Faculty and Staff
Graduate School Council
The University of Washington’s Graduate School Council is an elected body that advises the Dean of the Graduate School on graduate education policies, related issues, and recommendations from program reviews. The Council acts on behalf of the Graduate Faculty and has legislative authority for all matters pertaining to graduate education requiring a vote of elected representatives. The Council's recommendations form the basis for all new graduate degree authorizations by the Board of Regents.
Graduate School Council Meeting Schedule
Charter of the Graduate School Council
Program Reviews
- Graduate School Council Role in the Academic Program Review Process
- 2008-09 Program Review Documentation (restricted)
- 2009-10 Program Review Documentation (restricted)
- Council Member assignments by review
Proposal Documents (restricted)
Current members of the Council
| Name | Representation | Term Ends |
| Melissa Austin | School of Public Health | Spring 2011 |
| R. Bruce Darling | College of Engineering - Electrical Engineering | Spring 2012 |
| Efthimis Efthimiadis | Information School | Spring 2012 |
| Jake Faleschini | GPSS President - ex officio | |
| Michael Forman | UW Tacoma - Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences | Spring 2010 |
| Diane Gillespie | UW Bothell - Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences | Spring 2010 |
| Angela Ginorio | College of Arts and Sciences - Social Sciences | Spring 2010 |
| Thomas Hazlet | School of Pharmacy | Spring 2012 |
| Stephen Hinds | College of Arts and Sciences - Arts and Humanities | Spring 2010 |
| Robert Howard | UW Tacoma - Education | Spring 2012 |
| Nancy Huling | UW Libraries - ex officio | |
| Nancy Kenney | College of Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences | Spring 2012 |
| Rachel Kleit | Evans School of Public Affairs | Spring 2011 |
| Thomas Lee | Foster School of Business | Spring 2012 |
| Paula Nurius | School of Social Work | Spring 2012 |
| Richard Presland | School of Dentistry | Spring 2011 |
| Sarah Reichard | School of Forest Resources | Spring 2011 |
| Stephen Sharpe | College of Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences | Spring 2011 |
| Sharon E. Sutton | College of Built Environments | Spring 2011 |
| Beth Traxler | School of Medicine - Microbiology | Spring 2010 |
| Susan Woods | School of Nursing | Spring 2010 |
| TBA | School of Law | |
| TBA | College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences | |
| TBA | College of Education |
