Graduate Council

UAA's Graduate Council advises the Dean of the Graduate School in policy matters and promotes general advocacy of programs throughout the University community. The Council reviews, determines and recommends policies for graduate programs. Its members consist of graduate chairs and directors, plus a representative from the Graduate Student Association. Graduate Council meets the third* Friday of each month from September through April (unless noted with an asterisk). 

Meetings AY2019-2020

Fall 2019

  • 9/20/2019
  • 10/18/2019
  • 11/15/2019
  • 12/13/2019*

Spring 2020

  • 1/24/2020*
  • 2/21/2019
  • 3/20/2020*
  • 4/17/2020

Scheduled Meeting Dates & Time (1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in R204 unless otherwise noted**) 

 

Current Academic Year Meetings and Reports:


Work Group Topics

  • 2019-2020
    To be determined
  • 2018-2019
    • Student Success
    • Policies and Procedures
    • Grad Admission Enhancements
    • Grad School Enhancement
  • 2017-2018
    • Policy on Graduate Faculty (see resolution GCR 2017-1: "Graduate Council Resolution - Graduate Faculty Designation")
    • Updating Graduate section to UAA Catalog  , and handbooks
    • Full-time status requirement
    • Thesis flowchart
  • 2016-2017
    • Revisit graduate stipend scale
    • Catalog revisions
    • Research compliance training (RCR) for grad students
    • Distance programs and international student admissions
    • Advancement to candidacy process
    • Rework Annual Report requirement for professional and non-research programs
  • 2015-2016
    • Catalog revisions
    • Interdisciplinary programs and "homing" of students
    • Admissions policy allowing admission from accredited universities not just regionally accredited.
    • Academic policy on stacked courses: is the grad student required to enroll in the 600-level?
    • Project formatting and review
    • Approval levels on forms, and who is required to approve
  • 2014-2015
    • Academic integrity
    • Graduate faculty
    • Interdisciplinary programs
    • Marketing and recruitment
    • Student funding and employment
    • Paperwork and policies
  • 2013-2014
    • Dual Degrees proposal
    • Graduate faculty
    • Paperwork and processes
    • Graduate School marketing and GSA
    • Student funding and employment
    • Interdisciplinary graduate programs
    • GS constitution and GC by-laws
  • 2012-2013
    • Doctoral Initiatives
    • Graduate marketing, student recruitment and retention
    • Student funding and employment
    • e-learning and distance delivery
    • Paperwork, processes, policies and programs (including catalog)
  • 2009-2010
    • Continuous progress policy and the College of Education
    • Response to Academic Master Plan
    • GSA requested issues
    • Incorporating ETD for thesis submission
  • 2008-2009
    • Monitoring continuous enrollment
    • Introducing consistent Graduate School forms taking the place of college forms
    • Tracking graduate student progress
    • Academic standing for graduate students in Banner
    • Enforcing 9 credit cut off for NODS students
    • Graduate student employment practices
    • Consistent grading for theses or projects
  • 2007-2008
    • Thesis Guidelines Handbook
    • Executive Certificates & Professional Development Courses
    • Formalizing a Graduate School
    • Recruitment and Admissions
    • Graduate Faculty
    • Centralized functions in a Graduate School
    • Join GSA and Graduate List Serves
    • Grad student and Enrollment Services seats on Graduate Council
    • Stipend generation and oversight
    • TA Awards and stipends
    • 400 level courses and Banner
    • 400 level courses and graduate financial aid

  

Resolutions

 

2019-2020 Graduate Council Members

Gabe Garcia, Chair
College of Health
Public Health Practice 		907-786-6532
BOC3 233
Jonathan Stecyk, Vice -Chair
College of Arts & Sciences
Biological Sciences  		907-786-4791
CPISB 201L
Amanda Walch
College of Health 
Dietetics & Nutrition 		907-786-1362
PSB 119B
Audrey Taylor
College of Arts & Science
Graduate Interdisciplinary Degrees 		 907-786-6854
 PSB 106E
Graduate Student Representative (TBA)
College of___
  		907-
 
David Bowie
College of Arts & Sciences
English 		907-786-4359
ADM101P
David Stevenson
College of Arts & Sciences
Creative Writing & Literary Arts 		907-786-6435
ADM 272
Getu Hailu
College of Enginnering
Mechanical Engineering 		907-786-6366
ECB 301K
Grant Sasse
College of Arts & Sciences
MS Psychology 		907-786-6314
SSB 255
Greg Protasel
College of Business & Public Policy
Public Policy 		907-786-1786
RH 307A
Jill Janke
College of Health
Nursing 		907-786-4570
HSB 321
LuAnn Piccard
College of Engineering
Project Management 		907-786-1917
EIB 201X
Mary Dallas Allan
College of Health
Social Work 		907-786-6992
GHH 105
Ryan Harrod
College of Arts  & Sciences
Anthropology 		907-786-4989
BMH 221
Simon Kattenhorn
College of Arts  & Sciences
Applied Geological Sciences 		907-786-0313
CPISB 101G
Terry Nelson
College of Business & Public Policy
CBPP Graduate Programs 		907-786-4140
RH 308A
Tim Jester
CAS/School of Education
Teaching & Learning 		907-786-1666
PSB 224D
Vinod Vasudevan
College of Engineering
Mechanical & Civil Engineering 		907-786-0311
EIB 301R
Vivian Gonzalez
College of Arts  & Sciences
PhD Psychology  		907-786-6779
786-6779
 
 Ex-Officio Members
  		 
 
John Stalvey, Interim Provost/Acting GS Dean 
Office of the Provost
Academic Affairs 		907-786-1050
ADM 210
Elisa Mattison, Director
Graduate School
Academic Affairs 		907-786-1096
BOC3 368
Greg Protasel,  Chair 
Graduate Academic Board
Governance 		907-786-1786
 RH 307A
Alyona Selhay,Assistant Registrar
Enrollment Services
Office of the Registrar 		907-786-1553
UC 201
Cassandra Keefer, Executive Director
Enrollment Services 
Office of Admissions 		907-786-1480
UC 105
Craig Mead, Assistant Director
Enrollment Services
Office of Admissions 		907-786-1467
UC 105

 

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