Current Roster - Graduate Academic Council COMMITTEE NAME: Graduate Academic Council ACADEMIC YEAR: 2008-2009 TOTAL MEMBERS: 18
Member	Representing	Elected/Appointed	Voting/Non-Voting	Term Ends		E-Mail Link
**Debra Moore	Arts & Sciences	Elected	Voting	2011
**David Shetterly	Arts & Sciences	Elected	Voting	2011
**Jim Rinehart	Arts & Sciences	Elected	Voting	2010
Robert Saunders	Arts & Sciences	Elected	Voting	2010
Emrah Orhun	Arts & Sciences	Elected	Voting	2009
Jan Oliver	Education	Elected	Voting	2011
Andrew Creamer	Education	Elected	Voting	2010
Kenyon Knapp	Education	Elected	Voting	2010
Frank Browning	Education	Elected	Voting	2009
Dabney McKenzie	Education	Elected	Voting	2009
**Lorraine Magrath	Business	Elected	Voting	2011
**William Heisler	Business	Elected	Voting	2010
**Cherie Fretwell	Business	Elected	Voting	2010
Haitao Li	Business	Elected	Voting	2009
Mark Gaddis	Business	Elected	Voting	2009
**Catherine Allard	Comm. & Fine Arts	Elected	Voting	2011
**Geraldine Allen	Health & Human Ser.	Elected	Voting	2011
Fred Green	Health & Human Ser.	Elected	Voting	2010

**Person is serving second consecutive term.

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Purpose - Graduate Academic Council

This Council advises the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost concerning all phases of the graduate program development and delivery, specifically long-range planning, curriculum development, revision, and policy decisions. The Council has the responsibility for review of all graduate policy waivers and approval of all proposed revisions and modifications for all graduate degree programs, subject to review and approval by the Provost, Chancellor and the Board of Trustees.  The Graduate Academic Council agenda is prepared by the Associate Provost/Dean of the Graduate School for the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost.  Agenda items are submitted through the deans of academic colleges.

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Membership- Graduate Academic Council

(18 members)

Representatives must be Graduate Faculty with preferably three consecutive years of full‑time service as a graduate faculty member.  Exceptions to these criteria may be made with the concurrence of the Graduate Dean.

Elected Representatives (voting members):

College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Program: (5)
College of Education Graduate Program: (5)         
College of Business Graduate Program: (5)
College of Communication and Fine Arts Graduate Program: (1)  
College of Health and Human Services Graduate Program: (2)

Non-voting members by position:

University Registrar or designee
Dean of Library Services or designee
Dean, International Programs or designee
Dean of Academics, University College or designee
Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Aid
Director of Institutional Research or designee
Director of eCampus or designee
Dean of Enrollment Services or designee
                                          
By Position: 

Deans of each college & Associate Provosts

Ex Officio:    

Executive Vice Chancellor/Provost & Dean of the Graduate School

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Eligibility Criteria - Graduate Academic Council

Representatives must be Graduate Faculty with preferably three consecutive years of full‑time service as a graduate faculty member.  Exceptions to these criteria may be made with the concurrence of the Graduate Dean.

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Minutes - Graduate Academic Council

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Contact Person - Graduate Academic Council

Name: Dr. Dianne L. Barron
Title: Associate Provost/Dean
Department: Graduate Dean
Email Address: dlbarron@troy.edu
Phone: 334-670-3189
Room: 11
Building: Adams Administration
Campus: Troy

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