University Graduate and Professional Council (UGC)

The University Graduate and Professional Council (UGC) serves as the university curriculum committee for all graduate and professional curriculum and policy matters. UGC is comprised of voting members (one faculty member per graduate or professional program) and non-voting members. UGC meets monthly and subcommittees, described in the bylaws, meet as needed. UGC business is coordinated through the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies, ADM 200, graduateprograms@csu.edu, (773) 995-2404.

• University Graduate and Professional Council Bylaws (.pdf)

2017-18 Voting Members:

College	Degree Program	Voting Member
Arts & Sciences	Biology	Devi Potluri
Arts & Sciences	Computer Science	Jan Jo Chen
Arts & Sciences	Counseling	Karen Witherspoon
Arts & Sciences	Creative Writing	Brenda Aghahowa
Arts & Sciences	Criminal Justice	Muhammed Salahuddin
Arts & Sciences	English	Brenda Aghahowa
Arts & Sciences	Geography	Daniel Block
Arts & Sciences	History	Robert Bionez
Arts & Sciences	Mathematics	Daniel Hrozencik
Arts & Sciences	Social Work	Sherri Seyfried
Education	Bilingual Ed	Margaret Kelly
Education	Curriculum and Instructional Foundations MA	Deborah Lynch
Education	Doctoral Studies	Byung-in Seo
Education	Early Childhood (M.A.T.)	Pat Steinhaus
Education	Early Childhood (MS in Ed)	Barbara Leys
Education	Elementary Education	Doug Lia
Education	Higher Education Administration MA	Catherine Busch
Education	Information Sciences	Gabriel Gomez
Education	Physical Education	June Shingles
Education	Principal Preparation	Athanase Gahungu
Education	Special Education	Flora Luseno
Education	Technology and Performance Improvement Studies	Moussa Ayyash
Health Sciences	Nursing	Tyra Dean-Ousley
Health Sciences	Public Health	Thomas Britt
Library & Instructional Services	Library/ETD	Gayle Porter
Pharmacy	Pharmaceutical Sciences	Anna Ratka

2017-18 Meetings and Meeting Materials

Meetings are generally scheduled on the second Tuesday of the month, 12:30 - 2:00 PM in Cook ADM 301.

Date	Agenda	Minutes
9/12/2017	Agenda(pdf)	Minutes(pdf)
10/10/2017	No Meeting	No Meeting
11/14/2017	Agenda(pdf)	Minutes
12/12/2017	Agenda	Minutes
2/13/2018	Agenda	Minutes
3/13/2018	Agenda	Minutes
4/10/2018	Agenda	Minutes
5/8/2018	Agenda	Minutes

2016 - 2017 UGC Meeting Schedule

Date	Agenda	Minutes
September 13, 2016	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)
October 11, 2016	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)
November 8, 2016	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)
December, 2016	No meeting
January 10, 2017	No meeting
February 14, 2017	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)
March 14, 2017	No meeting
April 11, 2017	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)
May 9, 2017	Agenda (pdf)	Minutes (pdf)