Executive Council of Graduate Faculty
In Spring 2021, the Executive Council of Graduate Faculty adopted bylaws governing its operation. These bylaws are publicly accessible in the University of Kansas' Policy Library.
Executive Council BylawsMembership
The membership of the Executive Council is representative of the graduate faculty on KU’s Lawrence Campus. Members are appointed to staggered three-year terms. Three members represent the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The School of Education nominates two representatives. Each remaining school has a single representative.
Meeting Schedule
The Executive Council meets at 2 pm approximately every third Friday. Meetings are held in 210 Strong Hall unless otherwise indicated.
The Meeting Dates & Deadlines link to the right lists the submission, processing, and notification deadlines that correlate to each meeting. All petitions, requests, and GradFac nominations must be received by the Office of Graduate Studies by 12:00 p.m. on the date listed. (Please note that some schools have earlier internal deadlines for their receipt of such petitions, requests, and/or nominations, in order to facilitate timely submission to Graduate Studies.) Processing, posting, and notifications about the Council's decisions will be completed before Graduate Studies staff leave on the date listed.
Minutes and End of Year reports from prior years are available by request. Please email your request to graduate@ku.edu.