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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.