The meeting was called to order by Dean Douglas Wartzok at 1:30 p.m. Members in attendance were: Louis Gerteis, Fran Hoffmann, Matthew Keefer, Roberta Lee, Piers Rawling, Theresa Sears, Christopher Spilling, Joachim Stoeckler, Bruce Wilking. Members absent were: Ta-Pei Cheng, Richard Cook, Donald Kummer (on leave), Vengu Lakshminarayanan, Margaret Sherraden, Anne Winkler.

I. Minutes

The minutes of the 18 February 2000 meeting were approved pending one change on page 3. Paragraph 3, line 2 should read "...paragraph 3 and Section 2.3, paragraph 1.... of the Graduate School Rules and Regulations."

II. Nominations to the Graduate Faculty

H. Lori Schnieders, Division of Counseling and Richard Schuppan, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies were approved for membership on the Graduate Faculty.

III. Committee Reports

Curriculum and Instruction - Matt Keefer & Ta Pei Cheng
On behalf of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee, Matt Keefer and Ta Pei Cheng, Co- Chairs, we recommend the approval by the Graduate Council of the following courses:

PPA 394 Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations (change)
Geron 316 Clinical Gerontology (drop)
PS 417 Income and Pension Policy for the Aged (change)
SW 417 Income & Pension Policy for the Aged (add)
PPA 417 Income & Pension Policy for the Aged (change)
Ger 417 Income & Pension Policy for the Aged (change)
PS 443 Health Care Policy (change)
SW 443 Health Care Policy (add)
Ger 443 Health Care Policy (change)
PPA 443 Health Care Policy (change)
Psych 376 Mental Health and Aging (change)
SW 376 Mental Health and Aging (add)
Ger 376 Mental Health and Aging (change)
SW 381A Mechanisms of Aging I: The Aging Body (add)
Ger 300A Mechanisms of Aging I: The Aging Body (change)
SW 381B Mechanisms of Aging II: The Aging Brain (add)
Ger 300B Mechanisms of Aging II: The Aging Brain (change)
SW 381C Mechanisms of Aging III: Diseases of Aging (add)
Ger 300C Mechanisms of Aging III: Diseases of Aging (change)
SW 469 Human Resources in the Public Sector (add)
PS 449 Human Resources in the Public Sector (add)
PPA 449 Human Resources in the Public Sector (change)
Psy 398 Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach (add)
SW 398 Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach (add)
Psy 399 Seminar: Child Sexual Abuse (add)
SW 399 Seminar: Child Sexual Abuse (add)
I/D 352 Independent Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (change)
I/D 401 Inquiries in Women's and Gender Studies (add)
EP 410 Life Span: Individual and Family Development (add)
EP 421 Biological Factors Influencing Human Behavior (add)
EP 430 Foundations in School Psychology (add)
EP 432 Psycho-Educational Differences in Childhood (add)
EP 433 Psycho-Educational Interventions in Childhood (add)
EP 434 Consultation in Schools and Related Settings (add)
EP 441 Character Education and Development (add)
EP 442 Sociocultural Perspectives in Education (add)
EP 443 Motivation Theory in Education (add)
EP 423 Psycho-Educational Assessment of Children (add)
TL 454 Cultural Diversity in Teaching (add)
CS 301 Web Programming Techniques (change)
CS 302 Java and Internet Programming (change)
CS 325 Programming Languages (change)
CS 328 Translation Techniques (change)
CS 330 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (change)
CS 341 Computer Graphics (change)
CS 344 Digital Image Processing (change)
CS 350 Software Engineering (change)
CS 352 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (change)
CS 372 Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (drop)
Stat 332 Regression Models in Statistics (add)
Psy 308 African American Psychology (add)
JME 382 Air Conditioning Systems and Equipment II (change)
Cns Ed 412 Theories and Techniques of Counseling Children & Adolescents (change)
Cns Ed 483 School Counseling Field Experience I (add)
Cns Ed 484 School Counseling Field Experience II (add)
Cns Ed 482 School Counseling Practicum (change)
Ed Psy 445 Changing Perspectives in Educational Psychology (add)
Ech Ed 415 Organization and Development of Early Childhood Programs (add)
Ele Ed 316 Middle Level Curriculum & Instruction (change)
Ele Ed 317 The Middle Level Child (change)
Ele Ed 387 Language and Literacy Needs of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
Children (change)
Spc Ed 332 Educating Learners with Developmental Disabilities and Physical/Other
Health Impairments (change)
Spc Ed 347 Teaching Learners with Learning Disabilities (change)
Spc Ed 350 Teaching Learners with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (change)
Nrsg 342 Critical Care Nursing of the Adult (add)
Nrsg 414 Research Utilization in Nursing (change)
Nrsg 418 Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice (change)
Nrsg 424 Health Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice (change)
Nrsg 427 Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice (change)
Nrsg 439 Adult Primary Care I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing
Practice (add)
Nrsg 440 Adult Primary Care II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing
Practice (add)
Nrsg 441 Family Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 442 Family Health II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 443 Child Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 444 Child Health II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 446 Women's Health I: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 447 Women's Health II: Diagnosis & Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (add)
Nrsg 475 Special Study in Graduate Nursing (change)
His 393 Senior Seminar (change)
BA 308B Business Logistics Systems (change)
BA 308C Lean Production in Manufacturing and Service Operations (change)
BA 308D Service Operations Management (change)
BA 314 Managing the Global Workforce (add)
BA 317 International Management (change)
BA 326 Business in China (change)
BA 393 International Strategic Management (add)
Comm 400 Seminar in Communication Theory (add)
Comm 405 Introduction to Communication Research methods (add)

Council accepted the committee's report.

Program Development Committee - Louis Gerteis

Ph.D. in Business Administration with MIS concentration

The committee reviewed and suggested changes in the proposal which were agreed to and changed by Dr. Lacity. A question about the short time frame between passing comprehensive exams and submitting a dissertation proposal was answered as well. There are some 500-level new course proposals in the approval process. Based on its review, the committee recommends adoption of the revised proposal as submitted.

Council then discussed the proposal in more detail. Dr. Ashok Subramanian from the School of Business was available to answer Council's questions. The proposed degree program is designed for full-time students. When asked if other than the Ph.D. Business students could enroll in courses, Dr. Subramanian clarified that they would be allowed in the general 400-level Business courses but that the 500-level courses would be limited to the Ph.D. students. Most of the course work for the doctoral program are the regular 400-level Business courses. It is likely that only 3 to 4 Ph.D. students would be enrolled in the 500-level courses. One Council member suggested caution in accepting students to a program if all of the courses are not yet approved. Page 16 mentions recruiting professors -- is this in the financial projections? Dr. Subramanian replied that one professor is in the projection; 2 others are being funded from different sources.

Council reviewed the Senate proposal form for the Ph.D. program which lists admission, degree and course requirements. It was noted that CBHE usually requires 5 graduates/year from a program and this proposal only projects 3 graduates/year. The estimate of 3 was a figure that wouldn't overextend the faculty. There are currently 6 full-time faculty and 3 part-time faculty in the department. A 3-year dissertation cycle is proposed.

Council suggested the proposal be revised to put a target of 5 graduates per year in order to comply with CBHE recommendations. Council also suggested the College take into account the anticipated drop out rate in their enrollment figures. Dr. Wartzok will give these suggestions to Dr. Lacity for revision along with some typographical errors. Council approved the document pending the anticipated corrections.

Dr. Gerteis mentioned three documents from the College of Education: changes in the M.Ed. Secondary Education with an emphasis in Adult Education; M.Ed. Emphasis in Elementary Counseling; M.Ed. Emphasis in Secondary Counseling. The committee had several questions on electives and number of hours required for the Adult Education proposal. There was a question about what the difference was between the Elementary Counseling and Secondary Counseling proposals. Dr. Gerteis will return the documents to the departments and ask for clarification.
 

IV. Dean's Report

The Admissions and Scholarship committee awarded the first round of Graduate School Fellowships for $12,000 each. Eight out of nine applicants were awarded at the doctoral level and two out of nine applicants were awarded at the master's level. There will be money available to award a total of 15 fellowships. For the doctoral awards, 3 of 4 applicants were awarded in Biology; 2 of 2 in Chemistry, 2 of 2 in Criminology, and 1 of 1 in Psychology. For the master's awards, 1 of 1 in Economics, 1 of 3 in Mathematics and 0 of 4 in Public Policy were awarded. The Public Policy applications had a procedural problem. All of the non-recipients will be placed in the second pool of applicants to be reviewed later this month.

The Senate did not approve the proposed Ph.D in Urban and Metropolitan Studies. Some of the urban scholars on campus indicated that the title had very specific implications in the field, and the proposed interdisciplinary program did not address issues which others in the field would expect to be addressed in such a proposal. Although the proposal was discussed at the level of departmental chairs, not all faculty were aware of the proposal until it reached the Senate floor.

Dean Wartzok met with a group of urban scholars yesterday. They mentioned 1) all of these types of programs at other universities exist in their own college; 2) in the early 1980s social scientists at UMSL talked about establishing such a program and decided not to go that route but instead to build strong individual departments; 3) other institutions that have an urban affairs college don't have strong individual departments like those at UMSL. The establishment of a credible urban studies program while continuing to maintain the strengths of the current departments would be prohibitively expensive. The next step will be to go back and talk to President Pacheco. It was suggested that perhaps it would be more palatable if the name the degree was changed. The History degree portion might be forwarded as a Ph.D. in Regional History.

The System has approved the name changes from School to College for Business Administration and Education.
 

V. Other Business

Marius Janson, the Business member of the Doctoral Faculty Selection Committee, is on leave this semester. The College of Business recommends that L. Douglas Smith be appointed to replace him. Council concurred.

A question was raised whether graduate level classes would be cancelled if the 25 student quota wasn't met. Dr. Wartzok noted that the 25 threshold would be impossible to meet at the graduate level. He and Dean Young will discuss this issue.

There being no other business the meeting adjourned at 2:58 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
 

Piers Rawling
Secretary and Vice-Chairperson