Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is the governing body of the Graduate School and consists of the Dean of the Graduate School, faculty members elected from the graduate faculty and graduate students designated annually by the Graduate Student Organization. The Graduate Council establishes regulations for the Graduate School; develops standards for the admission and matriculation of graduate students; and recommends priorities for the allocation of graduate support resources.
Graduate Council Members
Presiding:
Terrence Deak, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Graduate Director Representatives:
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Fine Arts and Humanities), Christopher Bartlette (2025-2027)
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), Jeffrey Pietras (2025-2027)
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Social Sciences), Katherine Wander (2025-2027)
- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nicole Rouhana (2024-2026)
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Hiroki Sayama (2024-2026)
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Guy German (2025-2027)
- College of Community and Public Affairs, Jacqueline McGinley (2024-2026)
- College of Community and Public Affairs, Kim Hyejung (2025-2027)
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Yetrib Hathout (2024-2026)
- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences (Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs), Yvonne Johnston (2024-2026)
Faculty Representatives:
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Fine Arts and Humanities), David Bisaha (2025-2027)
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Science and Mathematics), Pegor Aynajian (2023-2026)
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences (Social Sciences), Andreas Pape (2025-2027)
- School of Management, Cihan Uzmanoglu (2025-2027)
- School of Management, Debjit Gupta (2025-2027)
- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Heidi Ewen (2025-2027)
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Vladimir Nikulin (2023-2026)
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Aravind Prakash (2025-2027)
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Ning Zhou (2025-2027)
- College of Community and Public Affairs (Department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Leadership), Loretta Mason-Williams (2023-2026)
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tao Zhang (2023-2026)
Graduate Student Representatives:
- Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science, Prabhu Anil Bhor (GSO President)
- College of Community and Public Affairs, Samiksha Gaur
- Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Rosko Tzolov
- Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Caitlin Wellbrock
Ex Officio Members (with voting privileges):
- Harvey Stenger, President
- Donald Hall, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Michael Jacobson, Vice President for Research (Designee)
- Terrence Deak, Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School
Ex Officio Members (with no voting privileges)
- Kevin Seeber, Dean of the Libraries (Designee)
- Heather Bragg, Associate Vice President for Research
- Joseph Roth, Interim Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Associate and Assistant Deans from the Graduate School:
- Joshua Reno, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives
- Mohamadreza Babaee, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Success
- Courtney Ignarri, Assistant Dean for Program Review
- Kimberly Yousey-Elsener, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Associate Deans from Other Colleges and Schools:
- Judith Deluca, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Carl Lipo, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
- Matthew McConn, College of Community and Public Affairs
- Pamela Smart, Harpur College of Arts and Sciences
- Sara Wozniak, Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Graduate Council Minutes
2025-2026
Graduate Council Minutes
2024-2025
- April 7, 2025
- March 3, 2025
- February 3, 2025
- December 2, 2024
- November 4, 2024
- October 7, 2024
- September 4, 2024
2023-2024
- April 22, 2024
- March 25, 2024
- February 26, 2024
- November 20, 2023
- October 23, 2023
- September 18, 2023
2022-2023
- April 24, 2023
- March 27, 2023
- February 27, 2023
- November 28, 2022
- October 24, 2022
- September 19, 2022
2021-2022
- April 25, 2022
- March 28, 2022
- February 28, 2022
- November 29, 2021
- October 25, 2021
- September 27, 2021
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
2017-2018
- April 30, 2018
- March 26, 2018
- February 26, 2018
- January 29, 2018
- December 11, 2017
- September 25, 2017
2016-2017