Graduate Council Minutes
For meeting held Monday, April 05, 2021
PRESENT: Giridhar Akkaraju, David Allen, Erin Atwood, Tim Barth, Catherine Coleman, Nada Elias-Lambert, Will Gibbons, Ann Gipson, John Harvey, Alex Hidalgo, Francyne Huckaby, Linda Hughes, Marlo Jeffries, Courtney Kimmel, Mary Kincannon, Jan Lacina, Suzy Lockwood, Emily Lund, Steve Mann, Johnny Nhan, Julie O’Neil, Debbie Rhea, Patricia Walters, Floyd Wormley, Peter Worthing
ABSENT: Taryn Allen, Nick Bontrager, Dan Gil, Liang Ma, Darren Middleton
GUESTS: Patti Gregg, Ali McCullough, Joanna Schmidt, Hayat Alhokayem, Art Busbey, Esayas Gebremichael, Amanda Hale, Gina Hill
The meeting was called to order at 3:00 pm with Dr. Floyd Wormley presiding.
CONSENT AGENDA – All items were approved
I. MJ Neeley School of Business
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):
ACCT 70340 – Change in course description
MANA 60670 – Change in course title
II. College of Science & Engineering
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):
CHDV 50433 – Change in course title and description
CHDV 50443 – Change in course title and description
GEOL 50563 – Change in course title, description and prerequisites
III. College of Fine Arts
Proposal for Change in Existing Course(s):
MUSI 50413 – Change in course title
MUSI 50473 – Change in course title
MUSI 50303 – Change in course description
REGULAR AGENDA – All items were approved, with exceptions as stated by the proposal
I. MJ Neeley School of Business
Change in Program(s): Ralph Lowe Energy Management
RLEM Cert Program – Change in certificate requirements – Approved per review by Patti Gregg of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Proposal for New Course(s):
MANA 72480 – Challenges in Healthcare Leadership
ACCT 60200 – Business Process and Risk
ACCT 60100 – Accounting Analytics
BUSI 60200 – Business Intelligence & Analytics
MANA 70630 – People Analytics
MANA 70660 – Energy Field Study
MANA 70730 – Corporate Governance
MANA 70770 – NonProfit Management
II. College of Education
Change in Program(s):
EDSC – PhD – Change in program description and requirements
Curriculum and Instruction – Change in program requirements
EDSP-MED; EDSD-MED; ESPA-MED – Change in program requirements
Proposal for New Course(s):
EDSC 70073 – Learning Progression in Science Education
Change in Course(s):
EDSC 60023 – drop course
EDSC 60063 – drop course
EDGU 70203 – drop course
III. College of Science & Engineering
Change in Program(s): Department of Nutritional Sciences
NTDT – Diet-MS Revise Degree Requirements – Approved per review by Patti Gregg of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Proposal for New Course(s): Department of Geological Sciences
GEOL 50443 – Natural Hazards and Disasters
Proposal for New Course(s): Department of Biology
BIOL 60263 – Immunobiology of Disease
Change in Course(s): Department of Psychology
PSYC 50472 – Drop course
PSYC 50482 – Drop course
IV. College of Fine Arts
Proposal for New Program(s):
ADWV-DPL – Artist Diploma in Percussion, Winds or Voice – Proposal was tabled
Change in Program(s):
CBND-MM – Change in program requirements
CCHR-MM – Change in program requirements
CORC-MM – Change in program requirements
MCOL-MM – Change in program requirements
MUCO-MM – Change in program requirements
MUED-MME – Change in program requirements
MUTH-MM – Change in program requirements
ORGN-MM – Change in program requirements
PIAN-MM – Change in program requirements
PICO-MM – Change in program requirements
PIPE-MM – Change in program requirements
PIPE-MME – Change in program requirements
STRI-MM – Change in program requirements
VOCA-MM – Change in program requirements
VOPE-MM – Change in program requirements
WIPR-MM – Change in program requirements
Proposal for New Course(s):
MUSI 60201– Graduate Music Theory Review-Aural/Oral
MUSI 60301 – Graduate Music Theory Review-Written
MUSI 60933 – Research and Project Design in Music Education – Proposal was tabled
V. Graduate Studies
Certification Program – Dr. Wormley made a call for volunteers to participate on a Certificate Program Committee. The following agreed to serve on the committee: Suzy Lockwood, Pat Walters, Catherine Coleman and Mary Kincannon.
Dr. Wormley indicated there may be a need for an additional Graduate Council meeting during this academic year.
Meeting adjourned at 4:35pm