Administration and management of programs
Governance
The Department Chair is responsible for leadership of the department and management of resources. The Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) chairs the Graduate Studies Committee and represents the department’s graduate programs to the University’s Graduate School. S/he coordinates the administration of the department’s graduate programs and communicates and enforces the regulations of the Graduate School and degree programs as well as opportunities offered by the Graduate School (e.g., fellowship competitions).
Graduate studies committee
Chaired by the DGS, the Graduate Studies Committee includes four additional C&I faculty members who are elected by the faculty. Each serves a three-year term. Two students also serve as members for 1- or 2-year terms. The committee reviews Ph.D. programs and requests for travel and research support. It also initiates departmental fellowship competitions, makes recommendations to the faculty regarding graduate study policies within the department, and engages in reviews of continued membership on the graduate faculty as needed (see policy). The committee meets monthly during the academic year.
Contact information
|
Title |
Name |
Peik |
Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department Chair | Ruth Thomas, Professor | 145 | 5-1362thoma006@umn.edu |
| Director of Graduate Studies | Cynthia Lewis, Professor | 336 | 5-6313lewis@umn.edu |
| Graduate Studies Assistant | Jessie Eastman | 125G | 5-2545cigs@umn.edu |
| Administrative Director | Agnes Malika | 145F | 5-9809mrutu002@umn.edu |
| Department Admin SupportGrad. Assistantship Appointments | Roxanne Weymouth | 145B | 5-1362keenx005@umn.edu |
| Online Course permission, Course evaluations | Di Nguyen or Cathy Zemke | 125 | nguye187@umn.edu zemke001@umn.edu |
| Technology Support: | Donovin Mollner | 125A | 4-techThe Coconut |
| IT Fellows: | ciitf@umn.edu | ||
| Curriculum Library: | 45 | 5-8315 | |
| Faculty Support Staff: | |||
| Elementary; Family, Youth and Community; Learning Technologies; Literacy; Second Languages and Cultures | Cathy Zemke | 125 | 5-7835zemke001@umn.edu |
| Art; Contexts of Curriculum and Instruction; Mathematics; Social Studies; Science | Di Nguyen | 125 | 5-4006nguye187@umn.edu |
Revised Summer 2009
