The Graduate Board is the representative body of 30 tenured or tenure-track faculty members elected by the graduate faculty to govern graduate education. The board reviews all proposals for new and continuing graduate programs and hears academic appeals. Members of the board serve on various committees including Appeals, Fellowship, Policy and Program Review, and make recommendations to the vice provost of the Graduate School on matters related to graduate education.
Each spring, an election is held to fill 10 seats for a three-year term that begins the following fall term. Graduate faculty members may serve two consecutive terms.
The Graduate Board meets monthly during the academic year from September to April, with the exception of December. The schedule for 2022–2023 is as follows.
2023-2024 Graduate Board Schedule
DAY/DATE | LOCATION |
|---|---|
Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2024 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Thursday, April 18, 2024 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 | 3B Conwell Hall, Main Campus |
2023-2024 Graduate Board Membership
Member | School/College | Department | Term Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
Nezar Al-Hebshi | Kornberg School of Dentistry | Oral Health Sciences | 2026 |
Mariola Alvarez | Tyler School of Art and Architecture | Art History | 2026 |
Janelle Bailey | College of Education and Human Development | Teaching and Learning – Science Education | 2025 |
Christina Baker | College of Liberal Arts | Spanish and Portuguese | 2026 |
Sudipta Basu | Fox School of Business and Management | Accounting | 2026 |
Lisa Briand | College of Liberal Arts | Psychology and Neuroscience | 2025 |
Wayne Childers | School of Pharmacy | Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2026 |
Melissa Dichter | College of Public Health | Social Work | 2024 |
Meixia Ding | College of Education and Human Development | Teaching and Learning – Mathematics Education | 2024 |
Sarah Drury | School of Theater, Film and Media Arts | Film and Media Arts | 2026 |
Jamie Fader | College of Liberal Arts | Criminal Justice | 2025 |
Jan Fernback | Lew Klein College of Media and Communication | Media Studies and Production | 2025 |
Chantelle Hart | College of Public Health | Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2024 |
Cheryl Hyde | College of Public Health | Social Work | 2024 |
Renee Jackson | Tyler School of Art and Architecture | Art Education | 2025 |
Rita Krueger | College of Liberal Arts | History | 2025 |
Connie Mao | Fox School of Business and Management | Finance | 2026 |
Jim Napolitano | College of Science and Technology | Physics | 2025 |
Jeffrey Nesbit | Tyler School of Art and Architecture | Architecture and Environmental Design | 2026 |
Chihyung "Michael" Ok | School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management | Tourism and Hospitality Management | 2025 |
Elizabeth Cassidy Parker | Boyer College of Music and Dance | Music Education | 2026 |
Gillian Queisser | College of Science and Technology | Mathematics | 2026 |
Fei Ren | College of Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | 2025 |
Slava Rom | Lewis Katz School of Medicine | Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | 2025 |
Jennifer (Jenny) Stafford | School of Theater, Film and Media Arts | Theater | 2025 |
Rea Tajiri | School of Theater, Film and Media Arts | Film and Media Arts | 2024 |
Ulysses Sean Vance | Tyler School of Art and Architecture | Architecture and Environmental Design | 2024 |
Katherine (Kallie) Willets | College of Science and Technology | Chemistry | 2024 |
Kimberly Williams | College of Liberal Arts | Anthropology | 2024 |
Laurie Wu | School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management | Tourism and Hospitality Management | 2024 |