Graduate College Council

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:

1. graduate courses and curricula that originate within the Graduate College (e.g., Multi-College interdisciplinary programs);
2. new or provisional University-wide academic policies and degree requirements;
3. changes in the structure of academic programs that originate within the College;
4. developments in graduate teaching and curricula that may affect the
   University; and
5. other matters related to graduate educational affairs.

Committee Resources

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.

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