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 24-25 Meeting Schedule, Agendas, and Minutes

2024-2025 Membership

Current Members:

John Abatzoglou, Chair, School of Engineering, CCGA Representative
Irenee Beattie, Vice-Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, PROC Representative
Rebeca Arevalo, School of Natural Sciences
Hui Cai, School of Natural Sciences
Wan Du, School of Engineering
Carolin Frank, School of Natural Sciences
Xuecai Ge, School of Natural Sciences
Sandie Ha, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Jennifer Howell, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Min Hwan Lee, School of Engineering

Ex-Officio (non-voting):

Kevin Mitchell, Senate Chair, School of Natural Sciences
Courtenay Monroe, Senate Vice-Chair, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Hrant Hratchian, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Education
TBD, Postdoctoral Scholar
Rachel Casper, Graduate Student Representative