GRADUATE COUNCIL MINUTES
May 3, 2022
Present: Wissam AbouAlaiwi, Defne Apul, Brian Ashburner, Larissa Barclay, Sharon Barnes, Dan Boden, Jonathan Bossenbroek, Frank Calzonetti, Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Wendy Cochrane, Heather Conti, Jim Ferris, Bashar Gammoh, David Giovannucci, William Gunning, Daniel Hammel, Ali Imami (GSA), Andrea Kalinoski, John Laux, Abraham Lee, Linda Lewin, Mike Mallin, Bindu Menon, Leslie Neyland-Brown, Jeanine Refsnider-Streby, Patty Relue, Connie Schall, Beth Schlemper, Rebecca Schneider, Martha Sexton, Zahoor Shah, Alessandro Arsie (for Ekaterina Shemyakova), Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Amy Thompson, Jerry Van Hoy, Kandace Williams.
Absent: Mohamed Samir Hefzy, Kenneth Kilbert, Ruslan Slutsky, Varun Vaidya, Rebecca Zietlow.
Excused: Gary Insch.
Guests: Svetlana Beltyukova, Elissa Falcone, Teri Green, Tim Mueser.
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Approval of Minutes
The meeting was called to order and roll called.
Executive Reports
Report of the Executive Committee of the Graduate Council
On behalf of Graduate Council, Chair, Dr. David Giovannucci thanked Council for the honor and privilege to serve as Chair for the 2021-2022 year. He reported:
A year ago, a newly elected chair, chair-elect, past chair, and members of the executive committee began to chart our way in the midst of a pandemic, fiscal challenges, and with lots of uncertainty—a theme we all have dealt with over recent years and continue to weather. We met to discuss the Reimaging COGS document and the plan forward for the future of the college with the Provost; welcomed Dr. Thompson as the new Acting Dean of COGS and Dr. LaFleur Small as the new Vice-Provost for Academic Administration and Faculty Affairs; and populated our standing committees in anticipation of the return of our colleagues on the Council in the Fall.
In the last academic year, we continued to hold meetings of the Council and Executive Committee in WebEx format where the topics for GC meetings included the updates from Acting Dean Thompson on COGS staffing and new initiatives, discussion on the proposal for year-long registration, an endorsement of the University vaccine requirement, and implications of a new budget model for COGS organization and function. GC discussed council member and graduate student concerns and implications regarding the student deregistration plan, graduate student health insurance and campus parking. We remain attentive to these issues but were pleased by the President’s commitment and ongoing efforts to roll the graduate students in to the employee health benefits pool, a move that promises to reduce the cost of healthcare for our students.
GC also discussed the pros and cons of eliminating Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) as requirement for admission to improve access, reduce inequity and enhance recruitment efforts. Guest presentations on topics of interest to GC including mental health resources available to graduate students and faculty, the Higher Learning Commission final report, our membership with the National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity, assessment and accreditation, and open access publishing opportunities at UT and the President committed to regular meetings with the Council and the Executive Committee each semester, and visited with us several times over the last year to provide updates and discuss an array of important issues.
In regular business, Dr. Timothy Mueser and Curriculum Committee provided review and solicited Council approval of course modifications, new course proposals and certificates; Dr. Svetlana Beltyukova and Membership Committee provided report of new and renewal of graduate faculty appointments; while Dr. Kalinoski and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee has begun the ongoing process to review and suggest updates to our bylaws. We are indebted to the chairs and members of these important and active committees.
In other service, I was honored to represent GC at Dr. Postel’s Investiture as the 18th president of UT and at the 2021 Fall Commencement and Doctoral Hooding and Graduate Ceremony. Our members participated in meetings with the HLC accreditation team members and contributed to a variety of special committees including leadership Search Committees, Strategic Planning, strategic reinvestment, and graduate student proposal review and teaching assistant allocation. We also set up a process to partner with Faculty Senate to develop or review policies that have implications for graduate students and faculty including faculty certification and student misconduct. In addition, at the April 5th Council we recognized the Graduate Student Association Research Awards recipients. Ten of our exceptional graduate students (4 from the College of Medicine & Life Sciences, 4 from College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and 2 from College of Health and Human Services) presented their research projects, acknowledged their mentors, and indicated how the awards would facilitate their advancement.
After 2 years in the wilderness of the pandemic, I am extremely pleased that we have
returned our in-person Council meeting.
The work continues: search for a new Provost, Vice Provost, plans for leadership for
the College of Graduate Studies, the slow roll out of a new budget model, strategic
planning, and other initiatives. It seems like the only thing that is certain is uncertainty,
but I am confident with our colleagues in this body and with the leadership of Chair
Wissam AbouAlaiwi, we will meet these new challenges head on and continue to effectively
advocate for graduate education and for the graduate faculty and 4000 graduate students
that we represent.
Chair Giovannucci read the following resolution in recognition of Dr. Amy Thompson and thanked her immensely for all her transparency and leadership.
In Recognition of Amy Thompson, Ph.D.
WHEREAS, Dr. Amy Thompson served the University of Toledo with distinction as Senior Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Acting Dean of College of Graduate Studies.
WHEREAS, Dr. Thompson’s leadership in the College of Graduate Studies was critical to the success of graduate programs at the University of Toledo, and
WHEREAS, Dr. Thompson has been a transparent leader and advocate for graduate programs and graduate students at the University of Toledo.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The University of Toledo Graduate Council extends its deepest gratitude to Dr. Amy Thompson for her leadership in challenging times.
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RESOLUTION
In Recognition of Ali Imami
WHEREAS, Dr. Ali Imami has provided outstanding leadership and service to the Graduate Student Association as President during the 2021-2022 academic year.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The University of Toledo Graduate Council extends its deepest gratitude to Dr. Ali Imami for his dedication to the Graduate Student Association and for his participation as a member of the Graduate Council Executive Committee.
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We have not done this in the past but felt it was appropriate to recognize Dr. Frank Calzonetti. Although he is not leaving, his efforts are worth recognizing.
RESOLUTION
In Recognition of Frank Calzonetti, Ph.D.
WHEREAS, Dr. Frank Calzonetti has provided dedicated and outstanding leadership to Graduate Council as Vice President for Research.
WHEREAS, Dr. Calzonetti has effectively dealt with many challenges and resolved many issues during difficult times to support the research endeavors of the Graduate Council, graduate faculty and graduate students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The University of Toledo Graduate Council extends its deepest gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Frank Calzonetti for his continuing efforts as Vice President for Research.
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RESOLUTION
In Recognition of Teresa Hayes-Lepiarz
WHEREAS, Terri Hayes-Lepiarz has provided dedicated and outstanding support to Graduate Council and the Executive Committee of the Graduate Council.
WHEREAS, Terri Hayes-Lepiarz has effectively dealt with many challenges and helped resolve many issues during difficult times to support the Graduate Council, graduate faculty, and graduate students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The University of Toledo Graduate Council extends its deepest gratitude and appreciation to Terri Hayes-Lepiarz for her continuing and valuable support.
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Chair Giovannucci thanked Ms. Hayes for everything she has done, for her expertise and institutional knowledge.
Report of the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of the College of Graduate Studies
Dr. Amy Thompson, Senior Vice Provost of Academic Affairs and Acting Dean, College
of Graduate Studies provided the following updates:
Nearly a year ago, I was appointed to serve as the activity of the College of graduate
studies and at the time I had no idea that this really was really one of the most
important roles of my career. I can’t thank enough the team in COGS and professional
individuals that work so hard. It's very bittersweet that I will be leaving for Wright
State on June 1st to become the Provost there. This is the, my home for the last 15
years.
She expressed her appreciation and overwhelming pride with Graduate Council, COGS and the Graduate Student Enrollment and Student Success Taskforce. She here expressed her extreme pride in the following accomplishments over the past year:
Graduate Student Orientation
Overhauled graduate orientation which greatly improved the experience for our graduate students. Teri Green spearheaded and did a terrific job.
Slate Implementation
Credit belongs to Adam Bohland, Julie Quinonez and Elissa Falcone for their work,
which was mothing short of a miracle, in standing up Slate for graduate admissions.
Slate will be fantastic tool not only for application process but also to efficiently
communicate with potential students.
Graduate Student Enrollment and Student Success Taskforce
Developed a new graduate student success taskforce for brainstorming, solving problems and solving student success data, graduation persistence, getting dashboards and equity. I love this group. My team will meet again tomorrow where I will introduce our plan. We look at access, student success and ways to market our programs and we have great data.
Our MAC fellows did a needs assessment of our graduate students and their needs as we stand up our Graduate Student Success Center. Our data is in this plan. I think it would be great that this plan gets presented and discussed in this body for feedback and should needs assessment.
Equity, Inclusion and Belonging plan
We developed an equity, inclusion and belonging plan, under Teri Green’s leadership.
Shared positions between COGS and Enrollment Management
We re-organized and shared positions to allow cost sharing and efficiencies with the
Division of Enrollment Management.
Graduate Student Success Center
We created a the first ever Graduate Student Success Center that is fully operational,
with a director and two Ph.D. student coaches.
New process for Pipeline Programs
We developed a process for the development of pipeline programs.
COGS Outstanding Alumni
COGS inaugural alumni named, Dr. Joseph Dake and he will partake in the homecoming
festivities and gala in the fall.
UToledo Day of Giving
COGS partnered with UToledo’s Day of Giving to raise funds to support the Graduate
Student Success Center.
Funding and Marketing for Graduate Education
We obtained graduate funding from marketing and hired a new Director of Enrollment
of Communications, Adam Lee, to support graduate programs. A strategic hire to hire
support graduate programs that do not have marketing materials. We already have a
word at $75K about 70,000 in marketing dollars for 3 graduate programs that desperately
needed some funding. If our new budget gets approved we should have about $250K of
marketing money that graduate programs will be able to access, which we've never had
coming out of COGS.
RFP Process Graduate Assistantship Funding
We launched a new RFP process for determining GA/TA allocations to equalize how they
were done. Some colleges, such as Nursing, did not have TAs before. We had a tremendous
group that reviewed from a data-driven approach.
New GRE/GMAT requirements
Programs would apply to request reinstatement with evidence given to require GRE and
GMAT entrance tests. It is an accessibility issue that will help with enrollment.
Dean Thompson stated that she is grateful for the opportunity to serve in this role and that it has been a privilege. In looking back, we can see that we have moved forward and that makes me proud to know that we have accomplished so much together.
My last formal duty will be commencement May 6 and 7, 2022. It is an exciting time to see our graduate students walk and get hooded, and is a reflection of all the great work that you do with our students. She thanked Council for letting her work with them.
Discussion:
Q: How can existing graduate marketing funds be accessed?
A: Dean Thompson replied that her successor, to be determined, will help develop criteria,
such as capacity to grow and market analysis will be key along with money already
awarded. $250K seems like a lot but it is not when you consider that so we do with
that already are things like purchasing search terms so that when they type in Liberal
Arts or Studies and UToledo comes up, digital and social media, and of course, print
materials, which many programs do not have.
Q: Is there a geographic area that international students are more likely to choose?
A: We have two different contracts. Our graduate enrollment management group which
includes Victor Finch. The first piece We have been translating our materials into
different languages.
The HEAT analysis shows a lot of interest from different place, but particularly strong
in India. The second piece is recruitment contract with IDP, that for students would
be full-paying, staying two semesters, we pay then pay the recruiter $3000. We had
cap as a pilot of 2500 students. In further conversations with Dave Meredith, it is
evident that the ROI is huge. They believe we can get lots of additional funding to
continue that pipeline. Dave Meredith had data for the enrollment group indicating
there is already interest in a variety of our programs. We are in the beginning stages
of seeing some yield.
Q: As there may be a transition period with your replacement before your departure,
do you know what the budget allocation will be on the RFP procedure you started? Will
it continue or be up to the new Dean?
A: I have not been involved in those conversations, however right now, the whole conversation
has been that they should be included in the college budgets. The RFP process was
likely more of a transitional process to get us an idea of closer to truer college
budgets, and eventually, would be baked in as part of the budget moving forward. We
still have not made a decision about the RA support money is separate, sitting with
COGS, roughly $3 to 3 ½ million dollars because someone has to control that because
it is fluid with the amount and number of grants per college.
Report of the Vice President for Research
Dr. Frank Calzonetti thanked Dr. Amy Thompson and Dr. David Giovannucci for the opportunity
to work them this past year, it has been a pleasure.
o Staffing Challenges
This year has been challenging as our staff were raided by the University of Michigan,
Wayne State, and Ohio University. While it is a compliment that they think highly
of our well trained, valuable staff, it has been challenging to match their offers.
The good news is that we have been able fill some positions are still in the process
of filling others.
- Grants Coordinator
A new grants coordinator starting in about a week. - IRB
We lost Jeanette Eckard to Ohio University in our IRB area as we were unable to meet the demands of her offer. Mahesh Pillai is going to be taking over IRB and IACUC areas while we revisit the open positions. We are getting up to needed staffing levels to provide appropriate customer support. - Contracts
Good news that we received reinvestment funds for a much needed additional contract person. One position is overwhelming, not to mention if that person is out, we really needed support here. - Grants Writer
Able to keep grants writer, Simon Nyi, he is fantastic and reports to Eva English. - Technology Transfer
We lost Kashif Haque from technology transfer group. Steven Snider is working to reorganize and fill that position. He does a great job, but is moving to North Carolina.
o Research Council
URFO awarded $152K for summer, $94K for DeArce, $28K for interdisciplinary programs,
and $160K for research innovation – these are the ones where we see external reviews.
Quality of reviews and proposals were great. External reviews prove there is a lot
of good work here. We ask whether the environment is good to support the research
and every reviewer said the environment was good. Twenty years ago, comments were
‘this is a good idea but we don’t think the research environment is good enough to
support it’.
o Faculty Career
Awards Eva English works with cohort of faculty preparing career awards. This year,
we received 4 career awards, that is fantastic for a university of our size!
o Outstanding Researchers
Recognition event at the Cave on May 10, 20222 where the President and Provost will
be awarding recognition to 23 faculty members for their significant contributions,
scholarly and creative activity.
o Federal Funding
Worked a lot with U.S. Congress working with Van Scoyoc Associates Inc and saw success
with federal budgets receiving $138M that aligned with our interests into federal
programs where we have a competitive edge and history.
o R2 / R1 Carnegie research classification
We are working with Anne Fulkerson in Institutional Research to investigate moving
from R2 to R1 university. They really uncovered what we need to do what will move
the needle is non-stem research and development and more staffing and Ph.D.’s
o Thank you, Dr. Amy Thompson for everything you have done.
- Report of the Graduate Student Association
Deferred to present the Annual Report of the GSA in lieu of an executive report (see below and attached).
Information and Discussion Items
Annual Report of the Graduate Student Association
Ali Imami, President of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) provided an extensive report (see attached 5-page document). Provided below is the report introduction and list of activities and advocacy issues of the past year.
It is my great pleasure and honor to present the Annual Report for the Graduate Student Association for the academic year 2021-2022. It has been a long and eventful year for all of us and it gives me hope for the future to see all of you present in person for the first Graduate Council Meeting in two years. This gives me hope that things will back to the way they used to be soon.
First of all, I would like to thank the Council for their continued support for the GSA over the years and particularly during this year. The support of the council members and the GCEC, particularly Drs. Giovannucci and Thompson has been invaluable in the continued functioning and success of the GSA. - Parking
- Student Health Insurance
- Mental Health and Self-Care
- Chosen First Name policy support
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging support
- Student-Parent Task Force partnership
- Graduate Student Research Awards
In total, $19,847.00 were distributed to 10 worthy graduate students. - Midwest Graduate Research Symposium – April 16, 2022
GSA’s Flagship event, attracted over 80 attendees and 30 presenters from 11 different universities.
In conclusion, I would like to thank the graduate council for their continued support
of the GSA and its activities. It has been an immense honor for me to serve as the
president of the GSA and to present this report. I would like to thank Dr. Thompson,
Acting Dean of College of Graduate Studies for her support and her valuable mentorship
as I navigated these treacherous waters. I would also like to convey my gratitude
to Dr. Giovannucci, who has been a guiding light and role model of leadership for
me. I would also like to convey my thanks to President Postel for not only his support
indirectly, but also his direct intervention if and when the situation warranted it.
I would be remiss if I did not mention the entire staff at the College of Graduate
Studies, including, but not limited to, Terri Hayes, Teri Green and Mary Main for
their behind the scenes support to ensure that we continued to function without any
hindrance. Finally, I would like to thank my team and my executive board at the GSA
for standing by me and giving me a chance to serve the graduate student body.
Standing Committee Reports
Report of the Curriculum Committee
On behalf of the Curriculum Committee, Dr. Timothy Mueser, Chair, presented report
of curriculum approved for GC vote. Approved unanimously.
| Proposals Requiring GC Approval | |||||
| 108 | PCR | AR |
History |
History, PhD |
AR-HIST-PHD |
| 109 | NCP | HH | School of Population Health |
Political Determinants of Health |
HEAL 4960 |
| 111 | PCR | EN |
Undeclared |
Engineering, MS- General Engingeering concentrations |
EN-CYBS-MCS |
| 117 | CCR | EN |
Engineering Technology |
Mechanical Design II |
MET 200 |
| Proposals Approved by GCCC | |||||
| 110 | CCR | EN | Bioengineering | Physiology and Anatomy for Bioengineers | BIOE 5200 |
| 112 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical I Adult | NURS 5610 |
| 113 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical III: Complex, Chronic Illnesses | NURS 5830 |
| 114 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Project Seminar | NURS 7090 |
| 115 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practioner Clnical II: Common Acute, and Stable | NURS 7820 |
| 116 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical III: Complex Chronic Illnesses | NURS 7830 |
The report of curriculum modifications approved by the GCCC was provided for informational purposes:
| Proposals Approved by GCCC | |||||
| 110 | CCR | EN | Bioengineering | Physiology and Anatomy for Bioengineers | BIOE 5200 |
| 112 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical I Adult | NURS 5610 |
| 113 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical III: Complex, Chronic Illnesses | NURS 5830 |
| 114 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Project Seminar | NURS 7090 |
| 115 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practioner Clnical II: Common Acute, and Stable | NURS 7820 |
| 116 | CCR | NU | Nursing | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Clinical III: Complex Chronic Illnesses | NURS 7830 |
Report of the Membership Committee
Dr. Svetlana Beltyukova presented the committee’s reports both for Spring III 2022
for applications submitted between March 1 – April 11, 2022 and an annual report of
applications submitted and reviewed Summer 2021/Fall 2021/Spring 2022 semester. This
a great committee comprised of people step in when needed. The process working smoothly.
There are only a few instance of things for applicants to keep in mind:
- About 10% of applications were approved in a different category than requested, usually internal non-tenure track individuals who cannot have associate or full membership.
- External applicants from academic are usually awarded adjunct status, if not, special is the appropriate category.
- Pending situations are typically straight forward, sometimes chairs and deans miss endorsements. They are required.
- Non-terminal degree, applicant must verified of five years’ experience.
In a couple of cases, where an applicant does not have a terminal degree, we are consistent in reinforcing the criteria and must see in writing that chairs and deans have used an evaluative process that applicant have five years’ experience to terminal degree will help us avoid pending cases.
Terri Hayes was instrumental in working with our committee and updating the application to make as clear as possible.
Regarding pending applications, the committee and Terri Hayes can discuss how to best monitor and track.
The trend over the past four years has been the same, with the majority of applications are internal members applying for Full or Special membership.
Committee will conduct two reviews during summer 2022 in June and August.
Old Business
None.
New Business
None.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 1:43 pm.
May 3, 2022
Present: Wissam AbouAlaiwi, Marcelo Alvarado-Vargas, Defne Apul, Tomer Avidor-Reiss, Larissa Barclay, Sharon Barnes, Frank Calzonetti, Saurabh Chattopadhyay, Jim Ferris, Bashar Gammoh, David Giovannucci, Dan Hammel, Ahmad Javaid, Andrea Kalinoski, John Laux, Patrick Lawrence, Linda Lewin, Bindu Menon, Ling Na, Jeanine Refsnider-Streby, Patty Relue, Youssef Sari, Connie Schall, Martha Sexton, Zahoor Shah, Alessandro Arsie for (Ekaterina Shemyakova), Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Amy Thompson, Jerry Van Hoy, Kandace Williams.
Absent: Arun Anantharam, Brian Ashburner, Dan Boden, Noella Haughton, Rebecca Zietlow.
Excused: Gary Insch.
Guests: Elissa Falcone, Teri Green.
Call to Order, Roll Call, and Approval of Minutes
The meeting was called to order and roll called.
Executive Reports
Report of the Executive Committee of the Graduate Council
On behalf of Graduate Council, Chair, Dr. Wissam AbouAlaiwi reported:
Chair’s Introduction
Dr. AbouAlaiwi introduced himself as a Professor in Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Fellow of the American Heart Association. I have been serving on GC since 2017 and I look forward to working with you and learning a lot from past chair, David Giovannucci and the entire Council. Thank you for serving on this body.
Welcome New Members
Chair AbouAlaiwai welcomed new members and asked those present to take a moment to introduce themselves. New members introduced themselves. He read a resolution in recognition of past GC Chair for 2021-2022, Dr. David Giovannucci.
RESOLUTION
In Recognition of David Giovannucci
WHEREAS, Dr. David Giovannucci has provided steadfast and exceptional leadership to Graduate Council as Chair during the 2021-2022 academic year.
WHEREAS, Dr. Giovannucci has provided exemplary leadership in guiding lingering policies through committee review and Council vote, overseeing a substantial number of curricular proposals, supporting and advocating for graduate students’ needs, most importantly, student health insurance, representing the Graduate Council on the Strategic Planning Committee, and seamlessly leading the Graduate Council through remote meetings due to challenges presented by COVID-19.
WHEREAS, Dr. Giovannucci achieved considerable success in his mission to communicate the unique role of graduate faculty and graduate students to campus administrators and to facilitate presentations at Graduate Council in order to increase faculty knowledge of the many resources available to them and their graduate students.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that The University of Toledo Graduate Council extends its deepest gratitude and appreciation to Dr. David Giovannucci for his unassuming and unwavering leadership as Graduate Council Chair.
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Standing Committee Reports
None.
Old Business
None.
New Business
Election of officers 2022-2023
VICE CHAIR Nominations from both campuses
Tomer Avidor-Reiss - declined MC
Youssef Sari – declined HSC
Sharon Barnes – declined MC
Saurabh Chattopadhyay – not present HSC
Bindu Menon – declined, first year on Council HSC
Patrick Lawrence – accepted MC
Motion to close nominations. Motion seconded. Patrick Lawrence (MC) was elected by acclimation.
AT LARGE #1: Nominations from Main Campus and Health Science Campus
Arun Anantharam - Absent, but had acknowledged acceptance. HSC.
No other nominations. Motion to close. Motion seconded. Arun Anantharam elected by
acclimation.
AT LARGE #2 Nominations (from Main Campus) Campus
Jerry Van Hoy – accepted. MC.
No other nominations. Motion to close. Motion seconded. Jerry Van Hoy was elected
At Large #2 by acclimation.
AT LARGE #3 Nominations (from both campuses) Campus
Ahmad Javaid – accepted. MC.
No other nominations. Motion to close. Motion seconded. Ahmad Javaid elected by acclimation.
Process for populating standing committees for 2022-2023
Vice Chair works with current chairs and colleges to seat the committees. Membership
Committee does meet during the summer.
Vote on meeting logistics (In person/Virtual or both)
Chair AbouAlaiwi brough for discussion the topic of meeting logistics for the next
academic year. Discussion of the pros and cons ensured. A suggestion to hold most
of the meetings virtually and have a few face-to-face, primarily for in-depth, complex
discussion items in person, was the general consensus and Council was in agreement.
GCEC will discuss and distribute the tentative schedule for next academic year.
Adjournment
There being no further business, the Council adjourned at 2:10 p.m. The next meeting
will be in Fall 2022.