About

The Graduate Council at UMass Amherst provides advice to the Dean of the Graduate School on all matters relating to the administration of the Graduate Program on the campus.


For a complete description of the council’s charge and membership parameters, please view the Graduate Council section in the Bylaws and Constitution of the UMass Amherst Faculty Senate.

Chair
Dept. Chair/Communication Disorders
Poissant
Poissant
Membership

Faculty Members

Mathematics and Statistics
Braden
Braden
German and Scandinavian Studies
Ela Gezen
Ela Gezen
Operations & Information Management
hess
hess
Psychological and Brain Sciences
jesse
jesse

Student Development

Marcotte
Marcotte

College of Information & Computer Sciences 

McGregor
McGregor
Senator Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 
Stephen Nonneman
Stephen Nonneman
Dept. Chair/Communication Disorders
Poissant
Poissant
Senator
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning  
Ramsey-Musolf
Ramsey-Musolf

Comparative Literature

tachtiris
tachtiris
College of Nursing
Rae Walker
Rae Walker

Ex-officio Members

Secretary of the Faculty Senate
paik
paik
Dir Five Colleges/Designee
Sarah Pfatteicher
Sarah Pfatteicher
Univ Registrar or Designee
Patrick Sullivan
Patrick Sullivan
Graduate School Dean/Designee
urla
urla
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement 
Laura Vandenberg
Laura Vandenberg
Provost/Designee
wolf
wolf

Assoc Registrar Grad School/Designee

Kate Woodmansee
Kate Woodmansee
Chair Int'l Studies Council/Designee
kalpen
kalpen

Ex-officio Students

President - Graduate Student Government 
John Arigbede
John Arigbede
GSG Representative 
Gaurav Mitra
Gaurav Mitra
Graduate Student
John Raisbeck
John Raisbeck
GSG Vice President
Dhruv Tiwari
Dhruv Tiwari

Vacancies

Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Vacant Ex-officio Position
VACANT 2

(Special conditions may apply in filling this role. Please contact the Faculty Senate Office for further information.)

VACANT 2
Meetings

Spring Meetings

12
Feb
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET
Graduate Council Meeting 02/12/25
12
Mar
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET
Graduate Council Meeting 03/12/25
09
Apr
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm ET
Graduate Council Meeting 04/09/25
Documents

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