Merced Division

Graduate Council (GC)

Duties

Graduate Council (GC) advises the Merced Division and Administration on all matters related to graduate education. GC establishes policies for graduate education at Merced, and authorizes, supervises and regulates all graduate courses and graduate programs of instruction. This includes making recommendations to the Merced Division and the Systemwide Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA) on the establishment of new graduate programs leading to graduate degrees, and any substantial change to existing graduate programs. GC maintains liaison with the CCGA.

For a complete description of GC’s duties please see the committee’s bylaws.

2019-2020 Membership

Leroy Westerling, Chair, School of Engineering, CCGA representative
Hrant Hratchian, Vice Chair, School of Natural Sciences
Maria DePrano, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Alex Theodoridis, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
Chih-Wen Ni, School of Engineering
Ahmed Arif, School of Engineering
Shawn Newsam, School of Engineering
Linda-Anne Rebhun, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts
Stephanie Woo, School of Natural Sciences

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Ritwika Vallomparambath PanikkasserySugasree, Graduate Student Representative
Marjorie Zatz, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
Tom Hansford, Senate Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Robin DeLugan, Senate Vice Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts

Committee Consultant: