November 18, 2015
- Date/Time
- Wednesday, 11/18/2015
- Location
- Wimberly Building
- Submitted By:
- Lynlie Jones
GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES
November 18, 2015
#420
The Graduate Council of Lamar University met in Room 219, Wimberly Bldg., at 1:30 p.m.
Dr. William Harn, Dean of Graduate Studies, presided. Dr. Dorothy Sisk, Dr. Jimmy Moss, Dr. Maurice (Nick) Rissman, Dr. Ashwini Kucknoor, and Dr. Jeffrey Forret attended. Also present was Dr. James Sanderson, and Carmen Breaux, Coordinator of Graduate Studies.
MINUTES:
Minutes of the October 21, 2015 (#419) meeting were reviewed by the Graduate Council and suggested minor changes to the document to include more detail. Dr. Sisk motioned to approve the document with changes, Dr. Rissman seconded the motion, and the Council unanimously approved.
NEW BUSINESS:
Proposal College of Arts & Sciences-English Department
Dr. James Sanderson presented a proposal to add a Masters of Arts degree in English that would contain an option to include the teacher certification courses in the program. The program will consist of 48 hours to complete. Dr. Sanderson explained that there is currently a demand for teachers who are highly qualified in a subject who have a Master’s degree. Dr. Sisk motioned to approve, Dr. Rissman seconded the motion, and the Council unanimously approved.
Course Additions/College of Arts & Sciences Computer Science
Course additions CPSC 5326-Android Programming was submitted by the department
of Computer Science to the Graduate Council. This is an elective course and no pre-requisite is required. Dr. Sisk motioned to approve, Dr. Moss seconded the motion, and the Council unanimously approved.
Course Addition/College of Engineering Civil
Course addition CVEN 5367-Travel demand Analysis was submitted by the department of Civil Engineering to the Graduate Council. There were some concerns about the syllabus by the Council and suggestions were made for improvement in clarification. Communication to the Professor was made to initiate the changes. Dr. Forret motioned to approve with suggested changes to the syllabus, Dr. Sisk seconded the motion, and the Council unanimously approved.
Fall 2015 Review of Applications for Graduate Faculty Membership
The following applicants were recommended to the Graduate Council by the Graduate Faculty Review Committee. Dr. Rissman motioned to approve, Dr. Sisk seconded the motion, and the Council unanimously approved.
College of Arts and Sciences
Anderson, Sara |
Bae, Mihae |
Butcher, Jennifer |
Castillon, Catalina |
Chandrasekaran, P. |
Chen, Jau-Jiin |
Chiou, Paul |
Cochran, Glynda L. |
Craven, Gerald |
Creel, Jimmy R. |
Curl, Eileen |
Dahm, Molly J. |
Daniel, Bobby Dale |
Daniel, Jennifer |
De La Madrid, Rafael |
Deachenberg, James L. |
Doe, Raymond |
Doerschuk, Peggy |
Doiron, Jesse |
Fussell, Cindy |
Garcia, Jesus A. |
Hatfield, Elia |
Holmes, William |
Hudak, Dawn Marie |
Johnson, Gretchen |
Karlin, Andrea |
Killough, Jill |
Kirk, Edythe |
Knight, Stacey |
Kucknoor, Ashwini |
Lei, Xiangyang |
Liu, Jiangjiang |
Loges, Max |
Long, Elizabeth M. |
Lopez, Belinda J. |
Martin, Christopher |
Mixon, Jason |
Moore, Mary Jane |
Morales, Julio |
Msengi, Israel |
Nguyen, Thi Thuy Minh |
Owen, Cissie J. |
Pannu, Jasdeep |
Pipkins, Cynthia M. |
Prochenko, Yulia |
Rinker, Martha |
Rios, Cristina |
Roden, Timothy E. |
Shelton, Jeremy |
Sheperis, Donna S. |
Shows, Amy |
Smith, Amy C. |
Sun, Bo |
Tchernookov, Martin |
Terry, Randall |
Thompson, J.L. |
Thompson, Bob |
Troxclair, Debra |
Vanderleeuw, Jim |
Villate, Vanessa |
Wang, Sujing |
Wei , Suying |
Whitaker, Rachael |
Wright, Stuart |
Young, J. Kenneth |
Zhang, Jing |
College of Business
Badua, Frank |
Bandyopadhyay, S. |
Barnes, Cynthia |
Cavaliere, Frank |
Chen, Chunda |
Choi, Jai-Young |
Colon, Ricardo |
Dyson, Jeff |
Ghosh, Kau |
Karani, Komal |
Neuhauser, Karyn L. |
Rose, David |
Safa, Mahdi |
Swerdlow, Marlene |
Venta, Enrique |
Zhao, Yu |
College of Education and Human Development
Aissen, Kelly |
Balkin, Richard S. |
Becerra, Sarah |
Belaire, Christine |
Brooks, Susanna Capri |
Brown, La Vera |
Burck, Andrew M. |
Bussey, Lauren |
Davis, Randy J. |
Delahousse, Katy Leigh |
Greenidge, Wendy |
Hepburn, Lori |
Holdiness, Sacky H. |
Holland, Deidre |
Izzard, Lakleishia |
Jones, Kathryn |
Killam, Wendy |
Kilgo, Jay |
Latimer, Robin M. |
McGee, Monalisa |
Moore, Alan |
Perera-Ditz, Dilani M. |
Powers, Yurandol O. |
Sadik, Suhad |
Saltsman, George |
Snook, Joy-Del T. |
Sprott, Katherine |
Wagener, Alwin E. IV |
White, Porchanee' A. |
Wilson, Tiffany |
Wines, Lisa A. |
College of Engineering
Beheshti, Ali |
Benson, Tracy |
Cai, Tianxing |
Gomes, Jewel Andrew |
Gossage, John |
Jao, Mien |
Sima, Mohammad |
Su, Dan |
Xiang, Yisha |
Xu, Yao |
Yao, Chun-Wei |
Zargarzadeh, Hassan |
Zhao, Renzun |
Zhou, Jenny |
College of Fine Arts and Communication
Clark, Diane M. |
Deppe, Scott |
Dockins, Ashley L. |
Gentry, Mary Anne |
Greschner, Debra |
Harn, Monica |
Hartwell, Jamie |
Manchaiah, Vinaya |
Meline, Timothy |
Shook, Brian A. |
Conclusion:
The next meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. in the Wimberly Bldg., Room 219D.