The UNL Graduate Council serves as a governing body acting on behalf of the UNL Graduate Faculty and serves as an advisory body to the UNL Dean for Graduate Studies. The UNL Graduate Council is an elected body and subject to the authority of the Graduate Faculty.
The UNL Graduate Council meets formally as a whole approximately monthly during the academic year. The Council consists of eight elected members of the Graduate Faculty, two graduate students elected by the Graduate Student Assembly, and the Dean for Graduate Studies. The Dean presides at Council meetings and serves as its chair.
Graduate Council Meeting Notes
2026
2025
Archived
2022
2021
- January 2021
- February 2021
- March 2021
- April 2021
- May 2021
- September 2021
- October 2021
- November 2021
- December 2021
2020
2019
2018
- January 2018
- February 2018
- March 2018
- April 2018
- August 2018
- September 2018
- October 2018
- November 2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
Members
Members are listed by the year in which their term ends.
- 2026: Venn Jemkur (Graduate Student Representative)
- 2026: Colten Skinner (Graduate Student Representative)
- 2026: Maria Marron (Humanities)
- 2026: Elizabeth Niehaus (Professional Education)
- 2027: Tom Kubick (Business)
- 2027: Christopher Bilder (Physical Sciences)
- 2028: Dai Shizuka (Agricultural Science & Biological Sciences)
- 2028: Rochelle Dalla (Social Sciences)
- 2029: M. Can Vuran (Engineering)
- 2029: Michelle Harvey (Arts & Architecture)
- Ex-officio: Debra Hope (Dean of Graduate Education)
Appointed representatives to the NU Executive Graduate Council: Elizabeth Niehaus and Tom Kubick.
Appointed representative to the UNL Academic Planning Committee: Jennifer Clarke.