE FACULTY – FULL MEMBERSHIP

A. Ian Shelly, Assistant Professor, Art

Dr. Shelly was in attendance. Dr. Stryker asked for more information regarding electronic portfolios. Dr. Shelly noted that they are standard and are peer reviewed.

Motion: To approve the request. (Stryker/Diehl)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

B. Darcy Plymire, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology

Dr. Wigglesworth was in attendance representing Dr. Plymire. Dr. Babu questioned the use of dashes on the curriculum vita. Dr. Parsons verified that it was a common method to indicate the same name. Dr. Stryker asked about the journals noted. Dr. Wigglesworth provided information on the tier levels of the journals.

Motion: To approve the request. (Averbeck/Erdmann)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

C. Seyfi Turkelli, Assistant Professor, Mathematics

Dr. Turkelli was present. Dr. Averbeck asked about the authorship on the publications included on the curriculum vita. Dr. Turkelli provided clarification on the listings and indicated that there is no first or second author in mathematics.

Motion: To approve the request. (Babu/Sanders)
MOTION CARRIED 7 YES   0 - NO  1 – AB

D. Todd Lough, Associate Professor, Law Enforcement and Justice Administration

Drs. Lough and Myers were present. Dr. Babu asked about the first book listed on the curriculum vita. Dr. Lough stated that it was co-edited with Dr. Myers. Dr. Lough also provided an additional publication that was recently approved.

Motion: To approve the request. (Averbeck/Ehrlich)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

E. Katherine Broughton, Assistant Professor, Recreation, Park and Tourism Administration

Drs. Broughton and Yoder were in attendance. Dr. Diehl asked for clarification on the publications. Dr. Broughton provided additional information and indicated that the conference listed was the leading one for the field.

Motion: To approve the request. (Stryker/Ehrlich)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES   0 - NO  0 – AB

V. OTHER BUSINESS

Dr. Parsons thanked Dr. Averbeck, Dr. Diehl, and Dr. Erdmann for their service to the Graduate Council.

 

Meeting adjourned: 4:27 p.m.