Minutes of the Fifth Meeting of
The Graduate Council 2002-2003
Date and Time: Thursday, February
6, 2003, at 2:30 p.m.
Place:
Provost’s Conference Room, 104 Administration
Attendance:
Ronald Anderson (presiding), Lora Deahl, Phil Dennis, Tim Dodd,
Cary Green, Fred Hartmeister, Karlene Hoo, Bill Pasewark,
Becky Rickly, and John Stinespring
Ex-officio:
Wendell Aycock, Ralph Ferguson, Ann McGlynn, Liz Hall, and
Deidre Parish
Guests:
Amy Fox, Donna Rogers, and Shannon Samson
The Graduate Council Minutes are mailed and e-mailed to all Council members,
deans, chairs, and graduate advisors. The minutes will be posted to the
Graduate School website.
1. Minutes of the fourth meeting, held on December 3, 2002, were approved
as distributed.
2. The following students were admitted to candidacy for the doctorate
on the recommendation of
their departments:
Nathan Allen
Higher Education
Miguel Avila
Range Science
Marcello Balduccini
Computer Science
Brian Billings
English
Allison Boye
English
Mitchel Cottenoir
Chemistry
Rebecca Davis
Special Education
Todd Davis
Chemistry
Chuck Cohnan Edwards
Higher Education
Nathan Elam
Animal Science
Carlos Evia
Technical Communication and Rhetoric
Janice Fletcher
Educational Psychology
Margaret Griffin
English
Mary Francis Heinsohn
English
Jeff Johnson
Agricultural and Applied Economics
Joe Kishur, Jr.
Higher Education
Arisa Kosadat
Industrial Engineering
Qingyang Li
Chemistry
Kathryn Anne Gumfory Mancini Special Education
W. David Melvin
Biology
Margaret Morgan
Marriage and Family Therapy
Leah Michelle Morris
Higher Education
Gayle Mullen
Educational Psychology
Reagan Carter Rees
Educational Leadership
Dhandapani Sadasivam
Chemistry
Christopher Robin Satterwhite Higher
Education
Charlotte W. Smith
Curriculum and Instruction
Rebecca Stanford
Curriculum and Instruction
Kui Tan
Civil Engineering
Igino Teolis
Agronomy
Sm Rahmat Ullah
Chemistry
Pinfan Zhu
Technical Communication and Rhetoric
3. Academic Requests:
a. Approved Course Additions and Changes
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FD T 5210 Grantsmanship (2:2:0) (addition)
FD T 5309 Current Topics in Food Microbiology (3:3:0) (addition)
LARC 5001 Special Problems in Landscape Architecture (V1:4) (change in
title from Problems in Land-Use and Resource Planning)
LARC 5202 Landscape Architecture as a Profession (2:2:0) (deletion)
LARC 5300 Graphic Techniques in Landscape Architecture (3:1:4) (deletion)
LARC 5301 Vegetation Theory (3:3:0) (deletion)
LARC 5312 Planting Design (3:1:2) (change in course number from 5205;
change in hours from 2:1:2; change in prerequisite)
LARC 5314 Landscape Architecture Grading & Drainage (3:2:2) (change
in title from Landform Theory and Design Implementation I; change in number
from 5305; and change in description)
LARC 5315 Landscape Architecture Site Construction & Development (3:2:2)
(change in title from Landscape Architecture Design Implementation II;
change in prerequisite)
LARC 5316 Landscape Architecture Materials & Details (3:2:2) (change
in title from Landscape Architecture Design Implementation III)
LARC 5401 Landscape Architecture Principles & Processes (4:1:6) (change
in title from Landscape Architecture Studio I; change in course number
from 5410; change in description)
LARC 5402 Site Design (4:1:6) (change in title from Landscape Architecture
Studio II; change in number from 5420; change in prerequisite and description)
LARC 6100 Landscape Architecture Seminar (1:1:0) (change in title from
Contemporary Issues in Landscape Architecture; change in number from 5100,
change in description)
LARC 6401 Urban Design (4:1:6) (change in title from Advance Landscape
Architecture Studio; change in prerequisite and description)
LARC 6402 Regional Landscape Planning (4:1:6) (change in title from Advanced
Land Planning and Design; change in prerequisite and description)
LARC 6406 Collaboration Design (4:1:9) (addition)
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
EPSY 5383 Data Analysis with Statistical Software (3:3:0) (addition)
COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
F&N 5336 Nutritional Assessment and Data Interpretation (3:3:0) (change
in hours from 3:2:3; change in description)
RHIM 6345 Hospitality Business Ethics (3:3:0) (addition)
4. Graduate Faculty:
a. Graduate Council considered and approved 11 applicants for Graduate
Faculty. The new members are:
Christine Z. Alvarado
(Animal and Food Sciences)
J. Chance Brooks
(Animal and Food Sciences)
James R. Burkman
(ISQS)
Kathleen Rose LeVering (Range,
Wildlife, and Fisheries Management) (Adjunct)
Melvin J. Oliver
(Biological Sciences) (Adjunct)
Paxton Payton
(Biological Sciences) (Adjunct)
Christopher Rock
(Biological Sciences)
Brenda Elaine Rodgers
(Biological Sciences) (ADJUNCT)
Jorge Salazar-Bravo
(Biological Sciences)
Steven R. Shumate
(Education, Nutrition, and RHIM)
Eric Walden
(ISQS)
5. GPSGA Report:
a. The Thesis/Dissertation Workshop, held on February 5, was very beneficial
to 70 students as Barbi Dickensheet, Thesis/Dissertation Supervisor, capably
shared her knowledge and expertise.
b. Upcoming Events:
i. Dissertation/Thesis Symposium, February 18, 2003, 6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
and February 19, 2003, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., in 001 Education. The presenter
will be Dr. Thomas Darwin from the University of Texas.
ii. GPSGA will host the 2nd Annual Research Competition Friday, March
28. Graduate students are encouraged to submit abstracts, design posters
and compete for monetary awards and university-wide recognition. The deadline
is February 21, 2003. Additional information is available at
www.orgs.ttu.edu/gpsga
iii. The annual GPTI-GPSGA award banquet will be April 16, 2003 from 3:00-5:00
p.m. at the Merket Alumni Center.
6. Development Report - Amy Fox, Senior Development Officer, reported
that the Graduate School has recently obtained another $100,000 from the
Helen DeVitt Jones Foundation and $15,000 from the Carl H. Gelin Estate.
7. Dean Ann McGlynn gave an update on the SEVIS program, stressing the importance of international students keeping in contact with the Office of International Affairs and reporting any changes that are made in their educational curriculum. Additional information is provided in the attached summary. Graduate Advisors are encouraged to return admission worksheets to the Office of Graduate Admissions as fast as possible so that international students can be admitted in a timely manner.
8. The Graduate School is making progress in updating the Graduate Catalog for combining with the Undergraduate Catalog. The combined catalog will cost less and be more convenient than having two separate catalogs.
9. The Research Education for Texas took place on January 15, 2003, at
the State Capitol. Participants from Texas Tech were:
Administration
Robert M. Sweazy, Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies
and Technology Transfer
John Burns, Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Research
Ronald M. Anderson, Dean of the Graduate School
Wendell Aycock, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
Animal and Food Sciences
Biological Sciences
Industrial Engineering
Mindy Brashears
Larry Blanton
John E. Kobza
Assistant Professor
Professor
Associate Professor
Kristina Harris, Student
Robin Woolley, Student Leticia J. Pacheco, Student
Lacey Smith, Student
Margareta Medina, Student
Texas Tech displayed an exhibit on January 26-31 in the Capitol Rotunda.
10. Announcements:
a. Fifty-nine representatives of various departments attended the bi-annual
Graduate Advisor’s Roundtable Discussion on January 27 and 28. The roundtable
discussions prove beneficial to the Graduate Advisor’s and the Graduate
School deans and staff.
b. The deadline for Chancellor’s Fellowship nominations is Friday, February 21, 2003.
c. The Graduate School is pleased to announce the addition of Shannon Samson, the new Coordinator of Graduate School Recruitment. In addition, Martha Harrison is now serving as the Senior Admissions Evaluator for domestic students. Upon the retirement of Beth Cain, after 20 years of service, Toni Perez has been promoted to Senior Admissions Evaluator for international students.
d. Ralph Ferguson presented a preliminary analysis of Spring 2003 graduation.
e. The Sport Management for the Master of Science in Exercise and Sport Sciences degree program has received approval from the Sport Management Program Review Council.
f. The Human Factors program in Psychology has been accredited.
g. Graduate enrollment continues to rise in Spring 2003. The (unofficial) enrollment on the 12th class day was 4,104.
h. Graduate Advisors will be contacted for approval to readmit students
who lay out one (long) semester. Students who do not attend for two or
more (long) semesters, must re-apply. Therefore, their applications are
automatically submitted to departments for approval.
The meeting adjourned at 3:30 p.m.
The sixth meeting of the 2002-2003 Graduate Council will be held at 2:30
p.m., Thursday, March 6, 2003, in the Provost’s Conference Room, 104 Administration.
