Graduate Council Agenda September 23, 2015

GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

September 23, 2015

2 - 4pm at UNLV Foundation Building

1. Welcome from Graduate Council Chair, Dr. Peter Gray

2. Committee Reports

3. Dean's Report: Grad Council Grad Rebel Gateway Presentation KHK Final.pptx

   1. 1. Top Tier Initiative

         1. Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Implementation Workgroup

• 1. Top Tier Graduate Education

     1. GEM/R2PC: Workshop & Reports

        1. 1. October 2nd: Data & 3 Templates (Recruitment, RPC, GA Stipends)

           2. October 9th Workshop, 9 - 3pm

           3. November 30th Due Date

• • • 1. GA Assessment & Realignment Process

         1. Committee Charge: Assess GA Program Policies; Realign State GA Funds; Invest New State GA Funds; Increase Externally Funded GAs; Establish Market-based Differential GA Stipends & Packages; Cost of Living Report

         2. Market-based Differential Stipends: Competitiveness - Department Reports & National Data; Cost of Living - Sperlings Report & Student FA Survey; Community Context - Campus Salary Ranges; Cost to Grants

      2. Infrastructure

• • • • 1. Grad Coordinator Program: GradCoordinatorPolicySept2015_Final_Council.pdf

        2. iThenticate

        3. Marketing/Recruitment

        4. Grad Rebel Gateway & Kira

• 1. 2. Development Update

     3. Grad Rebel Success Center

     4. Graduate College Calendar (Semester @ A Glance and by Subscription in Gmail)

  2. Writing in Graduate Studies Report

4. Information & Updates

• 1. Foreign Credential Evaluations

  2. Programs, Concentrations & Subplans on Hold

  3. X-Grade Policy

  4. 3 Article Dissertation Implementation

  5. 2015-16 Assessment Plan draft

     1. Student annual review

     2. Grad program yearly assessment

  6. New Faculty Mentoring

• • 1. Graduate Handbooks

5. Discussion & Voting

• 1. Bylaws Updates

     1. Committee Representation

     2. Council Membership & Voting

     3. Graduate Faculty Status Amendments

  2. Upcoming Events and Deadlines

• • 1. Ambassadors Program - accepting applications until Oct 1st

    2. Graduate Research Certificate Program - accepting applications

    3. Fall workshop schedule found in the Graduate Rebel Success Center

    4. Invite to serve as Rebel Grad Slam judges. Save the date for the RGS: 1st week of November, M/T/W Prelim Rounds, Thurs. Semi-Finals & Final Round & Reception: Fri: 11/6 @ 3-4pm

    5. Graduate & Professional School Fair will be held on 9/30 @ 10am-2pm with GC hosted workshops.

    6. Research Week, Graduate Student Research Panel, PhD Movie 2 Screening, Diversity Research and Mentorship Reception

    7. Update database on External Funding Sources: http://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/external

6. New Business