The Graduate Council is the executive committee of the Graduate Faculty and is responsible for the formulation of academic policy and programs related to graduate study at Mississippi State University. In addition, the Council may advise the Dean of the Graduate School on any matter they, or the Dean, feel is appropriate. The Chairperson of the Graduate Council is elected by and from the members of the Council.
The Council consists of one elected member from each of the eight academic colleges offering graduate study (programs), and one less in number (seven) appointed by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Not more than two appointed faculty members may be from the same college or school. To be eligible for membership on the Council, members must have Level 1 status on the Graduate Faculty. The term of office is three years. A vacancy on the Council is filled in the same manner in which the member vacating the position was selected. In addition to the faculty, the Council has one graduate student representative who is usually the president of the Graduate Student Association. She/he is a voting member, and the term of office is one year.
Ex officio members include the Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Associate Provost, Associate Vice President for Administrative Affairs, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Dean of University Libraries, Director of Center of Distance Education, Director of International Institute, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Chair of University Committee on Courses and Curricula, and Associate University Registrar.
2017-2018 Graduate Council Meetings
1:30 pm | 611 Allen Hall
| Fall 2017 | Spring 2018 |
|---|---|
| Friday, September 29, 2017 | Friday, January 26, 2018 |
| Friday, October 27, 2017 | Friday, February 23, 2018 |
| Friday, December 1, 2017 | Friday, April 6, 2018 |
| Thursday, May 3, 2018 |
Approved Graduate Council Policy
Graduate Council Members
Lara Dodds, Chair
Russell Carr, Vice Chair
| Ex Officio Members | |
|---|---|
| Amy Adkerson, M.S. | Associate Registrar |
| Judy L. Bonner, Ph.D. | Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Lori Mann Bruce, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School |
| Tim Chamblee, Ph.D. | Director, Office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness |
| Frances N. Coleman, M.L.S. | Dean of University Libraries |
| Dana Franz, Ph.D. | Chair, University Committee on Courses and Curricula |
| Brien L. Henry, Ph.D. | Intermin Associate Dean of the Graduate School |
| Julia Hodges, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs |
| Rick Nader, Ph.D. | Associate Vice President & Executive Director, International Institute |
| Peter L. Ryan, Ph.D. | Associate Provost for Academic Affairs |
| Susan Seal, Ph.D. | Executive Director, Center for Distance Education |
| David R. Shaw, Ph.D. | Vice President for Research and Economic Development |
| Elected Members | |
|---|---|
| Deborah Eakin, Ph.D., 2018 | Associate Professor, Psychology College of Arts & Sciences |
| T.J. Jankun-Kelly, Ph.D., 2018 | Associate Professor, Computer Science and Engineering Bagley College of Engineering |
| Scott Roberts, Ph.D., 2018 | Professor, Forestry College of Forest Resources |
| Joel Collier, Ph.D., 2019 | Associate Professor, Marketing, Quantitative Analysis, and Business Law College of Business |
| Chien Yu, Ph.D., 2019 | Professor, Instructional Systems & Workforce Development College of Education |
| Richard Harkess, Ph.D., 2020 | Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
|
Beth Miller, Ph.D., 2020 |
Professor and Director, Interior Design College of Architecture, Art, and Design |
| Appointed Members | |
|---|---|
| Priscilla Hill, Ph.D., 2018 | Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering Bagley College of Engineering |
| Daniel Reynolds, Ph.D., 2018 | Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| Rebecca Robichaux-Davis, Ph.D., 2018 | Associate Professor, Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education College of Education |
| Henk Arnoldus, Ph.D., 2019 | Professor, Physics & Astronomy College of Arts and Sciences |
| Ashli Brown Johnson, Ph.D., 2019 | Assistant Professor, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology, and Plant Pathology College of Agriculture and Life Sciences |
| Hamid Borazjani, Ph.D., 2020 | Professor, Sustainable Bioproducts College of Forest Resources |
| Larry Hanson, Ph.D., 2020 | Professor, Basic Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine |
| Holly Holladay, 2018 | Graduate Student Association Representative |