MEMBERS PRESENT: Barbe, Bose, Carnahan, Changnon, Cole, Factor, Gowen, Gupta,
Hagensee, Harris, Jackson, Johnson, Lockard, Miranda, Montgomery, Nuzzo, Richgels,
Rose, Sen, Srivastava, Swanson, Waas
MEMBERS ABSENT: Blickhan, Cebula, Ridinger, Russell, Schmall, Zammuto
OTHERS PRESENT: Sandra Arntz (Secretary), Thecla Cooler (International Student & Faculty Office), Kay Van Mol (Catalog Editor/ Curriculum Coordinator), Sue Willis (University Council/Faculty Senate)
Rathindra Bose, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School,
called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. The March 1 minutes were moved for
approval by Gowen, seconded by Jackson. A correction was noted regarding the
effective date of Carla Montgomery’s resignation as Associate Dean of
the Graduate School. The effective date should read July 1st rather than August
1st. The minutes were unanimously approved with that correction.
Committee Reports
Graduate Council Curriculum Committee
Carnahan moved to approve the committee’s recommendations, with the following
modification: on page 10, Department of Chemistry, Teacher Certification Option,
the following sentence to be restored: “Only graduate courses from accredited
institutions in which the student has earned a grade of B or better may be accepted
towards an advanced degree, subject to approval of the department and the Graduate
School”. The motion was seconded by Harris. The following new courses,
course deletions, course revisions, and other changes in catalog copy were approved.
| ALL-UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTORY SECTIONS | |
| Northern Illinois University | Accreditation and Affiliation |
| (revision) | |
| General Regulations | Graduate Students in Law Courses |
| (revision) | |
| COLLEGE OF BUSINESS | Graduate Student in Busines |
| (revision) | |
| Executive Master of Business | |
| Administration -- Professional | |
| Master of Business Administration | |
| (revisions) | |
| Department of Accountancy | Master of Accounting Sciences |
| (revisions) | |
| Financial Reporting and Assurance | |
| Area of Student (revisions) | |
| Master of Science in Taxations | |
| (revisions) | |
| Admisstion (revisions) | |
| Department of Marketing | MKTG 626 (new course) |
| COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | |
| Department of Council, Adult and | Master of Science in Education |
| Higher Education | In Counseling -- Requirements |
| (revisions) | |
| Non-Thesis Option (revisions) | |
| Community Counseling (revisions) | |
| School Counseling (revisions) | |
| Student Affairs Practice in Higher | |
| Education/College Counseling | |
| (deletion) | |
| Career Counseling (addition) | |
| Department of Educational Technology, | ETT 553 (new course) |
| Research & Assessment | ETT 554 (new course) |
| ETT 664 (new course) | |
| Department of Leadership, Educational | Examinations (revisions) |
| Psychology and Foundations | Dissertation (revisions) |
| Department of Teaching and Learning | TLSE 577 (new course) |
| TLCI 510, TLCI 606, TLCI 608, | |
| TLEE *402, TLSE 562 (course | |
| revisions) | |
| Master of Science in Education | |
| In Special Educaiton (revisions) | |
| Deficiency Study/Field Work | |
| (revisions) | |
| Retention (revisions) | |
| Requirements (revisions) | |
| Specialization in Learning Behavior | |
| Specialist I (revisions) | |
| New Certificates of Graduate Study: | |
| Assistive Technology Specialist, | |
| Behavior Specialist, Curriculum | |
| Adaptations Specialist, Multiple | |
| Disabilities Specialist | |
| COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES | |
| School of Family, Consumer, and | Teacher Certification in Family and |
| Nutrition Sciences | Consumer Sciences (revisions) |
| Requirements outside School | |
| (revisions) | |
| COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES | |
| Women's Studies | WOMS 502 (course addition) |
| WOMS *430 (course revisions) | |
| Women's Studies: Requirements | |
| (revisions) | |
| Department of Chemistry | CHEM 515 (course revisions) |
| Master of Science in Chemistry | |
| (revisions) | |
| Thesis Option (revisions) | |
| Teacher Certification Option | |
| (addition) | |
| Department of Communication | COMS *446 (course addition) |
| COMS 503, JOUR 552 (course | |
| revisions) | |
| Master of Arts in Communication | |
| Studies: Thesis Option (revisions) | |
| Non-Thesis Option (revisions) | |
| Department of English | ENGL 593 (course addition) |
| ENGL 500 (course revisions) | |
| Master of Arts in English (revisions) | |
| English Education (revisions) | |
| Literature and Rhetoric/Composition | |
| (revisions) | |
| Rhetoric and Professional Writing | |
| (revisions) | |
| Doctor of Philosophy in English | |
| (revisions) | |
| British and American Literature | |
| (revisions) | |
| Language, Linguistics and Rhetoric | |
| (revisions) | |
| Certificates of Graduate Study: | |
| Technical Writing (revisions) | |
| Department of Foreign Languages | FLST *483 (course addition) |
| And Literatures | FLSP *461, FLST *481, FLST *482 |
| (course revisions) | |
| Specialization in Spanish (revision) | |
| Department of Geography | GEOG 554, GEOG 555, GEOG 556 |
| (course additions) | |
| GEOG 559 (course revisions) | |
| Geographic Information Analysis | |
| (new certificate of graduate study) | |
Department of Geology and |
GEOL 635 (course addition) |
| Environmental Geosciences | |
| Department of History | HIST *498, HIST 636, HIST 656 |
| (course additions) | |
| Department of Mathematical Sciences | STAT 591 (course revisions) |
| Master of Science in Applied | |
| Probability and Statistics: | |
| Requirements (revisions) | |
| Course Requirements (revisions) | |
| Applied Statistics (new certificate of | |
| graduate study) | |
Department of Philosophy |
PHIL 520 (course deletion) |
| PHIL 520A-E (course additions) | |
| PHIL *405, PHIL *410, PHIL *411, | |
| PHIL *412, PHIL *420, PHIL *421, | |
| PHIL *422, PHIL *423, PHIL *424, | |
| PHIL *425, PHIL *426, PHIL *427, | |
| PHIL *428, PHIL *429, PHIL *482, | |
| PHIL 501, PHIL 511, PHIL 512, | |
| PHIL 531, PHIL 533, PHIL 540, | |
| PHIL 550, PHIL 552, PHIL 570, | |
| PHIL 591, PHIL 595, PHIL 599 | |
| (course revisions) | |
| Department of Physics | PHYS 559 (course revision) |
| PHYS 690 (course revision) | |
| Department of Political Science | PSPA *420 (course deletion) |
| Master of Arts in Political Science: | |
| Requirements (revisions) | |
| Doctor of Philosophy in Political | |
| Science: Course Requirements | |
| (revisions) | |
| COLLEGE OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS | |
| School of Theatre and Dance | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts: |
| Specialization in Acting (revisions) | |
| Specialization in Design and | |
| Technology (revisions) | |
| Costume Design (revisions), | |
| Lighting Design (revisions), | |
| Scene Design (revisions), | |
| Theatre Technology (revisions) | |
The following was recorded but further approval is needed before inclusion in the Graduate Catalog: |
|
| COLLEGE OF EDUCATION | |
| Department of Teaching and Learning | Specialization in Advanced Special |
| Education Practices (new | |
| specialization) | |
| Master of Science in Education in | |
| Special Education: Specialization in | |
| Learning Behavior Specialist I | |
| (revisions) | |
| COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY |
|
| Department of Electrical Engineering | ELE *450, *471 (course additions) |
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
|
|
| Department of English | ENGL 594, 595 (course deletions) |
| Doctor of Philosophy in English: | |
| British and American Literature | |
| (revisions) | |
| Certificate of Graduate Study in | |
| English Education (revisions) | |
Dissertation Completion Fellowship Committee
Montgomery reported that the committee met on March 17 and chose the top 5 proposals, the next 5 proposals, as well as an alternate list. The Graduate School will fund 10 fellowships this year (the top 5 as well as the next 5). Montgomery stated that the proposals came from 8 different departments and that a broad spectrum of disciplines was represented.
Graduate Council Standards Committee
Waas moved that the proposed catalog changes, relative to TOEFL and written English requirements, be adopted, seconded by Cole. The motion received unanimous approval.
New Business
Research & Artistry – definition of “good-faith effort”: Bose explained that an issue arose this year regarding the eligibility requirements for this summer’s research and artistry awards, specifically with regards to what constitutes a “good-faith effort to obtain research or artistry funding from external sources”. The committee agreed to change section A.II.b. under Extramural Funding to add the sentence “Describe any additional efforts you have made to develop such proposal(s) or to identify appropriate external funding sources.” Gowen moved approval, seconded by Carnahan, and unanimously approved.
Change in thesis document requirements: The issue of making a change in the thesis document requirement to include that all members must sign the final document (rather than the advisor only) was brought up for discussion. A recent academic misconduct investigation committee had requested that this issue be discussed in order to ensure that the final version of all theses be examined, and signed off, by all committee members. The council members agreed that this issue needs to be addressed first by the Graduate Faculty Standards Committee.
Announcements: Bose announced that the proposed faculty and staff grievance policy has gone to the University Council and has been sent back to the college level for opinions and suggestions. Bose encouraged all members to carefully review the proposed policy and forward any comments on to the University Council.
Bose next announced that the Graduate School will be appointing an acting Associate Dean for a one-year period. After considering several candidates, Sue Willis has agreed to serve in this capacity and will begin July 1st. During this one year period, a national search will be conducted to name a new Associate Dean.
Editorial changes to the section of the Academic Policies and Procedures Manual pertaining to graduate assistantships was received from the Graduate Assistantship Employment office of Human Resource Services. The proposed changes will be emailed to all members of the council for their review and comments.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:25 a.m.