The meeting was called to order by Dean Douglas Wartzok at 3:00 p.m.

Minutes
The minutes of the 6 April 1999 meeting were approved.

Candidates for Degrees
Candidates for the Fall 1999 commencement were approved pending successful completion of all degree requirements.

Election of a Nominating Committee
The Graduate Faculty unanimously elected the following faculty to serve on the Graduate Faculty Nominating Committee:
Stephanie Ross, Philosophy
Prabhakar Rao, Mathematics
Tom Ireland, Economics
Nasser Arshadi, Business
Peggy Cohen, Education
Maggie Ulione, Nursing
Carol Peck, Optometry

Report from the Graduate Council
Council has met three times this semester. Seventeen faculty were appointed to the Graduate Faculty.

The Curriculum and Instruction committee recommended approval of 30 course proposals and Council concurred. One course proposal was returned to the sponsoring unit because it had not received, and appeared unlikely to receive, sign off from another unit that had extensive academic overlap with the proposed course.

The Ph.D. in Urban Studies currently is being reviewed by the Program Development committee and will be presented to the Graduate Council shortly.

The Admissions and Scholarship committee will review and recommend guidelines and deadlines for the Graduate School Fellowships, Dissertation Fellowships, and Summer Research Fellowships.

Report from the Dean
The Fall 1999 enrollment is 2281 compared with a Fall 1998 enrollment of 2343 for a decrease of 3%. Arts and Sciences increased by 100 students (18%), Business had a decrease of 20 (5%); Education decreased by 145 (14%); Nursing was down by 21 students (8%) and Physiological Optics' enrollment doubled from 4 to 8.

If all the candidates just approved for graduation were to complete their degrees on time, we would award 191 Master's degrees and 25 doctoral degrees this January compared to 194 Master's degrees and 14 doctoral degrees last January. There is always some decrease from the time the list is prepared and the time of commencement. For example, as of today the anticipated number of doctoral degrees is down to 19.

Dr. Fazzaro asked if information was available on student credit hours and continuing education-extension hours. He suggested that the student credit hours would be a better indication of graduate enrollment. The Dean agreed and this information will be presented at future Faculty meetings.

When asked if there was any indication as to why some units have declining enrollments, Dr. Haywood noted that Education is unsure of the reason for the trend. It may have to do with teachers reaching a saturation point on receiving the M.Ed. or obtaining professional development. Also, some students tend toward universities which offer more flexible graduate courses, such as on-line courses. Lindenwood has been taking some of their programs directly into the school districts. The decline in Nursing is in keeping with national trends, but the decline in Business is counter to national trends and may reflect local employment options.

Dr. Haywood noted that as a member of the Enrollment Management Task Force, graduate education is seen as important for the campus, yet the marketing of the University is geared toward undergraduate education. The Dean noted the importance for strong undergraduate enrollments for supporting graduate programs, but also noted his unsuccessful attempts to include a graduate focus in the enrollment management strategy.

Carnegie Corporation is proposing a new Doctoral and Research University classification scheme for 2000.

The old scheme was:
Research I (50 doctorates/yr and $40M in federal support)
Research II (50 doctorates/yr and $15.5 - $40M in federal support)
Doctoral I (40 doctorates/yr in 5 fields)
Doctoral II (20 doctorates/yr or 10 doctorates/yr in 3 fields)

The new scheme is:
Doctoral/Research I (50 doctorates/yr in 15 fields)
Doctoral/Research II (20 doctorates/yr or 10 doctorates/yr in 3 fields)

We were Doctoral II and will be Doctoral/Research II for the foreseeable future. We offer a Ph.D. in 10 areas and an Ed.D. We are planning this year to submit requests for a Ph.D. in Urban and Metropolitan Studies and a Ph.D. in Business Administration. We currently award about 30 doctoral degrees per year.

The Dean introduced Patricia Barton, the new assistant dean of the Graduate School and director of the Office of Research.

Other business
Dr. Fazzaro noted that faculty are feeling pressure to offer Master's degrees on-line. Is there any policy in the Graduate Faculty Rules and Regulations? Dr. Wartzok noted that the only on-line program in place is the MBA. Dean Durand discussed the program with Dr. Wartzok before it was put into place. Because less than 50% of the courses are taught on-line it was not necessary for the program to be forwarded to Graduate Council. This type of Internet offering only requires the approval of the unit's faculty. If any degree program for Internet usage would be over 50%, then the proposal would have to go to the Graduate Council.

Dr. Spaner asked that two motions made on his behalf at the Spring meeting of the Graduate Faculty be sent to the Rules and Regulations Committee of the Graduate Council for review. The motions had failed at the Spring meeting of the Graduate Faculty. The motion to send them to the Rules and Regulations Committee was seconded and approved unanimously.

There being no other business the meeting adjourned at 3:30.

Respectfully submitted,

Steven Spaner
Graduate Faculty Secretary

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