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Graduate Council Minutes
June 16, 2016
MEMBERS PRESENT
Voting: Professors T.P. Cronan, N.D. Dennis, K. Korth, D. Shirey, F. Spiegel, R. Warren
Non-Voting: Professors J. Ganson, P.R. Koski, Y. Murphy-Erby, L.J. Robertson; Dr. S. Adams
MEMBERS ABSENT
Voting: Professors V. Anand, J.R. Chimka, K.S. Grover, V.H. Hunt, J.B. Kerr, K.L. Needy, J.T. Scott; two representatives from the Graduate Dean’s Student Advisory Board
Non-Voting: Professors M.T. Miller, A. O’Leary Kelly
SECRETARY: Ms. T. M. Fisher
GUESTS Ms. L. Mosesso
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Chair Patricia Koski
- Minutes for the April 21st, 2016, Graduate Council meeting stand approved, as no changes were suggested. (The minutes of the Graduate Council may be found at http://grad.uark.edu/dean/gradcouncil/minutes). Note: The Council did not meet in May.
- Professor Koski reported that the Academic Appeals Committee met and heard one case; the Teaching Assistant Effectiveness Advisory Committee is planning the TA Orientation to be held in August. There were no reports for the Calendar and Library Committees.
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This meeting is the final meeting of the Graduate Council for the 2015-2016 academic
year and as a result, several members of the Council will be leaving.
Professor Koski thanked each of the following for their dedicated service to the
Graduate Council and the University of Arkansas:
- Thad Scott, Bumpers College
- Lona Robertson, ex officio, Bumpers College
- Brinck Kerr, Fulbright College
- Fred Spiegel, Fulbright College
- Yvette Murphy-Erby, ex officio, Fulbright College
- Kenda Grover, College of Education & Health Professions
- Michael T. Miller, ex officio, College of Education & Health Professions
- Anne O’Leary Kelly, ex officio, Walton College
- Judy Ganson, ex officio, University Libraries
- Blandine Mbianda Kemayou, Graduate Dean’s Student Advisory Board
- Maggie Jo Pruitt Hansen, Graduate Dean’s Student Advisory Board
- Tom Talafuse, Graduate Dean’s Student Advisory Board
- There was no old business.
- Discussion/New Business: After reports from constituencies, the Council approved the modification to the Transfer Credit Policy as shown in Attachment A.
- The course change reports listed in Attachment B were approved unanimously.
- The graduate faculty recommendation contained in Attachment C was approved by a vote of five in favor and one opposed.
- The graduate faculty recommendations contained in Attachment D were approved unanimously.
There being no other business, the Council adjourned at 2:25 p.m. The Council will meet next on Thursday, August 18th, 2016, in the Upchurch Conference Room of Bell Engineering.
Submitted by: Patricia R. Koski, Chair
Approved by: Kim Needy, Dean