MINUTES:
Graduate Council –
ATTENDEES:
Barrett, Bitter, Brown, Champney,
ABSENT: Thompson, Marrs,
I. Approval of Minutes –
Action Taken by Council: Approved.
II. Graduate Faculty Sub-Committee
– Wally Dixon, Chair
A.
Appointments:
1.
Ali
A. Tarig, Technology and Geomatics
Recommend Associate Membership
2.
Guanghsu
A. Chang, Technology and Geomatics
Recommend Full Membership
3.
Thomas
C. Peisl, Marketing and Management
Recommend Temporary Membership 043
4.
Scott
Kirby, Chemistry
Recommend Full Membership
5.
Leslie
A. McCallister, Sociology & Anthropology
Recommend Associate Membership
6.
Fred
G. Tudiver, Family Medicine
Recommend Full Membership
7.
Michael
Whitelaw, Physics, Astronomy, and Geology
Recommend Associate Membership
Action Taken by
Council: Approved.
B.
Re-Appointments:
1.
Amelia Brown, Family and Consumer Sciences
Full
Membership Expired 033
Recommend
Associate Membership
2.
Jamie B. Kridler, Family and Consumer Sciences
Associate Membership Expired 041
Recommend Associate Membership
3.
Robert M. May, Technology and Geomatics
Interim Membership Expired 041
Recommend Temporary Membership
4. Donald B. Sanderson, Computer and Information
Sciences Full Membership Expired041
Recommend Full Membership
4.
J. Paul Sims, Technology and Geomatics
Associate Membership Expired 041
Recommend Associate Membership
5.
David Tarnoff, Computer and Information Sciences
Interim Membership Expired 033
Recommend Interim Membership
6.
Harold Whitmore, Counseling
Associate Membership Expired 041
Recommend Associate Membership
Action Taken by
Council: Approved.
III. Curriculum Sub-Committee – Lee Pike, Chair
A.
Analysis and Human development & Learning - Establish
a new concentration in Counselor Leadership in existing Education Specialist
degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis program requiring 31 credit
hours and the addition of four new courses.
Action Taken by
Council: Approved.
B. The concentration in Counselor Leadership proposal
requires
the following four new courses:
1.
HDAL 5563 Advanced Counseling Techniques with Children,
(3 credit hours)
2. HDAL 6563 Advanced Social & Cultural
Foundations of
Counseling, (3 credit hours)
3. HDAL 6585 Trauma & Recovery, (3 credit
hours)
4. HDAL 6593 Advanced Internship &
Supervision, (3 credit
(hours)
Action Taken by
Council: Approved.
C.
Sciences - Establish four new dual-listed courses:
1.
CSCI 4057/5057 Advanced Internet Technologies,
(3 credit hours)
2. CSCI 4067/5067 Networking Essentials, (3 credit
hours)
3. CSCI 4097/5097 Emerging Technologies, (3
credit hours)
4. CSCI 4127/5127 Database Management Systems I, (3
credit
hours)
Action Taken by Council: Approved
D.
new course:
1.
ACCT 5510 Seminar in Accounting Regulation, (3 credit
hours)
Action Taken by Council: Approved
E.
1.
Education Specialist – Students admitted to this program have
already taken the GRE.
2.
Special Education – Praxis I will be required for students
applying to this program.
3.
Early Childhood Education – Traditionally, the GRE has
not been a valid
predictor for success in this program.
Action Taken by Council: Approved
with two dissenting
votes.
IV. New Business
A.
Dr. Brown explained that three individuals
from the Sherrod
Library developed an
"electronic poster session" for the International Electronic Thesis
and Dissertation (ETD) Conference. The link to the presentation is http://etd2004.etsu.edu.
Included in the information developed, there is available data on the access to
ETSU student’s work under results. The University is currently receiving thousands
of hits each month allowing our student’s work accessible around the world.
B.
Dr. Brown informed the Council that Dr. Lee
Pike is leaving
the Chair of the Graduate Curriculum
Sub-Committee this year.
The
Council needs to solicit a new Chair/member for this
valuable sub-committee and requested
nominations from the
Council.
The Council thanked Dr. Pike for his service to the
Graduate Council and this sub-committee.
V. Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at
Scott Champney, Chair