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Time:<\/strong> 3p.m. – 4:30p.m.
Location: <\/strong>Microsoft Teams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I. Call to order<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

II. Roll Call<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(recorded from virtual attendance list)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

III. Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Introductions of Chair and Vice Chair<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Welcome to the GFC\/Updates \u2013 GS Dean, Bryan Porter (tentative)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. 2026-27 Graduate School Initiatives \u2013 GS Associate Dean Vickie Moerchen<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Graduate Student Wellness Series \u2013 GS Assistant Dean Erin Flynn<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    IV. Automatic consent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Minutes of the Graduate Faculty Meeting of May 11, 2026<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Graduate Faculty Committee Annual Report 2025-26<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Graduate School Scholastic Appeals Committee Annual Report 2025-26<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      V. Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Information only: Renaming of the School of Rehabilitation Sciences \u2013 Kim Litwack<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Review 2026-27 Schedule<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Review committee charter<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Proposed revisions: Fac. Doc. 3182: Awarding Posthumous Graduate Degrees (vote needed) – Vickie Moerchen<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Appointment of representatives for standing committees\n
          \n
        1. Academic Planning and Budget Committee<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Academic Policy Committee<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Physical Environment Committee<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        4. Research Policy and Advisory Committee<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          VI. Unfinished Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          None.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          VII. Other Business as Needed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          VIII. Adjournment<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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