The Graduate Educational Policy Committee (GEPC) meets on a regular basis during the semester. The Associate Dean for Graduate Education, Christine Getz, serves as chair.
Committee duties and composition are discussed in the CLAS Manual of Procedure, Article VIII. The committee will be composed of six members elected by the faculty. One member shall be elected from each of the four CLAS Electoral Voting Groups. Two faculty members shall be elected by faculty At Large, but there may be no more that two faculty members from any one Electoral Voting Group. A graduate student member is appointed by the Dean or Associate Dean on the basis of nominations from one or more appropriate student groups and organizations. The student is a full member of the committee. The Dean of the Graduate College shall identify an Associate Dean of the Graduate College who will serve as an ex officio member of the CLAS Graduate Policy Committee.
2023-24 GEPC Membership
Name |
Department |
Term End Date |
Jennifer Buckley | Associate Professor, English | Spring 2024 |
Christine Getz | Associate Dean for Graduate Education and Outreach and Engagement | ex officio |
*Kate Magsamen-Conrad | Associate Professor, Communication Studies | Spring 2025 |
Tara Hicks | Graduate Student Representative, Biology | Spring 2024 |
Bryan Phillips | Professor, Biology | Spring 2025 |
Ted Powers | Associate Professor, Anthropology | Spring 2024 |
David Puderbaugh | Associate Professor, Music | Spring 2025 |
Jodie Plumert | Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences | Spring 2024 |
*Brian Ekdale, Associate Professor, Journalism and Mass Communication will substitute for Spring 2024 Semester.