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The Graduate Council reviews and recommends action on graduate programs, policies and curricula. Review our Operating Procedures and Structure (PDF) document for more information about graduate education at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Roster

Members

  • Christine Getz | Chair | Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Whitney Terrell | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • David Thurmaier | Conservatory
  • Zhu Li | School of Science and Engineering
  • Ranjit Christopher | Henry W. Bloch School of Management
  • Daniel Maitland | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
  • Mary Walker | School of Dentistry
  • Jeff Thomas | School of Law
  • Carol Schmer | School of Nursing and Health Studies
  • Gerald Wyckoff | School of Pharmacy
  • Julie Wright | School of Medicine
  • Marie Thompson | University Libraries

At-large

  • Yusuf Sarwar Uddin | Physical/Mathematical Science | School of Science and Engineering
  • Shizhen “Jeff” Wang | Biological/Chemical Science | School of Science and Engineering
  • Elizabeth Neilson | Social/Behavioral Science | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Services
  • Matthew Vangjel | Humanities/Arts | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Tracey Hughes | Administrative/Information Science

Ex-officio

  • Stephen Dilks | Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies
  • Amen Teshome | Graduate Student Representative
  • Mark Daly| International Student Affairs
  • Amy Cole/Laura King | Office of the Registrar 
  • Sarah Beach | Administrative Liaison, School of Graduate Studies

Committee Minutes, Documents and Files

UMKC committees keep records of committee minutes to document meeting details and satisfy Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation requirements. Graduate Council members can visit the committee’s SharePoint site to access archived materials.

Graduate Council SharePoint

Meeting Times, Dates and Deadlines

Meetings are from 1–2:30 p.m., generally on the third Friday of the month.

Learn More About This Committee

Graduate Council

Contact the Committee

Would you like to make a policy recommendation, propose a policy change or discuss another topic with this committee? Please email Christine Getz, chair of the Graduate Council.