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

Approval of the Minutes
The minutes of the 15 October 1999 meeting were approved.

Nominations to the Graduate Faculty
The following faculty were approved for membership in the Graduate Faculty:

Patti Wright, Visiting Museum Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Verneda S. Washington, Assistant Professor, Counseling
Mary Katherine Cooper, Assistant Professor, Teaching and Learning

Council reviewed the dossier of Thomas Hensley, Affiliate Assistant Professor, Education Leadership. Since his appointment on campus is non-tenure track and his scholarly level is not yet established, Graduate Council recommended approval but asked that his level of scholarly activity be verified should the School of Education recommend his appointment to a dissertation committee.

At the Graduate Faculty meeting, Dr. Spaner asked that his original proposal on Graduate Faculty appointment and service on committees be returned to the Rules and Regulations committee for review. Dr. Wartzok will send the original wording on Graduate faculty and Doctoral faculty appointment from April 1999, along with the current wording and the recommended wording from Dr. Spaner to the committee for their review.

Committee Reports
Curriculum and Instruction - Ta-Pei Cheng

Dr. Wartzok distributed a written report from the Curriculum committee since neither co-chair could be present at today's meeting. On behalf of the Curriculum and Instruction Committee, Matt Keefer and Ta-Pei Cheng, Co-Chairs, recommend the approval by the Graduate Council of the following course proposals:

Course Changes:
Bio 370 Endocrinology
Bio 376 Topics in Biochemistry
Bio 378 Protein Biochemistry Laboratory
Chem 303 Intermediate Physical Chemistry
Chem 306 Intermediate Organic Chemistry
Chem 365 Spectroscopic Methods of Organic Chemistry
Chem 414 Molecular Spectroscopy
Chem 416 Chemical Applications of Group Theory
Chem 433 Statistical Mechanics
Chem 434 Interaction of Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter
Chem 436 Quantum Chemistry II
Chem 441 Typical Element Chemistry
Chem 442 Coordination Chemistry
Chem 443 Spectroscopic Methods for Inorganic Compounds
Chem 448 Problem Seminar in Inorganic Chemistry
Chem 469 Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
Econ 421 Public Sector Microeconomics
PPA 421 Public Sector Microeconomics

Course Additions:
Bio 351 Flowering Plant Families: Phylogeny and Diversification
Bio 353 Sex and Evolution in the Flowering Plants
Bio 355 Evolution and Phylogeny of Seed Plants
Bio 455 Advanced Evolution and Phylogeny of Seed Plants
Chem 445 Organometallic Chemistry of the Main Group Elements
Chem 446 Organometallic Chemistry of the Transition Elements
Chem 478 Problem Seminar in Biochemistry
Sp Ed 482 Utilization of Low Vision
Sp Ed 366 Developmental and Educational Implications of a Visual Impairment

Course Drops:
Bio 300 Radiation Safety in Biological Research
Bio 311 Physiology of Aging
Bio 313 Comparative Animal Physiology
Bio 315 Comparative and Environmental Physiology Laboratory
Bio 330 Topics in Development
Bio 332 Advanced Development Laboratory
Bio 336 Virology Laboratory
Bio 350 Functional Ecology
Bio 352 Functional Ecology Laboratory
Bio 362 Plant Taxonomy
Bio 368 Quantitative Methods in Plant Ecology
Bio 372 General and Comparative Endocrinology Laboratory
Bio 382 Ecological and Evolutionary Behavior Laboratory
Bio 408 Museum Methods in Biological Research
Bio 410 Advanced Cell Physiology
Bio 413 Advanced Comparative Animal Physiology
Bio 430 Advanced Topics in Development
Bio 450 Advanced Functional Ecology
Bio 452 Advanced Functional Ecology Lab
Bio 468 Advanced Quantitative Methods in Plant Ecology
Bio 470 Advanced General and Comparative Endocrinology
Chem 302 Intermediate Analytical Chemistry
Chem 304 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry
Chem 310 History of Chemistry
Chem 342 Inorganic Chemistry II
Chem 352 Nuclear Chemistry
Chem 415 Organometallic Chemistry
Chem 431 Advanced Chemical Calculations
Chem 463 Stereochemistry
Chem 464 Organic Photochemistry
Chem 465 Chemistry Natural Products

One proposed course change, from Nursing 481 (Nursing Theory Analysis and Development) to Nursing 486 (Philosophy of Nursing Science), has been withdrawn by the School of Nursing.

Council placed the following Chemistry courses on hold until additional information could be provided by the Curriculum co-chairs. The courses are being moved from 300-level to 400-level . The courses are:

Chem 331 to 430 Advanced Physical Chemistry
Chem 333 to 432 Application of Thermodynamics and Reaction Kinetics in Chemistry
Chem 336 to 435 Quantum Mechanical Foundations in Spectroscopy
Chem 361 to 461 Advanced Organic Chemistry II - Reactions and Synthesis
Chem 366 to 460 Advanced Organic Chemistry I - Physical Organic

Council approved the committee's report with the exception of the above referenced Chemistry courses.

Program Development Committee - Louis Gerteis

The committee met on 11 November to discuss the Ph.D. in Urban and Metropolitan Studies. The proposal is designed as a multi-disciplinary Ph.D. program with emphasis areas in different disciplines, the first being in history. It is a general program which President Pacheco put forward. The committee raised questions about the proposal's vagueness in the language. The section on background training doesn't state whether the M.A. is required for admission. The skills requirements aren't laid out. The proposal needs more detailed language to clarify various hurdles for students to pass. The committee was concerned that the proposal is presented as a part-time program. The committee is scheduled to meet on December 7 to review a revised proposal. The full proposal will be circulated to the Graduate Council before discussion at its next meeting.
 

Dean's Report
The Dean met with the Graduate Program Directors and Graduate Chairs and discussed how to spend new money from Mission Enhancement. The group agreed with the Dean's recommendation that 2 new Graduate School Doctoral Fellowships, one new Graduate School Master's Fellowship and 7 year-long Dissertation Fellowships be awarded. This recommendation has been forwarded to the Admissions and Scholarship committee for their review. It is anticipated that the committee will have a recommendation for Graduate Council at its December meeting.

The group asked if insurance would be available for graduate students who are hired as GTAs/GRAs or fellows. The Dean will look into the issue again.

The group asked about the requirement that students submit all official transcripts from any institution they've attended. There still remains a difference of opinion among advisors and therefore it will not be raised with Graduate Council.

There remains a problem with having Graduate Admissions and International Graduate Admissions separated. Also, there is a problem with obtaining GRE scores in order to change the status of provisional students.

Other business
Dr. Cook asked if other departments had a problem finding money to pay instructors to teach courses. Their department seems to be the only one that has to use first year GTAs to teach two classes. They need to find funds to hire adjunct faculty in order to relieve the TAs of their work load. The TAs are overworked and many are finding it difficult to keep the position for a year.

There being no other business the meeting adjourned at 2:10 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,
 

Mary Ellen Heckel on behalf of
Piers Rawling