Graduate Council
The Council represents the interest of the University in graduate affairs, and is responsible to the University administration, Dean of Graduate Affairs, the Senate, academic units, faculty members and students; its University-wide jurisdiction derives from the President, the Senate, and faculty. The Council is responsible for development of policy on a) graduate programs, b) graduate student affairs, c) graduate research and scholarship, and d) faculty participation in graduate programs.
Specifics of the Council's charge are detailed in the UNIVERSITY POLICIES: Committees and Councils section of the Policy File.
This Council has a membership of 22*:
- 15 full-time faculty, two from each of the seven Ccolleges, and one from SDSU-Imperial Valley
- Dean of Graduate Affairs or designee, who shall serve as Chair
- Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Dean of the Library and Information Access
- two graduate students
- (with classified status and in good standing; one must represent a doctoral program)
Faculty members shall serve staggered three-year terms, and may immediately succeed themselves for one term.
*there is a policy update in progress to formally increase membership spring 2022.
| Major Academic Unit or Ex Officio Position | Name (*Senator) | Term Ends | Appt. Date | Dept. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean: College of Graduate Studies (Chair) | Love, Tracy (Chair) | — | — | CGS |
| Dean: Library (or designee) | McCarthy, Patrick (designee for Walter Scott) | — | — | LIB |
| Provost | Ochoa, Hector Salvador | — | — | AA |
| Faculty – A&L | Bosco, Fernando | May-24 | Dec-18 | GEO |
| Faculty – A&L | Maher, Kristen | May-24 | Sep-21 | CAL |
| Faculty – FCOB | Zheng, Congcong | May-24 | Aug-21 | MNGMT |
| Faculty – FCOB | Miles, Morgan (Poor) | May-23 | Sep-20 | MKTG |
| Faculty – EDU | Degeneffe, Chuck* | May-22 | Sep-16 | ARPE |
| Faculty – EDU |
Marshall, Jim
(proxy for Lisa Lamb) |
May-22 | Sept-19 | TED |
| Faculty – ENG | Sharma, Satish* | May-24 | Nov-18 | E COMP ENG |
| Faculty – ENG | Kumar, Sunil | May-22 | Sep-16 | MECH ENG |
| Faculty – HHS | Mahar, Matthew | May-22 | Feb-17 | ENS |
| Faculty – HHS | Stoskopf, Carleen* | May-22 | Nov-19 | PH |
| Faculty – PFSA |
Savage, Matthew
(proxy for Kerianne Quick) |
May-21 | Sep-21 | ART + D |
| Faculty – PFSA |
Zhong, Mei
(proxy for Arthur Santana) |
May-21 | Sep-21 | JOURN |
| Faculty – SCI | Vaidya, Naveen | May-21 | Aug-21 | MATH |
| Faculty – SCI | Orosz, Jerome* | May-22 | Sep-16 | AST |
| Faculty – IVC | Pearson, David | May-23 | Sep-20 | IV |
| Graduate Student (must be in good academic standing) |
TBD | May-22 | Aug-21 | CGS |
| Graduate Student (must be in good academic standing) |
Moreno, Johnny | May-22 | Aug-21 | CGS |
| Assistant Dean: College of Graduate Studies (Non-Voting) | Riley, Erin | — | — | CGS |
| Associate Dean: College of Graduate Studies (Non-Voting) | Bohonak, Andrew | — | — | CGS |
| VP: Research and Innovation (Non-Voting) | Madanat, Hala | — | — | DRI |
| Director: Graduate Student Diversity (Non-Voting) | Villodas, Feion | — | — | SACD |
| Associate Director: Admissions (Non-Voting) | Cortell, Sabrina | — | — | ENROLLMENT SRVCS |
| Graduate Admissions Lead (Non-Voting) | Pina-Harlow, Margarita | — | — | ENROLLMENT SRVCS |
| Graduate Studies (Open/Non-Voting) |
Logan, Jennie | — | — | CGS |
| Graduate Studies (Open/Non-Voting) |
Bobb, Ashley | — | — | CGS |
| Graduate Studies (Open/Non-Voting) |
Sanchez, Cristina | — | — | CGS |
| Graduate Studies (Open/Non-Voting) |
Walls, Pat | — | — | CGS |
| Day | Thursdays |
|---|---|
| Time | 2:15 p.m. — 4:00 p.m. |
| Frequency | Thursday after Senate meetings |
| Modality | via Zoom |
| Location | N/A |