Student Representation for 2011-2012 Academic Year

Executive Committee: gc.urbaned.exec@gmail.com

Kirsten Cole: kirsten@sweaterset.net
Claire Fontaine: fontaine.claire@gmail.com
Amber Pabon: amberjeanmarie@gmail.com
Victoria Restler: victoria.restler@gmail.com
Daniel Voloch: daniel.voloch@mail.cuny.edu

Responsibilities: The students acting on the Executive Committee shall be responsible for making policy decisions recommendations of standing committees, recommending faculty appointments, promotions, and tenure, and advising the Executive Officer.

Admissions Committee

Shannon Allen: shaymcd@gmail.com
Joseph Nelson: jnelsoni@hunter.cuny.edu
Heather Woodley:Hwoodley@gc.cuny.edu

Responsibilities: The Admissions and Awards Committee recommends students to be admitted to the program each year and recommends students for fellowships. It shall advise the Executive Officer regarding the need and merit of individual students for available fellowship funds and financial aid.

Curriculum and Examinations Committee

Sara Belcher-Barnes: sbelbar@aol.com
Luz Herrera: miss_herrera@yahoo.com
Joanna Yip: joyipster@gmail.com

Responsilbilities: The Curriculum and Examinations Committee shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Executive Committee in all matters regarding the curriculum of the program and the content and format of the First and Second Examinations.

Membership Committee
Ivonne Barreras: IBarreras@CityTech.Cuny.Edu
Roberto Martinez: nyroberto@gmail.com

Responsibilities: The Membership Committee shall be responsible for recommending to the Executive Committee the nomination of members of the CUNY faculty to the Urban Education doctoral faculty and for periodically reviewing the composition of the faculty and making appropriate recommendations, including for the removal of inactive members.

Elections Committee

A student ad hoc committee will be appointed.

Responsibilities:The Elections Committee shall conduct and certify the results of all elections. The student chair will appoint two other students to assist them.

Doctoral Student Council (DSC) for Urban Education

Mikela Bjork: mikelabjork@gmail.com

Claire Fontaine: fontaine.claire@gmail.com

Department Academic Appeals Officer

Not yet known

Responsibility: Sole policymaking body representing students at the Graduate Center.

Graduate Council

Haiwen Chu: haiwen.chu@gmail.com
Marcos Stafne: marcos.stafne@gmail.com

Responsibility: Graduate Council is the academic governing body of The Graduate School and University Center, and the Bylaws of Graduate Council set forth its rules of governance