Selecting a Program Chair and Committee
It is the responsibility of the student to select a program chair and
a program committee. The student should:
- Select a program chair whom the student considers to have compatible
research and teaching interests and with whom the student feels there
is the possibility of a comfortable, productive working relationship.
- Ask a faculty member to serve as program chair only after discussing
with the faculty member the student's and faculty member's
interests and the faculty member's willingness to help the student
develop a program of study.
- Once the program chair has been selected, consult with the program
chair about the composition of the student's committee, considering
the research/teaching interests of the committee members, and the requirements
of the Graduate College regarding the number of committee members.
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- Discuss with prospective committee members their interests and the
willingness and abilities of the faculty members to consult with the
student about a program of study.
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* Note: As the interests of the student and/or faculty change, or if faculty
should leave the institution, there may be a need to select a new program
chair and/or committee members. For reasons of professionalism and courtesy,
this should be done only after discussion with potential new members and
with those they will replace, and following the same procedures outlined
above for the original selection of a program chair and a committee.
