Graduate Studies Committee

The Graduate Studies Committee is a sub-committee of the University Senate. It determines Graduate Studies policy and is responsible for graduate curriculum and standards. The voting membership comprises ten members of the faculty (one from each academic college and a second member from each of the colleges with the most graduate programs; three-year terms), and two graduate students (one-year terms), one of whom is the President of the Graduate Students Association. The Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies and the Dean of University Libraries are ex officio members. Subcommittees of the Graduate Studies Committee review new and changed graduate courses, review applications for Graduate Faculty status, and make selections for graduate student awards.

The committee meets on the second Friday of the month during the academic year (if necessary, there may be occasional extra meetings). The meeting starts at 2 p.m. in the Conference Room 333 at Administration Building. Items for the agenda should be submitted to the Dean at least one week before the meeting.

The members of the Graduate Studies Committee for 2011-2012 are: