Membership

It shall consist of at least seven elected faculty members and one elected graduate student member of Graduate Council. The Dean, Senior Associate Dean, Associate Dean, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services, and Director of Graduate Council Administration of the Graduate School shall be ex officio members of this committee.

Duties

It shall be responsible for standards of quality of graduate programs and research and is authorized to select Subcommittees as needed for the following activities:

1. Admissions: Studies admission and evaluation techniques and recommends to the Graduate Council standards and policies for the admission of students.
2. Degree Requirements: Recommends standards and policies for degree requirements and assessment, registration, and satisfactory academic progress of students.
3. Membership of the Graduate Faculty: Recommends criteria for membership in the Graduate Faculty.
4. Theses and Dissertations: Considers general policy, objectives, standards, regulations, procedures, and requirements relating to theses and dissertations.

2023-2024 Membership

• Kathy Brasier, Professor of Rural Sociology (College of Agricultural Sciences)
• Andy Cole, Professor of Landscape Architecture (College of Arts and Architecture) - Chair
• Edward Dudley, Professor of Food Science (College of Agricultural Sciences)
• Johannes Fedderke, Professor of International Affairs and African Studies (School of International Affairs)
• Reuben Kraft, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (College of Engineering)
• Gabriel Ricardo Lara, Graduate Student (Graduate and Professional Student Association)
• Suresh Muthulingam, Professor of Supply Chain Management (Smeal College of Business)
• Ramakrishnana Rajagopalan, Associate Professor of Engineering (University College)
• Mary Shenk, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Demography, and Asian Studies (College of the Liberal Arts)
• Jan Reimann, Chair of Graduate Council, Ex Officio
• Levon Esters, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School, Ex Officio
• Michael Verderame, Senior Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Ex Officio
• William Clark, Associate Dean, Ex Officio
• Michelle Corby, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Services, Ex Officio
• Robert Bannon, Director of Graduate Council Administration, Ex Officio