The Graduate Council shall consist of the deans of the Graduate College as ex officio nonvoting members, thirteen members elected from the graduate faculty, and four graduate students chosen by the Graduate Student Senate for one-year terms.
Faculty representation on the Graduate Council shall consist of eleven collegiate representatives and two at-large representatives. One collegiate representative shall be elected by the graduate faculty of each of the colleges of Business, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health. Three collegiate representatives shall be elected by the graduate faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The two at-large representatives shall be elected by the graduate faculty as a whole.
The Graduate Council holds meetings every two weeks while school is in session. The Graduate Council serves as the executive committee of the graduate faculty, assisting and advising the dean in the conduct of college business.
See Part 2, Section XVI of the Graduate College Manual: Membership, Duties of the Council, Term of Office for Faculty Members, Presiding Officer, Advisory Committee, Election Procedure for Faculty Members
Graduate Council Members 2020-2021
Member | Department | Term Expires |
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Azeez Butali | Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine | 2021 |
William Doucette | Pharmacy Practice and Science | 2021 |
Kate Gfeller | School of Music | 2021 |
Paul Hribar | Accounting | 2021 |
Diane Huber | Nursing | 2021 |
Patrick O'Shaughnessy | Occupational & Environmental Health | 2021 |
David Cwiertny | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2022 |
Jiyeon Kang | Communication Studies | 2022 |
Naomi Greyser | American Studies | 2022 |
Vladimir Badovinac | Pathology | 2023 |
Tori Forbes | Chemistry | 2023 |
Lesa Hoffman | Psych & Quant Foundations | 2023 |
Sue Gardner | Nursing | 2023 |
Student Members | Representative for: | Term Expires |
Jessica DeYoung | Physical, Mathematical & Engineering | 2021 |
Emma Gabriele | Fine Arts & Humanities | 2021 |
Kody Waldstein | Biological & Medical Sciences | 2021 |
John Piegors (GSS pres) | Social Sciences & Education | 2021 |
Ex Officio Members | Department | |
John Keller, Chair | Graduate College | |
Heidi Arbisi-Kelm | Graduate College | |
Shelly Campo | Graduate College | |
Wendy Danger | Graduate College | |
Jennifer Teitle | Graduate College | |
Steve Varga | Graduate College |