Agendas and Minutes
Agendas and Minutes
Previous agendas and minutes of the George Mason University Graduate Council are arranged in a directory in a public Blackboard folder. Look up historical information about when, why, and how a program, course, or degree changed. For additional information, please contact the Office of Accreditation and Program integrity.
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council oversees graduate courses, certificates, concentrations, degree programs and policies.
The Council may advise the Provost regarding:
- Academic policies governing graduate education
- Approval of new and revised graduate courses and programs
- Review and assessment of graduate programs
- Planning and attainment of graduate education strategic goals
- Policies and resources for graduate student support
The Council meets monthly during the academic year. Meetings are open to the entire George Mason University community.
Agenda items must be submitted two weeks prior to the meeting date. Late submissions will be postponed to the next meeting. The agenda will be posted online one week prior to the meeting. All meetings will be held 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. The agenda for the next upcoming meeting can be found here.
Graduate Council meeting dates and other deadlines
| Agenda Items Due | Agenda Online | Meeting Date | Meeting Location |
| August 10 | August 17 | August 24 | Zoom |
| September 07 | September 14 | September 21 | in-person, Merten 1204 |
| October 05 | October 12 | October 19 | Zoom |
| November 02 | November 09 | November 16 | Zoom |
| November 30 | December 7 | December 14 | Zoom |
| January 04 | January 11 | January 18 | Zoom |
| February 01 | February 08 | February 15 | Zoom |
| March 01 | March 08 | March 15 | Zoom |
| April 05 | April 12 | April 19 | Zoom (last meeting before catalog deadline) |
| May 03 | May 10 | May 17 | Zoom |
Graduate Council Members
| Representative | Contact Information | Term |
| Laurence C. Bray Chair |
Associate Provost for Graduate Education and Associate Professor lbray2@gmu.edu |
Non-expiring |
| Yellia Seanor Graduate Council Secretary |
Administrative Specialist, Graduate Education yseanor@gmu.edu | Non-expiring |
| Jennifer Hathaway College of Education & Human Development |
Assistant Professor of Education, ELS jhathaw2@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Ellen Rodgers College of Education & Human Development |
Associate Dean, Student and Academic Affairs, and Associate Professor erodger1@gmu.edu |
08/21 to 08/24 |
| Deborah J. Goodings College of Engineering and Computing |
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Professor goodings@gmu.edu |
08/21 to 08/24 |
| Ioulia Rytikova College of Engineering and Computing |
Associate Professor, Information Sciences & Technology irytikov@gmu.edu | 07/22 to 06/25 |
| Michael Bloom College of Health and Human Services |
Associate Professor, Global and Community Health mbloom22@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Robert Weiler College of Health and Human Services |
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor rweiler@gmu.edu | 07/22 to 06/25 |
| Michael Malouf College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Associate Professor, English mmalouf@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Marguerite Rippy College of Humanities and Social Sciences |
Associate Dean of Graduate Academic Affairs and Associate Professor mrippy2@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Donna Fox College of Science |
Associate Dean, Student Affairs and Special Programs dfox1@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Benoit Van Aken College of Science |
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry bvanaken@gmu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Gregory Robinson College of Visual and Performing Arts |
Associate Professor, Music grobins8@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/25 |
| Justin Sutters College of Visual and Performing Arts |
Assistant Dean of Research and Assessment, and Associate Professor jsutters@gmu.edu |
08/22 to 06/25 |
| Victoria Grady Faculty Senate |
Associate Professor, Management vgrady3@gmu.edu |
08/22 to 08/23 |
| Thomas Flores Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
Director of Graduate Programs and Associate Professor tflores2@gmu.edu |
08/20 to 08/23 |
| Terrence Lyons Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution |
Professor, Conflict Resolution tlyons1@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/25 |
| Sonia Listokin Schar School of Policy and Government |
Associate Professor slistoki@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/25 |
| Bonnie Stabile Schar School of Policy and Government |
Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs, and Associate Professor bstabile@gmu.edu |
08/21 to 08/24 |
| Ioannis Bellos School of Business |
Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations ibellos@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/25 |
| Paige Wolf School of Business |
Associate Dean of Graduate Programs pwolf1@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/25 |
| Ayondela McDole Student Representative |
President, Graduate and Professional Student Association amcdole@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/23 |
| Hsien-Tien Shen Student Representative |
Executive Vice President, Graduate and Professional Student Association hshen2@gmu.edu |
07/22 to 06/23 |