Graduate Council Committees

2024-25 Committee Assignments

Curriculum/Bridge to UCC

The purpose of the Curriculum/Bridge committee is to monitor proposed additions or changes to graduate courses and graduate programs that are brought before the University Curriculum Council (UCC). Any proposed changes that the committee feels would affect other graduate programs on campus or that could possibly contradict graduate regulations are to be brought to the attention of the full Graduate Council for discussion so that requests for changes can be made back to UCC if appropriate. The chair of the Curriculum/Bridge committee should be a member of the UCC or at least be invited to their meetings.

Curriculum/Bridge to UCC

Name	Email	College
Shawn Ostermann (Chair)	osterman@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Jeremy Webster	webstej1@ohio.edu	College of Arts and Sciences
Deborah Pack	packd@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions

Graduate Student Affairs and Fellowships

The purpose of the Student Affairs and Fellowships committee is to review nominations, recommend recipients, and coordinate on internal award deadlines for Graduate Student Awards and Fellowships, including The Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS)/ProQuest; Distinguished Master's Thesis Awards; The Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Excellence in Teaching Awards; and the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS)/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Awards. 

Graduate Student Affairs and Fellowships

Name	Email	College
Jonathan Agensky (Chair)	agensky@ohio.edu	College of Arts and Sciences
Kimberlee Orben	orben@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions
Danielle Dani	dani@ohio.edu	Patton College of Education
Vladimir Marchenkov	marchenk@ohio.edu	Chadwick + Morrow College of Fine Arts

Policies and Regulations

The purpose of the Policies & Regulations Committee is to review and propose to the full Council policies and regulations for graduate education. Its scope includes substantive changes to all academic policies other than those for application and admission (the purview of the Recruitment and Admissions Requirements Committee) or those mandated centrally by the Provost’s Office or Registrar. Policies and regulations proposed by this committee for Council endorsement may require approval from only the Dean of the Graduate College, or they may need to go to the University Curriculum Council and/or Faculty Senate for inclusion in the catalog. 

Policies and Regulations

Name	Email	College
Beth Quitslund (Chair)	quitslun@ohio.edu	College of Arts and Sciences
Neil Littel	littellw@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Aimee Edmondson	edmondso@ohio.edu	Scripps College of Communication
Shigeru Okada	okada@ohio.edu	Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Justice Bentil	jb458321@ohio.edu	Graduate Student Senate

Program Review

The purpose of the Program Review committee is to review the graduate program reviews conducted by University Curriculum Council (UCC) and make a judgment about program viability for each review. They can also choose to highlight strength or improvement areas from the previous reviews. These reviews are approved by the full Graduate Council and then added to the UCC review packages.

Program Review

Name	Email	College
Gabe Giordano (Chair)	giordano@ohio.edu	College of Business
Brian Bradshaw	bradshawb@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering & Technology
Michael Hess	hessm@ohio.edu	Patton College of Education
David Brown	brownd16@ohio.edu	College of Business

Recruitment and Admission Requirements

The purpose of the Recruitment and Admission Requirements Committee is to review and advise the Graduate Council on topics, policy, and issues related to the recruitment and admission requirements of Ohio University graduate programs. One of the primary tasks of RARC is to review and make recommendations to Graduate Council on Conflict of Interest (COI) cases for OU employees applying to graduate programs. This is done in concert with the assistance and experience of the Graduate College’s Leadership.

Recruitment and Admission Requirements

Name	Email	College
Eric Steinberg (Chair)	steinber@ohio.edu	Russ College of Engineering and Technology
Melissa Bowlby	bowlby@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions
Miriam Nelson	nelsonm1@ohio.edu	University Libraries
Justin Wheeler	wheelel2@ohio.edu	College of Health Sciences and Professions
Brian McCarthy	mccarthy@ohio.edu	College of Arts and Sciences

Graduate Student Compensation Review

The purpose of the Graduate Student Compensation Review Committee is to analyze Ohio University graduate appointment stipends, collaborating with the Graduate College to ensure clean data, and facilitate data submission for inter-university comparisons. The committee will review inter-university graduate appointees’ stipend data, report findings, and make recommendations to Graduate Council around Ohio University’s graduate appointment stipends. 

Stipend Review

Name	Email	College
Anirudh Ruhil (Chair)	ruhil@ohio.edu	Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service
Eirene Binabiba	eb768520@ohio.edu	Graduate Student Senate
Simranjeet Kaur	sk721622@ohio.edu	Graduate Student Senate
Leanne Chrisman-Khawam	chrismal@ohio.edu	Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine