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Academic Senate

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.

AY 20-21 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2020-2021 Membership

Hrant Hratchian, Chair, School of Natural Sciences, CCGA representative
Erin Hestir, Vice Chair, School of Engineering, PROC representative
Linda-Anne Rebhun, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Boaz Ilan, School of Natural Sciences
YangQuan Chen, School of Engineering
Jennifer Lu, School of Engineering
Sarah Depaoli, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Sandie Ha, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Stephanie Woo, School of Natural Sciences

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Shayna Bennett, Graduate Student Representative
Chris Kello , Interim Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
Robin DeLugan, Senate Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
LeRoy Westerling, Senate Vice Chair, School of Engineering

Committee Consultant:

Jerrold Shiroma
Erin Webb, Registrar

Academic Programs and Courses:

Corresponding System Commitee:

Coordinating Committee on Graduate Affairs (CCGA)

Contact:

Naoko Kada

Senior Analyst

Phone: 209-200-9728

nkada@ucmerced.edu