East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council

Annual Report

2010-2011

Graduate Council Membership:

Voting Members

David A. Arnall, Ph.D., Member-at-Large, College of Physical Therapy

Amy J. Arnold, M.S. L.S, Sherrod Library

Stacy D. Brown, Ph.D., The Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy

Ranjan N. Chakraborty, Ph.D., College of Public Health

William Scott Champney, Ph.D., Quillen College of Medicine (Chair)

Wallace E. Dixon, Ph.D., Member-at-Large, College of Arts and Sciences

Eric S. Glover, Ed.D., Member-at-Large, Clemmer College of Education

Donald B. Hoover, Ph. D., Quillen College of Medicine

Thaddeus Jablonski, Graduate Student Representative

Lori J. Marks, Ph.D., Clemmer College of Education

Martha M. Pointer, Ph.D., College of Business and Technology

Kathleen M. Rayman, Ph.D., College of Nursing

Marie Tedesco, Ph.D., School of Continuing Studies

Christine Trivette, Graduate Student Representative

Paul C. Trogen, Ph.D., Faculty Senate Representative

Ester L. Verhovsek, Ed.D., College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences

Jon Webb, Ph.D., College of Arts and Sciences

 

Non-Voting Members

 

Cecilia A. McIntosh, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Jeffrey P. Beck, Ph.D., Associate Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Maria Costa, International Programs

William R. Duncan, Ph.D., Vice Provost of Research and Sponsored Programs

F. Wayne Gillespie, Ph.D., Assistant Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

LaDonna Hutchins, Office of the Registrar

Billie Lancaster, Office of the Registrar

Mary Ellen Musick, Office of Planning and Analysis, Data Management

 

Meeting Dates Fiscal Year:

Meetings were held at the President’s Conference Room- Dossett Hall 206 at 1:15pm. 

Summary of Actions Taken:

62 New Graduate Faculty Appointments

106 Graduate Faculty Re-appointments

20 New Courses Approved

0 Courses Deleted

5 Course Changes

22 Curriculum Changes

3 Editorial Changes

17 Miscellaneous Actions Taken

Section 1: Graduate Faculty Appointments/Reappointments Approved

August 20, 2010

New Applications

1.Auerbach, John

Audiology

Affiliate

2.Johnson, Earl

Audiology

Member

3.McKinney, Michael

Mgmt. Marketing

Member

4.Morgan, Robert

Accountancy

Member

5.Olson, Charles

Appalachian Studies

Senior Member

6.Blakely, April

CUAI

Affiliate

7.Collins, Charles

Pharm. Sciences

Member

8.Harirforoosh, Saedreza

Pharm. Sciences

Member

9.Hurley, David

Pharm. Sciences

Member

10.Pond, Brooks B.

Pharm. Sciences

Member

Reappointments

1.Barnes, Tammy

CUAI

Member

2.Dotterweich, Douglas

Econ. & Finance

Member

3.Cajka, Karen

English

Member

4.Graves, Travis

Art & Design

Member

5.Jones, Thomas

BIOL

Member

6.Joplin, Karl H.

BIOL

Member

7.Leigh-Paffenroth, Eliz.

Audiology

Affiliate

8.Liu, Yali

MATH

Member

9.Liu, Yusheng

BIOL

Member

10.MacRae, Norma

CUAI

Member

11.Marchioni, Michael

PSCI

Member

12.Martin, Brian C.

Health Sci.

Member

13.Murnane, Owen

Audiology

Senior Member

14.Noe, Colleen

Audiology

Member

15.Ramsey, Michael

KLSS

Member

16.Sauceman, Fred

Appal. Studies

Affiliate

17.Schneider, Kent

Accountancy

Member

18.Stephens, Daryl

MATH

Member

19.Thompson, Phyllis

English

Member

20.Akins, Faith W.

Aud/Spch Path

Member

21.Roane, David

Pharm. Sciences

Member

 

September 27, 2010

New Applications

1.Alvic, Fadia

CDST

Affiliate

2.Baker, Joseph          

SOAA

Member

3.Boner, Daniel

APST

Temp (Fall Spring)

4.Hounshell, J

DIGM

Affiliate

5.Johnson, Amy D.

CDST

Affiliate

6.Keeler, Rebecca

PMGT

Member

7.Lehrfeld, Michael

CSCI

Affiliate

8.Randall, Elizabeth

SOWK

Member

9.Wongsrichanalai, Kanisorn

HIST

Affiliate

 

Reappointments

1.Boggs, Teresa

Audiology

Affiliate

2.Buerkle, C. Wesley  

Communications

Member

3.Musich, Phillip

Biochem.

Member

4.Robinson, Mitchell

Biochem.

Member

5.Sanderson, Donald

CSCI

Member

6.Scott, Pamela

ELPA

Member

7.Rice, Jody

Audiology

Affiliate

8.Sherlin, Erin

HDAL

Affiliate

9.Warner, Carla

CDST

Affiliate

 

November 15, 2010

New Applications

1.Negrisanu, Raluca

Lang. & Lit

Affiliate

2.Lange, Shara K.

Communication

Returned for more information

 

Reappointments

1.Antkiewicz, Henry

History

Member

2.Duncan, William 

SOAA

Member

3.Dunn, Robert

Communication

Member

4.Elbin, R. J.

KLSS

Member

5.Ferguson, Donald, Jr

Microbiology

Member

6.Price, Kelly

Mgmt. & Mkt.

Member

7.Schmitt, Dale

History

Member

8.Seier, Edith

Math

Senior

9.Smurzynski, Jacek

Aud. & Speech

Senior

10.Verhovsek, Ester

ALHE

Returned for more information

11.Wassinger, Craig

Physical Therapy

Member

 

January 31, 2011

New Applications

1.

Archer, Melody

ECED

Affiliate

2.

Beach, Robert

Econ. & Finance

Affiliate

3.

Burks, Christopher

SPCH/Audiology

Affiliate

4.

Byrd, Rebekeh

HDAL

Member

5.

Coates, Allen

PHIL

Member

6.

Davison, John

HDAL

Affiliate

7.

Dobbins, Dorothy

SOWK

Member

8.

Emma, Todd

ENTC

Affiliate

9.

Gates, Nathan

PSYC

Affiliate

10.

Henley, Patrick

SPCH/Audiology

Affiliate

11.

Holbrook, Helene

NURS

Affiliate

12.

Hong, Jinseak

ENTC

Affiliate

13.

Johnson, Kelli

SPCH/Lang. Path.

Affiliate

14.

Joyner, Michelle

MATH

Member

15.

Kalayci, Selim

CSCI

Affiliate

16.

Mims, Pamela

HDAL

Member

17.

Nanjundeswaran, Chayadevie

SPCH/Lang. Path.

Affiliate

18.

Prior, Nicole

CJCR

Member

19.

Shephard, Edward

CUAI

Affiliate

20.  

Short, Glenda Lester

SOWK

Member

21.

Smith, Michael

SOWK

Member

22.

Sweeny, Aryn

MUSC

Member

23.

Weierbach, Florence

NURS

Member

24.

Zheng, Shimin

Biostats

member


Reappointments

1.

Alavi, Jafar

Econ. & Finance

Member

2.

Behringer, Bruce

Public Health

Member

3.

Blanton, Hugh

ENTC

Member

4.

Brown, Russell

PSYC

Senior

5.

Calhoun, Sandra

NURS

Affiliate

6.

Chase, Patricia

SPCH/Audiology

Member

7.

Chen, Ke

Geoscience

Member

8.

Cherry, Donna

sowk

Member

9.

 Clark, William

ENTC

Member

10.

Clements, Andrea

PSYC

Member

11.

Cline, Keely

HDAL

Member

12.

Copp. Martha

SOCI

Senior

13.

Cottongim, Constance

HDAL & ELPA

Affiliate

14.

Couch, Evelyn

Housing

Affiliate

15.

Disque, Joseph

HDAL

Member

16.

Enloe, Sandy

EDUC

Affiliate

17.

Evanshen, Pamela

HDAL

Senior

18.

Floyd, Michael

Family Medicine

Member

19.

Fox, James

HDAL

Senior

20.

Franklin, Jay

SOAA

Member

21.

Geiken, Rosemary

HDAL

Member

22.

Greer, Kathy

HDAL

Affiliate

23.

Hall, Delbert

COMM/Theater

Member

24.

Harralson, Heidi

CJCR

Affiliate

25.

Helfgott, Michale

Math

Member

26.

Hollenbeck, Scott

HDAL

Affiliate

27.

Holtsclaw, Jennifer

SOWK

Affiliate

28.

Hossler, Susan

NURS

Affiliate

29.

Hu, Chih-Long

Music

Member

30.

Hull, Vida

ARTH

Member

31.

Jackson, Frances

NURS

Affiliate

32.

Kao, Race

Surgery

Senior

33.

Kinser, Amber

COMM

Senior

34.

Kirkby, Scott

CHEM

Member

35.

Knight, Hal

ELPA

Senior

36.

Lamont, Hugh

KLSS

Member

37.

Lloyd, Tess

ENGL

Member

38.

Maas-Brady, Jean

SOWK

Affiliate

39.

Marshall, Stephen

COMM

Member

40.

Martin, Anita

HDAL

Affiliate

41.

McDowell, Timothy

BIOL

Member

42.

McIntosh, Cecilia

BIOL

Senior

43.

McMurray, Marcia`

HDAL

Affiliate

44.

Nyarambi, Arnold

HDAL

Affiliate

45.

Owen, Kathleen

HDAL

Affiliate

46.

Owens, Daniel

BIOL

Affiliate

47.

Parker, Herbert

COMM/Theater

Affiliate

48.

Reed, Delanna

CUAI

Affiliate

49.

Ryman, Joel

MGMT/MRKT

Member

50.

Scherer, Nancy

SPCH/Audiology

Senior

51.

Smith, Karen

Music

Affiliate

52.

Spitzer, Alan

MGMT

Member

53.

Stead, Edward

MGMT/MRKT

Senior

54.

Wallace, Stephen

Geoscience

Senior

55.

Wu, Tiejian

Biostats

Senior

 

February 28, 2011

New Applications

 

1. Culbertson, Alicia               HDAL             Affiliate

2. Nauli, Andromeda              Health Sci.      Member

3. Park, Hyung Sam                SOAA             Affiliate

4. Parton, Leigh Ann              HDAL             Affiliate

                                   5. Ross, Jeremy                       ENTC              Affiliate

                                   6. Williams, Burl                    Health Sci.      Affiliate

 

Reappointments

 

1.      Cox, Mary Elle           SOWK             Member

                             2.   Czuchry, Andrew       ENTC                Senior

3.      Jenrette, Thomas        Music                 Member

    4. Shelley, Gary               ECON                Member

5.      Winchester, Jason       KLSS                 Member

6.      Zembower, Christian  Music                Member

 

March 28, 2011

 

New Applications

 

1. Tai, Chih-Che                            CUAI              Member

2. Wampler, Samantha                  ALHS             Affiliate

 

Reappointments

 

 1. Bates, Shirley C.               ALHS          Affiliate

                                    2. Essin, Emmett                   HIST                        Senior

                                        3. Gray, Audra                       CUAI           Affiliate

 4. McCook, Judy                  NURS          Member

     5. Pritchett, Christopher        ALHS          Member

 

April 25, 2011

 

New Appointments

 

                       1. Dunst, Carl         HDAL             Affiliate

                             2. Raab, Melinda    HDAL                        Affiliate

                             3. Trivette, Carol    HDAL                        Affiliate

 

Reappointments

    

     1. Blankenship, Cecil            HDAL                      Member

     2. Parrot, Deborah                MEDA/CUAI           Member

     3.  Sharp, Lynda                   HDAL                      Member                      

 

 

May 30, 2011

 

New Applications

 

      1. Anastasia, Lynda                      SOWK                                                Affiliate                     

2. Cockerham, Steve                     HDAL                                     Affiliate

3. Elgazzar, Mohammed               Internal Medicine                     Member

4. Graves, Jesse                             English                                    Member

5. King, Karen                              Allied Health                          Affiliate

6. Seek, Michael                            Engineer Tech.                        Member

 

 

Reappointments

 

1.   Hathaway, Michelle               SOWK                   Temp.                          Affiliate

2.   Hilton, John                           Art                          Temp.                          Affiliate

 

Section 2: New Courses Approved

 

August 30, 2010

 

·         CDIS 5280, Language and Literacy Disorders

·         GEOS 5000, Geosciences Research Methods

·         GEOS 5300,Topics in Geospatial Analysis

·         GEOS 5960, Thesis

·         GEOS 5200, Topics in Paleontology

 

September 27, 2010

None

 

November 15, 2010

None

 

January 31, 2011

 

·         GEOL 5407, Plate Tectonics

 

February 28, 2011

 

·         BIOL 4377/5377, Tropical Botany in Ecuador

·         ENTC 4517/5517 Industrial Automation and Robotics

 

March 28, 2011

 

·         CSCI 4757/5757, Information Systems Implementation

·         CSCI 4767/5767, Enterprise Programming

·         CSCI 4857/5857, User Interface Programming

·         MATH 5830, Analytics and Predictive Modeling

·         PMSC 6100, Pharmaceutical Analysis

·         PMSC 6205, Advanced Drug Metabolism

·         PMSC 6210, Advanced Pharmacokinetics

·         PMSC 6220, Advanced Pharmaceutics

 

April 25, 2011

 

·         THEA 5040, Seminar in Theater

·         SPCH 5040, Seminar in Speech Communication

·         MALS 5300 Theory and Practice of Regionalism

 

May 23, 2011

 

·         PUBH 5480, Genetic Epidemiology

 

Section 3: Courses Deleted

 

None

 

Section 4: Course Changes

 

August 30, 2010

None

 

September 27, 2010

None

 

November 15, 2010

None

 

January 31, 2011

 

·         BIOL 5037/ Coastal Biology Field Trip

 

February 28, 2011

None

 

March 28, 2011

 

·         MEDA 5925, Practicum

·         CSCI 4857/5857, User Interface Programming

 

April 25, 2011

 

·         PHYT 6674, Internship I

·         PHYT 7775, Internship II

 

May 30, 2011

None

 

Section 5: Curriculum Changes

 

August 30, 2010

 

·         Culminating Experience Course in the Master of Public Health

 

September 27, 2010

None

 

November 15, 2010

None

 

January 31, 2011

 

·         Master’s in Early Childhood Education, Master Teacher Concentration (MTEA) to be offered through distance learning

·         Proposal for Ed.S. Educational Leadership, Concentration in Counselor Leadership to be offered through distance education

 

February 28, 2011

 

·         Termination of a Program – Terminate the E-Business Certificate

·         Establish a New Certificate Program – Nursing Informatics Certificate – RODP

·         Establish a New Certificate Program – Nursing Education Certificate – RODP

·         Establish a New Certificate Program – Nursing Administration Certificate – RODP

 

March 28, 2011

 

·         Add Pharmaceutical Sciences and Quantitative Biosciences concentrations to the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences

 

April 25, 2011

 

·         Revision of Admission Criteria – Ph.D. in Nursing

·         Electronic Delivery of a Degree Program – Graduate Certificate in Health Care Translation and Interpreting.

·         Establish a New Concentration – add Biomedical Sciences Concentration to the Master of Science in Biology

·         Substantive Curriculum Modification – Master of Arts in Professional Communication.

·         Non-Substantive Curriculum Change – Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

·         Master of Education in Educational Leadership - Concentration in Administrative Endorsement  

·         Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership

·         Educational Specialist in School System Leadership

·         Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership -Administrative Endorsement

·         Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership -Postsecondary and Private Sector Leadership

·         Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership -School Leadership

 

May 30, 2011

 

·         Termination of a Concentration – Master of Science in Environmental Health, Administrative Concentration

·         Non-Substantive Curriculum Change – Master of Education, Secondary Education

·         Non-Substantive Curriculum Change – Master of Education, School Library Concentration

 

Section 6: Editorial Changes

 

October 25, 2010

Dr. Jeffrey Beck presented the Graduate Faculty form for appointment or re-appointment with the suggested changes. Dr. Beck stated more space was added, additional lines, boxes were enlarged, and parenthesis added for explanatory memo. The council members discussed the various options regarding the form and concluded to change numbers VII, VIII, IX, X, XI from … in last four years… to … in last review period. The number IX will change from Attach Curriculum Vitae with all Scholarly Research, Publications, Grants, or Creative Activities in last four years, with dates to “Attach current curriculum vitae highlighting all scholarly research, publications, grants, or creative activities in the review period highlighted.” Dr. Beck will make the suggested changes on the Application for Appointment/Re-appointment to the Graduate Faculty form and present at the November 29th council meeting.

April 25, 2011

Dr. Gillespie summarized the proposed modification to the ETSU Graduate Council and School of Graduate Studies Research Grant Program from the attachment emailed to council members.   In essence, the Research Grant program proposed modifications are to address issues related to disbursement and use of funds.  Therefore, the new proposal allows for small research accounts to be set up in the name of the receiving student’s major professor and changes the deadline from December 1 to April 15.  The award funds will be dispersed July 1 allowing the recipient a full fiscal year to utilize.  Because the minimum amount for setting up accounts is $500, proposed modifications include setting the minimum request amount at $500 and the maximum at $800.  Whereas previously all graduate students in thesis/dissertation programs were eligible to receive up to 2 awards while in their programs, now master’s students will be eligible for one award and doctoral students for up to 2 awards.

 

Dr. Beck provided information on the proposed ELS institute and, pending approval, need to amend language regarding the international applicant requirements.  This is pending approval of the contract with the English Language Services.  If the contract is approved, the catalog language will appear in the 2011-2012 online graduate catalogs.  The changes to the Graduate catalog appear in bold below to be added and a line through the sentence to be deleted.

 

            “The following items must be received before admission will be considered. . . .

1.      Certification of English proficiency. Graduate students whose native language is not          English must submit a score of 79 (internet-based) or 550 (paper-based) on the Test of      English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), taken within the past two years; a score of 6.5       on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS); successful completion         of the English Language Services program at Level 112; or have received a degree             from an accredited U.S. institution. Certain programs may require higher TOEFL

        scores. (All international students who receive a tuition scholarship or graduate      assistantship must sit for an oral English proficiency interview immediately upon their       arrival at ETSU.)

 

Section 7: Miscellaneous Actions

Dr. Beck gave a summary of the Acalog system. The Acalog system is the electronic version of the undergraduate and graduate catalogs. Currently, the catalog is in a pdf version until the electronic system can be fully implemented. The university will continue to print a small number of graduate catalogs for the near future.

Dr. McIntosh explained that, with the increasing number of graduate certificates programs at ETSU, the graduate deans have been drafting language to clarify policy related to graduate certificates. This includes consideration of “dual degree”, articulation of certificate coursework into graduate programs, etc. The deans intend to bring this to the Council for discussion at the September meeting.

Dr. McIntosh informed the Council that the long term graduate data report should be available in October this year. It will have a 15-year history of ETSU graduate programs’ applications, admissions, fall enrollment, fall credit hours, and annual graduates.

The THEC “Public Agenda for Tennessee Higher Education” funding formula was tabled until the next meeting.

Dr. Wallace Dixon requested the proposed name change for Ph.D. Clinical Psychology. This will allow a second concentration entitled Experimental Psychology.

Dr. McIntosh proposed drafting catalog language change for policies related to graduate certificate programs. As background the certificate programs were utilized as a recruiting tool. The idea was students be admitted into the non-degrees and switch to a degree program. Also, the certificate program offers licensure, post master certificates, and doctoral certificates.

Dr. Grube and Dr. McIntosh provided background information regarding why the ETSU Definition of Credit hours required reviewing. The credit hours determination includes labs, clinics, internship, independent study and practicum. Also, the criterion is toward programs not courses moving to the online delivery. After the council members discussed the definition of credit hours, the council endorsed in concept the straw man draft. However, Dr. Grube was asked to bring the final proposal back to the Graduate Council for review and approval

Dr. Gillespie reported on the research grant awardees. Nine graduate students will receive the Graduate Studies Research Grant monetary award. The students have been notified and the check requests submitted to be issued.

 

Dr. Gillespie discovered that students cannot directly receive research grant funds without being taxed 30%. Therefore, Dr. Gillespie is working on alternative options. One option is an account may be set up within the student’s department, therefore, the student may be reimbursed for such items as supplies, conference/workshop travel, etc. In this way, the student may receive the full award to be used toward research.

 

Dr. McIntosh stated in the beginning when the awards were set up, this situation did not exist.

 

Dr. Gillespie has been diligent in pursing an alternate solution over the past year. They have another meeting soon that may resolve processing of the grants and will report on progress at the next Council meeting.  (see actions above)

 

Dr. Champney reported Dr. Bach has formed a task force on academic integrity and misconduct and Dr. Don Hoover will be the Graduate Council representative. Dr. Hoover will report back to the Council as appropriate. The task force is expected to make recommendations within six months.

 

Dr. Champney and Dr. McIntosh are the representatives from the Graduate Council on an Academic Council ad hoc committee on credit hour definition in a manner that embraces different course delivery styles, including online and hybrid courses. They will report to the Council on progress as appropriate.

 

Dr. Beck stated an email will be sent to the departments regarding the Quillen Scholarship awards information requesting submission of nominations.

 

Dr. McIntosh, Dr. Gillespie, and Dr. Beck reported on the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools meeting they attended this past weekend. Dr. McIntosh will present information concerning this conference to the council members later. However, she wanted to inform the Council that one of the workshops dealt with best practices and it was readily apparent that ETSU is among one of the best in having policies and practices in place. This is in part due to the staff and the quality control that ETSU has in place. Dr. McIntosh commended the Council members for their dedication and interaction in the straightforwardness in resolving agenda items at the Council meetings.

 

Dr. Gillespie reviewed the request from TCGS to send a graduate student from ETSU to Tennessee Graduate Education Day in Nashville. We have sent students from Nursing and Biological Sciences (Paleontology) in prior years. Student representatives have the opportunity of presenting their research to state legislators at this event. Graduate Education Week is April 4-8, 2011 in Tennessee this year.

Report on Add-on Fellowships.  Dr. McIntosh reported that two more awards will be made for fall 2011.  Several Graduate Council members reviewed the nominations and recommended the following new students for awards: Jacqueline Shelton in the M.A. History program and Kristi Sanborn-Miller in the Ph.D. Nursing program.  Dr. McIntosh noted that donations must increase to keep this program viable and asked Council members to encourage faculty in their colleges to consider a modest contribution through payroll deduction.