September 15, 2025-Graduate Faculty Committee (GFC)-Agenda

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Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Held via videoconference on Teams

  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Announcements
    1. Introductions of Chair and Vice Chair 
    2. Welcome to the GFC/Announcements from the GS: New GS Dean, Bryan Porter
    3. GFC 2025-26 Overview: Victoria Moerchen
  4. Automatic Consent
    1. Minutes of the Graduate Faculty Meeting of May 5, 2025
    2. Graduate Faculty Committee Annual Report 2024-25
    3. Graduate School Scholastic Appeals Committee Annual Report 2024-25
  5. New Business
    1. Review 2025-26 Schedule
    2. Review committee charter
    3. Appointment of Representatives for Standing Committees 
      1. Academic Planning and Budget Committee
      2. Academic Policy Committee
      3. Physical Environment Committee
      4. Research Policy and Advisory Committee
    4. Policy priorities for 2025-26 – Victoria Moerchen
  6. Continuing Business
    1. Three policies passed from 2024-25 have been approved by Codification Committee, next step Faculty Senate – Victoria Moerchen
  7. Reports 
    1. Reports from Chairs of other Graduate School Committees
      1. 2024-25 Graduate Curriculum Committee Annual Report – Timothy O’Brien
      2. 2024-25 Graduate Program Review Committee Annual Report – Joshua Mersky
  8. Other Business
  9. Adjournment