GradUATE COUNCIL August 30, 2017

Call to Order Welcome, Steven Lonergan, Chair Introductions Seating of Substitute Council Members Graduate Council Information and Guidelines https://www.grad-college.iastate.edu/

Consent Agenda Minutes of April 19, 2017 meeting http://www.grad-council.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/2016-17/April 2017/Minutes GC April 2017.pdf Agenda for current meeting

Announcements and Remarks Graduate Council Chair, Steven Lonergan Dean of Graduate College, William Graves Assistant Dean of Graduate College, Craig Ogilvie Graduate College Office- Judy Strand

Review of Action Items English Proficiency Requirement (from April Minutes) Marquart mentioned that the GC has been approached about altering the graduate college policy to allow exclusions from testing via the English proficiency (TOEFL) requirement. Some professional graduate programs at other universities that ISU programs are competing with have less rigorous requirements about language testing. The strongest sentiment on the GC was that the TOEFL is a simple requirement that students wishing to be admitted to a graduate program should be required to take. The GC discussed the current list of English proficient countries from the Registrar’s list and whether or not it needs to be reviewed/updated. Some discussion followed about what might be other ways to prove English proficiency other than the TOEFL. GC will pick up these questions in 2017-2018.

Old Business Handbook Information – Graduate Faculty Advisors Chapter 9 status Reduction of number of undergraduate course credits allowed on POSC to 9 credits 9 credits STAT 401,410,416 and 487 will be re-numbered to 500 level in Fall 18

New Business Nominations for Vice Chair of Graduate Council Suggested Topics for the year: What is the role of “outside committee members”? How are those members identified? Committees Graduate Faculty Membership Committee Award Committees Ad hoc committees

Meeting Schedule All meetings will be in 3150 Beardshear Hall from 4:15-5:30. Wednesday, Sept. 20 Wednesday, Oct. 18 Wednesday, Nov 15 Wednesday, Dec. 6 Wednesday, Jan 17 Wednesday, Feb 21 Wednesday, Mar 21 Wednesday, April 18