The University Council on Graduate Study (UCGS) develops basic standards, regulations, and policies applicable to all fields for graduate instruction and research.
UCGS reviews, evaluates, and makes recommendations to the provost concerning proposals for new post-baccalaureate degree and certificate programs throughout the University after such proposals have had prior review and approval by the appropriate people within the school.
UCGS keeps informed regarding general developments affecting graduate education.
Learn more about the Organization of Graduate Study at the University of Pittsburgh.
Meeting Dates
UCGS meets monthly September through May. For a proposal to be reviewed at the monthly UCGS meetings, it must be submitted and reviewed by the Graduate Studies team at least 14 working days in advance of the meeting. However, it is at the discretion of the Graduate Studies Team to determine if the academic program proposal can be added to a particular date's meeting agenda.
Refer to the list below for scheduled meeting dates in AY26-27.
Meetings times are on Tuesdays from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. unless otherwise indicated.
Academic Year 2026–2027
- September 8, 2026
- October 6, 2026
- November 10, 2026
- December 1, 2026
- January 26, 2027
- February 23, 2027
- March 23, 2027
- April 27, 2027
- May 18, 2027
- June 1, 2027
Membership
View the current roster of UCGS members and the areas they represent.
UCGS also has subcommittees on Graduate Procedures and Graduate Student Affairs.
- UCGS Committee Membership
2025-2026 UCGS Membership Name Area Represented Faculty/Student/Staff Daniel Abusuampeh School of Social Work Graduate Student Johnson Adenuga Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Other Trainee Abdulmohsen Alroumi School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Student Carla Baumel Ng Swanson School of Engineering Faculty Dylan Baxter School of Dental Medicine Other Trainee Yousra Bensouda Swanson School of Engineering Graduate Student Denise Michell Bergdolt School of Business Graduate Student Bryan Brown Swanson School of Engineering Faculty Jeanine Buchanich School of Public Health Faculty Chandra Carey School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Myeong-ga Cho School of Nursing Graduate Student Panos Chrysanthis School of Computing and Information Faculty Luke Condra School of Public and International Affairs Faculty Linda DeAngelo School of Education Faculty Michael Dickey School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Ying Ding School of Public Health Faculty Gerard Dorve-Lewis School of Education Graduate Student Kerry Empey School of Pharmacy Faculty Arjuman Ghazi School of Medicine Faculty Amanda Godley Office of the Provost Executive Administrator Michael Gunzenhauser School of Education Faculty Rachelle Haynik School of Public and International Affairs Graduate Student Jonathan Helm Office of the Provost Senior Administrator Stephanie Hoogendoorn Office of the Provost Staff Tija Jacob School of Medicine Faculty Christina Kazarov School of Pharmacy Graduate Student Zena Kesselman Office of the Provost Graduate Student Saleem Khan School of Medicine Faculty Andrew Koch School of Business Faculty Peng Liu Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Neepa Majumdar Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Dobrawa Napierala School of Dental Medicine Faculty John O'Donnell School of Nursing Faculty Robert Parker Swanson School of Engineering Faculty Suzanne Pritzker School of Social Work Faculty Ketki Raina School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Faculty Andrele Brutus St. Val School of Law Faculty Courtney Syskowski Office of the Provost Staff Jonathan Woon Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Faculty Victoria Wyant School of Public Health Graduate Student
Meeting Minutes
The approved minutes of recent council meeting are posted below.
To request archived documents from past years, please contact graduate@pitt.edu.
- UCGS Meeting Minutes
Minutes of 2025-2026 Meetings of Council
Minutes of 2024-2025 Meetings of Council
- June 10, 2025
- May 13, 2025
- April 8, 2025
- February 11, 2025
- January 14, 2025
- November 11, 2024
- October 8, 2024
- September 10, 2024
Minutes of 2023–2024 Meetings of Council
- September 12, 2023
- October 10, 2023 (Cancelled)
- November 14, 2023
- December 12, 2023
- January 9, 2024
- February 13, 2024
- May 14, 2024
Doctoral Mentoring Awards
The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring annually recognizes outstanding mentoring of graduate students seeking a research doctorate degree. Up to four awards are made each year.
See eligibility requirements, selection procedures and selection criteria in the Mentoring Award Guidelines.
View past recipients of the Provost's Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring »