The A&S Graduate Advisory Council advises the Vice Dean of Graduate Education and the Office of Graduate (OGS) team on policies, programming, implementation of strategic initiatives, and emerging issues and opportunities related to graduate education in Arts & Sciences. The Council also provides initial reviews of curricular and policy proposals before they advance for consideration by the faculty of Arts & Sciences, the Dean of Arts & Sciences, and the Office of the Provost.

The A&S Graduate Advisory Council consists of the Vice Dean of Graduate Education, leadership and staff in the OGS, members of the Arts & Sciences Registrar Team, graduate faculty members from each of the following areas: natural sciences & math; social sciences; and the humanities; and a graduate student representative from the Graduate Student Association.

 

• Eligibility: 
  • Any member of the Faculty at any rank from any track
• Term: 
  • Two years
• Appointment process: 
  • Arts & Sciences Faculty election process
•  Functions/Duties:
  • Reviews all proposals for new and updated graduate courses and programs
  • May recommend to the Faculty changes in the policies and requirements for graduate degrees
  • Initiates proposals and recommendations to appropriate Faculty bodies and administrators for new curricula that it deems beneficial
  • Makes recommendations to the Vice Dean of Graduate Education, the Faculty Council, and the Faculty on policies and procedures
  • Considers other matters as directed to it by the Faculty Council, the Dean of Arts & Sciences, the Office of Graduate Studies, or the Vice Dean of Graduate Education
  • Regularly reports to the Faculty