The 2025-2026 Graduate Council has 22 graduate faculty members (representatives are elected from each college), 5 student members (appointed by the Graduate & Professional Student Council), 5 ex-officio members (Chancellor, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Vice Chancellor for Research, Associate Provost for Academic Programs, and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs), and Associate Dean and Director of the Graduate School. Each graduate faculty on the Council serves a 3-year term of office. Also participating in monthly Graduate Council meetings are representatives of other constituency groups, including the Faculty Senate, AP Council, and Dean’s Council.
The members annually elect a chairperson. The chairperson for the 2025-2026 Graduate Council is Dr. Kelly Bender, School of Biological Sciences. The vice-chairperson is Dr. Iraklis Anagnostopoulos, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
