Membership

The Graduate Curriculum Committee consists of one elected member from each college, one appointed representative from the Graduate Student Association, and a representative of the Graduate School. The elected members of the Graduate Curriculum Committee shall be elected in accordance with the procedure outlined in Section 5 of Article VI of the bylaws of the Graduate School. Elected members of the Graduate Curriculum Committee shall serve terms of three years. The student representative serves a one year appointment and can be reappointed. All GCC members, including the representative from the Graduate School shall be full, voting members of the Graduate Curriculum Committee.

Officers

The GCC will elect one of its members as Chairperson. The Chairperson is responsible for setting the agenda and, in conjunction with the Graduate School representative, handling the correspondence for the Graduate Curriculum Committee. The Chairperson or his/her designee serves on an ad hoc basis on the Council for Teacher Education.

Function of the GCC

To review proposals dealing with new and/or existing degree programs, review course proposals where unresolved objections exist or which are part of larger degree or sequence proposals, to hold hearings, and to propose their acceptance or rejection;
To coordinate efforts with the various College curriculum committees as a means of addressing and resolving, in a timely manner, any modifications in course or program proposals that may occur as a result of Graduate Curriculum Committee actions;
To review periodically the university graduate degree requirements and to make suggestions for their improvement;
To keep abreast of certification requirements so that various curricula in the Graduate School may be kept current on such matters;
To coordinate its work with the University Curriculum Committee with regard to such matters as courses and programs that affect both the undergraduate and graduate program.

Committee Members

Name	College	Contact	Expiration
Noelle Selkow	Graduate School Representative	nselkow@illinoisstate.edu /8-2583	---
Jeffrey Wagman	College of Arts and Sciences	jbwagma@ilstu.edu/8-7888	2023
Meredith Downes	College of Business	mdowne@ilstu.edu/8-7842	2023
Kim Astroth	Mennonite College of Nursing	kmastro@ilstu.edu/8-2367	2024
Becky Beucher	College of Education	rlbeuch@ilstu.edu/8-4222	2024
Jennifer Barnes	College of Applied Science and Technlogy	jlbarn2@ilstu.edu/8-2517	2025
Lily Thompson	Winsook Kim College of Fine Arts	emthom4@Ilstu.edu/8-8856	2025
Henrique Villela	College of Arts and Sciences	jvillel@ilstu.edu	2023