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 registrar and the director of the library 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
Michael Mills
Interim Dean of the Graduate School, Chair
Permanent
Brent Hill
COSE
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair
2028
Jeff Hill
COB
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair
2028
Kevin Garrison
CHBS
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair
2025
Jeff Whittingham
COE
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair
2025
Ty Hawkins
CAHSS
Faculty Senate Appointment, Chair
2026
Tamara Haselkorn
COSE
Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty
2025
Mark McMurtrey
COB
Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty
2026
Adam Bruenger
CHBS
Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty
2028
Glenn Jellenik
CAHSS
Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty
2025
Susan Perry
COE
Faculty Senate Appointment, Graduate Faculty
2028
Ben Cash
COSE
College Appointment
2028
Karen Oxner
COB
College Appointment
2025
Heather Hudson
CHBS
College Appointment
2025
Benjamin Thorburn
CAHSS
College Appointment
2028
Odunola Oyeniyi
COE
College Appointment
2026
VACANT
Faculty Senate, Graduate Student Appt.
VACANT
Graduate Council, Graduate Student Appt.
Laura Marshall
SGA, Graduate Student Appt.
Rodney Lippard
Director of Library, ex-officio and non-voting
Permanent
Vicky Summers
Registrar, ex-officio and non-voting
Permanent
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