1. GradUATE COUNCIL
August 30, 2017

2. Call to Order Welcome, Steven Lonergan, Chair Introductions
Seating of Substitute Council Members
Graduate Council Information and Guidelines

3. Consent Agenda Minutes of April 19, 2017 meeting
/Minutes GC April 2017.pdf
Agenda for current meeting

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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