Composition
- Voting Members:
- One member from each college that offers graduate training. Normally, at least one shall be a member of the Senate.
- One member from WSU libraries faculty.
- Three graduate students serving one-year renewable terms, with at least two geographic regions represented.
- Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
- President, Graduate and Professional Student Association.
- Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education, or designee, serving as secretary.
- Provost and Executive President, or designee.
- Executive Vice President for Statewide Campuses, or designee.
- Representative from the Registrar’s Office
Function
- On a continuous basis, reviews and appraises graduate educational policies, programs, and procedures.
- Recommends establishment, continuation, modification, and termination of graduate degrees, certificates, and plans.
- Advises the Vice Provost for Graduate and Professional Education.
- Reviews and makes policy recommendations regarding graduate education.
- Consults with the Academic Affairs Committee and the Professional Health Sciences Committee on those policies and procedures that jointly affect graduate and undergraduate education or health professional programs.
Workload
- The Graduate Studies Committee meets every other Tuesday, 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Workload Committee Chair
- Meetings: 3 hours/month
- Steering and Senate attendance: 6 hours/month
- Additional meetings with Graduate School as needed: 1 to 2 hours/month
- Reviewing materials: 2 to 3 hours/month
- Total: 12 to 14 hours/month = 3 to 3.5 hours/week
Workload Committee Member
- Meetings: 3 hours/month
- Reviewing materials: 1 to 2 hours/month
- Total: 4 to 5 hours/month = 1 to 1.25 hours/week
Additional notes
- Chair or co-chairs are elected by the Committee.
- Permanent Subcommittee: Catalog Subcommittee.
- Whenever possible, at least one non-ex officio member of the Graduate Studies Committee shall serve on the Catalog Subcommittee.
- Has representation on the Steering Committee, Catalog Subcommittee and the Syllabus Committee.
- Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
- Reports to: Faculty Senate, the president, the provost and executive vice president, and the vice provost for graduate and professional education.
| Name | Rank | College | Location | Term Start | Term End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee Chair: Peter Van Mullem | |||||
| 2027 Rotation | |||||
| Vacant | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2027 |
| Min Du | Regents Professor | CAHNRS | Pullman | 2024 | 2027 |
| Ann Dyer | Library Director | Libraries | Spokane | 2024 | 2027 |
| Teddi Nee | Assistant Professor | CoN | Tri-Cities | 2024 | 2027 |
| 2028 Rotation | |||||
| Xinghua Gao | Associate Professor | CCB | Vancouver | 2025 | 2028 |
| Oladunni Oluwoye | Associate Professor | ESFCoM | WSU Spokane | 2025 | 2028 |
| James Peters | Associate Professor | CVM | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| Peter Van Mullem | Professor | CESHS | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| 2029 Rotation | |||||
| Maia Avtandilashvili | Associate Professor | CoPPS | Tri-Cities | 2023 | 2029 |
| Pawel Popiel | Assistant Professor | MCC | Pullman | 2026 | 2029 |
| Vacant | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2029 |
| Student Representatives | |||||
| Srijan Budhathoki | Graduate Student | Graduate Student Representative | Pullman | 2026 | 2027 |
| Cam Valentine | Graduate Student | Graduate Student Representative | Global | 2026 | 2027 |
| Petra Cadwell-Cowan | Graduate Student | Graduate Student Representative | Pullman | 2026 | 2027 |
| Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members | |||||
| TBD | President, GPSA | ||||
| Greg Crouch | Designee, Graduate School (Vice Provost for Graduate Academic Programs) | ||||
| Katie Cooper | Designee, Provost's Office (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development) | ||||
| Kate McAteer | Designee, Executive Vice President for Statewide Campuses | ||||
| Blaine Golden | Representative, Registrar's Office | ||||