GRADUATE COUNCIL
The Graduate Council is the governing body acting on behalf of the Graduate Faculty of the University. Graduate Council’s authority is derived from its definition and charge in the Faculty Manual to make advisory recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School on graduate programs and curriculum, formulation and implementation of Graduate School policies, and the establishment and enforcement of standards of graduate work. Complete information on the Graduate Council and its work is available in the Graduate Council Manual.
Graduate Council has twenty-one (21) members and is comprised of eighteen (18) Graduate Faculty members, one (1) graduate student representative, the Dean of the Graduate School, and the Associate or Assistant Dean of the Graduate School who serves as Council Secretary. Nine (9) Graduate Faculty members are elected by the Graduate Faculty and nine (9) Graduate Faculty members are appointed by the President of the University. The student member is appointed by the President of the University who has designated the responsibility of electing the student member to the Graduate Student Association. The eighteen (18) Graduate Faculty members and the one (1) student member are voting members. The Dean of the Graduate School and the Council Secretary are non-voting members.
Graduate Council Meetings
Meetings of the Graduate Council during the
2009-2010 academic year are scheduled for
the 4th Monday of each month at 2 pm except for the December (2nd Monday)
meeting held before semester break and the summer May (4th Monday, 11:30 am)
meeting held prior to the Board of Trustees summer meeting.
Meetings are held in Room 311 of the Byrnes Building unless otherwise announced. Meetings are open, except for agenda items pertaining to personnel or student files, and all faculty and staff are invited to attend.
Click on date for each meeting's agenda.
Meetings are held in Room 311 of the Byrnes Building unless otherwise announced. Meetings are open, except for agenda items pertaining to personnel or student files, and all faculty and staff are invited to attend.
Click on date for each meeting's agenda.
- August 24, 2009 Mon. 2:00 PM
- September 28, 2009 Mon. 2:00 PM
- October 26, 2009 Mon. 2:00 PM
- November 23, 2009 Mon. 2:00 PM
- December 7, 2009 Mon. 2:00 PM - Canceled
- January 25, 2010 Mon. 2:00 PM
- February 22, 2010 Mon. 2:00 PM
- March 22, 2010 Mon. 2:00 PM
- April 26, 2010 Mon. 2:00 PM
- May 24, 2010 Mon. 11:30 AM