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 AY2020-2021
Fall 2020
- 9/18/2020
- 10/16/2020
- 11/20/2020
- 12/11/2020*
Spring 2021
- 1/22/2021*
- 2/19/2021
- 3/19/2021
- 4/16/2021
Scheduled Meeting Dates & Time (1:30 pm to 2:30 pm via Zoom link unless otherwise noted**)
Current Academic Year Meetings and Reports: (To be updated soon)
- September 20, 2019
- October 18, 2019
- November 15, 2019
- December 15, 2019
- Agenda - Meeting cancelled for Work Group activity
- Minutes (November 2019)
- Reports
- January 24, 2020
- Agenda
- Minutes (December 2019)
- Reports
- February 20, 2020
- Agenda
- Minutes (January 2020)
- Reports
- March 20, 2020
- Agenda
- Minutes (February 2020)
- Reports
- April 17, 2020
- Agenda
- Minutes (March 2020)
- Reports
Work Group Topics
- 2019-2020
- Reactivation of the Graduate Student Association
- Graduate Enrollment, Promotion, and Grad Exploration Day
- Faculty Governance
- Graduate Faculty Policy
- 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)
- 2011-2012
- Graduate School stragtic plan
- UAA catalog revisions: Graduate Programs
- Review graduate policies
- Graduate student employement/payment
- Doctoral proposal review
- Graduate paperwork and processes
- 2010-2011
- Proposed revised Graduate Council By-laws
- Doctoral degrees proposal
- Revisions to catalog and handbooks
- Graduate paperwork and processes
- Graduate School stragetic plan
- Interdisciplinary Degree
- 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
- 2020-2021Coming soon!
- 2019-2020Coming soon!
- 2018-2019
- GCR 2018-2019 #1: Continuous Registration
- GCR 2018-2019 #2: Academic Disqualification
- GCR 2018-2019 #3: Graduate Student Course Load
- GCR 2018-2019 #4: Leave of Absence
- GCR 2018-2019 #5: Removal from Degree Seeking Status
- GCR 2018-2019 #6: Graduate Studies Plan
- 2017-2018
- GCR 2017-2018 #1: Graduate Faculty Designation
- GCR 2017-2018 #2: Project Review
- GCR 2017-2018 #3: Thesis Review
- GCR 2017-2018 #4: Commencement/Hooding Ceremony Walk-Through Exemption
- GCR 2017-2018 #5: Reinstatement to Degree-Seeking Status
- GCR 2017-2018 #6: Minimum Enrollment for Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships
- 2016-2017Resident Tuition for Non-Resident Graduate Assistants
2020-2021 Graduate Council Members
| Jonathan Stecyk, Chair College of Arts & Sciences Biological Sciences |
907-786-4791 CPISB 201L |
| Amanda Walch, Vice-Chair College of Health Dietetics & Nutrition |
907-786-1362 PSB 119B |
| Audrey Taylor College of Arts & Science Graduate Interdisciplinary Degrees |
907-786-6854 PSB 106E |
| Chad Briggs College of Business & Public Policy CBPP Graduate Programs |
907-786-4143 RH 205L |
| David Bowie College of Arts & Sciences English |
907-786-4359 ADM 101P |
| David Stevenson College of Arts & Sciences Creative Writing & Literary Arts |
907-786-6435 ADM 272 |
| Diane Hanson College of Arts & Sciences Anthropology |
907-786-6842 BMH 207 |
| Ed McLain CAS/School of Education Teaching & LearningEducational Leadership |
907-952-8940 ULB 106K |
| Gabriel Garcia College of Health Health Sciences |
907-786-6532 BOC3 233 |
| Getu Hailu College of Engineering Mechanical Engineering |
907-786-6366 ECB 301K |
| Greg Protasel College of Business & Public Policy Public Administration |
907-786-1786 RH 307A |
| Jill Janke College of Health Nursing |
907-786-4570 HSB 321 |
| Keriann Shine College of Health Graduate Student Representative |
TBA PSB 146 |
| 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 |
| Patt Sandberg College of Arts & Sciences Clinical Psychology (MS) |
907-786-1636 NSB 219 |
| Simon Kattenhorn College of Arts & Sciences Geological Sciences |
907-786-0313 CPISB 101G |
| Vinod Vasudevan College of Engineering Civil Engineering |
907-786-0311 EIB 301R |
| Vivian Gonzalez College of Arts & Sciences Clinical-Community Psychology (PhD) |
907-786-6779 786-6779 |
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Ex-Officio Members |
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| Mary Jo Finney, Dean Graduate School Academic Affairs |
TBA TBA |
| 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 |
| Craig Mead, Assistant Director Enrollment Services Office of Admissions |
907-786-1467 UC 105 |