

University Graduate Council
Chair
Elizabeth Wentz, Dean, Graduate CollegeIt is the mission of the Dean of Graduate College to promote and support the integrity, quality, and vitality of ASU graduate programs including master's degrees, professional degrees, and doctoral degrees. Our goal is to ensure university-wide standards of quality, access, and equity in graduate programs and promote the interests of ASU's graduate students and graduate education within the state, national, and international arenas. Central to this vision is the enhancement of the diversity of ASU's graduate population as well as the development of a dynamic range of cutting-edge interdisciplinary graduate programs across the university.
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The University Graduate Council consists of faculty from each campus who review and make recommendations regarding the quality and nature of programs, policies, and standards related to graduate education. The council serves in an advisory capacity to the vice provost for graduate education.
Academic Unit Members
Name | College | Term End |
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Tamiko Azuma | College of Health Solutions | Spring 2019 |
Heather Bateman | College of Integrative Sciences and Arts | Spring 2021 |
Thomas Blackson | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Spring 2020 |
Adam Chodorow | Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law | Spring 2020 |
Christopher Hanlon | New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences | Spring 2019 |
Katherine Kenny | College of Nursing and Health Innovation | Spring 2021 |
Mirka Koro-Ljungberg | Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College | Spring 2019 |
Kathryn Maxwell | Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts | Spring 2020 |
Patrick Phelan | Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering | Spring 2020 |
Mary Teagarden | Thunderbird School of Global Management | Spring 2019 |
Leslie Thornton | Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication | Spring 2020 |
Daniel Schugurensky | Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions | Spring 2020 |
Benjamin Shao | W. P. Carey School of Business | Spring 2019 |
Graduate student member
- Stefanie Fuentes, Social and Family Dynamics
Ex officio members
- Elizabeth Wentz, Dean, Graduate College
- Tamara Underiner, Associate Dean, Graduate College
- Amanda Morales-Calderon, Assistant Director, Curriculum and Format, Graduate College
- Corey Polka, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Graduate College