November 28, 2018

GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

1-3 pm in SU 208C

1. Welcome from Graduate Council Chair, Dr. Donovan Conley: 1pm

2. Graduate Committee Reports: 1:05pm

   1. Course Review: Travis Olson

   2. Programs: Glenn Nowak

   3. Program Review: Kaushik Ghosh

   4. Appeals & Legal Issues: Jennifer Rennels

   5. Professional Development: Sarah Tanford & Valarie Burke

   6. Awards: Toni Repetti & Libby Hausrath 

   7. GPSA: Stephanie Molina

   8. Faculty Senate: Doug Unger

      1. Top Tier Committees

      2. R2PC: Janet Dufek & Kara Wada

      3. Postdoc: Valarie Burke

      4. Grad Research: Debra Martin & Emily Lin

      5. Program Innovations: Brian Chrzan

      6. Faculty & Student Support: Peter Gray

   9. Executive Committee: Donovan Conley

3. Graduate College Information & Updates: 1:30pm

• 1. Dean Lin

     1. 1. Grad Student Exit Survey - Spring 2019

        2. Grad Student Annual Evaluations

  2. Ashley Weckesser, Curriculum Manager

• • 1. Curriculog update

• 3. Liz Jost, Associate Director, Admissions

• • 1. KIRA

    2. Admissions & Funding offers & coordination

• 4. Dean Korgan

• • 1. Updates & Annual Items

       1. 1. Grad Rebel Gateway Update: Phase 2/DocuSign

             1. 12/10 Go Live, turn off Degree Audit

             2. Plan of Study in place of Degree Audit

             3. Forms in GRG student portal; paper until 2/1 & 3/1

             4. Faculty forms will be on GC Faculty web page

             5. Recruitment messaging

          2. Interdisciplinary Program Planning

          3. Accelerated Program Options update

          4. iThenticate reminder

          5. GradSchoolMatch update

          6. Recruitment Scholarships coming soon!

          7. Gateway Building plans

• • • 1. New Items

      2. Graduate Fellowships

         1. Culminating experience 800 level courses & Prospectus credits

         2. Enrollment requirements (Maximum # of credits - 15)

         3. Strategic Planning & Top Tier Metrics

4. Upcoming Deadlines & Events: 2:40

• 1. Dec. 1: Deadline for Scholarship & Fellowship applications & letters of support

  2. Dec. 17: SU Ballroom, 1-2:30pm, Doctoral Recognition Ceremony (RSVP by Dec 10)

  3. Dec. 18: Deadline to submit award nomination packets

  4. Dec. 18: Thomas & Mack, 4pm - Commencement

  5. Jan. 18: New Graduate Student Orientation, All Day

  6. Feb. 1: TBD, Spring Recruitment & Admissions Workshop, 8am -12pm

  7. Feb. 22: SU Ballroom, 4-6pm, 6th Annual Inspiration, Innovation, Impact: A Celebration of Graduate Student Research

        5. New Business: 2:45