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Graduate Council Meeting Minutes

November 26, 2024

Present:听 听 听 听 Saad Andalib (GSA), Brian Ashburner, Tomer Avidor-Reiss Dan Boden, Qian Chen, Yue Zhang (for Mai Dao), Jim Ferris,
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Bashar Gammoh, Rafael Garcia-Mata, David Giovannucci, Dan Hammel, Noela Haughton, Ed Janak, Ahmad Javaid,
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Andrea Kalinoski, John Laux, Patrick Lawrence, Ling Na, Nagalakshmi Nadiminty, Megan Petra, Barbara Saltzman,
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Youssef Sari, Angela Scardina, Beth Schlemper, Zahoor Shah, Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Hossein Sojoudi, Kuo-hui Su,
听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Jerry Van Hoy, Eileen Walsh, Qiuying, Jianglong Zhu.听

Absent:听 听 听 听 听Marcelo Alvarado-Vargas, Ed Lingan, Patricia Relue, Varun Vaiyda, Kandace Williams.听

Excused:听 听 听 Jennifer DeVries, Connie Schall.听听

Guests:听 听 听 听 听COGS 鈥� Terri Green, Tara Hanna.听听

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Call to Order, Roll Call, and Approval of Minutes听
The meeting was called to order and roll called.听

Executive Reports 听
Report of the Executive Committee of the Graduate Council听
On behalf of Graduate Council, Chair, Dr. Barbara Saltzman reported:听

• Meeting with Provost Molitor听
  No current report as meeting has been rescheduled to next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.听

• Graduate Recruitment Committee听
  Continues to meet regularly and is currently identifying best practices among our programs.听
  

Report of the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs听
Dr. Dan Hammel, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs provided the following updates:听

• Commencement
  College split will include graduate and undergraduate candidates.听

听 听 听AM Ceremony | Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 9:00 am 听
听 听 听Arts & Letters, Business & Innovation, Education, Law, Medicine & Life Sciences, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Pharmacy &
听 听 听Pharmaceutical Sciences 听

听 听 听PM Ceremony | Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 1:00 pm 听
听 听 听Engineering, Health & Human Services, Nursing, University College 听

听 听 听The College of Graduate Studies seeks graduate faculty volunteers to serve as marshals and a reader for each of the ceremonies.
听 听 听Marshals escort doctoral students to their seats and carry the doctoral students鈥� banner. The reader will read graduates names in
听 听 听instances when they do not have a pre-determined card completed. Dr. John Laux volunteered to serve as a reader.听 听

• GRAD-uation Party!听
  Wednesday, December 11, 2024 l 11 am 鈥� 1 pm l Student Union Ingman Room 2024听
  Graduate students and their advisors are invited to attend COGS first Graduation Party. Pizza will be provided along with an opportunity to practice the doctoral hooding process. Additionally, videos on proper hooding will be projected in the Fetterman Center, where students are gathered, prior to the commencement ceremony.听

• 3MT Competition听
  COGS 7th Annual 3MT Competition was held November 21, 2024, provided an amazing professional development experience benefiting students to make their presentation, with an audience of ~100, boosting their confidence in presenting their research in this forum. A series of workshops were offered prior to the final competition. It was fun to watch, and students did a fantastic job.听 Students may participate more than once during their graduate career.
  兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 2023-2024 winner, Emma Elizabeth Sabu Kattuman, Ph.D. Student, Molecular Medicine, MOME Track, placed 2nd in regional competition is participating nationally this year on December 7th at the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) annual meeting in St. Louis, MO.听 MAGS includes 14 states and 60 institutions.听听
  
  
• Graduate Recruitment Committee
  This committee, co-chaired by Dr. Dan Hammel and Dr. Barbara Kopp-Miller, is meeting regularly to identify best practices. Successful strategies will be shared. Some programs utilize recruitment approaches effectively maintaining interest and contact with the students until arrival and start of program. A survey for new graduate students will seek input regarding their matriculation/admissions/beginning weeks with campus.
  
  Dr. Hammel encouraged Council members to review their programs on 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 Find Your Major or Program webpage /programs/?filters+graduate.oncampus.online. The webpage and follow-up to inquiries is a primary way students access information on our programs, and it needs to work well. When more information is requested, the data is transferred to Slate. 听

听 听 听Dr. Hammel encouraged Council members to review their programs on 兔子先生传媒文化作品鈥檚 Find Your Major or Program webpage
听 听 听/programs/?filters+graduate.oncampus.online.听

听 听 听The webpage and follow-up to inquiries is a primary way students access information on our programs, and it needs to work well.
听 听 听When more information is requested, the data is transferred to Slate. 听

Report of the Vice President for Research听
Dr. Connie Schall, Interim Vice President was not present and did not have updates to report at this time.听

Report of the Graduate Student Association听
Saad Andalib, Vice President of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) reported:听

• General Assembly (3rd) Meeting - Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 6:30 pm, WebEx听
  Attendees Present: 57 total听 听
• Midwest Graduate Research Symposium 2025
  - Theme will be 鈥淐ommunity Engagement鈥� 听
  - Next MGRS committee meeting November 25, 2024. 听
  - Sub-committees assigned.
  - Seeking a keynote speaker 鈥� please provide suggestions听
• GSA Committees听
  MGRS Committee, Travel and Conference Reimbursement & Budget Review Committee, Research and Development Committee, Social Events Committee, Constitution Review Committee, have been set up with introductory meetings occurring in the coming week and will meet at least once per month.听
  Dr. Hammel added that college contributions to X awards are welcomed. A contribution has been received for the Community Engagement Award听听

Information and Discussion Items 听
Nomination for the search committee to Vice President for Research position听
Dr. Jerry Van Hoy, Faculty Senate President, and Dr. Tomer Avidor-Reiss are chairing the search committee for the Vice President for Research position as both Dr. Frank Calzonetti, Vice President for Innovation and Economic Development and Dr. Connie Schall, Interim Vice President for Research will both retire following the current academic year. Faculty Senate, Graduate Council and Research Council have been asked to identify committee members, particularly faculty members with major awards but not excluding those with strong publishing and/or creative achievements. Those interested in serving should contact GC Chair, Dr. Barbara Saltzman, who will forward your name to the President鈥檚 Office.听听

GC Standing Committees Update听
GC Vice Chair, Dr. Dan Boden reported on committees still requiring representatives from various colleges and sought volunteers. He will contact colleges seeking representatives as well.听听

Standing Committee Reports听
Report of the Curriculum Committee听
Chair Saltzman presented the committee鈥檚 report. Motion to approve.听听

The proposals listed below were reviewed by the members of the GCCC with recommendations to approve. [Council approved unanimously]听

14听	NCP听	HH听	Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences听	Internship Competency in Recreational Therapy听	RCRT 5930听
15听	PCR听	HH听	Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences听	Recreation and Leisure Studies, MA听	HH-RLS-MA听

The proposals listed below were approved by the members of the GCCC.听

11听	CCR听	EN听	Environmental Sciences听	Advanced Environmental Data Management and Visualization听	EECS 5160听
12听	PIP听	CE听	Teacher Education听	Curriculum and Instruction 鈥� Early Childhood Education Concentration听	CE-CIEC-PHD听
13听	PIP听	CE听	Teacher Education听	Educational Technology, ME听	CE-EDT-ME听

Report of the Membership Committee听
None.

Old Business听
Follow up from President Schroeder鈥檚 Visit with Graduate Council October 29, 2024听
Dan Hammel confirmed that loops were closed from items mention at the Graduate Council meeting on October 29, 2024.听听

New Business听
Third Party Evaluation of International Transcripts听
Dr. Jianglong Zhu expressed concern on behalf of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry that the cost of obtaining third party evaluation for international transcripts will disadvantage many applicants.听听

Dr. Dan Hammel responded that it is not presently a requirement and is being piloted in the colleges of Arts and Letters, Business and Innovation, and Medicine and Life Sciences. The topic will be discussed with Graduate Council and Associate Deans prior to implementation institution-wide.听

Adjournment听
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 1:19 pm.听听

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