MINUTES OF THE GRADUATE COUNCIL MEETING
Fidel Center – Collaboration Room – Graduate Office
The Graduate Council Meeting was called to order at 3:52 P.M. on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 in Fidel Center – Collaboration Room – Graduate Office. Members present: Lorie Liebrock, Chairman, Snezna Rogelj, Clint Richardson, Penny Boston, Nikolai Kalugin, Ivan Avramidi, Jamie Kimberly, Frank Reinow, Others who attended were: Tom Engler, William Stone, Sara Grijalva, Bryan Watson, George Becker
for Mark Samuels, Ken Minschwaner for Michelle Creech-Eakman and Andrei Zagrai.
1).Call for Approval of Minutes:
The chairman called for approval of minutes of November 11, 2014 meeting. Minschwaner made the motion to approve the minutes, Boston seconded the motion. All approved and the motion passed.
a.Minority Fellowships- 2 Slot still available – (Liebrock)
The Dean asked for nominations for 2 Minority Fellowship that are available.
Must be US minority citizen, low income, FASFA must be filled out. Department
must provide ΒΌ time contract. Nomination needed as soon as possible so contracts can
b. Other – No Announcements.
a.Clery Act – (Liebrock) –
The Dean reminded Penny Boston that she has not received information regarding
site control outside of NM Tech and all departments need to turn in contracts that they
have on site control outside of NM Tech.
b. Other – No Other Old Business.
a.Legislative Sessions Proposal- (Liebrock)-
The Dean has received 13 proposals with 8 slots available. Each department was asked to give a brief description on the student they had selected for their poster. The council voted on which department they thought should be selected. Below are the results of the voting:
Biology- 10, Computer Science Engineering - 7, Petroleum- 12, Mechanical Engineering-
10, Physic- 3, Materials- 3, Math -11, Environmental Engineering -11, E&ES- 13.
The Dean stated that the students chosen must be willing to participate and attend and present their poster. This event will be held on January 30
at the East and West Halls of History in Santa Fe. The meeting with the Legislature begins at 8:00, meeting with students at 9:00. NM Tech will provide transportation.
b.Ithenticate- (McElroy) –
Because the meeting was running late the Dean postponed Megan's presentation of Ithenticate.
c. Proquest Demo -(McElroy) –
The Dean stated that Proquest is live and students need to start using it.
Megan's presentation of Proquest will be postponed for another time.
5.)Student Questions and Concerns: (GSA Representative) – (Bryan Watson) –
Brian Watson announced that last year they held an inter disciplinary symposium and would like to do the same this year and asked for any suggestions.
6).Adjournment – The Dean made a motion to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 5:03P.M.