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 22-23 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2022-2023 Membership

Michael Scheibner, Chair, School of Natural Sciences, CCGA representative
John Abatzoglou, Vice-Chair, School of Engineering, PROC representative
Rebeca Arevalo, School of Natural Sciences
Roberto Andresen Eguiluz, School of Engineering
Sandie Ha, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Nigel Hatton, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Min-Hwan Lee, School of Engineering
Kara McCloskey, School of Engineering (served through February 2023)
Clarissa Nobile, School of Natural Sciences
Karl Ryavec, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Hrant Hratchian, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
Patti LiWang, Senate Chair, School of Natural Sciences
Holley Moyes, Senate Vice-Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (Spring 2023)
Albert Dibenedetto, Graduate Student Representative
Syeda Tajin Ahmed, Postdoctoral Scholar, School of Engineering (Materials Science & Engineering)