Graduate Council Meeting Minutes

Coastal Carolina University

October 1, 2008

 

 

Members Present:  Emory Helms, (Education), Joe Winslow (Education), Miglena Ivanova (Humanities and Fine Arts), Susan Libes (College of Natural and Applied Sciences), John Reilly (College of Natural and Applied Sciences), Dan Lawless (Registrar), and Richard Johnson (Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Academic Outreach).

 

Guests: Barbara Buckner (Associate Provost), Judy Engelhard (Associate Dean, School of Teacher Education), John Lox (MBA Director, Wall College of Business), Jim Luken (CMWS Director, College of

Natural and Applied Sciences), Rob Young (Chair, Marine Science, College of Natural and Applied Sciences)

 

The meeting was called to order by Dr. Richard Johnson at 11:30 a.m. in the Conference Room of the Bill Baxley Hall. 

 

Request made to approve minutes from the September 3, 2008 Graduate Council Meeting.   There was some discussion on clarification of the minutes.  Minutes were approved with corrections. 

 

Old Business:

 

  1. M.Ed Instructional Technology & Related Courses

 

Dr. Johnson clarified that this program has been pulled by the College prior to submission to CHE; therefore, all affiliated courses did not go forward. 

 

  1. GC By-Laws

 

Dr. Johnson relayed that there had been formal discussion with Susan Webb and Mike Ruse on Faculty Senate responsibility for Graduate Council in the future.  More details will follow.

 

New Business:

 

  1. Dr. Bucker presented and discussed CCU’s policies and procedures to follow for new program proposals and changes to current programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels.  Each attendee was given a copy of same. Dr. Buckner would provide due dates for the Board of Trustees and CHE.

 

  1. New Course Proposals:

 

MSCI 540 – Applied Coastal Geophysics (3.0) lec/lab.  (Prereq: CMWS 605 or permission of instructor) A major discipline of the geosciences, geophysics is the study of the earth by quantitative physical methods such as electromagnetic, gravitational and acoustic/seismic techniques. This course offers a survey of geophysical principles and techniques commonly used in geologic and oceanographic research and studies.  The theoretical basis for various techniques is examined and direct applications are emphasized. 

 

The course was approved with recommendation that the distinctions mentioned in the comparison paragraph be incorporated elsewhere in the syllabus for the graduate version.  This would be left up to the Marine Science Department.  A new syllabus would be submitted.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUS 534 – Advanced Graduate Conducting (3) lec/lab.  (Prereq:  Admission to a graduate program & permission of instructor)  Advanced study of applied techniques in conducting and score study.  Application of score analysis and interpretation of advanced literature for wind, orchestral, or choral ensemble as a pedagogical focus is central to meeting education requirements.  This course may be repeated for credit.

 

The course was not approved.  Recommendation made to revise and submit 3 different courses with method of instruction being differentiating factor in each course; i.e. orchestra, band, choral and different course numbers for each respective method of instruction.

  

 

In closing, Dr. Johnson stated that he had been asked to have an additional meeting in November and December pending the number of new programs coming through for approval.  Additional meeting dates will be advised.

 

 

Meeting was adjourned at 1:10 p.m.  Next scheduled Graduate Council meeting is 11/05/08.