Graduate Committee 2024-2025
Bylaws (2022). SECTION 10. THE GRADUATE COMMITTEE
The responsibilities of the Graduate Committee shall be as follows:
- Recommend policy and procedures concerning graduate programs and curricula and maintain continuous review of such programs; review and approve all changes to graduate courses, graduate programs, and degrees; review and approve policies for the appointment and retention of faculty members to the graduate faculty; and
- Address other specific questions in this area that may be requested by the Senate Executive Committee.
Voting membership of the Graduate Committee shall be composed of senators or senate alternates representing each unit, one per unit, appointed by the Senate Executive Committee and one elected faculty member per unit representing each college and the libraries and two elected faculty alternates per unit. An alternate for a unit may substitute for the elected faculty member of that unit or the Senate Executive Committee appointee of that unit at meetings. Non-voting membership shall be composed of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or their delegate, the Dean of the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies, a representative from the Office of Institutional Assessment and Accreditation, and a graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Organization. Senate and faculty representatives must be members of the graduate faculty.
Note: At the January 2024 Faculty Senate meeting, a change to membership was approved. See page 51 of the agenda at https://drive.google.com/file/d/10Hk4a6pUXqEASmBBycaNT4rfCV9lswfH/view for the language of the change.
| COLLEGE | NAME | MEMBERSHIP STATUS | TERM ENDING | CAMPUS |
| College of Education (COE) | Ming Fang He | Voting Member (SEC Appointed) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) | Sarah McCarroll | Voting Member (Elected) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) | Christina Olson | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) | Adam Bossler | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Armstrong |
| College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) | Kate Perry | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| College of Education (COE) | Juli McBrayer | Voting Member (Elected) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Education (COE) | (vacant) | Voting Member (Elected) | ||
| College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) | Michele McGibony (CHAIR) | Voting Member (Elected) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) | John Carroll | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) | Joanne Chopak-Foss | Voting Member (Elected) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) | Haresh Rochani | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | |
| Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) | Shaowen Xu | Voting Member (Elected) | 2025 | Statesboro |
| Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) | Hossein Taheri | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| Parker College of Business (PCOB) | Constantin Ogloblin | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| Parker College of Business (PCOB) | Errol Stewart | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| University Libraries (LIB) | Dawn “Nikki” Cannon-Rech | Voting Member (Elected) | 2026 | Statesboro |
| University Libraries (LIB) | (vacant) | Voting Member (Elected) | ||
| Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) | (vacant) | Voting Member (Elected) | ||
| Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) | (vacant) | Voting Member (Elected) | ||
| College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) | Jeffrey D. Burson | Alternate | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (CBSS) | Thresa Yancey | Alternate | 2025 | Statesboro |
| College of Education (COE) | Stephanie Devine | Alternate | 2026 | Statesboro |
| College of Science and Mathematics (COSM) | Christine Hladik | Alternate | 2026 | Statesboro |
| Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) | Asli Aslan | Alternate | 2025 | Statesboro |
| Paulson College of Engineering and Computing (PCEC) | Francisco Cubas-Suazo | Alternate | 2026 | Statesboro |
| Parker College of Business (PCOB) | (vacant) | Alternate | ||
| University Libraries (LIB) | (vacant) | Alternate | ||
| Waters College of Health Professions (WCHP) | (vacant) | Alternate | ||
| Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or his/her delegate: | Dustin Anderson | Non-Voting Member | Statesboro | |
| Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or his/her delegate: | Cindy Groover | Non-Voting Member | Statesboro | |
| Student Government Association Representative: | Brandon Moore | Non-Voting Member | ||
| Dean of Graduate Studies | John Kraft | Non-Voting Member | Statesboro | |
| Office of Institutional Effectiveness, his/her delegate | Delena B. Gatch | Non-Voting Member | Statesboro | |
| Graduate Student Organization Representative: | Jessica Lindbom | Non-Voting Member |
Last updated: 1/16/2025