Charge and Membership
The Graduate Council reviews, coordinates, and serves as an advocate for graduate education at Ohio University. The Council has both advisory and policy-recommending responsibilities for graduate education. The Council initiates, reviews, and recommends University-wide policy and new directions for graduate education.
The Graduate Council recommends to the University Curriculum Council the initiation, implementation, and elimination of graduate programs and degrees at Ohio University. Other recommendations by the Council go through the Provost to the President for final approval.
The composition of the Graduate Council represents both those departments granting Ph.D. degrees and those departments offering only Master's degrees.
Faculty : 14 Voting (Minimum of 5 from Doctoral Programs and 5 from Master's-Only Programs)
Students : 3 Voting Graduate Students (1 President of Graduate Student Senate; 2 At Large; 1 Alternate)
Administrative : 8 Voting (Deans or Designees of: Arts and Sciences, Business, Scripps, Patton, Russ, Fine Arts, Health Services and Professions, University Libraries, Heritage Osteopathic COM) and 1 Non-Voting (Associate Provost for Graduate Studies)
Classified : 0
Total : 26 (1 Non-Voting)
Committee Roster
Faculty
Janis Holm, '14, English, Doctoral holm@ohio.edu
Valerie Martin Conley '14, Higher Education Leadership, Doctoral conleyv@ohio.edu
Anirudh Ruhil '14, Voinovich School, Master's ruhil@ohio.edu
Kamile Geist, '15, Music, Master's geistk@ohio.edu
Sergiu Aizicovici, '13, Math, Doctoral aizicovs@ohio.edu
Christine Mattley, '13, Sociology, Master's mattley@ohio.edu
Charles Smith, '13, Theater, Master's smithc4@ohio.edu
Jessica Roney, '13, History, Doctoral
Alexander Sergeev, CHSP, Master's sergeev@ohio.edu
Steve Bergmeier, '15 Chemisty & Biochemistry, Doctoral bergmeis@ohio.edu
Tim Anderson, '15 Psychology, Doctoral andersot@ohio.edu
Graduate Students
Tracy Kelly, President of Graduate Student Senate
Jeff Barbee, At-Large Graduate Student
Isaac Abram, At-Large Graduate Student
Steven Foy, Alternate Graduate Student
Administrators
Jennifer Horner, Health Sciences and Professions
Eric Rothenbuhler, Scripps College of Communication
Ken Cutright, College of Business
Pat O'Connor, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jody Lamb, College of Fine Arts
Shawn Ostermann, Russ College of Engineering
Aimee Howley, Patton College of Education
Howard Dewald, College of Arts and Sciences
Steve Howard, Center for International Studies
University Libraries
Jan Maxwell
Ex-Officio – Non-Voting
Joseph Shields, Interim Dean, Graduate College
Jennifer Hines, Int. Assoc. Dean of Graduate College
Katherine Tadlock, Director of Graduate Student Services
All University committees follow the academic-year calendar. All students serve one-year terms. Undergraduate students are indicated by US and graduate students by GS. Faculty, administrators and staff generally serve three-year terms; the year a committee member's term expires is shown to the right of the person's name. Individuals who are not students and who have no year to the right of their names have Ex-Officio appointments. Ex-Officio appointments have voting privileges unless otherwise noted.
