1. Graduate Coordinators 1 Sept 2015

2. Graduate Student Professional Development  How to Run a Meeting 20 Oct, 5pm, Wagner 159  Career Readiness 3 Nov, 2 pm, Walder, Union  Navigating Social Media Purposefully and Professionally  25 Feb 16 1:30pm, Lewis and Clark  3 Minute Thesis:  http://threeminutethesis.org/ http://threeminutethesis.org/  3 Minute Thesis Information Session  Wednesday, November 4, 2015 3:00-4:00 pm  Ag Engineering 100

3. ‘New’ Graduate Credit Policy  http://www.sdstate.edu/policies/upload/Credit- Requirements-for-Graduate-Degree-Programs.pdf http://www.sdstate.edu/policies/upload/Credit- Requirements-for-Graduate-Degree-Programs.pdf  ‘New’ Option D Professional master’s Degree  No research paper/ or thesis required  Program can be 30 cr hr  No supervisory committee  Must be specifically target a ‘non-academic’ job type  Must be actively advised by external advisory board  Must have comprehensive/ capstone experience.  Discussion Information Session  Thursday, October 8, 2015 3:00pm  Student Union - Lewis and Clark Room

4. ‘New’ Graduate Credit Policy  Shared Credits between credentials  Max of 50% cr shared between master’s, doctoral, certificate  Once a credential participates in sharing credits, further sharing is no allowed.

5. New Practices  Students not enrolled for 1 semester will be inactivated  Aligned with undergraduate processes  Students must reapply  Probation  If <3.0 pga the Probation the next semester  Program will be consulted  An improvement plan required for continuation.

6. How to determine GRA ACA‘hours’  Educational hours generally NOT recorded for ACA  ‘non-compensable’  Includes self-directed research, ie research for completion of a degree overseen by mentor and/or committee  Compensable hours generally are recorded for ACA  Includes directed-research, which is research undertaken by an employee which is assigned and controlled by a supervisor.  Case-by-Case basis  Do Not tell students to record a predetermined number of hours.  Graduate School has been notified of this practice.  Specific tasks which are generally recorded for ACA:  Menial  Travel  Mandatory meetings

7. Academic Integrity Policy Reminder  Student Academic Integrity and Academic Appeals Student Academic Integrity and Academic Appeals  Plagiarism is a student conduct issue.  Students present work similar to ‘other’ published work during the written portion of the comprehensive exam for PhD or final Master’s exam.  Faculty must not to use plagiarism, unless properly vetted, as a basis for assigning a grade.  Failure to follow policy may provide opportunities for students to contest ‘grades’ based on non-academic standards.