Graduate Council Meeting

March 31, 2021 - 1-3pm

Agenda

• Welcome 

• Graduate Council Chair - Dr. Alyssa Crittenden 

• ETS Guests, Karen Tingley & David Klieger

• Grad Committee Proxy form  

• Committee Composition (Reminder to Chairs: Submit minutes to Leslie Hunter & Emily)

• Committee Reports 

• Course Review Committee - Dr. James Navalta, Chair 

• Programs Committee - Dr. Greg Moody, Chair

• Program Review Committee - Dr. Kelly Mays, Chair

• Awards Committees 1 & 2 - Sara Jordan & Janet Dufek, Co-Chairs (1) & Dr. Steen Madsen, Chair (2)

• 2020-2021 Faculty and Student Award Recipients 

Nevada Regents’ Graduate Scholar Award

Cindy X. Kha, MS, PhD Candidate, Biological Sciences-Integrative Physiology, Advisor, Kelly Ai-Sun Tseng, PhD

Outstanding Thesis Award

STEM: Lara Turello, College of Sciences/Biochemistry/Chemistry

Non-STEM: Christopher Forepaugh, College of Urban Affairs/ Criminal Justice

Outstanding Dissertation Award

STEM: Ali Saber Sichani, College of Engineering /Civil & Environmental Engineering & Construction

Non-STEM: Shae Cox, College of Liberal Arts/History

Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Awards

1. Dustin Davis, School of Integrated Health Sciences/IHS

2. Christopher Wakefield, College of Liberal Arts/Sociology

3. Nina Paul, College of Liberal Arts/Psychology

Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

Jennifer Pharr, School of Public Health/Environmental and Occupational Health

Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award

Peter Gray, College of Liberal Arts/Anthropology

• Appeals & Legal Issues Committee - Sean Clark, Chair

• Top Tier Leadership & Professional Development Academy Advisory Board - Dr. Valarie Burke & Dr. Sara Jordan, Chairs 

• Top Tier Postdoctoral Affairs Advisory Board - Dr. Barbara St. Pierre Schneider & Dr. Valarie Burke, Chairs

• Top Tier GEM Working Group - Dr. Emily Lin & Kara Wada, Chairs

• Top Tier Graduate Faculty & Student Success Working Group - Dr. Peter Gray, Chair

• Top Tier Innovative Graduate Programs Working Group - Dr. Kate Korgan & Dr. Emily Lin, Chairs

• Top Tier Graduate Pivot Planning Working Group - Dr. Doug Unger, Chair

• Document shared by Doug

• New this AY: Graduate College DEIJ Advisory Board

• Spring semester mural project

• New this AY: Graduate Student Advisory Board 

• GSA Support Initiative

• Faculty Senate Updates - Dr. Vicki Rosser, Chair

• GPSA Updates: Nicole Thomas, Secretary

• Dean’s Report & Requests for Guidance

• COVID-19 Updates: See GC COVID webpage, GC COVID Decision Tracking & Actions spreadsheet & GC COVID webpage

• Financial Updates

1. Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) → One Time Funds & Student Scholarships

2. Position requests

3. GA Funding request

4. EAB request

• Spring Commencement & doctoral hooding

• Campus reopening & Fall plans

• Pivots & mode of delivery preferences

• #RebelsGive - THANK YOU!

• CIGAs and CGRAs Reminder

• Grad Coord Annual Report: GEM/GA/Growth Projections & TTD - Due May 26

• ICYMI: Chronicle Reports: Retaining Underserved Students: Strategies for Success in a Post-Pandemic Era & Faculty Diversity 

• ICYMI: The HANDBOOKS are here!

• Graduate Faculty Handbook

• Graduate Student Handbook

• Graduate Assistant Handbook

• Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Handbook

• Postdoctoral Scholar Handbook

• COMING NEXT: Graduate Student Guide to Ethical Research & Guide to Accelerated Graduate Programs & Pipelines

• GC Academic Affairs: Emily

• Updating Catalog Unit faculty lists/descriptions, Program handbooks, GFS department lists--Due April 1st, 2021

• IDP closes for students April 5; Faculty Docusign feedback deadline May 1st

• GEM updates & R2PC data: Kara

• App/Admit/Enroll and Graduation Data Updates

• Updated MyUNLV Access for Graduate Coordinators and Faculty Advisors

• Graduation deadlines extended

• Graduate College Student Services: Kara for Valarie

• Weekly Grad Academy newsletter each Sunday: all students & grad coordinators

• Sign-up here

• Certificates & Programs: AY21-22 application deadlines

• Application portals are open!

• FACETS (Behavioral Assessment) Pilot Presentation- Karen Tingley, Director of Academic Partnerships & David Klieger, Senior Research Scientist, ETS 

• New Business