MEMORANDUM

October 30, 2008
TO: Members of the Graduate Council
FROM: John Stone, Dean, School of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education
RE: Graduate Council Meeting of 6 November 2008

The Graduate Council will meet at
2:15pm
Thursday, 6 November 2008
UC 259


AGENDA

  1. Approval of Minutes from the April 3, 2008
  2. Announcements
    1. 2008 Fall Enrollment Comparisons
    2. 2008-09 Graduate Student Research Grants
    3. 2008 Outstanding Thesis Award Winner
  3. Information Only (to be Received and Recorded)
    1. Curricular Action: Title Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: CIGENRL 720 FROM: Advanced Techniques in the Teaching of Language Arts & English TO: Trends in K-12 English Language Arts
    2. Curricular Action: Requisite Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: READING 771
    3. Curricular Action: Requisite Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: Reading 773
    4. Curricular Action: Title Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: READING 764 FROM: Developmental Reading in the Elementary School TO: Foundations of Reading
    5. Curricular Action: Credit Change from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction: SECNDED 707 Formal and Informal Learning Environments (Syllabus)
    6. Curricular Action: Grading Basis Change from the Department of History: HISTRY 790 History Workshop FROM: Conventional Grading Basis TO: Student Option (conventional letter grade or P/F)
    7. Curricular Action: Title Change from the Department of Accounting: ACCOUNT 656 FROM: Cost Management II TO: Cost Management
  4. New Business
    1. Curricular Action: New Course from the Department of Educational Foundations: EDFOUND 781: Foundations of Gifted and Talented Education
    2. Curricular Action: New Course from the Department of Educational Foundations: EDFOUND 782: Psychological Issues in Gifted Education
    3. Curricular Action: New Course from the Department of Counselor Education: COUNSED 752: Integrative Treatment
    4. Curricular Action: New Course from the Department of Counselor Education: COUNSED 753: Understanding Psychopharmacology for Counselors
    5. Change in Degree: MSE-PD Reading
    6. New Certificate Program: Graduate Certification Program in Addictions Counseling
    7. New Submajor: MSE-PD emphasis in Challenging Advanced Learners

Attachments

c.    Chancellor Telfer, Interim Provost Clements, Associate Vice Chancellor Monfils, Deans, Department Chairs, Program Coordinators, Marketing and Media Relations.