Graduate Committee

RESPONSIBILITIES

Bylaws, Article IV, SECTION 12.  The responsibilities of the GRADUATE COMMITTEE shall be as follows:

1. recommend policy and procedures concerning graduate programs and curricula and maintain continuous review of such programs;
2. review and approve all changes to graduate courses, graduate programs, and degrees;
3. review and approve policies for the appointment and retention of faculty members to the Graduate Faculty.
4. address other specific questions in this area that may be requested by the Senate Executive Committee; and
5. report to the Librarian, the Senate Executive Committee, and the Senate as described in Article IV, Sections 3 and 14.

Bylaws, Article IV, SECTION 14.  The Chair of the Graduate Committee shall present the minutes to the Senate as a regular agenda item. Motions approved by the Senate shall be forwarded on to the President or other appropriate party for final disposition.

MEMBERSHIP

Bylaws, Article IV, SECTION 13.  Voting membership of the Graduate Committee shall be composed of senators or senate alternates representing each college and the library, one per unit, appointed by the Senate Executive Committee and one elected faculty member per unit representing each college and the library and two elected faculty alternates per unit. An alternate for a unit may substitute for the elected faculty member of that unit or the Senate Executive Committee appointee of that unit at meetings. Non-voting membership shall be composed of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs, or his/her delegate, who shall vote in the case of a tie among the voting members of the committee, the director of Graduate Studies, a representative from the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, and a graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Organization. Senate and faculty representatives must be members of the graduate faculty.

Chair: Elected by Committee

Term: Two year, staggered

2018-2019: 

Graduate Committee Agenda, Calendar and Other Documents

Graduate meets Thursday morning, 9:00 am once per month

Last updated: 7/30/2018