The Executive Committee is the Graduate College's primary policy-making body, and is composed of elected and appointed members of the faculty as defined in the Graduate College Bylaws. The committee is chaired by the dean and provides advice on matters of policy, courses and curricula, appointments to the graduate faculty, degree programs and requirements, and other matters related to graduate education and graduate student welfare.
AY 2026-2027 Meeting Schedule
- September 2, 1-2:30pm
- October 7, 1-2:30pm
- November 4, 1-2:30pm
- December 9, 1-2:30pm
- January 20, 1-2:30pm
- February 3, 1-2:30pm
- March 3, 1-2:30pm
- April 7, 1-2:30pm
- May 5, 1-2:30pm
Staff
- Allison McKinney, Graduate College
Membership for 2026-2027
| Name | Appointment | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Wojtek Chodzko-Zajko | Chair | Dean of the Graduate College |
| Pratik Banerjee | Elected 2026-2028 | Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition |
| William Brieher | Elected 2025-2027 | Department of Cell & Developmental Biology |
| Vacant | Graduate Student | |
| Liv Davila | Elected 2025-2027 | Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership |
| Tatyana Deryugina | Elected 2025-2027 | Department of Finance |
| Pedro Hallal | Appointed 2026-2028 | Department of Health & Kinesiology |
| Stefan Krasa | Elected 2026-2028 | Department of Economics |
| Robin Kravets | Appointed 2025-2027 | Siebel School of Computing and Data Science |
| Michael Kustanovich | Appointed 2025-2027 | Department of Accountancy |
| Michael Leroy | Elected 2025-2027 | School of Labor and Employment Relations |
| Melissa Littlefield | Elected 2026-2028 | Department of English |
| Marcia Pool | Appointed 2025-2027 | Department of Bioengineering |
| Ben Roidl-Ward | Appointed 2026-2028 | School of Music |
| Sandra Rodriguez-Zas | Appointed 2025-2027 | Department of Animal Sciences |
| Jennifer Teper | Elected 2026-2028 | University Library |