The Graduate Council was formed to enable a cadre of faculty with significant experience and achievement in graduate education to assist in the review and implementation of campus graduate studies issues. Working with the Dean of the Graduate School, the Graduate Council serves to assess and implement initiatives that foster successful graduate education involving faculty and students.
In addition to serving as an advisory body, the members of the Graduate Council make recommendations on policies for the Graduate School and serve as the final arbiter for student-related appeals.
Members of the Graduate Council are appointed for three-year terms by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in consultation with the Dean of the Graduate School and the deans of the academic colleges. The appointment of college representatives is made on a staggered basis to maintain continuity of experience.
The Graduate Council meets at a minimum once per month to hear student appeals and approve membership for candidacy for Graduate Faculty positions.
How do I make an appeal to the Graduate Council?
A graduate student who is denied admission, readmission, or further continuance in the Graduate School, or a graduate degree program, may appeal the decision to the Graduate Council. The following supportive information must be provided by the student when preparing an appeal:
All appeals should be submitted to: espinoza@ulm.edu.
All student appeals are submitted to the Graduate School and processed through a series
of committees within the program (s) and college prior to being heard by the Graduate
Council. The Graduate School will supply a complete appeal packet to the program/college
through the graduate coordinator that may include official transcripts, GRE/GMAT scores,
a signed degree plan, and any other support documentation relevant to the student’s
appeal. The completed appeal must be on the Graduate Council Agenda one week prior (7 days)
to the meeting date. This should be taken into consideration when preparing appeal documents.
*Note for Students who successfully appeal for continuance:
Those students will be granted “good standing” status and will not need to appeal
each semester, even if their GPA remains below 3.0, as long as they are making academic
progress in completing their graduate degree. If a student earns a grade of “D” or
“F”, however, the student must submit another appeal for continuance.
If a graduate faculty appointment request is being made, a Graduate Faculty Recommendation Form should be used. Each completed form should be accompanied by a letter of nomination
from the appropriate program or school director as well as a copy of the nominee's
curriculum vitae. Requests for Adjunct Staff Listing in the University Catalog do not have to be approved through Graduate Council, but must be provided. Academic
Affairs has created a step-by-step list for preparing both documents with the routing
for each, which can be found here. Please note that anyone who is not a full-time employee of ULM must have Adjunct
Faculty status in order to be an Associate or Clinical Member of the Graduate Faculty.
Tuesday, August 16
Thursday, September 21
Thursday, October 19
Thursday, November 16
Wednesday, December 6
Thursday, February 15th
Thursday, March 14th
Thursday April 18th
Wednesday May 1st
Monday, May 20th
Thursday, June 20th
Thursday, July 18th
Members of the Graduate Council for 23/24:
College of Arts, Education, and Sciences
Dr. Jeff Anderson
Dr. Stacie Austin
Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee
Dr. Carlton Kilpatrick
College of Business and Social Sciences
Dr. Burton Ashworth
Dr. Susie Cox
Dr. Rick Stevens
Dr. Dr. Jun Yu
College of Health Sciences
Dr. Kathy Kennedy
Dr. Jessica Dolecheck
Dr. Martha Goodman
Dr. Jennifer Whited, Chair
College of Pharmacy
Dr. Karen Briski
Dr. Keith Jackson
Dr. Nektarios Barabutis
Dr. Yong-Yu Liu
2022 Faculty Senate:
Dr. Sushma Krishnamurthy, Dean of Graduate School (ex-officio)
ULM Graduate School
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