2024-2025 GRADUATE COUNCIL Standing Committees Members
Curriculum (12 Month)
The Curriculum Committee shall consist of one person from each college with Graduate Faculty and graduate programs, holding Full or Associate Membership, and one graduate student appointed by GSA. The duties of the Curriculum Committee shall be to make recommendations to GC on all new courses offered for graduate credit, both on and off campus, regardless of format, and on all new graduate degree programs and to review all changes to existing graduate degree programs and in graduate course title, credit hours, and catalogue description, and to recommend action to GC when changes are considered significant by the committee. At any time, the Curriculum Committee may approve routine changes limited to course title changes, course renumbering and course catalog description changes. These approvals will be reported as a consent agenda item to GC at the next scheduled GC meeting. The Curriculum Committee will take action on all curricular proposals within 30 business days of initial receipt of the proposal by GC. In late March each year, each Curriculum Committee member shall inquire into curriculum proposals forthcoming to the Curriculum Committee during the summer months and rationales for why approval during the summer is sought with their respective college curriculum authorities with an eye towards sharing this information with the Chair of the Curriculum Committee and the Vice Chair of GC.
Members listed alphabetically by academic college:
Arts and Letters - Patricia Case, Ph.D., Professor, Sociology
Business and Innovation - Mai Dao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Accounting
Education - Susanna Hapgood, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Teacher Education
Engineering - Samir Hefzy, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Health and Human Services - Abraham Lee, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Medicine and Life Sciences - Jianmin Zhang, Ph.D., Professor, Cell and Cancer Biology
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Tim Mueser, Ph.D., (Committee Chair), Professor, Chemistry
Nursing - Jennifer Devries, D.N.P., Assistant Professor, College of Nursing
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutial Sciences - Steven Peseckis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological Chemistry
Membership (12 Month)
The Membership Committee is empowered to make GF membership decisions. It shall consist of one person from each college with Graduate Faculty and graduate programs, who holds Full Membership on the Graduate Faculty. The duties of the Membership Committee shall be to review nominations and renewal applications for membership (see Article I) on the Graduate Faculty and to present their decisions in a report to GC. At the direction of GCEC, the Membership Committee may be convened to review and determine the membership status of an individual member of the Graduate Faculty.
Arts and Letters - Beth Schlemper, Ph.D., Professor, Geography
Business and Innovation - Jenell Wittmer, Ph.D., Professor, Management
Education - Svetlana Beltyukova, Ph.D., (Committee Chair), Professor, Research and Measurement
Engineering - Meysam Haghshenas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Health and Human Services - John Laux, Ph.D., Professor, Counseling Psychology
Medicine and Life Sciences - Guillermo Vazquez, Ph.D., Professor, Biochemistry, MSBS Medical Sciences
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Qian Chen, Ph.D., Professor, Biological Sciences
Nursing -
Fall 2024 -Joanne Ehrmin, Ph.D., Professor, Nursing, Adult Mental Health, Transcultural Nursing, Nurs. and Health
Care Policy, Popl Hlth
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - tbd
Graduate Student Affairs (9 Month)
The Graduate Student Affairs Committee shall consist of eight persons, four holding membership on the Graduate Faculty (at least one from each campus) and four officers of GSA or their appointed representatives. Among the GSA representatives at least one must be from colleges on the Main Campus and at least one from colleges on the Health Science Campus. Also, at least one of the faculty members of this committee must be a member of GC and will serve as the ex-officio, non-voting GC faculty representative in the GSA Executive Committee. The COGS Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall chair the Graduate Student Affairs Committee. The duties of the Committee shall be: to act as a liaison between Graduate Faculty, the University administration and GSA; to counsel GSA in resolving issues related to academic, professional and social programs; to assist the GSA in planning university-wide events; to deliberate on the selection of GSA Awards recipients from among nominees.
College of Graduate Studies - Dan Hammel, Ph.D., (Committee Chair)
Medicine and Life Sciences - Kandace Williams, Ph.D.,
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Jon Bossenbroek, Ph.D.,
Graduate Student Association - Addison Kittel, President, Graduate Student Association
Academic Standing Committee (12 Month)
The Academic Standing Committee shall consist of one person from each college with Graduate Faculty and graduate programs, holding Full or Associate Membership, and one graduate student appointed by GSA. The duties of the Academic Standing Committee shall be: to serve as a final body to hear (1) academic dishonesty appeals, (2) academic grade appeals, and (3) academic grievances of all graduate students. The procedures for each of these processes are detailed in the Graduate Student Handbook. A decision of the Committee shall be forwarded to the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of COGS for administrative implementation; and, may also serve as an advisory committee to the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of COGS on matters of policy related to academic standing.
Arts and Letters - James Ferris, Ph.D., Professor, Disability Studies
Business and Innovation - Ainsworth Bailey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Marketing and International Business
Education - Ruslan Slutsky, Ph.D., Professor, Early Childhood Education
Engineering - Ala Qattawi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Health and Human Services - Laura Schmeltzer, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy
Medicine and Life Sciences - Bindu Menon, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Medical Education
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Tim Mueser, Ph.D. (Committee Chair), Professor, Chemistry
Nursing - Larissa Barclay, DNP, Assistant Professor, Adult Primary Care and Psychiatric Mental Health
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Scott Hall, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Graduate Student Association - Addison Kittel, President, GSA
Academic Programs & Regulations (9 Month)
The APRC shall consist of one person from each college with Graduate Faculty and graduate programs, holding Full or Associate Membership, and one graduate student appointed by GSA. The duties of the APRC shall be to serve as an advisory body to GC or the COGS Dean regarding policies, procedures and actions to promote academic standards.
Arts and Letters - James Ferris, Ph.D., Professor, Disability Studies
Business and Innovation - Ainsworth Bailey, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Marketing and International Business
Education - Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Ph.D., Professor, Higher Education
Engineering - Weiqing Sun, Ph.D., Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Technology
Health and Human Services - Brandon Wood, Associate Professor, School Psychology
Medicine and Life Sciences - Srinivas Venod Saladi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cell and Cancer Biology
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - John Bellizi, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Nursing -
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Hermann Von Grafenstein, Associate Professor, Medicinal and Biological ChemistryCOGS Liaison - Teri Green, Director, B.A., Academic and Student Affairs, College of Graduate Studies
Fellowships & Scholarships (9 Month)
The Fellowships and Scholarships Committee shall consist of one person from each college with Graduate Faculty and graduate programs, holding Full or Associate Membership on the Graduate Faculty, including the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of COGS who shall be the Chair of the Committee. The duties of the Fellowships and Scholarships Committee shall be: to advise the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of COGS on the award of the COGS University Fellowships and Endowed Fellowships and Scholarships; to advise the Vice Provost for Graduate Affairs and Dean of COGS on matters relating to the financial support of graduate students; and to make reports and recommendations to GC concerning financial support of graduate students.
College of Graduate Studies - Dan Hammel, Ph.D., Geography (Chair)
Arts and Letters - Patrick Lawrence, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Geography
Business and Innovation - Marcelo Alvardo-Vargas, Ph.D., Professor of Management
Education - Dawn Sandt, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Teacher Education
Engineering - tbd
Health and Human Services - April Ames, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Population Health
Medicine and Life Sciences - tbd
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Deborah Chadee, Ph.D., Professor, Biological Sciences
Nursing - tbd
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - tbd
Constitution & Bylaws (ad Hoc)
At the request of the GCEC, the ad hoc Committee shall submit a written report to GC at a regularly scheduled meeting. Should changes to the Graduate Faculty Constitution or Graduate Council Bylaws be recommended by the ad hoc committee, the Chair of the ad hoc Committee shall provide two readings of the newly proposed Constitution or Bylaws at two regularly scheduled meetings of GC in order to help GC members comprehend the changes and offer suggestions for revision. Following the second reading, but at that same GC meeting, the GC may vote to send the revised Graduate Faculty Constitution to the Graduate Faculty for ratification, or, in the case of Graduate Council Bylaws may vote to ratify its own Bylaws.
Education - Snejana Slantcheva-Durst, Ph.D.
Health and Human Services - John Laux, Ph.D.
Mediciena and Life Sciences - Andrea Kalinoski, Ph.D.
Natural Sciences and Mathematics - Joseph Schmidt, Ph.D.
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Frederick Williams, Ph.D.
Graduate Student Association - Addison Kittel, President, GSA
College of Graduate Studies - Daniel Hammel, Ph.D.
Office of Research - Connie Schall, Ph.D.
Representatives to University Committees
Research Council 3-Year Term
Arts and Letters (social sciences) Kevin Czajkowski Year 1
Business and Innovation Paul Hong
Year 1
Engineering Patricia
Relue Year 3
Medicine and Life Sciences David Giovannucci
Year 2
Natural Sciences and Mathematics Tomer Avidor-Reiss
Year 2
Nursing Susan
Pocotte Year 1