The Graduate Council
About the Graduate Council
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.
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Student Appeals
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:
- Letter of Appeal to the Graduate Council that builds a case for consideration, or
reason for exception. Include your current email address and campus-wide ID (CWID)
in all correspondence.
- Three signed letters of support on official letterhead (if applicable) from those
who can attest to the student鈥檚 scholarly ability and potential. It is mandatory for
one of these letters of support, or a document attesting support, to be from the desired
graduate program when appealing a re-admission or continuance decision. Letters of support are not accepted from students.听 These should be sent directly to the graduate school by the person providing the letter
of support to espinoza@ulm.edu.听听
- Supporting documentation and any other evidence that enhances a student鈥檚 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.听 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鈥檚
appeal.听 The completed appeal must be on the Graduate Council Agenda one week prior (7 days)
to the meeting date.听 This should be taken into consideration when preparing appeal documents.听
*Note for Students who successfully appeal for continuance:
Those students will be granted 鈥済ood standing鈥� 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 鈥淒鈥� or
鈥淔鈥�, however, the student must submit another appeal for continuance.
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Graduate Faculty Recommendations
If a graduate faculty appointment request is being made, a听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.听 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 .听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.
Meeting Dates of the Graduate Council for 2023-2024 Academic Year:
听听 Any items for consideration at the Graduate Council meeting are due to the Graduate
School seven (7) days prior to the scheduled Graduate Council meeting date.
Fall 2023
Tuesday,听 August 16
Thursday, September 21
Thursday, October 19
Thursday, November 16
Wednesday, December 6
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Spring 2024听听
August TBD
September TBD
October TBD
November TBD
December TBD
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Members of the Graduate Council:
Members of the Graduate Council for 23/24:
College of Arts, Education, and Sciences
听 听 听 Dr. Jeff Anderson
听 听 听 Dr. Stacie Austin
听 听 听 Dr. Joydeep Bhattacharjee
听 听 听 Dr. Carlton Kilpatrick
College of Business and Social Sciences
听 听 听 Dr. Burton Ashworth
听 听 听 Dr. Susie Cox
听 听 听 Dr. Rick Stevens
听 听 听 Dr. Dr. Jun Yu 听听
College of Health Sciences
听 听 听 Dr. Kathy Kennedy
听 听 听 Dr. Jessica Dolecheck
听 听 听 Dr. Martha Goodman
听 听 听 Dr. Jennifer Whited
College of Pharmacy
听 听 听 Dr. Karen Briski
听 听 听 Dr. Keith Jackson
听 听 听 Dr. Nektarios Barabutis
听 听 听 Dr. Yong-Yu Liu
2022 Faculty Senate: 听
Dr. Sushma Krishnamurthy, Dean of Graduate School (ex-officio)
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Graduate School
