Policy Review Committee

In 2010, the University Senate Committee on Educational Policy (SCEP), charged a Graduate School Policy Review Committee to review and update existing graduate education policies that were previously found in a variety of formats, including the Graduate School catalog and constitution.  Associate professor Nita Krevans chaired the committee, which included several other faculty members and staff representatives from the Provost's office, University Policy Office, Graduate School, Council of Graduate Students, and Academic Support Resources. The committee began meeting in July 2010, assembling a list of topics that should be considered while reviewing existing policy content, as well as identifying where new policies might need to be developed.  The committee completed its work in spring 2012.

 Policy drafts under development were presented to several key stakeholder groups, including the Graduate Education Council (GEC), the Registrar's Advisory Committee (RAC), the collegiate representatives for graduate education, and the interdisciplinary collegiate representatives for graduate education. The formal review and approval process included the SCEP, the Faculty Consultative Committee (FCC), the Policy Advisory Committee (PAC), and the President's Policy Committee (PPC).  Following approval by PPC, each policy was subject to a 30-day public comment period, revised accordingly based on feedback during the comment period, and published in the Policy Library.

Contacts

Admissions
Dean Tsantir
gradquest@umn.edu
612-625-3014

Student Services and Progress
Karen Starry
starry@umn.edu
612-625-2815

Fellowships
Alison Skoberg
skobe001@umn.edu
612-625-7579

Program-related issues
Vicki Field
field001@umn.edu
612-625-6532

Systems and Data Management
Brad Bostrom
bostr007@umn.edu
612-625-4561

Academic and Professional Development
Noro Andriamanalina
andri002@umn.edu
612-626-4546

Office for Diversity in Graduate Education
(Now part of the Office for Equity and Diversity)
Patricia Jones-Whyte
whyte001@umn.edu
612-625-4069

Dean's Office
Henning Schroeder
612-625-2809
gsdean@umn.edu.

See also the Graduate School staff directory.