Graduate College Council

The Graduate College Council acts as the primary deliberative and representative body of the Graduate College. It consists of faculty members who are nominated and elected as the representatives of graduate programs within the academic colleges as well as one graduate student from each college.

The purpose of Council meetings is to:

  • discuss issues relevant to all aspects of graduate education
  • develop and propose university-wide policies that support and improve common aspects of graduate programs for submission to the Faculty Senate 
  • approve proposed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary graduate programs for submission to the University Faculty Senate Graduate Studies Committee

These meetings are open to all faculty with secondary appointments in the Graduate College. The Graduate College bylaws below outline the exact structure and function of the Graduate Council.

The Executive Committee is made up of one representative from each academic college and one voting graduate student representative. Executive Committee members are elected yearly from the elected faculty members of the Council and one of the three voting graduate students. The Committee members shall elect a Secretary from the Committee membership who shall serve both the Executive Committee and the Council.

Executive Committee members are elected annually by the Council members by June 1 in the spring semester to begin a one-year term starting on September 1 of the following academic year. The Executive Committee chair is elected by the Council and presides over the Executive Committee and Council meetings.

The Secretary shall keep a record of official actions of the Committee and the Council and post minutes on the College website. The Dean or their designee may attend Executive Committee meetings but will only vote in the case of a tie.

The Executive Committee has the following authorities and responsibilities:

  1. to establish the agenda for Council meetings;
  2. to refer appropriate matters to a standing or ad hoc committee of the College;
  3. to call special meetings of the Council;
  4. to make recommendations to the Council for action on any matter related to the College;
  5. to investigate any condition that could affect the College’s academic freedom or that of any of its members. The committee shall report its findings to the College Council and faculty;
  6. to discharge any other responsibility or authority that the Council assigns to the Executive Committee.

Jeff Buler - CANR

Michael Fields - CAS

Jessica Sowa - Biden School

Lindsay Naylor - CEOE

Teomara Rutherford - CEHD

John Slater – COE

Ho Ming Chow - CHS

Siyan Wang -  Lerner College

Max Bobbin – Graduate Student Representative

This committee is composed of one faculty member from each of the other colleges, who serve renewable two-year terms, one graduate student, and one representative chosen by the Dean. This committee reviews and evaluates:

  1. graduate courses and curricula that originate within the Graduate College (e.g., Multi-College interdisciplinary programs);
  2. new or provisional University-wide academic policies and degree requirements;
  3. changes in the structure of academic programs that originate within the College;
  4. developments in graduate teaching and curricula that may affect the
    University; and
  5. other matters related to graduate educational affairs.

Committee Resources

Jeff Buler–CANR

TBD–CAS

Laura Desimone–CEHD (and Biden School), Chair

Clara Chan–CEOE

Jennifer Horney–CHS

Bramie Lenhoff–COE

Siyan Wang–LCBE

Mike Michaud (Biden)–GSG

Mary Martin–Graduate College

This committee consists of three faculty members, one of whom shall be chair, three graduate students chosen by the Graduate Student Government, one representative chosen by the Dean, and the Vice President (or designee) for Student Life. The Chair is selected and approved by a vote of the Committee at the beginning of each term. Committee members serve two year renewable terms, which should be staggered insofar as possible.

This committee makes recommendations bearing upon the care and support of graduate, professional, and post-doctoral students. It advises the College Dean on the implementation of rules and regulations enacted by the Graduate Council or the Faculty Senate. The committee advises on matters such as graduate student financial aid, graduate student housing, graduate student counseling and placement, and graduate student health and mental health. It may meet with the directors of administrative units responsible for these matters at the request of the directors or at the discretion of the chairperson of the committee. Recommendations, which may be in the form of resolutions, may be routed from this committee either through the Council or directly to the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Life for consideration for approval.

LaRuth McAfee-Graduate College

Faculty:

Amy Griffin-CAS

TBD-COE

Rae Chresfield-Student Wellbeing

Graduate Student Representatives:

Eric Sterin

Ollie Carter

Masooma Sarfraz

More Information to be Announced this Fall.

Jeff Buler* CANR / ENWC
Deb Jaisi CANR / PLSC
Adil Bentahar* (sabbatical fall 2024) CAS / ELI/AA
Andrew Teplyakov CAS / Chem/Biochem
Ben Stanley (fall rep, spring alt) CAS / English
Cristina Guardiola-Griffiths CAS / Languages Listeratures & Cultures
Erica Selva CAS / Biological Sciences
Federica Bianco CAS / Physics & Astronomy
Ikem Okoye CAS / Art History
Jingmei Qiu CAS / Mathematics
Mieke Eeckhaut CAS / Anthropology, Fashion & Apparel Studies, Sociology, Criminal Justice
Paul Brewer CAS / Communication
Peter Mende-Siedlecki CAS / Psychological & Brain Sciences
Philip Gentry CAS / Art, Design, Music, Theatre
Rebecca Davis CAS / History
Teomara Rutherford* CEHD / Education
Tia Barnes CEHD / Human Development & Family Science
Jeremy Firestone CEOE / Marine Science and Policy
Lindsay Naylor* CEOE / Geography & Spatial Sciences
Ho Ming Chow* CHS / CSCD
Kimberly Walker CHS / MMS
Melissa Witman CHS / KAAP
Sharon Dudley-Brown CHS / NURS
Dawn Elliott COE / BME
Dennis Prather COE / Electrical and Computer Engineering
Joe Feser COE / ME
John Slater* COE / Biomedical Engineering
Mar COE / CBE
Mark Nejad COE / Civil and Environmental Engineering
Rui Zhang COE / Computer and Information Sciences
X. Lucas Lu COE / ME
Hamed Mahmudi LCBE / Finance
Jeremy Tobacman* LCBE / Economics
Kurt Norder LCBE / Business Administration
Michael Jung LCBE / Accounting & MIS
Tim Webb LCBE / Hospitality, Sport & Business Management
Jessica Sowa* Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Kalim Shah Biden School of Public Policy and Administration
Lou Rossi Ex-officio / Graduate College
Miguel Garcia-Diaz Ex-officio / Research

 

GSG Representatives

Meredith Lewis CANR
Alan Parkes CAS
Matthew Van Biden School of Public Administration
Romain Richaud CEOE
Guba CEHD
Stergios Bachoumas COE
Kristin Kelly CHS
Tejas Kshemkalyani LCBE
Max Bobbin Executive Council

Council Meetings

The Council meets at least monthly during the regular fall and spring semesters. More frequent meetings can be called by a majority vote of the Graduate College Executive Committee or by petition of at least twenty percent of the Council members. Council meetings are open to all members of the College Faculty and invited guests.

The purposes of Council meetings are to:

  1. discuss issues relevant to all aspects of graduate education,
  2. develop and propose university-wide policies, which support and improve common aspects of graduate programs, for submission to the Faculty Senate, and
  3. approve proposed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary graduate programs for submission to the University Faculty Senate Graduate Studies Committee.