University Council on Graduate Affairs

University Council on Graduate AffairsThe University Council on Graduate Affairs (UCGA) consists of graduate program leadership from each of Drexel's Colleges and Schools which offer graduate programs. The mission of the UCGA is to address common challenges in graduate education and the graduate student experience at Drexel University. As an entity of the Office of Graduate Studies, the UCGA is committed to the advancement of graduate education and ensuring graduate student success. The UCGA maintains effective channels of communication within the graduate community, ensures that all academic units are represented in the policy making process and provides support for new graduate programs and initiatives. The UCGA recognizes that the responsibility of planning and operating graduate programs lies within the colleges and schools which offer such programs.

Council Members

  • Chair: Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Founding Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, and Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, College of Medicine
  • Murugan Anandarajan, LeBow College of Business
  • Hande Benson, LeBow College of Business
  • Joke Bradt, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Eric Brewe, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Jim Caldwell, Salus at Drexel University
  • Julia Carboni, International Students and Scholars Services
  • TinaMarie Coolidge, Goodwin College of Professional Studies
  • Kapil Dandekar, College of Engineering
  • Laura D'Angelo, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Alyson Demas, College of Computing and Informatics
  • Karen DeVose, College of Computing and Informatics
  • Brian Ellis, LeBow College of Business
  • Melissa Englund, College of Computing and Informatics
  • Nadine Ezzat, University Marketing and Communications
  • Kea Glenn, International Students and Scholars Services
  • Sarah Haley, LeBow College of Business
  • Joseph Hawk, Assessment and Accreditation
  • Stephanie Johnson, Kline School of Law
  • Melissa Kaufman, Dornsife School of Public Health
  • Niki Kelley, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • David Kim, Office of Graduate Studies
  • Andres Kriete, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
  • Patricia Kucker, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Michele Kutzler, College of Medicine
  • Tsz Kwok, Office of Graduate Studies, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
  • Sherry Levin, College of Engineering
  • Deirdre McMahon, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Annette Molyneux, Counseling and Health
  • Angela Montgomery, Graduate Admissions, Enrollment Management and Student Success
  • Kymberlee Montgomery, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Ozlem Ogutveren-Gonul, Close School of Entrepreneurship
  • Debra Ruben, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
  • Michael Ryan, Graduate College, College of Engineering
  • Giuseppe Salomone, University Registrar
  • Michael Shelmet, Drexel University Information Technology
  • Ali Shokoufandeh, College of Computing and Informatics
  • Jed Shumsky, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • Sandra Strang, Office of Graduate Studies
  • Stephanie Sutcliffe, Instructional Design and Multimedia Services
  • Mladenka Tomasevic, International Students and Scholars Services
  • Sarah Ulrich, School of Education
  • Rebecca Weidensaul, Enrollment Management and Student Success
  • Mischa Wheat, Kline School of Law
  • Glenn Williams, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Anne Converse Willkomm, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Katie Zamulinksy, Student Life
  • Patti Zuzello, College of Nursing and Health Professions

Academic Integrity Issues Working Group

  • Co-Chair: Jed Shumsky, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • Co-Chair: Anne Converse Willkomm,Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kymberlee Montgomery, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Ana Nunez, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College of Medicine
  • Katie Zamulinsky, Student Life, Campus Engagement
  • TBD, General Counsel

Committee on Graduate Academic Affairs (CGAA)

  • Chair: Michele Kutzler, College of Medicine
  • Murugan Anandarajan, LeBow College of Business
  • Joke Bradt, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Eric Brewe, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kapil Dandekar, College of Engineering
  • Theresa Fay-Hillier, College of Nursing and Health Professions
  • Niki Kelley, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • Andres Kriete, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems
  • Gina Lovasi, Dornsife School of Public Health
  • Yvonne Michael, Dornsife School of Public Health
  • Ali Shokoufandeh, College of Computing and Informatics
  • Jed Shumsky, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • Sarah Ulrich, School of Education
  • Gina Waters, Close School of Entrepreneurship
  • Michael Wagner, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
  • Anne Converse Willkomm, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Committee on Graduate Awards & Fellowships

  • Graduate College Doctoral Fellowships (Blue & Gold) Chair: Anne Converse Willkomm, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate Student Excellence Awards Committee Chair: Anne Converse Willkomm, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Teaching Assistant Excellence & Awards Committee Chair: Valerie Klein, School of Education

Committee on Graduate Student Appeals

  • Chair: Jed Shumsky, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, College of Medicine
  • Esther Chernak, Dornsife School of Public Health
  • Julia May, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Rogelio Minana, Drexel Global, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Anne Converse Willkomm, Office of Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Diversity Advisory Council

  • Faculty Chair: Joseph H. Hancock, II, Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Student Chair: Essien Oku Essien, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Office of Graduate Studies Representative: Tsz Kwok
  • See Diversity Advisory Council for a list of Council Members