Graduate Affairs Committee

The Graduate Affairs Committee (GAC) is the main graduate affairs governing and advisory body for the IUPUI campus, overseeing approval of new graduate and professional degrees.

Graduate faculty members from IUPUI, as well as Deans (or their representatives) from all schools on the IUPUI campus make up the Graduate Affairs Committee. GAC members terms may be for one or more years.

The Curriculum and Fellowship Committees are subcommittees of the GAC.

2019-2020 GAC Meeting Dates

The GAC meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month from 1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

August 27, 2019
September 24, 2019
October 24, 2019
November 26, 2019
December CANCELED
January 28, 2020
February 25, 2020
March 24, 2020
April 28, 2020
May 26, 2020

Minutes, Agendas, and Discussion Items

March 24, 2020

March 24, agenda
Location: Zoom
Minutes for approval, February 25, 2020

Program Reviews

Existing MPH in Public Health Informatics from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health to add as an online degree
Existing Graduate Certificate in Medical Management in the Kelley School of Business to add as an online degree
Change to Biology Non-Thesis Master’s degree in the School of Science – one-member advisory

February 25, 2020

February 25, agenda
Location: UL 1126
Minutes for approval, January 21, 2020

Program Reviews

New graduate certificate in Archives Management in the School of Informatics and Computing
BS Construction Management to MS in Technology (Facilities Management concentration) in the School of Engineering and Technology
BA/MAT in Spanish accelerated degree in the School of Liberal Arts
Changes to the MAT in Spanish in the School of Liberal Arts
Adding an online/distance education component to the existing MS and MSE degrees in the School of Engineering and Technology
Curriculum changes to the MS in Biostatistics in the Fairbanks School of Public Health
Name changes to the MS and the PhD Anatomy & Cell Biology degree programs and the Physiology degree programs to reflect the new department name

January 21, 2020

January 21, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, November 26, 2019

Program Reviews

New concentration in Motorsports Engineering from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
Joint degree for a Ph.D. in Urban Education Studies and Master of Jurisprudence from the IUPUI School of Education and IU McKinney School of Law
New minor in Education Law, Policy, and Advocacy, from the IUPUI School of Education
Changes to the MSD Periodontics VA Program in the School of Dentistry

November 26, 2019

November 26, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, October 24, 2019

Program Reviews

New M.S. in Musculoskeletal Health from the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health in the School of Medicine
The master in Health Administration in the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health to add an online component
Changes to the Facility Management concentration within the MS in Technology in the School of Engineering and Technology
Returning change request for the Nursing Education major. Clarification was needed regarding a discrepancy between the part-time and full-time options

October 24, 2019

October 24, agenda
Location: Campus Center 309
Minutes for approval, September 24, 2019

Program Reviews

New dual degree between IU McKinney School of Law and Purdue College of Agriculture, Purdue University West Lafayette
Changes to credit hours in the MS in Nursing program that affects all tracks and one graduate certificate
- Graduate Certificate Teaching in Nursing, 12 months and 21 months programs
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, full time and part time programss
- Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist, full time and part time programs
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, full time and part time programs
- Family Nurse Practitioner, full time and part time programs
- Nursing Education, full time and part time programs
- Nursing Leadership in Health Systems, full time and part time programs
- Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, full time and part time programs
- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, full time and part time programs
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, full time and part time programs
Changes to the MS in Applied Data Science in the School of Informatics and Computing that also affects the following specializations within the degree
- Applied Data Science
- Sports Analytics
- User-Experience Design

September 24, 2019

September 24, agenda
Location: AD 1006
Minutes for approval, August 29, 2019

Program Reviews

Changes to the minor in Public Health in the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Changes to the minor in Environmental Health Science in the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Changes to the dual degree MLIS in the School of Informatics & Computing and MA in History in the School of Liberal Arts

August 27, 2019

August 27, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, May 23, 2019

Program Reviews

Site move from PWL to IUPUI – Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
New concentration in Applied Data Management and Analytics within the MS in Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
Changes to the MS in Anesthesiology (Anesthesiologist Assistant Program) in the IU School of Medicine
Changes to the Ph.D. in Urban Education, IU School of Education
Changes to the following five graduate certificates, IU School of Informatics and Computing
- Clinical Informatics
- Public health Professionals
- Health Information Management and Exchange
- Health Information Security
- Health Information Systems Architecture
Changes to the minor in Life Sciences, IU School of Medicine

May 23, 2019

May 23, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, April 23, 2019

Program Reviews

New LL.M. track in World Trade Law from the Robert McKinney School of Law
New MSN – DNP dual degree from the IU School of Nursing
New MBA/MHA – DNP Executive Leadership track dual degree from the IU School of Nursing
New Clinical track in the DNP from the IU School of Nursing
New MS in Global Health & Sustainable Development from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
New MA in Teachers in History, an IU system-wide online collaborative degree
New MA in French Instructions, an IU system-wide online collaborative degree
New online version of MPH in Epidemiology to be offered from the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Changes to the Ph.D. in Epidemiology in the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Changes to the MPA/JD dual degree in the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs/School of Law
Changes to the MPA/MA in Philanthropic Studies dual degree in the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs/Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Changes to the Evening MBA program in the IU Kelley School of Business
Changes to the graduate certificate in Medical Management in the IU Kelley School of Business

April 23, 2019

April 23, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, March 26, 2019

Program Reviews

New graduate certificate in Environmental Policy & Sustainability in the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs
New graduate certificate in Innovation & Social Change in the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs
New graduate certificate in Public Finance in the O’Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs
New Ph.D. minor in Therapeutic Development & Translation in the School of Medicine
Changes to the Medical & Molecular Genetics Ph.D. & M.S. non-counseling degree requirements, School of Medicine
Changes to the genetic counseling study track in the M.S. Genetic Counseling Graduate program, School of Medicine
Changes to the M.A.T. in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, School of Liberal Arts

March 26, 2019

March 26, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, February 26, 2019

Program Reviews

New Accelerated BSPH to MPH in Environmental Health Science in the IU School of Public Health
New Accelerated BSPH in Environmental Health to MS in Product Stewardship from the IU School of Public Health
New Accelerated BS to MS in Organizational Leadership from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
New Accelerated BS to MS in Technical Communication from the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
New Accelerated BS in Energy Engineering to MS in Mechanical Engineering in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology
New Translational Toxicology track within the MS in Toxicology from the IU School of Medicine
MSD Periodontics Program name change to MSD Periodontology in the IU School of Dentistry

February 26, 2019

February 26, agenda
Location: Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, January 22, 2019

Program Reviews

New accelerated BA/MA in Applied Communications from the School of Liberal Arts
Curricular changes to the following specializations in the Ph.D. in Informatics: Biomedical & Health Informatics, Bioinformatics, and Human-Computer Interaction from the School of Informatics and Computing
Changes to the dual degree MPA/MA in Philanthropic Studies from the School of Philanthropy
Changes to the PhD Minor in Epidemiology in the School of Public Health

Informational Items

On Friday, February 8, the GAC approved the change to the timeline for completion for the PhD in Health & Rehabilitation Science via electronic vote.
IU Online presented the GAC with a collaborative online MS in Educational Technology for Learning. The GAC approved this via electronic vote on Wednesday, February 13

January 22, 2019

January 22, agenda
Ashby Browsing Room University Library
Minutes for approval, November 27, 2018

Program Reviews

Graduate Certificate in Analytics in Public Affairs from the School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Graduate Certificate in Policy Analysis from the School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Graduate Certificate in Urban & Regional Governance from the School of Public & Environmental Affairs
Graduate Certificate in Philanthropic Fundraising from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Changes to the Pharmacology & Toxicology PhD curriculum in the School of Medicine
Changes to the timeline for completion of the PhD in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.in the School of Health & Human Sciences
Changes to the GRE requirement for the PhD in Health Sciences in the School of Health & Human Sciences
Changes to the MSECE thesis requirement in the School of Engineering and Technology
Requesting distance education designation for the Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Development in the School of Engineering and Technology

November 27, 2018

November 27, agenda
Location: UL 1126
Minutes for approval, October 23, 2018

Program Reviews

Accelerated degree, BS/MS in Applied Data and Information Science/Applied Data Science in the School of Informatics and Computing
Accelerated degree, BS/MS in Applied Data and Information Science /Library and Information Science in the School of Informatics and Computing
Accelerated degree, BS/MS in Biomedical Informatics/Bioinformatics in the School of Informatics and Computing
Changes to the following School of Dentistry programs:
- MSD in Dental Materials
- MSD in Cariology and Operative Dentistry
- MSD in Endodontics
- MSD in Maxillofacial Prosthetics
- MSD in Orthodontics
- MSD in Pediatric Dentistry
- MSD in Periodontics
- MSD in Prosthodontics
Changes to admission requirements for the professional Dietetic Internship Certificate in the School of Health & Human Sciences
Changes to admission requirements for the MS in Nutrition & Dietetics in the School of Health & Human Sciences
Clarification on the graduate eApp and transcript for the MS in Event Tourism in the School of Health & Human Sciences
Changes to the MPA in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

October 23, 2018

October 23, agenda
Location: UL 1126
Minutes for approval, September 25, 2018

Program Reviews

PhD in Musculoskeletal Health Science from the Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health in the IU School of Medicine
Accelerated degree, BS/MS in Biomedical Informatics/Health Informatics in the IU School of Informatics and Computing
Accelerated degree, BSPH in Community Health to MPH in social & Behavioral Sciences in the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Changes to the prerequisites for admittance to the MS in Nutrition & Dietetics in the IU School of Health & Human Sciences
Non-thesis master’s students’ changes, Mathematic Sciences department in the IUPUI School of Science
Non-thesis master’s students’ changes, School of Engineering & Technology at IUPUI

Informational Items

October 9, 2018, GAC members voted via an electronic vote to approve the collaborative online certificate in History upon receipt of a corrected degree map. The corrected degree map was provided by IU Online.
October 9, 2018, GAC members voted via an electronic vote to approve the collaborative online certificate in Biology.
Changes to the number of credit hours that can be double counted in the combined BSEE/MSECE and BSCmpE/MSECE programs in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department at IUPUI.
Corrected course title in the PhD minor in Health Policy & Management in the IU Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health that was approved by the GAC in January 2018.

September 25, 2018

September 25, agenda
Location: UL 1126
Minutes for approval, August 28, 2018

Program Reviews

eSocial Work Certificate in the School of Social Work
PhD minor in Computational Data Science in the IUPUI School of Science
PhD minor in Applied Data Science in the School of Informatics & Computing
Name change from Technology Management Specialization to Archives Management Specialization within the MLIS in the School of Informatics & Computing
Site approval for the PhD in Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering & Technology
Curricular changes to the Graduate Certificate in Health Policy in the School of Public Health
Curricular changes to the Genetic Counseling Graduate Program in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the School of Medicine

August 28, 2018

August 28, agenda
Location: UL 1126
Minutes for approval, May 22, 2018

Program Reviews

New Global Epidemiology track within the Epidemiology Concentration in MPH, IU School of Public Health
New Cancer Epidemiology track within the Epidemiology Concentration in MPH, IU School of Public Health
Request to use G513 in the DrPH in Global Health Leadership program, IU School of Public Health
Change to the Pathologists’ Assistance program, IU School of Medicine
Changes to the Medical & Molecular Genetics program in the IU School of Medicine
Name revision to the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program, both for the M.S. & M.S.E in the School of Engineering & Technology

For questions about archived information, please contact the curriculum specialist in the graduate office. The main number to the office is 317-274-1577 or you can email gradoff@iupui.edu.

Academic Year 2017-2018

Academic Year 2016-2017

Academic Year 2015-2016

Academic Year 2014-2015

GAC Highlights

Important information and deadlines discussed during the most recent GAC meeting can be downloaded here.

Roster

Margaret Adamek, Ph.D. | School of Social Work | ES 4138H | 274-6730 | madamek@iupui.edu

Marta Antón, Ph.D. School of Liberal Arts | CA 441B | 274-0421 | manton@iupui.edu

Janice S. Blum, Ph.D. (Chair)* | Graduate Office | UL 1170 | 274-5845 | jblum@iupui.edu

Ryan Brewer, Ph.D. | IUPUC | CC Room 122 | 812-348-7253 | rybrewer@indiana.edu

Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Ph.D. | School of Dentistry | DS 112 | 274-5148 | tgchu@iu.edu

Molly Connor, President | Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) | gpsgpres@iupui.edu

Melissa Cyders, Ph.D. | School of Science | LD 1268 | 274-6752 | mcyders@iupui.edu

Dezra Despain* | Graduate Office | UL 1170 | 278-4326 | dezdes@iupui.edu

Fred DiCamilla, Ph.D. | School of Liberal Arts | CA 501T | 274-4804 | fdicamil@iupui.edu

Lynn Dombrowski, Ph.D. | School of Informatics & Computing | IT 583 | 278-7673 | lsdombro@iupui.edu

Adam Eckerd, Ph.D. | O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs | BS 4062 | 274-1078 | aeckerd@iu.edu

David Farber, Ph.D. | Kelley School of Business | BS 4008 | 278-9310 | dbfarber@iupui.edu

Margaret Ferguson*, AVC | Office of Academic Affairs | AD 5002 | 274-4500 | mferguso@iupui.edu

Jan Fulton, Ph.D | School of Nursing | NU 136 | 274-2421 | jasfulto@iu.edu

Richard L. Gregory, Ph.D. | School of Dentistry | DS 123 | 274-9949 | rgregory.iu.edu

Miki Pike Hamstra, | Robert McKinney School of Law | IH 357A | 274-0402 | mhamstra@iupui.edu

Tabitha Hardy, Ph.D. | Graduate Office | UL 1170 | 278-4644 | tamhardy@iupui.edu

Cleveland Hayes II, Ph.D. | School of Education | ES 3138 | 274-6952 | clehayes@iu.edu

Monica Henry* | Graduate Office | UL 1170 | 278-2071 | mlhenry@iupui.edu

Marjorie Hovde, Ph.D. | Purdue School of Engineering and Technology | ET 324F | 274-0825 | mhovde@iupui.edu

Thomas D. Hurley, Ph.D. | School of Medicine | MS 4019 | 278-2008 | thurley@iupui.edu

Kimberly Lewis*, Registrar | Office of the Registrar | CE 250 | 274-1507 | kimamill@iupui.edu

Sara Lowe | University Library | UL 1112F | 274-0349 | mlowe@iupui.edu

Karl MacDorman, Ph.D. | School of Informatics and Computing | IT 475J | 278-8169 | kmacdorm@iupui.edu

Jennifer Mahoney* | Graduate Office | UL 1170 | 278-4305 | mahoney2@iupui.edu

James Mohler,* Ph.D. | Purdue University Graduate School | Young Graduate House, #170 West Lafayette, IN 47907 | 765-496-7360 |jmohler@purdue.edu

Mary Beth Myers*, Registrar | Office of the Registrar | CE 250 | 274-1505 | mbmyers@iupui.edu

Jacquelynn O'Palka, Ph.D. | School of Health & Rehabilitation Science | BR114 | 278-0934 | jopalka@iupui.edu

Danielle Riede, Associate Professor | Herron School of Art and Design | HR 242 | 278-9442 | driede@iupui.edu

Zachary Riley, Ph.D. | IU School of Physical Education | NIFS 109 | (317) 278-1487 | zariley@iupui.edu

Patrick J. Rooney, Ph.D | Lilly Family School of Philanthropy | TG 301 | 278-8917 | rooney@iupui.edu

Randall Roper, Ph.D. | School of Science | LD 220 D | 274-8131 | rjroper@iupui.edu

Paul Salama, Ph.D. | School of Engineering & Technology | SL 160 | 278-1682 | psalama@iupui.edu

David Skalnik, Ph.D. | School of Science | EL 212 | 274-8510 | dskalnik@iupui.edu

Chasity Thompson, J.D. | Robert McKinney School of Law | IH 115C | 278-3001 | chasthomp@iupui.edu

Constantin Yiannoutsos, Ph.D. | School of Public Health | HS 3000 | 278-3045 | cyiannou@iupui.edu

* Non-voting Member