GRADUATE COUNCIL
The
Graduate Council meets every Wednesday 12:10p.m.,
Gallagher Business Building, Room 202
Admissions Standards Guidelines (2/14/08)
Predoctoral Associates Document
Functions:
- Promote,
review, and evaluate graduate programs to ensure vitality, currency,
and quality;
- Review
and make recommendations on all requests for new programs, for
deletions of programs, and for curriculum additions or changes
by departments and schools;
- Consider
suggested changes in Graduate School regulations as published
in the graduate catalog;
- Consider
issues raised by graduate students relating to regulations of
specific graduate programs or their welfare;
- Initiate
and supervise interdisciplinary graduate programs in response
to national, regional, or state needs, or to the desires and
needs of sufficient numbers of graduate students.
- Decide
on substantive matters relating to graduate programs, curricula,
general Graduate School regulations, etc., and forward decisions
to the Faculty Senate and to the Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs for final approval.
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Membership:
The committee shall consist of 12 faculty members (to be appointed
by the President for staggered three-year terms from nominees
submitted by ECOS), the Dean of the Graduate School (or his
or her designee), and two graduate students (appointed by ASUM).
Faculty shall be representative of the Senate voting groups.
Each faculty member nominated to this committee must have an
appointment in a department or school with a graduate program
and be active in that program.
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