The Graduate Faculty Council represents the Graduate Faculty. It maintains a continuing
review of existing graduate programs and periodically requests the Graduate Dean's Committee
to undertake specific studies and make recommendations to the council concerning
continuance, modification, or discontinuance of existing programs and other matters of
concern to the council.
Departments or other academic units may appeal to the Graduate Dean's Committee, which is
responsible for implementation of policies and administrative coordination and supervision
of the graduate programs, from administrative actions of the Graduate School office
affecting the conduct of graduate programs, subject to final appeal to the Graduate Faculty
Council by any aggrieved party. The chair of the Graduate Faculty Council appoints an ad hoc
appeals committee to investigate and review appeals from the Graduate Dean's Committee and
make recommendations to the Graduate Faculty Council.
