Graduate Council

Graduate Council

The Graduate Council is the governing body of the Graduate School and consists of the Dean of the Graduate School, faculty members elected from the graduate faculty and graduate students designated annually by the Graduate Student Organization. The Graduate Council establishes regulations for the Graduate School; develops standards for the admission and matriculation of graduate students; and recommends priorities for the allocation of graduate support resources.

Graduate Council Members

Presiding:

Terrence Deak, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School

Graduate School Representative:

Andreas Duus Pape, Associate Dean of the Graduate School

Faculty Representatives:

2023-2025 Term

  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Fine Arts and Humanities), Praseeda Gopinath
  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), Pegor Aynajian
  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Social Sciences), Norah Henry
  • School of Management, Brad Cannon
  • School of Management, Steven Schwartz
  • Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Sharon Bryant
  • Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science (Computer Science), Kyoung- Don Kang
  • Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Vladimir Nikulin
  • College of Community and Public Affairs (Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership), Loretta Mason-Williams
  • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tao Zhang

Graduate Director Representatives:

2023-2024 Term

  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Fine Arts and Humanities), Sungdai Cho
  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), David Werner
  • Harpur College of ARts and Sciences (Social Sciences), Josh Reno
  • Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nicole Rouhana
  • Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, TBD
  • College of Community and Public Affairs, Jacqueline McGinley
  • College of Community and Public Affairs, Suzanne McLeod
  • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yetrib Hathout
  • Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs), Yvonne Johnston

Graduate Student Representatives:

  • Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Jobial Alex
  • Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Anjani Praneet Meruvu (GSO President)
  • School of Management, Sarah Wexler
  • College of Community and Public Affairs, Yakubu Alhassan Zakaria 

Ex Officio Members:

  • Harvey Stenger, President
  • Donald Hall, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Michael Jacobson, Vice President for Research (Designee)

Associate Deans from Other Colleges:

  • Niyazi Bodur, Chief Information Officer
  • Hiroki Sayama, Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science 
  • Judith Deluca, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pamela Stewart Fahs, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
  • Carl Lipo, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
  • Matthew McConn, College of Community and Public Affairs
  • Jillian Sandy, Libraries (Designee)

Graduate Council Minutes

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

2021-2022

2020-2021

2019-2020

2018-2019

2017-2018

2016-2017