August Agenda

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Thursday, August 20^th, 2020

2:00 p.m.

Microsoft Teams

1. Minutes for the April 16th, 2020, Graduate Council meeting will stand approved if no corrections are received. (Please review the minutes on the Graduate School web page before the meeting: Graduate Council Minutes)
2. Introduction of new members
3. Announcements
4. Committee assignments
   • Calendar Committee – Jim Gigantino
   • University Course and Programs Committee – Paul Cronan
5. New Business, Policy Change: Proposal to create a non-degree category of graduate micro-certificate (Attachment A).
6. New Business, Policy Change: Proposal to modify the graduate certificate policy to accommodate micro-certificates (Attachment B).
7. New Business: Proposal to add a representative from the Black Graduate Student Association on the Graduate Council and Academic Appeals Committee.
8. Course change reports from the University Course and Programs Committee (UCPC) (Attachment C).
9. Graduate faculty recommendations for faculty and graduate assistants (to be provided at meeting):
   • Graduate faculty applications already approved by email
   • Applications not yet approved
10. Other Business