The meeting was called to order by Dean Douglas Wartzok at 1:30 p.m. Members in attendance were: Shirley Bissen, Ta-Pei Cheng, Richard Cook, Peggy Ellis, Matthew Keefer, Donald Kummer, Thaddeus Metz, Margaret Sherraden, Joachim Stoeckler, Anne Winkler. Members absent were: Ed Bennett, Allison Hoewisch, Kyungho Oh, Adell Patton, David Rose. Guests were Kathleen Haywood, William Long.

I. Minutes of the Meeting

The minutes of the 16 March 2001 meeting were approved.
 

II. Committee Reports

Curriculum and Instruction - Ta Pei Cheng

The C & I Committee recommend the approval of the following course additions. The Philosophy course will be part of the new MA degree program. The Nursing course is a foundation for the advanced nursing management of children's health problems. The two Business Administration courses are fundamental ones in the new marketing curriculum.

Phil 451 Special Readings in Philosophy (add) )
Nrsg 418P Advanced Pediatric Pathophysiology (add)
Mkt 322 Sales Management (add)
Mkt 321 Internet Marketing (add)

The C & I Committee recommend the approval of the following Business Administration course changes. All of them involve changes in prerequisite: Math 250 is no longer offered, and Math 255 is now the appropriate prerequisite.

BA 375 Operations Research (change prerequisite) 
BA 331 Multivariate Analysis (change prerequisite) 
BA 330 Quality Assurance in Business (change prerequisite) 
BA 329 Business Forecasting (change prerequisite) 
BA 308D Production and Operations Management-Service System (change prereq.) 
BA 308C Production and Operations Management-Manufacturing (change prereq.) 
BA 308B Production and Operations Management-Logistics (change prereq.) 
BA 308A Production and Operations Management (change prerequisite)
 

Rules and Regulations - Margaret Sherraden

The committee reviewed the policy for appointing faculty to the Graduate Faculty. It was recommended that all tenure-track faculty be appointed automatically to the Graduate Faculty. Council approved the recommendation. It will be forwarded to the Graduate Faculty meeting in Fall 2001.

Dr. Sherraden distributed a hand out (see attached) on proposed revisions to the doctoral degrees section of the Rules and Regulations. This was previously submitted to the Graduate Program Directors for their input. 

•Section 9 - It was suggested that "department or school" be replaced with "unit" throughout. Unit would be operationally defined as the appropriate governing body (e.g., department, school, division, or area. 

•Section 9.5 - 

Current Wording: Students who enter the Ed.D. or Ph.D. in Education degree programs with an approved Ed.S. degree, or an appropriate Advanced Certificate, can satisfy the residence requirement by completing one-third of the required credits at UM-St. Louis. 

Comments from graduate program directors and members of the Rules and Regulations Committee dealt with what the 'appropriate advanced certificate' meant. Dr. Haywood commented that at this campus it would mean post-master's work which is NCATE approved by the State. A notation of the NCATE approval would appear on the student's transcript. Some universities also award the Ed.S. degree. After much discussion Dr. Haywood said she would check the formal language at DESE regarding advanced certification and notify the Rules and Regulations committee.

•Section 9.8 - Doctoral Dissertation Advisors

Current Wording: As early as possible in a doctoral student's program, the department will recommend, in consultation with the student, a doctoral program advisor. This recommendation will be forwarded to the Graduate School using the Appointment of Doctoral Dissertation Advisor form. Appointment of a doctoral program advisor must be made no later than the time of filing the Application for Candidacy form. 

This section was broken down by the committee into two sections - A. Doctoral Program Advisor and B. Doctoral Dissertation Chair. After much discussion, it was deemed that only the Doctoral Dissertation Chair needed to be in this section. The Dean noted that if an advisor is appointed, the Graduate School should be notified. The Graduate School staff maintain a data base of doctoral students and it would be helpful to know the student's advisor. Council approved deleting the proposed Section A. of 9.8 and keeping "Doctoral Dissertation Chair", formerly Section B. 

•Section 9.10 Dissertation Committee

Current wording: The doctoral dissertation committee will consist of at least four members of the UM-St. Louis graduate faculty. Included in this number is the committee chair, who must be a member of the doctoral faculty. Also included in this number is at least one person from outside the department or school. The majority of members of the committee must be from the department in which the student is obtaining the degree. The initial appointment of the committee and any changes in its composition must be approved by the Graduate School using the Appointment of Dissertation Committee form. 

Proposed wording: The dissertation committee will consist of no fewer than four members of the UM-St. Louis graduate faculty appointed by the Graduate Dean upon recommendation of the unit, except that units may replace, with the Graduate Dean's permission, one of the members of the graduate faculty by a recognized scholar or [research]? professional. One member of the committee must be a member of the UM-St. Louis graduate faculty from outside the unit. This individual cannot be considered the outside member if he or she holds a joint appointment in the unit. The committee is proposed by the unit through the Appointment of Dissertation Committee form. Changes in its composition must be approved by the Graduate Dean using the same form.

There was a great deal of discussion about the number of people who should sit on the dissertation committee when a committee member is brought in from outside the university. The consensus of the Council was that if the individual from outside the university was from another university with equivalent tenure and promotion criteria, that individual usually would be a substitute for one of the committee members from the unit, but if the individual from the outside was from a non-academic equivalent setting, that individual should be the fifth member of the committee.

The handout lists questions from some of the graduate program directors. Dr. Wartzok answered one question regarding the status of Missouri Botanical Garden and the Zoo faculty from Biology. They are members of the Graduate Faculty and the Doctoral Faculty and therefore are considered members of the Biology Department for the purposes of committee composition. They cannot, however, be the sole dissertation advisor, but rather can be co-advisors.

Council suggested removing "[research?]" from the proposed wording. 

9.11.2 Preliminary Dissertation Approval and Oral Defense (Revised 4/94)

CURRENT WORDING:
One copy of the dissertation, certified as complete and provisionally acceptable to the committee, will be submitted to the Graduate School at least six weeks prior to commencement. A Preliminary Approval of Dissertation and Preliminary Application for Doctoral Degree form, an Appointment of Defense of Dissertation Committee form, an Oral Defense form, and a camera-ready copy (or pc text file) of the oral defense announcement with the dissertation abstract should be submitted with the copy of the dissertation. The Dean of the Graduate School may assign the dissertation to other readers on or off campus, or seek other advice, and make suggestions to the committee about dissertation content and style. If all procedures have been followed and the dissertation has been approved by the committee, the Dean will sign the Preliminary Approval of Dissertation and Preliminary Application for Doctoral Degree form. 

Proposed Wording: "One copy of the dissertation, certified as complete and provisionally acceptable to the committee, will be submitted to the Graduate Dean at least six weeks prior to commencement. A Preliminary Approval of Dissertation and Preliminary Application for Doctoral Degree form, an Appointment of Defense of Dissertation Committee form, an Oral Defense form, and a camera-ready copy (or pc text file) of the oral defense announcement with the dissertation abstract should be submitted with the copy of the dissertation. If all procedures have been followed and the dissertation has been approved by the Defense of Dissertation Committee, the Graduate Dean will sign the Preliminary Approval of Dissertation and Preliminary Application for Doctoral Degree form. 

The committee received comments from some doctoral program directors as follows:

"The Graduate Dean provides quality control and what we have currently is 'a good compromise'.

"The Graduate Dean should be involved, but perhaps earlier in the process so that there is not a last minute problem. This person also suggested that the Dean should have a hand in making appointments to the committee, but shouldn't be making suggestions on the dissertation itself."

"The Graduate Faculty discussed the elimination of the phrase "The Dean of the Graduate School may assign the dissertation to other readers on or off campus..." several years ago and agreed to let it stand. I continue to favor retaining it. Removing this stipulation is a major decision and deserves discussion on its merits. It should not be included with changes which are mostly housekeeping."

The Dean mentioned a problematic dissertation that he received. When it reached his office and he realized there was a problem with the dissertation, he notified the committee chair. The chair was relieved to note it had been found and the student was asked to revise the dissertation. 

Council suggested changing 'approved by the Defense of Dissertation Committee' in 9.11.2. to 'approved by the Dissertation Committee.'

After much discussion, Council asked Dr. Sherraden re-organize the draft language to retain an opportunity for the Graduate Dean to make suggestions on style and content, but leave the final decision to the committee. Dr. Sherraden will make a report to Graduate Council at a special meeting to be held in May.

There being no other business the meeting adjourned at 3:15.

Respectfully submitted,
 

Matthew Keefer
Vice-Chairperson and Secretary

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