The University of Nebraska has a single University-wide Graduate College with a single University-wide graduate faculty. The Dean of the Graduate College is the University-wide executive officer for graduate studies and research. Unless superseded by the direct action of the Graduate Faculty acting as a whole, the legislative and academic authority of the Graduate Faculty is vested in an Executive Graduate Council. The Dean coordinates graduate programs among the respective campus units. The Dean, or the Dean’s designee, serves as the presiding officer of the University-wide Graduate Faculty and Councils thereof. The Dean recommends appointment to or removal from the Graduate Faculty and shall be administratively responsible for the welfare of the Graduate College and for implementing the policies of the Board of Regents and the Graduate Faculty concerning graduate studies and research. The Office of the Executive Vice President/Provost is the clerical center and clearinghouse for all official communications between the Executive Graduate Council, and the faculty, administrators, and external agencies.
Campus Deans for Graduate Studies are administratively responsible to their respective Chancellors, and to the Dean of the Graduate College in their capacities as officers of the College. Campus Deans act as liaison officers between the Chancellors and the Dean of the Graduate College, preside over the meetings of their campus Graduate Councils and campus Graduate Faculties, and administer their respective campus graduate programs.
Under authority delegated to them by the Executive Graduate Council, the Graduate Faculty of each campus conducts the affairs of the Graduate College which are specific to their campus, including the election of a campus Graduate Council to act on behalf of the campus Graduate Faculty. Actions of a campus Graduate Faculty or a campus Graduate Council do not supersede the authority of the University-wide Graduate Faculty or of the Executive Graduate Council.
2023-2024 Executive Graduate Council
COMMITTEE CHAIR
David Jackson
Interim Executive Vice President and Provost
Interim Graduate College Dean
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Brooke Envick
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Xu Li
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Elizabeth Niehaus
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Ling Ren
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Nicole Rodriguez
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Christine Toh
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Melissa Wuellner
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Matt Zimmerman
University of Nebraska Medical Center
ALTERNATES
Tracy Bridgeford
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Maria Marron
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Miechelle McKelvey
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Jordan Rowley
University of Nebraska Medical Center
GRADUATE STUDIES DEANS
Juan Casas
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Kendra Schmid, interim
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Mark Ellis
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Debra Hope
University of Nebraska–Lincoln