Committee Menu  3 Graduate Council Membership

Committee Type: ACC Standing (Report Annual) Chair: Craig Dunn, x2593 Recorder: RoseMarie Norton-Nader, x6808 Executives Name Title Phone MS Office Dept Area Craig Dunn Chair x2593 9075 PH206 Mgmt E  Kathleen Kitto Director x5929 9037 OM530 Grad School   Michael Barr Admin x4170 9037 MS 9037 Grad School   Members Click a name for more information. Name Cte Position Type Vacancy Reqrmnt Cte Voting Status Phone MS Office Dept Term Starts Term Ends Area Kitto, Kathleen Voting Ex Officio Dean of Grad Schl  Non-Voting  x5929  9037  OM530  Grad School  2011     Barr, Michael Mins Other or Staff Admin Asst Dean  Other  x4170  9037  MS 9037  Grad School  2009     Prody, Geraldine A. Faculty 1 - CST Dean appts  Voting  x3156  9150  CB444  Chemistry  2010  2014  A Miller, Brenda replacing Diana Gruman Faculty 2 - CHSS Dean appts  Voting  x3242  9055  HU303  English  2013  2014  C Ohana, Chris Faculty 3 - Woodring Dean appts  Voting  x6533  9092  MH262A  ELEM ED  2011  2013  H Sofield, Ruth Faculty 4 - HUX Dean appts  Voting  x2181  9181  ES440  EnvSci  2013  2014  G Van Boer, Bertil Faculty 5 - CFPA Dean appts  Voting  x2282  9107  PAC149  Music  2012  2014  D Dunn, Craig Faculty CHAIR 6 - CBE Dean appt   Voting  x2593  9075  PH206  Mgmt  2013  2014  E Landis, Wayne G Faculty G - ACC appoints  Voting  x6136  9181  ES518  EnvSci  2013  2015  G Anderson, Roger A. Faculty A - ACC appoints  Voting  x3992  9160  BI311  Biology  2013  2015  A Fraas, Michael Faculty B - ACC appoints  Voting    9078    CSD  2013  2015  B Lemm, Kristi M Faculty B - ACC Appoints  Voting  x3187  9172  MH338A  Psychology  2012  2014  B Singleton, William R Faculty E - ACC appoints  Voting  x4895  9071  PH413  Acctg  2012  2014  E Mitchell, Robert J Faculty A - ACC appoints  Voting  x3591  9080  ES234  Geology  2012  2014  A Student Grad1, on cte Student Jacob Lesser, Geog  Other    9106  VU 504E  AS  2011     Student Grad2, on cte Student Gerzon Marin, MBS  Other    9106  VU 504E  AS  2011     student Grad3, on cte Christine Dulaney Student dulanec2@students.wwu.edu  Other    9106  VY 504E  AS  2011     Norton-Nader, RoseMarie ACC appoints the ACC at large members thru Senate office Other or Staff RECORDER - ACC   Non-Voting  x6808  9020  OM350  FacSen      Records Membership Summary: The Graduate Council shall consist of sixteen members: --six graduate faculty (6), a voting member, from each college that has a graduate program (6), the member being chosen in Spring Quarter by the Dean of the college; --six graduate faculty (6) voting, three to be appointed by the ACC each year in spring quarter, for staggered two year terms (no more than two from any one college); --three graduate students (3), voting members, appointed by the AS Board, as needed; --Dean of the Graduate School (1), ex officio, a non-voting member. Faculty serving on Graduate Council are tenure track faculty. Chair: The Chair of the Graduate Council shall be elected from among the faculty on the Council at the first meeting Fall Quarter. Support: The Graduate Office shall provide all needed clerical support to the Committee. Reportage: The Graduate Council meets during the academic quarter on alternate Tuesdays at noon, but not during Finals week. Minutes of the Graduate Council are forwarded to ACC within two weeks of the meeting. May 8, 2012 Charge: For charge See ACC Handbook on the web, p. 23 With other questions, please contact Michael Barr of the Graduate office, or the Senate office. The Graduate Council meets during the academic quarter on alternate Tuesdays at noon, but not during Finals week. Minutes of the Graduate Council are forwarded to the ACC within two weeks of the meeting. Charge The Graduate Council shall have jurisdiction over all graduate curricula and degree programs. The Graduate Council: --Adopts regulations for admission of applicants to the Graduate School. --Adopts standards and regulations for advancement of students through graduate programs and for the awarding of all graduate degrees granted by Western Washington University. --Coordinates the approval processes for new graduate programs and concentrations proposed by academic departments. --Reviews existing graduate programs periodically. --Approves all courses (including online and off-campus) for inclusion in graduate programs. --Hears petitions upon appeal with respect to variations from adopted standards. --Recommends students for the awarding of graduate degrees on behalf of the faculty. v1.01

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