Graduate Council

The Graduate Council reviews and recommends to the President, through the Provost Office, and subject to the approval of the Graduate Dean, policy matters pertaining to graduate education, such as graduate teaching, graduate program needs and graduate student and faculty research. The Graduate Council reviews and evaluates proposed and existing graduate programs and recommends priorities to be adopted in graduate education, scholarship, and research. The Graduate Council includes graduate faculty members from each college and school that grants a graduate degree, Faculty Senate, the Graduate Dean, Associate Dean and the current Graduate Student Association President.

Meeting dates

Graduate Council meetings are held via Zoom. Meeting links and passwords are distributed via email.

The Graduate Council meets from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the following dates:

  • September 6, 2022
  • September 27, 2022
  • October 25, 2022
  • November 29, 2022
  • January 31, 2023
  • February 28, 2023
  • March 28, 2023
  • April 25, 2023

Graduate council members

Graduate Council
Eugenia Weiss
Eugenia Weiss, Graduate Council Chair
School of Social Work Term: 2022-25
(775) 682-8525
6697
Graduate Council
Thomas Albright
Thomas Albright
College of Science Term: 2021-24
(775) 784-6673
6697
Graduate Council
Benjamin Birkinbine
Benjamin Birkinbine
Reynolds School of Journalism Term: 2021-24
(775) 784-6531
6697
Graduate Council
Kristen Clements-Nolle
Kristen Clements-Nolle
School of Public Health Term: 2021-24
(775) 682-7097
6697
Graduate Council
Ana de Bettencourt-Dias
Ana de Bettencourt-Dias
College of Science Term: 2021-24
(775) 682-8421
6697
Graduate Council
MaryAnn Demchak
MaryAnn Demchak
College of Education & Human Development Term: 2020-23
(775) 682-7852
6697
Graduate Council
Albert Gonzalez
Albert Gonzalez
UNR Med Term: 2021-24
(970) 222-4888
6697
Graduate Council
Matthew Hawn
Matthew Hawn
Graduate Student Association Term: 2022-23
(775) 784-1093
6697
Graduate Council
Christopher Herald
Christopher Herald
College of Science Term: 2021-24
(775) 784-4647
6697
Graduate Council
Yanyao Jiang
Yanyao Jiang
College of Engineering Term: 2020-23
(775) 784-4510
6697
Graduate Council
Markus Kemmelmeier
Markus Kemmelmeier
The Graduate School Term: Ongoing
(775) 784-1287
6697
Graduate Council
Dylan Kosma
Dylan Kosma
CABNR Term: 2022-25
(775) 682-7319
6697
Graduate Council
Sankar Mukhopadhyay
Sankar Mukhopadhyay
College of Business Term: 2021-24
(775) 784-8017
6697
Graduate Council
Amy Pason
Amy Pason
College of Liberal Arts Term: 2022-25
6697
Graduate Council
Yantao Shen
Yantao Shen
College of Engineering Term: 2021-24
(775) 784-6918
6697
Graduate Council
Mariana-Cecilia Velazquez
Mariana-Cecilia Velazquez
College of Liberal Arts Term: 2020-23
6697
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Theresa Watts
Theresa Watts
Orvis School of Nursing Term: 2022-25
(775) 682-7130
6697