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The Graduate Council

The Graduate Council reviews the policies, practices, and procedures of the Graduate School.

Graduate Council Meeting Dates

To be held from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. in McKenna Hall unless otherwise specified. [Last updated 8/30/2012]

  • Tues., October 2, 2012 — Room 210/214
  • Mon., November 12, 2012 — Room 210/214
  • Wed., January 30, 2013 — Room 100/104
  • Tues., March 19, 2013 — Room 100/104

 

Members of the Graduate Council

The date following each name indicates the year in which the term of office will end.

2011–12 Ex Officio Members:

  • Christine Maziar, Ph.D.
    Chair and Acting Dean of the Graduate School
  • Robert Bernhard, Ph.D.
    Vice President for Research, Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
  • Gregory Crawford, Ph.D.
    W.K. Warren Foundation Dean of Science and Professor of Physics
  • Peter Kilpatrick, Ph.D.
    Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Michael Lykoudis, M.Arch
    Dean of the School of Architecture
  • John T. McGreevy, Ph.D.
    I.A. O’Shaughnessy Dean of the College of Arts and Letters and Professor of History
  • Nell Jessup Newton, J.D.
    Joseph A. Matson Dean of the Law School and Professor of Law
  • Roger Huang, Ph.D.
    Interim Dean of the Mendoza College of Business and Kenneth R. Meyer Chair in Global Investment Management
  • Diane Parr Walker, MA, MLS
    Edward H. Arnold University Librarian, Hesburgh Libraries

Elected Members

  • Sunny Boyd (Biological Sciences) — 2014
  • Cindy Bergeman (Psychology) — 2015
  • Jeremy Fein (Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences) — 2013
  • Gerald McKenny (Theology) — 2013
  • David Bennett (Physics, research faculty) — 2014

Appointed Members:

  • Thomas Corke (Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering) — 2013
  • Mark Cummings (Psychology) — 2013
  • Margaret Meserve (History) — 2013
  • Marvin Miller (Chemistry and Biochemistry) — 2013

Academic Council Representatives

  • Panos Antsaklis (Electrical Engineering) — 2013
  • Laura Carlson (Psychology) — 2013 (chair)
  • Margaret Doody (English) — 2013
  • Dennis Doordan (Architecture) — 2013
  • Umesh Garg (Physics) — 2013
  • Alain Toumayan (Romance Languages and Literatures) — 2013

Graduate Student Representatives:

  • Douglas Rice (Chemistry and Biochemistry), GSU President — 2013
  • Katherine Rueff (Physics), GSU Vice-President — 2013

Graduate Collegiate Deans

  • Phillip Bess, M.Arch, M.T.S.
    Director of Graduate Studies and Professor of Architectures
  • Richard Garnett, J.D.
    Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law
  • Mark McCready, Ph.D.
    Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Mark Schurr, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean for the Social Sciences and Research and Professor of Anthropology
  • Richard Taylor, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean For Research and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Nonvoting Graduate School Representatives

  • Brian M. Baker, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean for Academic Programs
  • Brian Flaherty, MBA
    Associate Director of Budget and Operations
  • John Lubker, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean of Students
  • Nyrée McDonald, Ph.D.
    Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions

Reporter:

  • Mary Hendriksen, Executive Administrator, The Graduate School