Graduate Council
Chair: Linda Shea
Membership List
Minutes
Annual Reports:
2007-2008
2006-2007
2005-2006
2004-2005
2003-2004
Course Approval Procedures (for courses 500-999):
Form B
Form C
Graduate Guidelines for Course Approval
Supplemental Guidelines for Graduate Certificate Proposals
During the Spring 2009 semester the Council will meet:
Wednesday, February 18
Wednesday, March 11
Wednesday, April 8
Wednesday, May 13
All meetings will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Goodell 528.
New Programs
The Graduate Council shall:
(a) Provide advice to the Dean of the Graduate School on all matters relating to the
administration of the Graduate Program on the campus;
(b) Develop policy recommendations on all matters relating to graduate studies within the
University, including (i) the standards governing the establishment, modification and
termination of all graduate programs including cooperative graduate programs with other
colleges and universities and joint programs in the University of Massachusetts system; (ii)
the standards governing graduate student admission, financial aid, and graduation; (iii) the
qualifications required for membership on the graduate faculty and participation in the
Graduate Program including the direction of theses and dissertations; (iv) the development of
a system designed to resolve such differences as may arise between graduate students and
members of the faculty; and
(c) Send minutes of its meetings to principal administrative officers and to all academic deans as
well as to those listed in 4-2-1.
Its membership shall be:
(a) Fifteen Graduate Faculty Members, with at least one from each School and College, and two
from the Professional Library Staff;
(b) One Representative from Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke or Smith Colleges,
designated by Five Colleges, Incorporated;
(c) One Graduate Faculty Member from the Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell or Worcester
campuses, chosen from among or designated by the membership of the Intercampus Faculty
Council;
(d) The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life or a designee, serving ex officio;
(e) The Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement, serving ex officio;
(f) The Vice Provost for Outreach or a designee, serving ex officio;
(g) The Dean of the Graduate School, serving ex officio;
(h) The Chairperson of the Research Council or a designee, serving ex officio;
(i) The Chairperson of the Academic Matters Council or a designee, serving ex officio;
(j) The Provost of a designee, serving ex officio;
(k) The Secretary of the Faculty Senate or a designee, serving ex officio, non-voting;
(l) The President of the Graduate Student Senate or a designee, serving ex officio; and
(m) Four Matriculating Graduate Students chosen by the Graduate Student Senate.
From Chapter 5 Section 6 of the Faculty Senate Bylaws
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