Faculty & Staff Resources
Welcome to the Graduate Faculty Resources Page!
Upcoming Deadlines
- Curriculum due to the Graduate School by the 2nd Thursday of each month (Excluding Summer)
Fall 2026
- Full Graduate Faculty Membership Application due: September 18 @ 5:00pm
- Graduate Faculty Scholarship Fund Application due: September 25 @ 5:00pm
- (For Travel that occurs between October 16 - February 20)
- Final draft for thesis & dissertations - Spring 2026 Deadline: Friday, November 20
- Graduation Commencement: Friday, December 11 @ 5pm
Spring 2027
- Graduate Faculty Scholarship Fund Application due: February 5 @ 5:00pm
- (For Travel that occurs between February 21 - June 30)
- Full Graduate Faculty Membership Application due: March 12 @ 5:00pm
- Graduate Student Research Symposium: Friday, April 9
- Final draft for thesis & dissertations - Spring 2027 Deadline: Friday, April 16
- Graduation Commencement: Friday, May 8 @ 5pm
Summer 2027
- Graduate Faculty Scholarship Fund Application due: Friday, May 14th @ 5:00pm
- (For travel that occurs between July 1st and October 15th)
- Dissertations and Theses due by: July 10
- (No Graduate ceremony for summer semester)
Helpful Links
- What is the Graduate Faculty?
- Graduate Faculty Membership - Categories, Terms, & Special Appointments
- Full Graduate Faculty Status Application Procedures
- Full Grad Faculty Status Application
- Temporary Graduate Faculty Status Info & Application
- Check your status - Full & Temporary Graduate Faculty Lists
Graduate Executive Committee Overview
The Graduate Executive Committee advises the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research on matters related to graduate education. Its work includes:
- Graduate curriculum (new programs, course changes, revisions).
- Policies and procedures for recruitment, admissions, progression, retention, and graduation.
- The Graduate Student Research Symposium.
- Thesis and dissertation guidelines.
- Graduate assistantships.
- Graduate faculty status.
- Other issues related to graduate-level programs.
The Associate Provost oversees graduate programs in collaboration with academic deans, department heads, graduate program directors, and the Graduate Executive Committee. Together, they make recommendations to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Committee Membership
- One graduate faculty representative from each department offering a graduate degree program.
- One graduate faculty representative for all affiliated departments (departments that teach graduate courses but do not offer graduate programs).
- Two at-large members.
All members must hold current graduate faculty status.
Committee Work
The committee meets during the academic year to review:
- Proposals for curriculum changes.
- New or revised graduate courses.
- New degree programs.
Once approved, proposals are then forwarded to the Academic Committee for review, then to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee.
For additional details, please see the following resources:
Graduate Executive Committee Bylaws (updated 2-18-2021)
Graduate Executive Committee Meeting Dates and Deadlines (subject to change)
Advising Resources (includes instructions for Letters of Good Standing). The request must be initiated by the advisor (not the student) through the online LoGS request form.
Serving on a thesis or dissertation committee is an important part of supporting graduate student success. The Graduate School has developed resources to help graduate faculty navigate the thesis and dissertation process from the Admission to Candidacy form through the final submission.
Click here: Thesis and Dissertation Information
Faculty can learn more about:
- The overall thesis and dissertation process
- Responsibilities of the committee chair and committee members
- Which forms are required and when they are due
- Who is responsible for submitting each form
- How and where forms should be submitted
- Required approvals, signatures, and Graduate School requirements
Please click the “Required Form Submissions” dropdown menu for important details about each required form, including:
- A description of the form and its purpose
- Who is responsible for submitting it
- When it should be submitted
- The downloadable, fillable form
- The Microsoft Form where the completed form should be uploaded
To help us streamline processing and improve tracking, the Graduate School is no longer accepting required forms by email or directly from DocuSign. Thank you for your cooperation and for helping us make the thesis and dissertation process more efficient for everyone!
- Research and Engagement
- Graduate Faculty Scholarship Fund Application 2026-2027
- Graduate Faculty Scholarship Final Report
- Graduate Student Symposium & GA of the Year Celebration: April 2027
- Accelerated Track Sample Application
- One-Year Emergency Stop Out
- Graduate School Website Revision Request Form is used to request edits or modifications to a program on the Graduate School website; submit in conjunction with the curriculum change request.
- The Academic Committee Guidelines for submitting revised course, new course, and curriculum change proposals and links to respective forms are available at /academics/academic-affairs/guidelines-for-new-or-changed-courses-or-curriculum.php
- Graduate Student Change of Degree Form
- Recomp for (for EDD Students Only)
- Graduate Course Substitution Form
- Graduate Course Grade Replacement Application
Graduate Course Repeat Policy
Graduate Dismissal & Readmission Policy
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