Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee Meeting Dates
Committee meeting time will be 2:00-3:30 pm. (Generally the second Friday of each month)
September 12, 2008
Plaza Room
October 10, 2008
Flarsheim Hall - Room 560L
November 14, 2008
Flarsheim Hall - Room 560L
December 12, 2008
Plaza Room
January 9, 2009
Plaza Room
February 13, 2009
Brookside Room
March 13, 2009
Brookside Room
April 10, 2009
Brookside Room
May 8, 2009
Brookside Room
June 12, 2009
Brookside Room
July 10, 2009
Brookside Room
Committee Responsibilities
• Monitors and reviews goals of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program and recommends major changes in goals, policies and procedures to the Doctoral Faculty for final approval.
• Monitors the quality of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program and its implementation by means of periodic reviews based on reports from existing bodies, councils, committees, and external reviewers.
• Reviews and approves the proposed programs of study for each Interdisciplinary Ph.D. student to ensure that each program meets the minimum requirements of the program. In these matters, the committee acts on behalf of the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies. This process is administered by five designated subcommittees of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee.
• Recommends to the Graduate Council and Research Board, policies and criteria concerning internal funding of research, research-related travel, and all other matters.
• Reviews other policy matters as required.
Creating Futures
One Story at a Time.
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee
The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee is the policy making body for Interdisciplinary Ph.D. studies at the campus level. The Committee is a representative body composed of fifteen UMKC faculty representatives who are members of the UM Doctoral Faculty. In accordance with the procedure set forth in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee By-Laws, ten members of the Committee are elected by the Doctoral Faculty of UMKC and five members are appointed by the Chancellor in consultation with the existing membership of the Ph.D. Executive Committee, Academic Program Directors and Deans.
2008 - 2009 Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Executive Committee
Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Engineering Sciences Subcommittee
Faculty/Divisional Representative |
Term Expires |
Phone |
|
Dr. Da-Ming Zhu, Professor, Physics |
2008-09, E |
5326 |
zhud@umkc.edu |
Dr. Deep Medhi, Professor, Comp Sci & Elec Engr |
2009-10, A |
2006 |
dmedhi@umkc.edu |
Dr. |
2010-11, E |
XXXX |
xxx @umkc.edu |
Biological and Chemical Sciences Subcommittee
Faculty/Divisional Representative |
Term Expires |
Phone |
|
Dr. Simon Friedman, Associate Professor, Pharmacy |
2008-09, A |
2224 |
friedmans@umkc.edu |
Dr. Jeff Gorski, Professor, Oral Biology |
2009-10, E |
2537 |
gorskij@umkc.edu |
Dr. |
2010-11, E |
xxxx |
xxxx@umkc.edu |
Social and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee
Faculty/Divisional Representative |
Term Expires |
Phone |
|
Dr. Shona Kelly Wray, Associate Professor, History |
2008-09, E |
2541 |
wrays@umkc.edu |
Dr. Alex Holsinger, Associate Professor, Sociology/Criminal Justice & Criminology |
2009-10, E |
5288 |
holsingera@umkc.edu |
Dr. |
2010-11, A |
xxxx |
xxxx@umkc.edu |
Humanities and Arts Subcommittee
Faculty/Divisional Representative |
Term Expires |
Phone |
|
TBA (to replace Lynda Payne) |
2008-09, E |
xxxx |
xxxx@umkc.edu |
Dr. Virginia Blanton, Associate Professor, English |
2009-10, E |
2766 |
blantonv@umkc.edu |
Dr. |
2010-11, A |
xxxx |
xxxx@umkc.edu |
Administrative and Information Sciences Subcommittee
Faculty/Divisional Representative |
Term Expires |
Phone |
|
Dr. Donna Davis, Associate Professor, Urban Leadership & Policy Studies in Education |
2008-09, E |
5956 |
davisdon@umkc.edu |
Dr. |
2009-10, A |
xxxx |
xxxx@umkc.edu |
Dr. Joe Singer, Professor, Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
2010-11, E |
2320 |
singer@umkc.edu |