Graduate school committees
Our graduate school committees made up of faculty, deans and other university leaders, hold meetings throughout the academic year to discuss issues and policies related to graduate education at VCU.
University Graduate Council
The University Graduate Council is the representative body of the faculty of the Graduate School at VCU and serves to promote excellence in all graduate programs. While the council performs the functions of review and coordination, departments and schools are responsible for supporting and managing their own graduate programs. View the UGC bylaws.
Committees
There are two standing committees of the UGC:
The Internal Review Committee is responsible for reviewing all graduate programs and establishing guidelines for graduate program review. The committee also makes recommendations concerning these reviews to the Graduate Council.
The Admissions and Academic Standards Committee recommends and reviews admissions and degree requirements for graduate programs. The committee hears appeals from applicants denied admission to graduate study or dismissed from the Graduate School and makes recommendations to the dean.
Meetings
The UGC meets three times a semester with special meetings as called by the chair. All meetings are open to graduate faculty, who have a voice but no vote. View the 2024-2025 UGC Meeting Schedule.
Graduate Dean's Advisory Committee (GDAC)
The Graduate Dean's Advisory Committee is composed of assistant/associate deans and other leaders in graduate education from the VCU academic units. The purpose of GDAC is to advise and collaborate with the Graduate Dean on a broad variety of issues related to the graduate education curriculum, policy, retention, and graduate student success.
Meetings
GDAC meets semi-monthly to discuss and advise the Graduate Dean. View the 2024-2025 GDAC Meeting Schedule.
- RaJade Berry-James - Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
- Kellie Carlyle - School of Population Health
- Gary Cuddeback - School of Social Work
- Stephen Fong - VCU Life Sciences
- Marci Fradkin - Global Education Office
- Michael Grotewiel - School of Medicine
- Alena Hampton - College of Health Professions
- Terry Jones - School of Nursing
- Oonagh Loughran - School of Dentistry
- D'Arcy Mays - College of Humanities and Sciences
- Mary Peace McRae - School of Pharmacy
- Jana McQuaid - School of Business
- Cynthia Myron - School of the Arts
- Luciana de Oliveira - School of Education
- John Ryan - Office of Research and Innovation
- Meredith Sisson - National Scholarship Office
- Allison Schumacher - da Vinci Center
- Gary Tepper - College of Engineering
- Melissa Tyler - Graduate School
- Jeffery Wilson - Graduate School