Continued discussion of the Crop Science graduate program action plan and 10-year review report.
Discussion of an update to the graduate catalog from Jim Coakley (with help from Stephanie Bernell and Rosemary Garagnani). The exam policy for PhD exams allows for a limited number of retakes and outcomes. No similar guidance is provided in the catalog on exam policies for Masters’ students. Graduate Council archives from 1980 state that the Council intended to have PhD and Master’s exam policies be the same. If--37 years later--we feel the same, we need to get it entered into the catalog.
Voting members present: Sourabh Apte, Ryan Contreras, Rebekah Elliott, Theresa Filtz, David Finch, Lisa Ganio, Anita Grunder, Marie Harvey, Lisa Price
Voting members absent: Pat Chappell, Jim Coakley
Crop Science Graduate Program Review
Continued discussion of the Crop Science graduate program action plan and 10-year review report.
Action: Theresa will request a paragraph addressing the continuing recommendations related to combining the Crop Science and Soil Science units, and will request inclusion of measureable metrics.
Curricular Proposals – Ryan Contreras
Action: Ryan will reject proposal and comments from Ryan and Theresa, based on the above discussion, will be sent to the proposers for a response.
Graduate Catalog Update – Jim Coakley
Discussion of an update to the graduate catalog from Jim Coakley (with help from Stephanie Bernell and Rosemary Garagnani). The exam policy for PhD exams allows for a limited number of retakes and outcomes. No similar guidance is provided in the catalog on exam policies for Masters’ students. Graduate Council archives from 1980 state that the Council intended to have PhD and Master’s exam policies be the same. If--37 years later--we feel the same, we need to get it entered into the catalog.
Action: Ryan Contreras moved that the Graduate Council vote to change the language in the catalog to reflect the same limited number of retakes for MS and PhD exams. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously.
Matters Arising
Dorthe Wildenschild is now an associate dean for graduate programs in the College of Engineering, and is no longer associated with the Graduate School. She advised Sourabh that her current position requires her to participate on the Graduate Council. The Graduate Council Standing Rules do not support replacing an appointed member with an associate dean, but the chair may invite anyone to attend meetings. Theresa and Sourabh will discuss this issue via email.
Minutes prepared by Vickie Nunnemaker, Faculty Senate staff