Graduate Studies Committee

The primary goal for the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC)is to be a medium through which graduate and research programmatic goals are reviewed on a continual basis and aligned with the goals of the College and the University (i.e., continuous quality improvement, CQI). The primary charge of the GSC is to review and make recommendations on graduate programs in the College of Pharmacy. This would include both new and existing graduate programs. The GSC is involved in considering how the College can attract/fund more graduate students with an emphasis on bringing in more U.S. students and professional (pharmacy) students. This committee is also involved in reviewing any future major mandate(s) from the Graduate School that may impact the functioning of the overall graduate program within the College (i.e., stipends; tuition waivers). The committee continues to select finalists in the College’s Spring Research Competition and also makes recommendations on how to improve this College function.

The makeup of the GSC originally started with the Graduate Coordinators from each of the departments and the President of the COP Graduate Student Organization. Beginning April 2007, Dr. Tony Palmieri, Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutics, was asked to join the GSC to head-up the College’s program review. Starting the fiscal year 2007/2008, Dr. Ian Tebbett, Professor and Director, University of Florida online Forensic Science Programs, was asked to join the GSC for his expertise in the online graduate programs. The Executive Associate Dean serves as the non-voting chair, and the Dean as ex-officio member of the committee. The Program Assistant sits in on all committee meetings as the recording secretary.

Representatives on the Committee are:

Non-voting Chair:
Bill Millard – millard@cop.ufl.edu 273-6311

Members:
Hendrik Luesch – luesch@cop.ufl.edu 273-7738
Taimour Langaee – langee@cop.ufl.edu 273-6357
Tony Palmieri – palmieri@cop.ufl.edu 273-7868
Jason Frazier – frazier@cop.ufl.edu 273-7686
Ian Tebbett – itebbett@cop.ufl.edu 273-6871
Almut Winterstein – almut@cop.ufl.edu 273-6258

Student Rep:
Caitlin Knox – cknox@ufl.edu

Ex-Officio:
Bill Riffee – riffee@cop.ufl.edu 273-6601

Past Meetings (Date, Time, Location, Agenda Items and Minutes):

Doctoral Program Improvement Plans