University Council on Graduate Study

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 Membership

Name	Area Represented	Faculty/Student/Staff
Daniel Abusuampeh	School of Social Work	Student Employee
Johnson Adenuga	Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences	Other Trainee
Abdulmohsen Alroumi
Joshua Ash	School of Law	Faculty
Carla Baumel Ng	Swanson School of Engineering	Faculty
Dylan Baxter	School of Dental Medicine	Other Trainee
Yousra Bensouda	Swanson School of Engineering	Student Employee
Denise Michell Bergdolt	School of Business	Student Employee
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	Student Employee
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	Student Employee
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	Student Employee
Jonathan Helm	Office of the Provost	Senior Administrator
Stephanie Hoogendoorn	Office of the Provost	Staff
Tija Jacob	School of Medicine	Faculty
Paula Janikowski	Office of the Provost	Staff
Christina Kazarov	School of Pharmacy	Student Employee
Zena Kesselman	Office of the Provost	Student Employee
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
Danielle Pillart	Office of the Provost	Staff
Suzanne Pritzker	School of Social Work	Faculty
Ketki Raina	School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences	Faculty
Michelle Schein	School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences	Faculty
Courtney Syskowski	Office of the Provost	Staff
Jennifer Walker	Office of the Provost	Staff
Jonathan Woon	Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences	Faculty
Victoria Wyant	Office of the Provost	Other Trainee

UCGS Subcommittees

Graduate Faculty

(UCGS only)

This committee will consider the definitions of graduate faculty and adjunct graduate faculty, potential mentor training requirements, conditions under which graduate faculty status can be revoked and the process for appointment to graduate faculty.

Guidance on Graduate Mentoring and Advising

(UCGS only)

This committee will update the University’s guide to graduate mentoring and advising (titled Elements of Good Academic Advising) and make recommendations for University-wide mentor/advisor training and support. 

Advanced Standing Credits

(with PACUP)

This committee will consider transfer credit maximums and other issues related to transfer credits including block transfers. 

Academic Program Structure and Dual Degrees/Majors

(with PACUP)

This committee will discuss academic program structures such as ARCOs, dual/joint degrees, stackable programs and how many credits can count for two programs concurrently. 

Academic Probation/Suspension

(with PACUP)

This committee will consider the criteria by which students are placed on academic probation or suspended/dismissed for academic reasons and the process for each.

Course Repeat/G Grade

(with PACUP)

This committee will consider regulations regarding G grades (similar to incomplete grades), the conditions under which students can repeat a course, and how repeated courses appear on the student’s transcript.