Graduate Council
Purpose: The primary purpose of the Graduate council is to act upon graduate level curricular matters that are referred to it by academic departments.
Powers of the Graduate Council: The Graduate Council is empowered, for courses numbered 600 or higher, for graduate degree programs, for graduate degrees, and for the general requirements for graduate certificates, to recommend approval of a curricular proposal from an academic department or special academic program or to reject and return a proposal to the originator. If so charged by the Senate Chair, the Graduate Council is also empowered to initiate curricular proposals to add graduate degrees, delete graduate degrees, modify the requirements for existing graduate degrees, and modify the general requirements for graduate certificates, or to investigate the merits of such a proposed change and initiate a curricular proposal at its discretion. It must approve all members of the graduate faculty. Other responsibilities include program planning, curricular control, and policy-making for the Graduate College.
Membership of the Graduate Council: The Graduate Council shall comprise the following: the Chair, one representative from the Graduate Student Senate; one member of the graduate faculty from each entity so identified in http://www.missouristate.edu/facultysenate/entities.htm that offers one or more graduate programs; and one member of the graduate faculty from each academic department offering one or more graduate programs, or in the case of an interdisciplinary program, a representative from the sponsoring entity. The term of office for members of the Graduate Council is one year for the student representative and two years for each faculty representative. A faculty representative to Graduate Council may be elected for two consecutive terms, but following the second term shall not be eligible to serve until after the lapse of an intervening year. A person elected Chair of the Graduate Council during his or her second term as member may serve out his or her term as chair. Upon completion of the term as chair that person shall not be eligible to serve on the Graduate Council until after the lapse of an intervening year. Department heads are not eligible for election except in the case where an academic department head is the only graduate faculty member in an academic department. The following individuals shall be ex officio members of the Graduate Council without vote: the Dean and the Associate Dean of the Graduate College, the most recent past-Chair of the Graduate Council, the Chair of the Faculty Senate, a representative from Meyer Library, and a representative from Records and Registration.
Chair of the Graduate Council: The Chair of the Graduate Council must be a member of the graduate faculty and Graduate Council at the time of election. The Chair of the Graduate Council is elected by a majority vote of the members present at an organizational session of the newly-elected Graduate Council held in May. The Dean of the Graduate College (or designee) shall preside at this organizational session until a new chair is elected. The Chair of the Graduate Council shall serve for a term of one year and may be elected for a second consecutive one-year term. After serving two consecutive one-year terms, the Chair shall not then be eligible for reelection as Chair until after a lapse of an intervening year.
2024–2025 Graduate Council Roster
Chair
Alan Schick
Darr College of Agriculture
MS Hospitality and Agriculture Leadership, Nancy Kageyam, (2026)
MS Plant Science, Natural Res and Animal Sci, Maciej Pszczolkowski, (2025)
Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Art and Design, Sarah Williams, (2026)
Communication, Erin Wehrman, (2025)
Criminology, Ethan Amidon, (2025)
Defense and Strategic Studies, none elected, (2024)
English, John R. Turner, (2026)
History, Djene Bajalan, (2026)
MFA Dramatic Writing, Cristina Pippa, (2026)
MA Communication Studies, Erin Wehrman, (2026)
Political Science and Philosophy, Jim Kaatz, (2026)
Languages, Cultures and Religion, Antoinette Barffour, (2025)
Music, Jeremy Chesman,(2026)
College of Business
Master of Accountancy, Gregory Tapis, (2025)
Finance, Economics and Risk Management, Seth Hoelscher, (2026)
Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Joshua Davis, (2025)
Management, Kanu Priya Tapis, (2026)
Marketing, Wes Friske, (2026)
Master of Business Administration, Pouya Derayati, (2025)
Technology and Construction Management, Nebil Buyurgan, (2025)
College of Education
Teaching, Learning and Developmental Science, Chloe Bolyard, (2026)
Special Education, Leadership and Professional St, Ching-Wen Change, (2026)
Master of Science in Education, Sec. Ed., Tara Oetting, (2026)
McQueary College of Health and Human Services
Anesthesia, Tracy Beckham, (2025)
Biomedical Sciences, Amy Hulme, (2026)
Communication Sciences and Disorders, Lauren Jones, (2026)
Kinesiology, Keith McShan, (2026)
Nursing, Diane Smith, (2025)
Occupational Therapy, Michelle Jackson, (2026)
Physical Therapy, Kim Ennis, (2026)
Physician Assistant Studies, Kimberly Cook, (2026)
Public Health and Sports Medicine, Hillary Roberts, (2025)
Mental Health and Behavioral Science, Amber Abernathy, (2025)
College of Natural and Applied Science
Biology, Sean Maher, (2026)
Chemistry and Biochemistry, Alan Schick, (2026)
Computer Science, Siming Liu, (2025)
Earth, Environment and Sustainability, Matthew McKay, (2026)
Mathematics, Cameron Wickham, (2025)
Natural and Applied Science, Alan Schick, (2025)
Physics, Astronomy and Material Science, Ridwan Sakidja (rplc Ridwan Sakidja), (2025)
Graduate College
Master of Professional Studies, Gerald Masterson, (2025)
Ex-Officio Members
Faculty Senate Chair: Elizabeth Walker
Office of the Registrar: Katrina Chavez
Library: Lindsey Taggart
Graduate College: Julie Masterson
Graduate College: Algerian Hart
Graduate Student Council Member:
Updated September 13, 2024