Graduate Committee

The Graduate Committee shall:

1. meet monthly (and more often as necessary) throughout the regular academic year to study graduate activities, including policies, curricular programs, and degree requirements. The first meeting of this committee shall be called by the Chair;

2. inform the Faculty on graduate matters;

3. review proposals for new graduate programs or changes in established programs and proposals for new policies or changes in established policies.  All new graduate programs and major changes in existing programs require the approval through via the College Senate.

4. review credentials for Graduate Teaching Faculty status;

5. study ways of evaluating the effectiveness of graduate policies and programs; and

6. consist of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (or his/her designee), up to two voting graduate students (appointed by the Chair upon recommendation of the committee), one Faculty member to be elected by and from each program offering a master’s degree (including one representative of the Cooperstown Graduate Program), and three Faculty members to be elected by the Faculty-at-large. Except for the three committee members to be elected by the Faculty-at-large, only those who regularly teach 500/600 level courses shall be eligible for election to this committee. Any department or staff unit not represented in the voting membership may designate one non-voting observer to attend meetings and report to his/her department or unit on the committee’s activities.

Graduate Committee 2011-2012

Provost/Designees of the Provost
Dr. E. Maria Thompson                                 
Dr. Julie Freeman                   
Dr. Alexander Thomas                       
                                  
Graduate Students
Ms. Karen Gilbertson                                                                         
Ms. Sarah Budlong                                             
           
Faculty-at-Large Representatives
Ms. Pamela Flinton
Dr. Jeffrey Heilveil
Dr. Gretchen Sorin

Program Representatives
Dr. Leigh Fall
Earth & Atmospheric Science                        
Dr. Cynthia Falk, Chair
History Museum Studies       
Dr. Donna Vogler
Biology                                  
Dr. Willard Harman               
Lake Management                 
Dr. Jennifer Bueche
Nutrition and Dietetics                      
Dr. Leanne Avery
Elementary Education & Reading      
Dr. Alex Jean-Charles
Secondary Education                                     
Dr. Lisa Tang
Education Psychology,
Counseling & Special Ed.      

Non-Voting Observers
Mr. Patrick Mente
Dr. Sen Zhang