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Graduate Council at the West Campus
October 13, 2004
FAB N303C
The council met in FAB N303C at 1:00 p.m. In attendance were: Joan F. Brett (co-chair), Ronald Davidson (co-chair), Gaylene Armstrong, Candice Bredbenner, Dottie Broaddus, Dennis Isbell, Jeffrey Kassing, Ida Malian, Majia Nadesan, Eleanor Perry, Marge Williams, Najah Williams, Marjorie Zatz, and Paz Zorita. Excused were: Mohan Gopalakrishnan and Julie Ramsden.
The minutes from the September 8, 2004 meeting were approved as amended.
The use of Robert's Rules was informally discussed. It was the consensus of the group that Robert's Rules would be formally followed only when a vote took place.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A GSAC meeting for January 19, 2005 has been added to the schedule. It will be held in room FAB N 303 C. The main focus of the special meeting is to discuss the EDD proposal. GSAC will review what ABOR requires for its initial approval process. A list of courses and syllabi will be submitted at a later date. It is anticipated that the first doctoral program will be available to students at the West campus beginning with the Fall 2006 semester. More information about the EDD program will be distributed to the members of GSAC in December.
INFORMATION ITEMS
The members of GSAC were given a spreadsheet that contained the process and policies of the graduate scholarships and the graduate research/teaching assistantships. The information will be updated as it changes.
The members were asked if they had received feedback from deans regarding the support of matching funds up to $500.00 for Travel Grants for graduate students. The matching funds may come from either the department budget or college budget.
DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS
The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety is the first center to be proposed at the West campus. The current faculty in the Department of Justice has generated nearly $12,000,000.00 in research revenue since 1984. The financial goal of the Center is to generate revenues through grants and contracts, therefore becoming self-sustaining. No new state appropriations will be requested.
The proposed center will be multidisciplinary and may include faculty members from Criminal Justice and Criminology, Social Work, the Partnership for Community Development, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Management, Women's Studies, Educational Psychology, and the Research Consulting Center. The general mission of the center is to generate, share, and apply quality research across issues. A motion was made to move the proposal forward. The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety proposal was approved unanimously and forwarded to the Office of the Provost.
In an effort to better serve our international students, a request has been made by the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate College (ASU Tempe campus) and ASU West campus to accept an alternative English proficiency test. The alternative English proficiency test is International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Information about the test, interpretation of the results of the test, and how it compares to the TOEFL were distributed to the members of GSAC. The policy of who is required to submit an English proficiency test does not change. No vote is required at this time.
The Graduate Studies Appeals Policy review was tabled until a workshop could be held to help departments establish a "Satisfactory Progress" policy. The new Graduate Studies Appeals Policy relies on strong department standards of satisfactory progress. Dr. Ozel, Associate Dean of the Graduate College, ASU Tempe campus, and possibly a representative from General Counsel will assist in facilitating the workshop. Joan will coordinate with the offices in Tempe.
The meeting adjourned at 2:36 p.m.
FAB N303C
The council met in FAB N303C at 1:00 p.m. In attendance were: Joan F. Brett (co-chair), Ronald Davidson (co-chair), Gaylene Armstrong, Candice Bredbenner, Dottie Broaddus, Dennis Isbell, Jeffrey Kassing, Ida Malian, Majia Nadesan, Eleanor Perry, Marge Williams, Najah Williams, Marjorie Zatz, and Paz Zorita. Excused were: Mohan Gopalakrishnan and Julie Ramsden.
The minutes from the September 8, 2004 meeting were approved as amended.
The use of Robert's Rules was informally discussed. It was the consensus of the group that Robert's Rules would be formally followed only when a vote took place.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A GSAC meeting for January 19, 2005 has been added to the schedule. It will be held in room FAB N 303 C. The main focus of the special meeting is to discuss the EDD proposal. GSAC will review what ABOR requires for its initial approval process. A list of courses and syllabi will be submitted at a later date. It is anticipated that the first doctoral program will be available to students at the West campus beginning with the Fall 2006 semester. More information about the EDD program will be distributed to the members of GSAC in December.
INFORMATION ITEMS
The members of GSAC were given a spreadsheet that contained the process and policies of the graduate scholarships and the graduate research/teaching assistantships. The information will be updated as it changes.
The members were asked if they had received feedback from deans regarding the support of matching funds up to $500.00 for Travel Grants for graduate students. The matching funds may come from either the department budget or college budget.
DISCUSSION/DECISION ITEMS
The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety is the first center to be proposed at the West campus. The current faculty in the Department of Justice has generated nearly $12,000,000.00 in research revenue since 1984. The financial goal of the Center is to generate revenues through grants and contracts, therefore becoming self-sustaining. No new state appropriations will be requested.
The proposed center will be multidisciplinary and may include faculty members from Criminal Justice and Criminology, Social Work, the Partnership for Community Development, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Management, Women's Studies, Educational Psychology, and the Research Consulting Center. The general mission of the center is to generate, share, and apply quality research across issues. A motion was made to move the proposal forward. The Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety proposal was approved unanimously and forwarded to the Office of the Provost.
In an effort to better serve our international students, a request has been made by the offices of Undergraduate Admissions, Graduate College (ASU Tempe campus) and ASU West campus to accept an alternative English proficiency test. The alternative English proficiency test is International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Information about the test, interpretation of the results of the test, and how it compares to the TOEFL were distributed to the members of GSAC. The policy of who is required to submit an English proficiency test does not change. No vote is required at this time.
The Graduate Studies Appeals Policy review was tabled until a workshop could be held to help departments establish a "Satisfactory Progress" policy. The new Graduate Studies Appeals Policy relies on strong department standards of satisfactory progress. Dr. Ozel, Associate Dean of the Graduate College, ASU Tempe campus, and possibly a representative from General Counsel will assist in facilitating the workshop. Joan will coordinate with the offices in Tempe.
The meeting adjourned at 2:36 p.m.