Graduate Studies

Graduate Council Minutes - September 14, 2020

3:00 p.m., Virtual

Members Present: C. Anderson, C. Blackinton, S. Ghimire, J. Hammersley, A. Hyde, B. Locke (Chair), J. McQuillan (Vice Chair), T. Roberts

Guests Present: H. Hemphill, R. Polubinsky, S. Lindquist, K. Myers, G. Chang, T. Adkins-Covert, J. Galioto, S. House, T. Killian, S. Stewart, K. Daytner, A. Lynn, A. Alveshere, T. Feld, M. Owens

Ex-officio Present: M. Mossman

Others Present: A. Schulz

 

I. STUDENT APPEALS

A. Request for a late withdrawal

1. Instructional Design and Technology

Student not present but Dr. Hemphill attended on their behalf. Dr. Hemphill stated that the department full supports the request based on the information provided by the student in the petition. Discussion was held regarding the specific circumstances.

Motion: To approve the request. (Anderson/Blackinton)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Request to hold an assistantship as a probationary student

1. Sport Management

Student not present. Dr. Polubinsky stated that the department supports the request after having numerous conversations with the student about the specific demands of the program and of the assistantship position. Dr. Locke asked for clarification on the department’s probationary standards. Dr. Polubinsky provided the program specific higher standards.

Motion: To approve the request. (Hyde/Anderson)
MOTION CARRIED 7 YES – 0 NO – 1 AB


II. GRADUATE FACULTY – FULL MEMBERSHIP

A. Sherry C.M. Lindquist, Associate Professor, Art and Design

Dr. Lindquist and Ms. Myers were in attendance. Dr. Lindquist stated that there are students asking to work with her on graduate-level projects, specifically from the Museum Studies and Liberal Arts and Sciences programs.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/Ghimire)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Gordon C. Chang, Associate Professor, Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. Chang and Dr. Adkins-Covert attended. Dr. Chang noted that he has experience supervising students and is working with them on his current research.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/Hyde)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

C. Jeannie Galioto, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance

Ms. Galioto and Ms. Killian were present. Dr. Locke asked about professional experiences and current work. Ms. Galioto noted that she has held numerous positions working as a professional costume designer as well as freelance work. She is currently working on a new book.

Motion: To approve the request. (Anderson/Hammersley)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

D. Steven House, Assistant Professor, Theatre and Dance

Mr. House and Ms. Killian attended. Mr. House noted that he has taught a number of years and has professional experience as a scenic painter.

Motion: To approve the request. (Ghimire/Anderson)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB


III. ANNOUNCEMENTS

A. Academic integrity incident reports filed in the School of Graduate Studies, May – August 2020 (30)

1. Resolved at the instructor level – 30

B. Graduate Committee Chair fall semester meeting – September 30, 2020

Ms. Schulz announced the date for the fall Graduate Committee Chair meeting and added that Council members would receive an emailed reminder notice about the meeting. Dr. Mossman provided a brief overview of some of the topics to be covered including enrollment, international recruitment, and accreditation.

C. Graduate Student Research and Professional Development Fund

Ms. Schulz requested a sub-committee of one member from each college be formed to review the fall applications for the Graduate Student Research and Professional Development award recipients. Graduate Council members will serve on the committees as follows:

Fall 2020 semester: Dr. Anderson, Ms. Blackinton, Dr. Ghimire, and Dr. Roberts
Spring 2020 semester: Dr. Hammersley, Dr. Hyde, Dr. Locke, and Dr. McQuillan

A date later in the semester will be established for the fall selection meeting. Ms. Schulz will provide copies of the applications and evaluation forms via email.


IV. GRADUATE CURRICULUM

A. Business Administration

1. Request for a 400-G level course

a. HRM 441, Staffing, 3 s.h.

Dr. Feld and Dr. Stewart were in attendance. Dr. Steward explained that this course is needed for the Human Resources concentration in the MBA program. The addition of this course would allow for students to complete the concentration and help with the integrated program. Enrollments are always solid for this course. Dr. Locke asked about the delineation between the undergrads and grads. Dr. Stewart responded that it is modeled after an international HR course that was previously approved for graduate credit. All students will do the same project across the course but the graduate students will be required to do more and have additional questions to answer. Dr. Roberts asked if the same rubric will be used. Dr. Stewart responded that yes, but it is broken down by question so the graduate students will have additional questions to answer. Discussion held regarding the expectations.

Motion: To approve the request. (McQuillan/Ghimire)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Sociology and Anthropology

1. Request for a 400-G level course

a. ANTH 404, Dynamics of Cultural Change, 3 s.h.

Dr. Alveshere and Dr. Adkins-Covert were present. Dr. Alveshere teaches the course and this will help increase enrollment in the integrated program. Graduate students will read an additional textbook with additional exams and quizzes. All students will complete a research project with a presentation but the graduate students will give a longer, more in depth presentation.

Motion: To approve the request. (Hyde/Roberts)
MOTION CARRIED 8 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB


V. NEW BUSINESS

A. Grade Appeal Policy proposed changes

Dr. Lynn and Dr. Owens presented the proposed changes. Dr. Lynn explained that the updated policy will be in sync with the academic integrity policy. CAGAS made all of the proposed revisions with clarifications to the roles and responsibilities, specifically for the student and faculty. It was noted that the grade appeal policy must be in the syllabus. Dr. Owens provided a summary of the other changes. Dr. McQuillan questioned some of the changes specifically the use of “term” vs. “semester”. Dr. Lynn responded that “term” covers all sessions including the summer. Dr. McQuillan stated that “student sets the appointment” sounds like the student picks the time and asked for a change to “requests” instead of “sets”. Discussion was held regarding Part G where the mention of sub-committee was removed. Graduate Council members would like to retain the previous procedure. Dr. Lynn noted that the undergraduate level removed sub-committee and was trying to keep it the same process. Discussion held regarding the appeal form.

Motion: To approve the request with minor changes. (Ghimire/Hammersley)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

B. Operating Paper Review Subcommittee

Dr. Mossman stated that there is a need to revisit graduate faculty status and the way that graduate faculty status is maintained. The current policy states that there is never a review and it is a permanent status. Dr. Mossman added that there have been several issues in recent years that suggest a renewal period might be needed. Dr. Mossman asked for a subcommittee to review the Operating Paper.

Motion: To create a subcommittee tasked with review of the Operating Paper. (McQuillan/Hammersley)
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES – 0 NO – 0 AB

Volunteers for the subcommittee are Drs. Hyde, Lock, McQuillan, and Mossman.


VI. OTHER BUSINESS

None reported.


Meeting adjourned: 4:54 p.m.