Membership

The Committee shall consist of one Graduate Faculty representative from each academic college and school of the University that offers graduate programs, appointed by the dean or unit executive. The Dean, Associate Dean, and Director of Graduate Council Administration shall be ex officio members of this subcommittee.

Duties

It shall be responsible for and is authorized to select Subcommittees as needed for the following activities:

1. review quality indicators of existing graduate programs.
2. make recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate School on those.

2023-2024 Membership

• Reuben Selase Asempapa, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education (Penn State Harrisburg)
• Marie Boltz, Professor of Nursing (College of Nursing)
• Mathias Hanses, Melvin and Rosalind Jacobs Endowed Fellow in the Humanities and Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies and African Studies (College of the Liberal Arts)
• Victoria Kazmerski, Associate Professor of Psychology (Penn State Behrend)
• Matthew Kumjian, Associate Professor of Meteorology (College of Earth and Mineral Sciences)
• Phillip Laplante, Professor of Software & Systems Engineering (Penn State Great Valley)
• Bryan Nichols, Assistant Professor of Music (College of Arts and Architecture)
• Esther Obonyo, Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Architectural Engineering (College of Engineering) - Chair
• Liang Peng, Professor of Risk Management (Smeal College of Business)
• Kaamran Raahemifar, Teaching Professor of Information Sciences and Technology
• Ramesh Ramachandra, Professor of Avian Biology (College of Agricultural Sciences)
• Mare Sarr, Associate Professor of International Affairs and African Studies (School of International Affairs)
• Michael Schmierbach, Professor of Communications (Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications)
• Alexey Silakov, Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Eberly College of Science)
• Yuval Silberman, Associate Professor of Medicine (College of Medicine)
• Melanie Clarke-Wheeler, Assistant Teaching Professor (University College)
• Heyao (Chandler) Yu, Elizabeth M. King Early Career Professor of Hospitality Management (College of Health and Human Development)
• Michael Yukish, Associate Research Professor (College of Engineering)
• Rose Mary Zbiek, Professor of Education (College of Education)
• Jan Reimann, Chair of Graduate Council, Ex Officio
• Levon Esters, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School, Ex Officio
• William Clark, Associate Dean, Ex Officio
• Robert Bannon, Director of Graduate Council Administration, Ex Officio