Graduate Council

Membership 2026-27

Chair: Stefanie Randol

NameDivision (Department)Start of Service
Brown, KimCLAS-Sci (BIO)2024
Chrzanowska-Jeske, MalgorzataMCECS (ECE)2025
Davis, RebeccaSSW2025
Ferner, BerndCOE (LLC)2025
Gebhardt, Matthew CUPA (USP)2026
Hackett, JulieSB2021
Holz, AndresCLAS-SS (SEES-GGR)2023
Lincoln, SarahCLAS-AL (ENG)2024
Miller, MicheleAO (OGEI)2026
Nelson, HalCUPA2024
Pickard, ElizabethLIB2024
Randol, StefanieCOE (EDU)2022
Talepasand, TaravatCOTA (A+D)2024
Vasey, NatalieCLAS-SS (ANTH)2024
Wipfli, BradSPH2025
TBDCLAS-AL, CLAS-Sci, CLAS-SS, OI, SPH 
TBDAdjunct 
TBDStudent 
  status 8/26/25

Charge

1. Develop and recommend University policies and establish procedures and regulations for graduate studies, and adjudicate petitions regarding graduate regulations.

2. Recommend to the Faculty Senate or to its appropriate committees and to the Dean of Graduate Studies suitable policies and standards for graduate courses and programs.

3. Coordinate with the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee to bring forward recommendations to the Senate regarding new proposals for and changes to 400/500-level courses so that decisions regarding both undergraduate and graduate credits can be made at the same Senate meeting.

4. Review, at its own initiative or at the request of appropriate individuals or faculty committees, existing graduate programs and courses with regard to quality and emphasis. Suggest needed graduate program and course changes to the various divisions and departments.

5. Advise the Senate concerning credit values of graduate courses.

6. Act in liaison with appropriate committees.

7. Report at least once a year to the Senate, including a list of programs and courses reviewed and approved.

Reports

GC Annual Report 2020-21
GC Annual Report 2019-20