September 21, 2026 – Graduate Faculty Committee (GFC) – Agenda

Posted on:

Time: 3p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Location: Microsoft Teams

I. Call to order

II. Roll Call

(recorded from virtual attendance list)

III. Announcements

  1. Introductions of Chair and Vice Chair
  2. Welcome to the GFC/Updates – GS Dean, Bryan Porter (tentative)
  3. 2026-27 Graduate School Initiatives – GS Associate Dean Vickie Moerchen
  4. Graduate Student Wellness Series – GS Assistant Dean Erin Flynn
  1. Minutes of the Graduate Faculty Meeting of May 11, 2026
  2. Graduate Faculty Committee Annual Report 2025-26
  3. Graduate School Scholastic Appeals Committee Annual Report 2025-26

V. Business

  1. Information only: Renaming of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences – Kim Litwack
  2. Review 2026-27 Schedule
  3. Review committee charter
  4. Proposed revisions: Fac. Doc. 3182: Awarding Posthumous Graduate Degrees (vote needed) – Vickie Moerchen
  5. 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

VI. Unfinished Business

None.

VII. Other Business as Needed

VIII. Adjournment