Graduate Council
The Graduate School provides a framework for supporting excellence in graduate research, scholarship, teaching, and mentorship in accordance with Columbus State University's mission and consistent with the mission of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
The Graduate School is led by the Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, who is assisted by a representative body, the Graduate Council. Among its responsibilities, the Graduate Council approves new and revised graduate programs and certificates, develops policies and processes related to graduate studies, approves graduate admission requirements, and reviews and approves faculty for teaching at the graduate level.
The Graduate Council meetings are usually held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 12:00pm in the Graduate School, Tucker Hall 104.
Graduate Council Membership 2023–2024
Year 3
- Mahmut Reyhanoglu, Chair, COLS
- Kevin Burgess, COLS
- Lisa Oberlander, COA
- Neal Thomson, TCOB
Year 2
- Patricia Anafi, COEHP
- Kimberly Gill, COLS
- Lixin Wang, TCOB
Year 1
- Dana Griggs, COEHP
- Saoussan Maarouf, COEHP
- Aimee Vael, COEHP
Ex-Officio
- Dr. Margie Yates, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies / Interim Dean COEHP
- Dr. Tim Howard, SACSCOS Liaison
- Dr. Catrina Smith-Edmonds, Associate Director of Admissions and The Graduate School
- Dr. Elizabeth McFalls, Executive Officer of the Faculty Senate
- Dr. Yesem Peker, Interim Director of Graduate Studies
Meeting Dates and Minutes
- Minutes for the current academic year
- Minutes for all prior academic years
Documents
Graduate Council Bylaws (PDF) (revised September 2020)
Addendum for New and Part-time Faculty 2011–2012 (Spring 2013)
Graduate Council Membership 2011–2012
New Program Documents
- Graduate Council Bylaws 2009
- New Degree Program Checklist
- Graduate Program Proposal Submission Process
Policies and Forms
Qualifications for Graduate Faculty Membership 2014
