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 | Nina Asher, Professor | 145 |
5-1362 nasher@umn.edu |
| Director of Graduate Studies | Cynthia Lewis, Professor | 336 |
5-6313 lewis@umn.edu |
| Graduate Studies Assistant | Jessie Eastman | 125G |
5-2545 cigs@umn.edu |
| Assistant to the Chair | Kathryn Louis | 145F |
5-9809 loui0032@umn.edu |
|
Department Admin Support Grad. Assistantship Appointments |
Roxanne Weymouth | 145B |
5-1362 keenx005@umn.edu |
|
Online Course permissions Course evaluations |
Cathy Zemke | 125 | zemke001@umn.edu |
| Technology Support: | Daniel Ferrara | 125A |
4-tech The Coconut |
| IT Fellows: | Ellyn St. Louis | ciitf@umn.edu | |
| Curriculum Library: | 45 | 5-8315 | |
| Faculty Support Staff (see areas below) | Roxanne Weymouth | 125 | keen005@umn.edu |
Revised November 2011
