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Curriculum Committee Members and Charge

2024-2025 Curriculum Committee

  • Erin Norcross, PhD, Chair

  • Sarah Faucette, AuD, PhD (Audiology)

  • Maryam Syed, PhD (Biochemistry Certificate)

  • Susana Salazar Moracho, PhD (PhD Biomedical Sciences)

  • Candace Howard Claudio (PhD Biomedical Sciences – Imaging)

  • Casey Boothe, PhD (MS Biomedical Sciences)

  • Michael Hebert, PhD (Cell and Molecular Biology)

  • Denise Cornelius, PhD (Clinical Investigation)

  • Jan Williams, PhD (Experimental Therapeutics and Pharmacology)

  • Eric Vallender, PhD (Neuroscience)

  • Angela Duck, PhD (Nursing)

  • Eric George, PhD (Physiology and Biophysics)

  • Edward Watson (Counsel)
  • Mais Abdelhaq (Student Represenative)

 

Charge

The committee's charge is to act as the final recommending authority to the graduate council and dean for all curricular matters.

The Curriculum Committee is a standing committee in the graduate school, composed of the assistant dean as chair, one member from each graduate program, and one graduate student. Each member is appointed by the dean of the graduate school. All members of the curriculum committee are full or associate members of the graduate faculty and are appointed by the dean for a two- or three-year term with the exception of the graduate student. These members can be reappointed.

Functions of the curriculum committee:

  • Review and oversee curricular matters in all programs in the graduate school and make recommendations to the graduate council concerning changes in graduate school;
  • Review all requests for new courses or modifications in existing courses and refer its recommendations to the graduate council for vote before final action by the dean;
  • Review all requests for (1) establishment of new graduate programs and tracks within a program (2) substantial modifications of existing programs and tracks within a program. The committee refers its recommendation for new, existing or modifications of programs to the graduate council for vote before final action by the dean;
  • Review ongoing evaluation of program content, processes and outcomes;
  • Review graduate course evaluations;
  • Review objectives for courses and laboratory experiences to assure congruence with graduate school mission.

Meetings will be scheduled quarterly or as needed. The curriculum of each program will be reviewed annually.