Faculty and Staff

faculty and staff seated around a conference table

Faculty and Staff

The Graduate College appreciates the work faculty and staff do day in and day out to support the success of graduate students. Alongside your college’s leadership, the Graduate College strives to support all graduate programs in attaining their graduate education goals. 

Graduate Program Coordinators (GPCs) and Directors of Graduate Studies (DGSs) play a particularly important role in the training and success of our graduate students. The Graduate College Training for Directors and Coordinators in D2L/Brightspace was designed to orient individuals new to the role to the critical tools and processes they will encounter. In addition, this site is meant to be a helpful resource to all regardless of how long you have been involved in graduate education.

Every graduate degree and certificate program is required to have a Graduate Program Handbook. These are essential for the transparent operation of a graduate program and are reviewed with every academic program review. The Graduate College also uses Graduate Handbooks to help make decisions regarding graduate student dismissals, probation, and academic standing. Please see the Guidelines for Departmental Graduate Handbooks for further information.