Charge
- To review and recommend to the Council of Deans new graduate curricula and programs proposed by the various departments and colleges
- To review existing graduate offerings and make appropriate recommendations to the Council of Deans
- To initiate and recommend policies relevant to graduate degree requirements, grading and credit policies, academic standards, and related matters
- To review and recommend faculty for graduate status
- To act as an academic appeal body for graduate students
Annual Report: The Faculty Senate requests that this council provide a written report to the Faculty Senate by October 1 of each year.
Membership
- Department chairs are appointed by the Faculty Senate, one from each of the academic colleges. No other department chair may serve on the council.
- Graduate faculty members with the rank of assistant professor or above are appointed by the Faculty Senate, one from each academic college.
- Each academic college, according to the procedure for appointing college committees, appoints one faculty member.
- One graduate student is appointed by the senate, one graduate student is appointed by the Graduate Council, and one graduate student is elected by the Student Government Association.
The associate provost and dean of the graduate school serves as chair of the Graduate Council. The council elects its secretary. The provost and the registrar serve as ex officio, non-voting members. Members serve four-year terms on a rotating basis for each of the first three categories. Students serve one-year terms.
Members
| Member | Term | Title |
| Angela Barlow | Permanent | Dean of the Graduate School, Chair |
| Brent Hill | 2024 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair, CNSM |
| Jeff Hill | 2024 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair, COB |
| Kevin Garrison | 2025 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair, CHBS |
| Louis Nadelson | 2025 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair, COE |
| Ty Hawkins | 2026 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair, CAHSS |
| Tamara Haselkorn | 2025 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty, CNSM |
| Mark McMurtrey | 2026 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty, COB |
| Heather Martens | 2024 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty, CHBS |
| Alana Reid | 2025 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty, CAHSS |
| Amy Thompson | 2026 | Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty, COE |
| Matt Connolly | 2024 | College Appointment, CNSM |
| Karen Oxner | 2025 | College Appointment, COB |
| Heather Hudson | 2025 | College Appointment, CHBS |
| John Parrack | 2024 | College Appointment, CAHSS |
| Odunola Oyeniyi | 2026 | College Appointment, COE |
| VACANT | 2022 | Faculty Senate, Graduate Student Appt. |
| Macy Geddes | 2022 | Graduate Council, Graduate Student Appt. |
| VACANT | 2022 | SGA, Graduate Student Appt. |
| Dean Covington | Permanent | Director of Library, ex-officio and non-voting |
| Vicky Summers | Permanent | Registrar, ex-officio and non-voting |
Meetings
X-period the third Thursday, each month. On call other times as needed.
Reports to
Provost
Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
Page last updated: June 9, 2022