Graduate Council

Agenda and Materials

• March 2023 Agenda
• (Appendix A) February 2023 Graduation Candidates

Overview

The governing body of The Graduate School is the Graduate Council, which operates in accordance with its Bylaws.  The membership of the Graduate Council shall be specified in the Graduate Council Bylaws. A majority of the voting members of the Graduate Council shall constitute a quorum.
 
2.1A  Functions
 
The functions of Graduate Council shall be:
 
1.  To formulate educational policy for all graduate work in doctoral programs at the Graduate School and in other graduate programs of The Graduate School, to set standards of admission and academic performance, and curriculum and degree requirements.
 
2.  To approve programs and curricula leading to the doctoral degree and to approve other graduate programs of The Graduate School and the curricula of these programs.
 
3. To recommend to the CUNY Board of Trustees the granting of honorary and graduate degrees to qualified candidates. This function shall be exercised exclusively by the faculty members of the Council.
 
4. To consider any other academic matters of The Graduate School and to make recommendations to the CUNY Board of Trustees.
 
5. To receive, consider, approve, and forward, as appropriate, reports and recommendations of the Council's standing committees.
 
6.  To review, and act on revisions to the Governance document of The Graduate School of the Graduate School and University Center, and to the Bylaws of Graduate Council of the Graduate School of the Graduate School and University Center.
 
2.1B  Chair
 
1.  The President of The Graduate Center shall be Chair of Graduate Council and shall preside over its meetings. In the absence of the President, the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Council shall preside.

2.  The Chair of the Executive Committee of Graduate Council shall preside over the meetings of the Executive Committee. The Chair shall serve for a two-year term and shall be elected by the voting members of the Council from among the faculty representatives of the Council at its final spring meeting during years when elections are scheduled.
 
The Graduate School and University Center
The Graduate Council
2019-20

 

(Nonvoting Members)

President	Robin L. Garrell
Provost and Senior Vice President	Steve Everett
Interim Associate Provost for Academic Affairs	Monica Varsanyi
Dean for the Sciences	Josh Brumberg
Vice President for Student Affairs	Matthew Schoengood
Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration	Brian Peterson
Executive Chief Librarian	Maura Smale

For more information, review the:

Graduate Council Policy and Procedure