GPD Charge

The Graduate Program Directors (GPDs) from each graduate program are members of a campus-wide group that facilitates graduate student success by informing graduate students regarding departmental, college and institutional requirements related to graduate studies, as well as promoting best practices in graduate education. Each graduate program has a GPD who is a faculty or staff member with the responsibility for directing or coordinating graduate affairs for that program. The University’s group of GPDs includes directors of both Masters and Ph.D. Programs. The range of activities and policy issues with which the GPDs are involved is broad. However, this group also provides an informal forum where members can discuss contemporary trends in graduate education, policy changes and propose solutions to institutional challenges related to the conduct of graduate research and professional education. The group acts as a conduit to AU’s graduate student populations on such matters as:

• Admissions
• Nominations for AU Graduate Student Fellowships
• Registration procedures
• Verification of student enrollments
• Assessing the needs of graduate programs and graduate students
• Graduate mentoring resources
• Policies regarding academic integrity and research misconduct
• Development of professional development and creative activities, funding opportunities, scholarships
• Academic regulations
• Recruitment Strategies
• Theses and dissertation preparation and submission

PhD

Masters

Dual Degrees