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Article I. General Principles
1. Responsibilities of the Graduate School
In executing the mission stated in the Preamble the Graduate
School shall undertake the following responsibilities and exercise the
powers needed for their accomplishment:
a. Academic Programs
The Graduate School will oversee the creation, development,
administration, termination, and periodic review of such post-baccalaureate
curricula and research training leading to graduate degrees or certificates,
or non-degree programs at comparable levels, as may be authorized and
placed within its jurisdiction. The Graduate School will also provide
support for and promote innovation and high academic standards in all
its graduate programs.
b. Research Support
The Graduate School will stimulate improvement in graduate
programs, continued development of the professional abilities of members
of the graduate faculty and graduate students, and contributions to knowledge
and culture by independent research, advanced study, writing, or creative
artistry. To promote this goal, the Graduate School will help to plan,
coordinate, and support such work by research units or individuals through
providing leadership and coordination on campus and with research agencies
in developing research programs throughout the University.
c. Faculty
The Graduate School Faculty will be organized for the purposes
stated in Clauses a and b of this Section. The Graduate Faculty will be
appointed within their academic programs and confirmed by the Graduate
School. (See Article III of this Constitution.)
d. Administration
The Dean of the Graduate School shall oversee the administrative
management of graduate programs, the policy guidance and review of graduate
curricula and the research requirements for graduate degrees, and the
review of individual student programs. Committees of the graduate faculty
and student body and a central administrative staff directed by the Graduate
School Dean carry out these functions.
e. Student Support
The Graduate School will help secure and help allocate financial
support for the work of graduate students through graduate assistantships,
fellowships, scholarships, and research grants. The Graduate School will
help promote adequate funding for students accepted into all its graduate
programs.
f. Inter-Institutional Activity
The Graduate School will participate with other institutions
in planning and coordinating efforts that may contribute to more innovative
and effective graduate programs. Agreements carrying out these relationships
under which independent institutions conduct graduate training leading
to University degrees shall recognize the institutional autonomy of the
University and be compatible with principles and standards expressed in
this Constitution.
2. Powers
The powers required to accomplish the missions enumerated in
Section 1 of this Article may be delegated by the Board of Regents and
the President to the Dean and/or the faculty of the Graduate School, and
are subject to modification by subsequent action of the Board of Regents.
This Constitution is not part of the employment contract between the University
and its employees, and it does not establish terms and conditions of employment.
3. Human Rights
All programs and facilities subject to the authority of the
Graduate School shall be administered in accordance with the policies
of the Board of Regents to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms,
including the policy on equal opportunity.
4. Approval of Graduate School Programs
Approval of Graduate School programs in which students may
become candidates for graduate degrees or certificates can be authorized
only by the Board of Regents upon recommendation by the Dean of the Graduate
School. The Dean's recommendation shall be made only after the appropriate
Policy and Review Council(s) and the Graduate School Executive Committee
have made an initial recommendation.
5. Administration of Graduate Programs
The voting faculty of a graduate program and its DGS shall
have authority to administer and govern that program as specified in Article
III.
The responsibilities of the DGS are critically important for
developing and maintaining graduate programs of high quality. Consequently,
the Graduate School should encourage and otherwise work with departments
and colleges in which graduate programs are housed to ensure that they
(i) place a high priority on providing adequate support staff and financial
resources to the DGS and program and (ii) properly account for the time
and effort spent by the DGS in managing the program when assigning faculty
duties and conducting annual performance reviews.
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