Attending: KC Holder, R. Prather, J Rebers, M Romero, S Smith, M Strahan, J Suksi

Graduate Programs Committee Minutes of March 23, 2011 NSF 2137, 7:30-9:00 AM

Absent: Watts P, T Seethoff, D. Haynes, K Mann, L Faucett

1. Approval of Agenda - approved 2. Approval of minutes of February 16, 2011 - approved 3. Dean’s Report (Terry Seethoff) - absent 4. Chair’s Report (John Rebers) a. On-going NMU discussion about term-limit b. Math department proposal b.i. Extend invitation to attend April meeting c. M.R. will bring a Nursing proposal to the April meeting 5. Graduate Student Association Report (Krista Mann) – see below for report 6. New Business a. Excellence in Education Award Proposal Review (see Table at end of Minutes) b. Possible changes to expedite future review b.i. Use Moodle site (https://share.nmu.edu) to share documents, applications? b.i.1. This is the same framework as EduCat, providing a secure website that registered individuals can log into using their NMU usernames and passwords. There are lots of benefits to using this system for discussions, for storing, passing and editing documents and for coordinating committee business. b.i.2. Can we set this up to allow graduate students to submit directly to the site? b.ii. Should we consider changing format for proposals to make review simpler – i.e., shorter proposals, other changes?

Names Decision Comments Boulton B Approve Buel K Approve Carlson B Approve Danesi D Pending -Materials purchased are NMU property and remain / return (e.g., tent / backback) Daniels E Pending -IRB approval Daugherty J Pending -email approval from IRB chair forwarded to Chair Rebers

1 Debiak A Approve Denryter K Approve Duby K Pending -Approval of accepted presentation at conference Emily Durkin Approve Engelhard E Approve -low ranking if necessary to differentiate Fawcett S Approve -NOTE: student/advisor notified that editing should be removed prior to final draft submission Gagnon C Approve Gazza N Approve Growe-Raney A Pending -Approval of acceptance for presentation at conference Hackler R Reject -connection to plan of study / current thesis -quality of proposal -letter of support implies -clearer connection to last year EE Hilleman A Approved $1,270 -Budget justification is not clear beyond approved $1,270 Iwanaga S Approve Iwinski K Approve -NOTE: student/advisor notified that editing should be removed prior to final draft submission Kovala K Approve Leibenguth S Approve Mahoney C Approve $1,445.50 Malick S Approve Mead L Approve Meyers J Approve $1,425 -budget states 8 nights at $75 – but proposal is for 8 days and 7 nights Moir D Pending -enrollment in summer course (the application does not list course for summer) -camera & tri pod are NMU property Palmer J Approve Peters M Approve Petushek E Pending -graduating in May? Clarify date -conference is potentially after graduation Pinskey J Approve Pomeroy E Approve Schminke-Yaussy V Approve Sha J Approve Thibado V Approve Thominet L Approve Witbeck C Pending -Materials purchased are NMU property and

2 remain / return (e.g., tent / backback)

3 Graduate Student Association Report GPC Meeting March 23, 2011

 Last month we volunteered at the Dog Sled race and held a dinner and bowling social event.  GSA won the Real World Experience Superior Edge Logging Competition, meaning we logged more hours than any other student organization for this edge.  Graduate Student Week will be held April 11-15. o The event will feature a “Let’s Chat” session with the administration and possibly a speaker on Monday or Tuesday. o As well as a panel for undergraduates who are interested in apply for graduate school. GSA members from various departments will sit on the panel which will be on Wednesday, April 13 at 5PM in LRC 235A. Please encourage any undergraduate students interested in grad school to attend. o We will also be, once again, supporting the Celebration of Student Research with promotion. This year we will also have our own poster/table at the celebration to promote the GSA. o And finally we are in the process of setting up a volunteering activity and social for that Friday.  Planning for the Fall 2011 Graduate Professional Development Conference is also underway, lead by Co-Coordinators Heather Munsche and Erik Maillard. o If you are interested in presenting at the conference or know of a particular need that could be address during this event, please e-mail [email protected].