The Graduate Council reports graduate and curriculum matters to the Faculty Senate on a monthly basis. Business is conducted by the four committees of the council.
Meeting Schedule
The council as a whole typically meets once a year, unless a specific issue or topic is relevant to the whole council.
For the complete schedule for each of the council subcommittees, see Graduate Council Website.
Committee Members
Stacy Barber, Chair
College of Sciences
Anthropology
Email: SarahStacy.Barber@ucf.edu
Valeriya Shapoval, Vice Chair
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Hospitality Services
Email: Valeriya.Shapoval@ucf.edu
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University Libraries-Acquisitions & Collections; Faculty Representative
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Hospitality Services; Faculty Representative; Vice Chair-Graduate Council; Chair, Graduate Curriculum Committee
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College of Sciences-Mathematics; Senate Representative407-823-5251
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College of Community Innovation and Education-School of Public Administration; Senate Representative
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Communication Sciences & Disorders; Faculty Representative
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Institute for Simulation and Training; Faculty Representative
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Graduate Student Association; Student Representative
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College of Engineering and Computer Sciences- Industrial Engineering & Management Systems; Faculty Representative
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College of Sciences-Physics; Faculty Representative
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College of Undergraduate Studies-Undergraduate Studies; Ex Officio; Committee Administrator, Textbook Committee
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-Dean's Office; Administrator407-823-0647
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College of Sciences-Dean's Office; Administrator
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College of Business Administration-Dean's Office; Ex Officio
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College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative; Co-chair, University Promotion and Tenure Committee
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Hospitality Services; Faculty Representative407.903.8027
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College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Faculty Representative
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College of Arts and Humanities-Dean's Office; Administrator
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College of Community Innovation and Education-Educational Leadership & Higher Education; Senate Representative407-823-6184
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College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Senate Representative407-823-2253
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College of Engineering and Computer Science-Materials Science & Engineering; Senate Representative407-823-2175
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College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative
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University Libraries-Reference; Faculty Representative
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College of Optics and Photonics; Faculty Representative
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College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling Simulation & Training; Faculty Representative; Vice Chair, Graduate Appeals Committee
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College of Graduate Studies-Administration; Ex Officio
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College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Senate Representative
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College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling Simulation & Training; Faculty Representative
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College of Graduate Studies-School of Modeling, Simulation & Training; Faculty Representative407-883-2281
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College of Medicine-Internal Medicine; Faculty Representative
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College of Business Administration-Management; Faculty Representative
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College of Optics and Photonics; Senate Representative
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College of Graduate Studies-Administration; Administrator407-823-2766
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College of Medicine-Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences; Administrator
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Foodservice & Lodging Management; Faculty Representative
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management-Tourism, Events & Attractions; Ex Officio
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College of Engineering and Computer Science-Graduate Affairs; Ex Officio
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College of Engineering and Computer Science-Civil Environmental & Construction Engineering; Faculty Representative
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College of Medicine-Clinical Sciences; Faculty Representative
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College of Arts and Humanities-Writing & Rhetoric; Senate Representative
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College of Business Administration-Economics; Faculty Representative
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University Libraries-Research & Information Services; Faculty Representative
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Kinesiology & Physical Therapy; Faculty Representative
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College of Nursing-Nursing Systems; Faculty Representatives
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College of Health Professions and Sciences-School of Social Work; Faculty Representative407-823-5621
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College of Arts and Humanities-School of Performing Arts; Senate Representative
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College of Nursing-Nursing Systems; Faculty Representative; Administrator
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College of Sciences-Nicholson School of Communication and Media; Faculty Representative407-823-5558
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University Libraries-Scholarly Communications; Faculty Representative
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College of Engineering and Computer Science-Industrial Engineering & Management Systems; Senate Representative407-823-5742
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College of Nursing-Nursing Practice; Senate Representative407-823-1957
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College of Medicine-Medical Education; Senate Representative407-266-7086
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College of Optics and Photonics; Senate Representative; Chair, Graduate Program Review and Awards Committee; Administrator407-823-6816
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College of Sciences-School of Politics, Security & International Affairs; Senate Representative407-823-0012
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College of Community Innovation and Education - Health Management & Informatics; Senate Representative; Chair, Graduate Program Review and Awards Committee407-823-5668
Meeting Materials
The official agendas, materials distributed, and approved minutes and materials for each subcommittee are distributed and maintained by the College of Graduate Studies and can found on the Graduate Council Website.
Membership
The council shall consist of all of the members of the committees of the Graduate Council and the dean of the College of Graduate Studies (ex officio). All members of the Graduate Council must be Graduate Faculty as specified in the Graduate Catalog. The Committee on Committees shall select the faculty members for all committees of the Graduate Council and shall solicit nominees from the deans of the respective academic units as well as from the dean of the College of Graduate Studies, among others. The council chair and vice chair are elected annually by the membership of the council at the first meeting after the new committee is constituted, normally early in the fall term. The elected chair of the council will serve as the chair of the Graduate Policy Committee. The vice chair of the council will serve as the chair of the Graduate Curriculum Committee.
The following 4 committees are part of the Graduate Council:
- Graduate Appeals Committee
- Graduate Curriculum Committee
- Graduate Policy Committee
- Graduate Program Review and Awards Committee
Duties and Responsibilities
- To report to the Senate on graduate policy and curriculum matters. Business is conducted by the four committees of the council, which examine and formulate policies and procedures, hear petitions for variances from graduate program, college, or university requirements, and review graduate course action requests and requests for new programs, among other matters.
- To review all matters referred by committees of the Graduate Council.
- To transmit its recommendations to the dean of the College of Graduate Studies, who submits his/her recommendations to the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. The council may also make recommendations to the Steering Committee of the Faculty Senate.
- To review all graduate programs within the university on a periodic basis per Board of Trustees guidelines. The review process will include the university program review reports and recommendations based on the review of the annual college reports on the status of graduate programs.