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Governance Flow Diagram

• Governance Flow

Committee Members

• Chair, Professor Andre Maharaj, Applied Behavior Analysis, CEHD
• Professor Laura Bozeman, Vision Studies, SGISD
• Professor Silvia Dorado Banacloche, Management, CM
• Professor Patricia Paugh, Curriculum and Instruction, CEHD
• Professor Harry Konstantinidis, Economics, CLA
• Professor Heather MacIndoe, Public Policy and Public Affairs, MGS
• Professor James Soldner, Rehabilitation Counseling, SGISD
• Professor Holly Jackson, English, CLA
• Professor Michael Tlusty, Sustainability and Food Solutions, SFE
• Professor Phil Gona, Exercise and Health Sciences, MCNHS
• Professor Brook Moyers, Biology, CSM
• Professor John Fulton, English, CLA

Ex-Officio

• Dean Bala Sundaram, Graduate Studies
• Steve Smith, Library
• Justin Maher, Graduate Studies

Spring 2023 Committee Meeting Dates: February 14, 2023; March 21, 2023; April 11, 2023; May 9, 2023

Meetings take place on Tuesdays following the Faculty Council; meetings are usually the second Tuesday of the month. The deadline for material submissions is eight (8) days before the meeting. Proposals should all be on Curriculog - if supplementary materials need to be sent to the Committee, please email them to GSC.Submissions@umb.edu.

Resources for programs considering GRE-Optional Admissions: click here

Forms and Policies

• Academic Program Development
• Academic Program Change Approval Form
• Academic Program Change Procedures
• New Academic Programs
• Recommended Online Course Proposal Elements
• Course Addition / Course Change Form 
• Seeking Governance Approval
• Guidelines for Preparing Graduate Course Outlines
• Guidelines and Definitions Concerning Proposals for the Online Delivery of Graduate Programs
• Additional Elements in Online Course Proposals
• Online Graduate Program Approval Process
• Schedule Intent Form for a Special Topics Course
• GSC Syllabus Template
• Pre-Matriculation Waiver Form

The Graduate Assistant Salary Chart provides employment start and end dates, biweekly salary rates, and the cost of the annual student health premium. Please the AY22-23 Graduate Assistantship Appointments for the Graduate Assistant Salary Chart.

For additional information, please contact Simon Haile at Simon.Haile@umb.edu, assistant director of financial management for Research and Graduate Studies.