March 12, 2021

Graduate College Executive Committee Meeting

Friday, March 12, 2021 from 1 - 3 p.m.

Webex

• • Welcome from Dr. Alyssa Crittenden, Chair

  • 2020-2021 List of Committees & Committee Membership

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

    • 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

    • Land Acknowledgement

  • New this AY: Graduate Student Advisory Board 

  • Faculty Senate Updates - Dr. Vicki Rosser, Chair

  • GPSA Updates: Mathew Varre, VP (not here today)

  • Dean’s Report & Requests for Guidance

    • #RebelsGive - THANK YOU!

    • CIGAs Reminder

    • COVID-19 Updates: See GC COVID webpage, GC COVID Decision Tracking & Actions spreadsheet & GC COVID webpage: UNLV status & NV update: Gov. Sisolak’s 75 day plan

      • Reminder: National reports on grad ed during COVID: NORC & NSF and AERA/Spencer

      • Governor’s Budget & Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) Update

        • HSI CARES funds update

        • Position request

        • One-time fund projects

      • Emergency Relief/Retention Grant Fund Report

      • Spring Commencement 

      • Return to campus pivot plans

      • Faculty Diversity Chronicle Report

    • Strategic Plan Roll-out: Exec Summary, Strat Plan doc, & webpage 

    • Grad Coordinator Reports & Campuswide GEM/GA/Growth Plan

    • Written Statement of Professional Standards

      • link to professional orgs & accrediting bodies

      • not legal lingo

      • objective measures

      • must be legal requirements

      • don't overreach

      • from admissions thru graduation

    • Coming Soon:

      • SL&CS Report

      • The Knowledge Center

      • Chat help

      • Texting 

      • Early Alert

    • 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

  • Academic Affairs - Emily

    • GC Bylaws with Track Changes and rationale for changes.

    • Mandatory Individual Development Plan (IDP) Faculty input by the end of March. 

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

    • Important Curricular deadlines for AY2020-21: --April 1st for new proposal submissions to the GC

Grad Course Review Committee Schedule: https://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/curriculum-committee

Grad Programs Schedule: Committee:https://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/new-programs-committee 

• • Graduate R2PC - Kara

    • App/Admit/Enroll and Graduation Data Updates

    • Updated MyUNLV Access for Graduate Coordinators and Faculty Advisors

    • The Chronicle - “Retaining Underserved Students: Strategies for Success in a Post-Pandemic Era”

    • Graduation deadlines extended

  • Student Services & The Grad Academy - Kara for Val

    • Grad Badges coming in AY21-22

    • Certificates & Programs: AY21-22 application deadlines

      • Application portals are open!

    • 6th Inspiration, Innovation, Impact: Celebration of Graduate Student Research & GPSA Research Forum 

  • New Business