November 29, 2017

GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING

1 - 3 pm in TAM Grand Hall

AGENDA

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

        Graduate Committee Reports: 1:05 pm

• 1. Course Review: Travis Olson

  2. Programs: Glenn Nowak

  3. Program Review: Kaushik Ghosh

  4. Appeals & Legal Issues: Jennifer Rennels

     1. Professional Development: Carolyn Sabo

     2. Awards: David Damore 

     3. GPSA: Kanani Espinoza

     4. Faculty Senate: Shannon Sumpter

     5. Top Tier Committees: Janet Dufek

        1. Top Tier Information & Data Management 

        2. Postdoctoral Fellows

     6. Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs: Recommendations on IDGPs

• • • 1. Graduate Faculty & Student Support

      2. R2PC & GEM

• 4. 7. Executive Committee: Donovan Conley

        Updates: 1:20 pm

• • 1. Awards Deadline Reminder: December 1st

• 1. Student Annual Review Timeline

  2. Graduate Program Roles and Definitions Proposal

     1. Docusign Progress

        1. Position Emails

        2. Degree Audit & Plan of Study Form

        3. Graduate Faculty Status in the GRG

  3. Proposed Changes to GFS/GAC

  4. Final Teaching Qualifications Proposal (background: SACS COS)

New Issues & Information: 2:00 pm

• • 1. GC Dean's Advisory Board & Development Update

    2. Graduate College team changes

• 1. GC Bylaws updates

     1. Tax Bill Implications

     2. CGS & ACE info page

     3. CGS scenarios

     4. Typical tax on tuition waivers

        1. Sample articles and stories:

        2. Inside Higher Ed

        3. Forbes

        4. NAGPS

        5. CHE

        6. NYT

        7. Nature

        8. NPR

        9. Graduate College statement

     5. Workday for GAs

     6. Graduate Program Recruitment Flyers

     7. Grad Coordinator Survey: GAs, SSI, RPC & KIRA

     8. New Graduate College Medallion Program

  2. Student Success Institute & Grad Student Lifecycle Model in GRG-P2

• • • 1. 3 Stages

      2. RPC + SSI Integration

      3. Docusign Forms

      4. Plan of Study Forms

        Upcoming Events & Deadlines: 2:30

• • 1. Events

    2. Doctoral Reception & Hooding Ceremony, Monday, Dec. 18th

       1. Grad Rebel Writing Bootcamp, Monday, Jan. 8th through 12th

    3. Spring NSO Friday, Jan. 12

    4. Inspiration, Innovation, and Impact Reception, Friday, Feb. 2nd

    5. 20th-Anniversary GPSA and Graduate College Research Forum, Feb. 3rd: We need faculty judges and student participants

    6. WAGS Conference: March 18-21st @ The Palms

• • • 1. Spring R2PC Retreat & Mini-Workshops

New Business: 2:40