Graduate Council

Charges

Mandate from Policy B02.0 (Charter of Academic Governance)

 

Charges for AY 2025

Standing Charge

Promote the development and maintenance of high quality educational programs at the graduate level at RIT and to see that the policies and procedures of the university as they relate to graduate programs are carried out effectively. The Graduate Council shall study graduate curricular proposals from a university-wide perspective, maintain appropriate intercollege relationships with regard to curriculum, define the essential character of graduate study at the university, and continuously review existing graduate program.

New Charge

  1. Collaborate with the Provost on collecting information about Master's program with low enrollment, and working through considerations for merging and sunsetting Master's programs. 

Membership

Matthew Fluet

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

2025-2027 (1st term)*

Co-Chair AY 2026-27

Elizabeth Ruder

College of Health Sciences and Technology

2026-2029 (2nd Term)

Co-Chair AY 2026-27

Callie Babbitt

Golisano Institute for Sustainability

Spring 2026-2029 (1st Term)

Kevin Bauer

College of Art and Design

2025-2028 (1st term)

Peter Boyd

Academic Affairs

2026-2029

William Dresnack

Saunders College of Business

2024-2027 (1st term)

Bonnie Jacob

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

2026-2029 (1st Term)

Jeyhan Kartaltepe

College of Science

2026-2029 (1st Term)

 

Qing Miao

College of Liberal Arts

2026-2029 (1st Term)

Christian Newman

Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

2024-2027 (1st term)

At-large Representative

Diane Slusarski

Academic Affairs

Dean of the RIT Graduate School &

Provost's Representative

2022-Present

Qian Xue

Kate Gleason College of Engineering

2025-2028 (1st Term)

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