Executive Committee 2026-2027
The Graduate College Executive Committee is appointed each academic year. This group is comprised of the GPSA president, the Faculty Senate Chair or designee, the Graduate Council Chair, and the chairs of all Graduate Council committees. This group serves in an advisory capacity to the leadership of the Graduate College.
2026-2027 Executive Committee
- Boo Shan Tseng (Council Chair)
- Trey Curtis-Brown (GPSA)
- Michael Kagan (Faculty Senate)
- Jenna Weglarz-Ward (Graduate Appeals & Legal Issues Committee)
- Han-Fen Hu (Graduate Course Review Committee)
- Emir Malikov (Graduate Program Review Committee)
- Cass Shum (Graduate Programs Committee)
- Stephen Benning & Katrina Liu/Heather Van Ness (Graduate Awards Committee)
- Rochelle Hines & Alissa Gardner (The Graduate Academy Advisory Board)
- Daniel Young & Joanna Jezierska (Postdoctoral Advisory Board)
- Boo Shan Tseng & Pamela Burnley (Graduate Research and Student Success Working Group)
- Alyssa Crittenden (Graduate Assistants Mediation Advisory Committee)
- Jennifer Byrnes (Graduate Student Research Awards Committee)
- Emily Lin (Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs Working Group)
- Alyssa Crittenden & Emily Lin (Graduate Associate Deans Council Working Group)
2026-2027 Executive Meeting Dates and Times
All Executive Committee meetings are typically held on Fridays from 1-3 p.m. via Zoom unless otherwise noted.
- August 29, 2026
- October 10, 2026
- December 5, 2026
- January 16, 2027
- March 6, 2027
- April 10, 2027
- May 1, 2027
- May 6, 2027 (Gateway, noon to 2 p.m.)