Graduate Council

The Graduate Council of CSU Dominguez Hills serves as a standing committee to the Academic Senate and in an advisory capacity to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research. Policy considerations and recommendations will be forwarded to both. Graduate student success relies on consultation, inclusion, and the integration of graduate programs into the larger campus. Ensuring graduate student success includes bringing together the faculty, staff, students, and administration involved in the consultative process that encompasses graduate programs which include graduate program design, modification, assessment and evaluation. In addition to providing a network within the campus community for faculty, staff, students and administrators with responsibility for graduate programs, the Council will play an advocacy role for CSU Dominguez Hills graduate programs both on and off campus. The graduate programs at CSUDH play a vital role in supporting the university’s mission to enhance and develop academic graduate programs that culminate in globally relevant degrees that are responsive to student interest and regional workforce trends and needs.

Membership
The voting members of the Graduate Council include:
The graduate program director, or their designee for each approved graduate degree published in the campus Academic Plan.
One graduate student selected by the Associated Students, Inc.

Ex officio (non-voting) members include:
Dean of Graduate Studies and Research
Graduate Studies staff
Dean of University Library or designee
Chair of the Educational Policy Committee
Director of Admissions and Records or designee
Chair of the University Writing Committee
College Deans or their designees

The Graduate Council shall meet at least five times each academic year. Additional meetings may be called at the request of the Chair or of a majority of voting members who petition the Chair.

Committee Members (2023-2024)

Executive Board:

Antonia Boadi (Chair)
Vice Chair - Vacant
Silvia Santos (CNBS)
Julie Jhun (COE)
Heather Kitching (CHHSN)
Betty Vu (CBAPP)
Lynda Wilson (CCPE)
Matthew Luckett (CAH)

Voting Members

Antonia Boadi, Systems Engineering
Terri Ares, Nursing
Nallely Arteaga, Education (DLL)
Mohsen Behesti, Cyber Security
Parveen Chhetri, Environmental Science
Edward Curammeng, Education (C&I)
Kate Esposito, Special Education
Jiancho Han, Computer Science
Eric Hwang, Occupational Therapy Doctorate
Julie Jhun, School Leadership
Brian Jarrett, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding
Andrew Kalaidjian, English
Heather Kitching, MS Occupational Therapy
Iara Mantenuto, English (TESOL)
Mark Muller, Orthotics and Prosthetics
Leslie Ponciano, Social Work
Katy Pinto, Sociology
Karen Quek, Marital and Family Therapy
Silvia Santos, Psychology
Elwin Tilson, Radiologic and Imaging Sciences
Betty Vu, Accounting and MPA
Fang Wang, Biology
Lynda Wilson, Quality Assurance

Non-Voting Members

Sheree Schrager (Dean, Graduate Studies and Research)
Vanessa Cervantes (Senior Grad Studies Program Specialist)
Christina Rios (Executive Director of Admissions and Recruitment)
John Hill (Record and Registration Representative)

Schedule

Meeting Schedule - 3rd Monday of each month, 11:30am-12:50pm via zoom. Meetings held September, October, November, February, March and April

Reports and Presentations