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 2024–2025
Year 3
- Patricia Anafi, COEHP
- Kimberly Gill, COLS
- Lixin Wang (substituting Yesem Peker), TCOB
Year 2
- Dana Griggs, COEHP
- Mohammad Jafari, COLS
- Saoussan Maarouf, COEHP (Chair elect)
- Jennifer Newbrey, COLS
- Aimee Vael, COEHP
- Ramesh Rao, COA
Year 1
- Mahmut Reyhanoglu, COLS (Chair)
- Esther Park, COA
- Neal Thomson, TCOB
Ex-Officio
- Dr. Amber Dees, SACSCOS Liaison
- Dr. Shellie Murphy DeBruyn, Executive Officer of the Faculty Senate
- Dr. Catrina Smith-Edmonds, Associate Director of Admissions and The Graduate
School
- Dr. Bryan Banks, Dean of Libraries and Graduate Studies
- Dr. Yesem Kurt Peker, Interim Director of Graduate School
Previous Graduate Council Members
Meeting Dates and Minutes
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
