Dean Carr gave an informative history of the Graduate program as it relates to admissions policies. The current admissions policy stems from a discrimination lawsuit in the 1970s, and a subsequent Consent Decree from the mid-1980s which froze admissions requirements. It is possible for individual departments to develop a set of standards in addition to the Graduate College standards, but these must be approved by the Graduate College and by the University Attorney. Rachel Parker indicated her willingness to work with any department in developing these standards, but the process takes two to three years. Jerry Kiser said Educational Resources is developing guidelines for their department.
Nursing already has standards in place.
Kim Weatherford No report. Judy McKibbin Judy McKibbin submitted a resolution draft which the Senate edited. She will re-write the resolution and present it for a vote at the January meeting. Kelly Gregg said the Art Dept. faculty indicated they would be interested in possibly having bench design as a student project. Fall break Kelly Gregg distributed a sample university calendar illustrating the possibility for a Fall Break in October.