Graduate Council
The Graduate Council assists the Dean with review and coordination of programs
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council assists the Dean with review and coordination of all graduate programs, formulation of academic policies governing graduate programs, and with administration of the Graduate School. It meets monthly and is chaired by an elected chairperson. Membership in the Graduate Council consists of the chair of each department offering graduate coursework, or a full member of the faculty designated by the chair, and two student representatives who are selected annually by the Dean of Graduate School and Distance Education. Members of the Graduate Council are listed below.
Graduate Council 2024-2025
Jan Todd
Chair, Faculty Social Sciences
Nancy Albrecht
Vice Chair, Faculty, School Leadership/Mid & Sec Edu
Lei Wen
Faculty, Accountancy & Information Technology
William Jensen
Faculty, Biological Sciences
Stewart Gardner
Faculty, Biological Sciences
Damara Paris
Faculty, Counselor Education
Jerald Liss
Faculty, Elementary Education/Early Childhood/Special Education
Michael Butler
Faculty, Health/Phys Ed/Coaching
Essam Abotteen
Faculty, Mathematics and Economics
Katelyn Haddock
Faculty, Nursing
John Wade
Faculty, Psychology
Butch Sim
Faculty, School of Business
Yu Xia
Faculty, SLIM & Instructional Design & Technology
Jerald Spotswood
Vice Provost & Graduate School (ex officio)
Maryanne Onwunuma
Graduate Student Representative
Karina Chaparro Silva
Graduate Student Representative (2)