Duties of the Graduate Studies Coordinator
The Responsibilities of the graduate studies coordinator pertaining to the department鈥檚 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.