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Graduate Studies Council

Purpose

The purpose of the Graduate Studies Council (GSC) is to:

• Serve as an advisory and consultative group to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
• Discuss issues of interest and concern to graduate programs across the University and, where appropriate, propose policies to the Dean of Graduate Studies.
• Assist the Academic Senate with the review of graduate curricular proposals.

Representation

GSC is comprised of representatives from each graduate program. Participants may also include:

• Representatives from prospective graduate programs.
• The Office of Graduate Studies and Research staff liaison.
• Representative from the Graduate Representatives Council

2025-2026 GSC Members

• Fall 2025 Voting Members
  • Dr. Julie Jameson - Biological Sciences
  • Dr. Betsy Read - Biotechnology
  • Dr. Dr. Mohammad Oskoorouchi - Business Adminstration
  • Dr. Robert Iafe/Dr. Sajith Jayasinghe - Chemistry
  • Dr. Sreedevi Gutta - Computer Science
  • Dr. Teresa Macklin -Cybersecurity
  • Dr. Anthony Matranga - Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dr. Brooke Soles - Educational Administration and
  • Dr. Audrey Paredes/Dr. Sinem Siyahhan - Educational Leadership
  • Dr. Alyssa Sepinwall - History
  • Dr. Deborah Feairheller - Kinesiology
  • Dr. Oliver Berghof - Literature & Writing
  • Dr. Amber Puha - Mathematics
  • Dr. Annette Daoud - Multicultural and Multilingual
  • Dr. Susan Andera/Dr. Catherine Baker - Nursing
  • Dr. Alex Huynh - Psychological Sciences
  • Dr. AsherLev Santos - Public Health
  • Dr. Christiane Wood - Reading, Language and Literacy
  • Dr. Blake Beecher - Social Work
  • Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kurisu/Dr. Lori Walkington - Sociological Practice
  • Dr. Darci Strother - Spanish
  • Dr. Jodi Robledo - Special Education
  • Dr. Kristen Nahrstedt -  Speech Language Pathology
  • Dr. Robert Aboolian - Supply Chain Analytics
  • Dr. Carmen Mitchell - University Library
• Non-Voting Members
  • Dr. Charles De Leone - Graduate Studies and Research
  • Nam Nguyen - Graduate Studies and Research
  • Elo茂se Barret - Graduate Representatives Council
  • Brooke Judkins - Extended Learning
  • Danielle McMartin - Global Programs
  • Leo Melena - College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences
  • Stephen Vandereb - MBA Office

Co-Chairs

The Co-Chairs of GSC are a faculty member of GSC and the Dean of Graduate Studies.The faculty co-chair is elected by GSC members to serve a one-year tem and can be re-elected. The co-chairs meet to set the GSC agenda and review the minutes of the previous meeting.

                                    2025-2026 GSC Co-Chairs

Meetings

• Meetings are held monthly or as convened by the Dean of Graduate Studies.
• The faculty co-chair leads the meetings.
• Meetings are open unless an executive session is called by a simple majority vote of the graduate programs represented at the meeting, in which case only the graduate program representatives will remain in the room to conduct business.

2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

Meetings take place via Zoom from 12:30pm-2pm

• Friday, September 12th
• Friday, October 10th
• Friday, November 14th
• Friday, December 12th
• Friday, February 13th
• Friday, March 13th
• Friday, April 10th
• Friday, May 8th

Quorum/Voting

• A majority of the graduate programs must be represented at a meeting in order to conduct business.

• GSC generally operates by consensus. If a formal vote is requested by a graduate program representative, each graduate program represented at the meeting will have one vote. A simple majority vote prevails.