Graduate Council

Defining a Graduate Education

The SDSU Graduate Council supports the vision of excellence for graduate education by ensuring quality control standards across disciplines. It advocates for graduate education, enhances the scholarly community, and focuses on training graduate students while contributing to undergraduate education. The Council also provides support for the Graduate School and addresses key issues critical to the success of graduate programs.

2024-2025 Graduate Council Members

  • Nicole Lounsbery, director of Graduate School
  • Kristi Tornquist, dean of the library
 
  • Benoit St Pierre, associate professor of animal science
  • Srinivas Janaswamy, associate professor of dairy and food science
  • David Clay, professor of agronomy, horticulture and plant science (alt)
  • Sharon Smith, professor of English and interdisciplinary studies
  • Zhiguang (Gerald) Wang, professor of Ness School of Management and Economics
  • Paul Baggett, associate professor of English and interdisciplinary studies (alt)
  • Erin Lavender-Stott, associate professor of School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
  • Tony Durr, associate professor of School of Education, Counseling and Human Development
  • Rouzbeh Ghabchi, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering
  • Semhar Michael, associate professor of mathematics and statistics (alt)
  • Cheng Zhang, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry
  • Xiuqing Wang, professor of biology and microbiology 
  • George White, professor of geography and geospatial sciences (alt)
  • Alyssa Zweifel, assistant professor of nursing
  • Brittany Brennan, assistant professor of graduate nursing
  • Danielle Schievelbein, assistant professor of nursing (alt)
  • Josh Reineke, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences 
  • Gudiseva Chandrasekher, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences 
  • Jim Amell, Associate professor of allied and population health (alt)

Graduate Council Meetings

Graduate Council meets the first Tuesday of every month from 3-5 p.m. via Zoom.

2024-2025 Meeting Dates
  • Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024
  • Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024
  • Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024
  • Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024
  • Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025
  • Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025
  • Tuesday, March 4, 2025
  • Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Graduate Council Meeting Minutes
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Nomination
Associate Graduate Faculty Nomination

The Associate Graduate Faculty Nomination form should be used to nominate faculty who are not eligible for full graduate faculty status. Full graduate faculty status is given to faculty who are tenured or tenure track, with a rank of assistant professor or above.

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Brookings, SD 57007
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Brookings, SD 57007
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