In attendance: Dave McShaffrey (Chair), Bill Bauer, Laura Little, Cathy Brown, Sharon Douglass, Gloria Stewart, Dan Huck, Janet Becker, Corina Gerczak, Tom Perry, Carolyn Backus, Tina Ullman; visitors: Thomas Simmers, Dottie Erb.

Meeting minutes from March 17, 2004, were approved.

Items:
Fees for part time graduate students: Bauer and Erb expressed concern regarding the cost of activity fees for part time MAEd students. Bauer presented the rates of tuition at other Ohio colleges/universities (public and private) in comparison to MC. Erb stated that some students have decided to go to other institutions instead of MC because of the cost differences. The fees for next academic year had been set by administration; Provost Sue DeWine asked Erb to bring the matter before Graduate Council again. A lengthy discussion ensued with the passage of Stewart’s motion that Council prepare a recommendation for the administration to review fee assessments for all part time graduate students. Bauer volunteered to attend the president’s cabinet meeting as Council representative when the recommendation is presented.

Minimum course grades and Policies & Practices: The minimum course grade requirements were included in last meeting’s minutes which were approved at the start of today’s meeting. McShaffrey revised Council’s Policies & Practices to reflect the constitutional changes made including the program directors voting rotation. (Revision was sent to members via email earlier this week.) Any further revisions will be sent via email before our next meeting before being forwarded to Faculty Council.

Council memo of support for graduate programs: Members discussed revisions to the memo prepared by McShaffrey regarding additional support needed for graduate programs. McShaffrey will revise the memo further and send to members via email before our next meeting.

EDUC620 & EDUC651: Bauer stated that EDUC620, Ethics for Teachers and Counselors, currently required by the college for the MAEd is not required by NCATE, the accrediting agency. EDUC651, Tests and Measurements, is not a required course either in the program or by NCATE, but would be helpful to the students. Bauer’s motion to change EDUC620 to an elective and make EDUC651 a required course passed. It will be made effective for Fall 2004.

Next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, 2004, 12 noon, 207 McDonough. Meeting adjourned at 1:04 pm.