November 15, 2017 | College Councils

c. ENTO request (for GC): Add Research and Extension faculty with professorial titles to the Graduate Faculty upon hire, as is done with tenure track faculty

d. DOF-Graduate Committee Faculty Automated Entry

VII. GRADUATE OPERATION COMMITTEE ITEMS N/A

VIII. MISCELLANEOUS

a. Departments-list all training sessions conducted for graduate students

b. Standardize letter of offer

c. GAT certified

d. Merit Fellowship update

e. Spring Excellence Fellowships

f. International student health insurance

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GPC Dates for 2017-2018 Academic Year (Every third Wednesday)

All meetings will be in 501 AGLS at 1:30 PM unless otherwise noted:

December 13, 2017

January 17, 2017

February 21, 2017

MINUTES

COALS GRADUATE PROGRAM COUNCIL

November 15, 2017

Attendees: Luc Berghman, Mary Bryk, Craig Coates, Sandun Fernando, Del Gatlin, Patricia Klein, Georgianne Moore, Tracy Rutherford, Won Bo Shim, Loren Skow, Michel Slotman, C. Wayne Smith, Brandi Blankenship, Jenna Kurten, David Reed, Dawn Kerstetter (minutes)

MINUTES
1. October 18, 2017-APPROVED

NEW COURSE REQUESTS https://nextcatalog.tamu.edu/courseadmin/
RPTS 674: Administration, Management, and Leadership in Youth Programs-APPROVED pending clear explanation of web-based/blended course

CHANGE IN COURSE/INACTIVATION REQUESTS View courses here (after login): https://nextcatalog.tamu.edu/courseadmin/ Type the course name in the “Search” box.
1. POSC 684 : Professional Internship-APPROVED pending change to grading scale. Needs S/U instead of A-F.
2. AGEC 635 : Consumer Demand Analysis for Food and Agricultural Products (Inactivation)-APPROVED
3. AGEC 661 : Applied Econometric Methods in Agriculture and Resources I-APPROVED
4. AGEC 662 : Applied Econometric Methods in Agriculture and Resources II-APPROVED

1. NEW PROGRAM PROPOSAL N/A

CHANGE IN PROGRAM/CERTIFICATE N/A

GRADUATE FACULTY NOMINATIONS
1. 1. Cooper, Caitlyn ESSM-APPROVED pending changes to degrees in Education Background and needs to add Chair to list of Roles.
  2. Franks, Cleve SCSC-APPROVED pending change to TAMU Employee Department
  3. ENTO request (for GC): Add Research and Extension faculty with professorial titles to the Graduate Faculty upon hire, as is done with tenure track faculty-Lengthy discussion regarding process and how to word the request. Would like to avoid the Special Appointment requirement. Craig Coates will draft a letter for college to be submitted to Graduate Council.
DOF-Graduate Committee Faculty Automated Entry – This new functionality will allow faculty to be entered into the GCF system at the time they are added into the DOF faculty hiring portal. This DOF-to-GCF automated entry is still under development and does not feed at this time. More to follow.

1. GRADUATE OPERATION COMMITTEE ITEMS N/A

MISCELLANEOUS
1. Departments-list all training sessions conducted for graduate students-Dr. Reed will send GPC email regarding what’s needed.
2. Standardize letter of offer-GPC voted yes to have a standardized departmental letter for fellowship letters of offer with a checklist for departments.
3. GAT certified-students need to be certified to teach. International students need to have passed the ELPE.
4. Merit Fellowship update-college has one to offer for Spring/Summer 2018
5. Spring Excellence Fellowships-no money for Spring/Summer, just Fall 2018
6. International student health insurance-Email sent and posted on webpage for GPC with explanation from Bill Taylor, ISS Director.
7. Added item: Graduate Student Survey-Jenna Kurten (see handout)-discussion/input with GPC on the form sections and wording. Jenna will revise and will send to college for review.

GPC Dates for 2017-2018 Academic Year (Every third Wednesday)

All meetings will be in 501 AGLS at 1:30 PM unless otherwise noted:

December 13, 2017

January 17, 2017

February 21, 2017