September Minutes

September 17th, 2020

The Council met remotely via Teams.

MEMBERS PRESENT

Voting: Faculty representatives: Professors V. Anand, P.C. Calleja, T.P. Cronan, N.D. Dennis, A.G.P. Dowling, J. Gigantino, C. Hestekin, L. Hinrichsen, V. H. Hunt, J.B. Kerr, J.W. Murry, K.L. Needy, J.C. Rupe
Student representatives: Mr. J. DiLoreto-Hill; Ms. K. Dzurilla; Ms. N. Evans; Mr. W. Sebree

Non-Voting: Faculty representatives: Professors A.E. Ellstrand, E. Goodstein-Murphree, A. Gonzalez, P.R. Koski, K. Mamiseishvili, L.J. Robertson

MEMBERS ABSENT

Voting: Faculty representative: Professor J.D. Webb

Non-Voting: Faculty representative: Professor A. Zajicek
Division of Student Affairs representative: Dr. L.M. Yingling

SECRETARY Terri Fisher

This meeting was devoted to welcoming our new and continuing members.

New Members

Dr. Lisa Hinrichsen, Associate Professor, Department of English, representing Fulbright College (voting)

JD DiLoreto-Hill, President, Graduate Professional Student Congress, representing students (voting)

Katherine Dzurilla, Vice-President, Graduate Professional Student Congress, representing students (voting)

Warrington Sebree, President, Black Graduate Student Association, representing students (voting, new seat)

Neba Evans, Vic-President, Black Graduate Student Association, representing students (voting, new seat)

Adriana Gonzalez, Associate Librarian, Libraries, representing the Libraries (nonvoting, ex officio)

Anna Zajicek, Associate Dean, Fulbright College, representing Fulbright College (moved from voting to non-voting, ex officio, graduate faculty representative)

Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, Associate Dean, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, representing Fay Jones School (nonvoting, ex officio, graduate faculty representative)

Previous members reappointed to the Council

John Murry, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Human Resources and Communication Disorders, representing the College of Education and Health Professions (voting)

John Rupe, University Professor, Entomology and Plant Pathology, representing Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences (voting)

Dean Needy then asked each returning member to introduce themselves.

There being no other business, the Council adjourned at 2:15 p.m. The Council will meet next in a virtual format on October 15th, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.