Graduate College Council
The Graduate College Council acts as the primary deliberative and representative body of the Graduate College. It consists of 35 faculty members who are nominated and elected as the representatives of graduate programs within the academic colleges as well as one graduate student from each college.
The purpose of Council meetings is to:
- discuss issues relevant to all aspects of graduate education
- develop and propose university-wide policies that support and improve common aspects of graduate programs for submission to the Faculty Senate
- approve proposed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary graduate programs for submission to the University Faculty Senate Graduate Studies Committee
These meetings are open to all faculty with secondary appointments in the Graduate College. The Graduate College bylaws below outline the exact structure and function of the Graduate Council.
- Executive Committee
- Interdisciplinary Curriculum Committee
- Student Life Committee
- Committee on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Advisory Committee on Graduate Online Education
- Working Group on Graduate Funding
- Working Group on Family Friendly Policies
The Executive Committee is made up of one representative from each academic college and one voting graduate student representative. Executive Committee members are elected yearly from the 35 elected faculty members of the Council and one of the three voting graduate students. The Committee members shall elect a Secretary from the Committee membership who shall serve both the Executive Committee and the Council.
Executive Committee members are elected annually by the Council members by June 1 in the spring semester to begin a one-year term starting on September 1 of the following academic year. The Executive Committee chair is elected by the Council and presides over the Executive Committee and Council meetings.
The Secretary shall keep a record of official actions of the Committee and the Council and post minutes on the College website. The Dean or their designee may attend Executive Committee meetings but will only vote in the case of a tie.
The Executive Committee has the following authorities and responsibilities:
- to establish the agenda for Council meetings;
- to refer appropriate matters to a standing or ad hoc committee of the College;
- to call special meetings of the Council;
- to make recommendations to the Council for action on any matter related to the College;
- to investigate any condition that could affect the College’s academic freedom or that of any of its members. The committee shall report its findings to the College Council and faculty;
- to discharge any other responsibility or authority that the Council assigns to the Executive Committee.
Deb Jaisi-CANR
Emily Davis–CAS
Greg Dobler-Biden School
Lindsay Naylor–CEOE
Barbara Settles–CEHD
Julie Maresca–COE
Samuel Lee–CHS
Paul Laux–LCBE
This committee is composed of one faculty member from each of the other colleges, who serve renewable two-year terms, one graduate student, and one representative chosen by the Dean. This committee reviews and evaluates:
- graduate courses and curricula that originate within the Graduate College (e.g., Multi-College interdisciplinary programs);
- new or provisional University-wide academic policies and degree requirements;
- changes in the structure of academic programs that originate within the College;
- developments in graduate teaching and curricula that may affect the
University; and - other matters related to graduate educational affairs.
Jeff Buler–CANR
TBD–CAS
Laura Desimone–CEHD (and Biden School), Chair
Clara Chan–CEOE
Jennifer Horney–CHS
Bramie Lenhoff–COE
Siyan Wang–LCBE
Mike Michaud (Biden)–GSG
Mary Martin–Graduate College
This committee consists of three faculty members, one of whom shall be chair, three graduate students chosen by the Graduate Student Government, one representative chosen by the Dean, and the Vice President (or designee) for Student Life. The Chair is selected and approved by a vote of the Committee at the beginning of each term. Committee members serve two year renewable terms, which should be staggered insofar as possible.
This committee makes recommendations bearing upon the care and support of graduate, professional, and post-doctoral students. It advises the College Dean on the implementation of rules and regulations enacted by the Graduate Council or the Faculty Senate. The committee advises on matters such as graduate student financial aid, graduate student housing, graduate student counseling and placement, and graduate student health and mental health. It may meet with the directors of administrative units responsible for these matters at the request of the directors or at the discretion of the chairperson of the committee. Recommendations, which may be in the form of resolutions, may be routed from this committee either through the Council or directly to the Faculty Senate Committee on Student Life for consideration for approval.
LaRuth McAfee-Graduate College
Faculty:
Amy Griffin-CAS
Ryan Zurakowski-COE, Committee Chair
Rae Chresfield-Student Wellbeing
Graduate Student Representatives:
Eric Sterin
Ollie Carter
Masooma Sarfraz
More Information to be Announced this Fall.
Ad Hoc Committee Members:
George Irvine (chair)
Jack Baroudi-Lerner
Nigel Caplan-ELI
Rachel Klein-School of Education
Jill Higginson-COE
Changqing Wu-CANR
Aviva Heyn-Grad College/PCS
The purpose of this working group is to:
to continue to advocate for an increase in the minimum stipend that will meet cost of living needs and make us more competitive with comparable institutions
to gather data on funding differences both within and across programs and establish best practices for equitable funding
to discussion new award/funding possibilities that would serve the needs of different programs
to assess how best to revise the fee structure for graduate students, as well as increase payment options for fees
Joe Fox-CAS, Chair
Harsh Bais-CANR
The purpose of this working group is:
to provide a grant team to reapply for the CCAMPIS grant we initiated this year
to coordinate with the Early Learning Center to build capacity for subsidized childcare for graduate student parents
to develop and publish a UD web page with resourced for UD parents
to develop a proposal to better address spousal health care costs for graduate students
to advocate for graduate family housing and gather data on housing needs
Rena Hallam-HDFS, Chair
Emily Davis-CAS
| Jeffery Buler | CANR ENWE |
| Deb Jaisi* | CANR PLSC |
| Nigel Caplan | CAS ELI/AA |
| Maria Purciello | CAS Art, Design, Music, Theatre |
| Lu Ann DeCunzo | CAS Anthropology, Fashion & Apparel Studies, Sociology, Criminal Justice |
| Amy Griffin | CAS Psychological & Brain Sciences |
| Lars Gundlach | CAS Chem/Biochem |
| Constanin Bacuta | CAS Mathematics |
| Emily Davis* | CAS English/Women & Gender Studies |
| Federica Bianco | CAS Physics & Astronomy |
| Ramona Neunuebel | CAS Biological Sciences |
| Joanne Miller | CAS Political Science and International Relations |
| Jocelyn Alcantara-Garcia | CAS Art Conservation |
| Margaret Werth | CAS Art History |
| Jesus Botello | CAS Languages Listeratures & Cultures |
| Greg Dobler* | Biden School of Public Administration |
| Danilo Yanich | Biden School of Public Administration |
| Lindsay Naylor* | CEOE Geography & Spatial Sciences |
| I. Pablo Huq | CEOE Earth Sciences; CEE |
| Barbara Settles* | CEHD Human Development |
| Rena Hallam | CEHD Human Development |
| Julie Maresca* | COE CEE; Biological Sciences |
| Mark Blenner | COE Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Arthi Jayaraman | COE Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Ryan Zurakowski | COE Biomedical Engineering |
| Elise Corbin | COE Biomedical Engineering |
| Ismat Shah | COE Materials Science and Engineering |
| David Burris | COE Mechanical Engineering |
| Samuel Lee* | CHS Physical Therapy |
| Shannon Robson | CHS Behavioral Health & Nutrition |
| Libbey Bowen | CHS Nursing |
| Rebecca Hunting Pompon | CHS Communication Sci & Disorders |
| Francis Kwansa | LCBE Hospitality, Sport & Business Management |
| Greg Kane | LCBE Accounting & MIS |
| Siyan Wang | LCBE Economics |
| Paul Laux* | LCBE Finance |
| Bernadette Racicot | LCBE Business Administration |
| Aviva Heyn | Professional and Continuing Studies |
| Lou Rossi | Ex-Officio Graduate College |
| Charles Riordan | Ex-Officio Research |
GSG Representatives
| Thanduanlung Kamei | CANR |
| James Korman | CAS |
| Michael Michaud | Biden School of Public Administration |
| Joy Deep Chakrabartty | CEOE |
| Samantha Akridge | CEHD |
| Caroline Williams | COE |
| Sanaz Taherzadeh | CHS |
| Veer Vinod Nair | LCBE |
| William Bill Repetto | Executive Council |
Council Meetings
The Council meets at least monthly during the regular fall and spring semesters. More frequent meetings can be called by a majority vote of the Graduate College Executive Committee or by petition of at least twenty percent of the Council members. Council meetings are open to all members of the College Faculty and invited guests.
The purposes of Council meetings are to:
- discuss issues relevant to all aspects of graduate education,
- develop and propose university-wide policies, which support and improve common aspects of graduate programs, for submission to the Faculty Senate, and
- approve proposed interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary graduate programs for submission to the University Faculty Senate Graduate Studies Committee.