Duties of the Graduate Studies Coordinator

The Responsibilities of the graduate studies coordinator pertaining to the department’s graduate program include:

• Organizing and Chairing Graduate Studies Committee meetings;
• Presenting policy changes to the FAC;
• Reporting to the FAC on graduate affairs;
• Long-term planning and scheduling of courses and faculty assignments, in consultation with Program Chairs for Rhetoric and Composition, TESL, and Literature;
• Coordinating and administering language exams for all graduate programs;
• Coordinating the admissions process and program committee decisions concerning GA and TF appointments;
• Maintaining admissions standards across all programs;
• General advising and mentoring of incoming students and of students who wish to switch  programs;
• Presenting curricular proposals to the Department Curriculum Committee;
• Facilitating programs and activities than enhance the general social and intellectual life of graduate students;
• Keeping annual records and assessing data across programs concerning placement, attrition, time-to-degree, stipends, etc.;
• Collecting information from Program Chairs for AQIP reporting;
• Entering AQIP reports for all graduate programs;
• Preparing for and coordinating the internal and external review of graduate programs;
• Coordinating with RAGS, Arts and Sciences Graduate Affairs, and the department Chairperson to promote the growth, success, and institutional efficiency of the current graduate programs;
• Representing the Graduate Studies Committee at Arts and Sciences Graduate Council Meetings.