Graduate Executive Committee | The Graduate College | The University of Vermont(title)

The Executive Committee of the Graduate College represents the breadth of professional leadership and diverse perspectives on the University’s graduate endeavor from both graduate faculty and students.  The voting members of the Executive Committee consist of the Dean and the Associate and Assistant Dean(s) of the Graduate College, research and scholarship-based or practitioner-based members of the Graduate Faculty, and graduate students.

Duties of the Executive Committee

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  1. Review, evaluate, and make recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate College concerning proposals for the creation, modification, or termination of graduate degree and certificate programs. 
  2. Confer on the establishment and alteration of policies relating to graduate study and bring recommendations for action to the Graduate Faculty. 
  3. Monitor the assessment and evaluation of graduate and post-bac professional education throughout the university, including by requesting and reviewing periodic reports on the current status of all graduate degree and certificate programs (e.g., enrollment, program ranking, graduate outcomes, specialized accreditation) and, as necessary, to conduct its own review of such programs. 
  4. Periodically advise the Dean of the Graduate College on the appropriate portfolios and balance of discipline-based and interdisciplinary graduate and post-bac professional degree and certificate programs being offered by the University as a whole, as well as on national and global trends in graduate education. 
  5. On a regular basis, report its actions to the Graduate Faculty. Any action of the Executive Committee may, upon appeal by a motion introduced at a meeting of the Graduate Faculty, be referred to the faculty for final decision.

Meetings

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For Fall 2024, the Graduate Executive Committee, its subcommittees and ad hoc committees will meet on the first and third Thursdays of the month, from 1:30-3:00pm.

 

GEC meetings

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Upcoming Graduate Executive Committee Meetings for Fall 2024:

  • September 5 and 19
  • October 3 and 17
  • November 7 and 21
  • December 5

Graduate Executive Committee

College/SchoolNameTerm
Dean, Graduate College (Chair)Hoock, HolgerN/A
Associate Dean, Graduate CollegeN. N.N/A
College of Agriculture and Life SciencesZia, AsimAY25-AY27
College of Arts and SciencesSchrafsterrer, SusannaAY25-AY27
College of Engineering and Mathematical SciencesGhazanfari, EhsanAY24-AY26
College of Engineering and Mathematical SciencesMarshall, JeffreyAY24-AY26
College of Education and Social ServicesCallahan, RebeccaAY24-AY26
College of Nursing and Health SciencesGell, NancyAY25-AY27
Larner College of MedicinePrevis, Michael AY24-AY26
Larner College of MedicineWargo, MatthewAY22-AY25
Grossman School of BusinessLowensohn, SuzanneAY25-AY27
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural ResourcesDonovan, Therese (Terri)AY25-AY27
Graduate Student RepresentativesNameTerm
College of Agriculture and Life SciencesNnadi, SandraSpring 2024, AY25
College of Arts and SciencesKhadka, SumanSpring / Fall 2024
College of Engineering and Mathematical SciencesCoil, CollinAY25, AY26
College of Education and Student ServicesSimone, CaraSpring 2024, AY25
College of Nursing and Health SciencesEkstrom Grenon, KatieSpring 2024, AY25
Graduate College (Cross-Collegiate Graduate Programs)N.N. 
Larner College of MedicineHoward, BritneyAY25
Grossman School of BusinessN.N. 
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural ResourcesNix, MandySpring 2024 to Fall 2025


 

ex officio member (non-voting)Name
University RegistrarCarter, Veronica


 

Recording SecretaryName
Graduate CollegePietricola, Erica