Organization of Graduate Studies

Diane M. Jacobs, Ph.D.	Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies
	(407) 823-5538.............djacobs@adm.ucf.edu
Patricia Bishop, Ph.D	Director of Graduate Studies
	(407) 823-6432....................pbishop@ucf.edu
Tracy Jones	Graduate Admissions Officer
	(407) 823-5815....................tjones@ucf.edu
Debra Winter	Thesis and Publications Editor
	(407) 823-3567........................editor@ucf.edu
Michael Bell	Fellowships and Financial Support Coordinator
	(407) 823-6497........................mibell@ucf.edu
Joanne Muratori	Academic Coordinator
	(407) 823-6432...................jmurator@ucf.edu
Solan Ngan	Data Analyst
	(407) 823-2846......................nsolan@ucf.edu
The Office of Research and
Graduate Studies Website	...................................http://www.orgs.ucf.edu

The Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is responsible for overseeing all activities related to research and graduate studies on campus.

Graduate Studies works in conjunction with the Faculty Senate Committees and the college and department graduate coordinators and is responsible for developing university-wide graduate policies, coordinating graduate activities, distributing tuition fee waivers to the colleges, ensuring program standards, and coordinating recruitment of graduate applicants and admitting graduate students to the university. Students apply to the university through this office and their files are sent to the colleges and departments for enrollment decisions. Graduate student records are kept indicating the status of the student and are updated by this office as students progress through their academic programs. Any policy questions about graduate issues should be directed to the Office of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Policy and Curriculum Committee, or the Graduate Council. Operational procedures should be directed to the Office of Graduate Studies (AD 243) or to the individual college or department coordinators.

The Fellowships and Financial Support Coordinator is responsible for keeping the office up-to-date on changes in financial assistance for graduate students. The coordinator formulates and recommends policies and procedures to effectively administer programs for graduate students in areas of fellowships, assistantships, tuition waivers, and other forms of support for graduate students. In addition, the coordinator assists in resolving specific graduate student financial assistance problems, and in disseminating information in regard to university rules.

The Thesis and Publications Editor is responsible for assisting graduate students in preparing theses and dissertations. The goal is to support students, faculty, and staff through the thesis/dissertation process and to facilitate effective scholarly communication. In support of these efforts, the editor holds workshops for graduate students to provide guidance and explain in detail the policies and procedures associated with writing a thesis or dissertation. The editor performs the final review and ensures that all theses and dissertations are acceptable to University Microfilms International (UMI) standards.

The Academic Coordinator handles Course Action Requests and Special Topics for the Graduate Council, serves as a liaison for the Graduate Policy and Curriculum and Graduate Coordinators committees, and coordinates the graduation certification process for the university. The coordinator also records information, petitions, and appeals.

The Data Analyst responds to external surveys concerning enrollment information, provides summary information for the programs concerning the inquiry, admissions, and registration processes, and designs and maintains database information important to the functioning of Graduate Studies.

College and Department Coordinators

Graduate Policy and Curriculum Committee

Duties of the Graduate Policy and Curriculum Committee:

1. Reviews and recommends university-wide graduate policies and standards.
2. Reviews all new proposals for Board of Regents planning and implementation of graduate programs including deletion of existing programs.
3. Reviews all matters referred by the Graduate Council.
4. Transmits its recommendations to the Faculty Senate Steering Committee, which normally submits these recommendations to Graduate Studies on behalf of the Provost.

College Graduate Coordinators

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