Graduate Committee
| Position | Committee Member (term) |
| Academic Music – Theory and Musicianship Area Faculty | Jack Boss (2024-27) |
| Academic Music – Musicology/ Ethnomusicology Area Faculty | Lori Kruckenberg (2022-25) |
| Academic Music – Music Education Area Faculty | Jay Silveira (2022–25) |
| Academic Music – Composition Area Faculty | David Crumb (2023-26) |
| Academic Music – Music Technology Area Faculty | Akiko Hatakeyama; Jeff Stolet interim F24 |
| Music Performance Department Faculty | David Riley (2023-26) |
| Music Performance – Conducting or Jazz Studies Area Faculty | David Jacobs (2024-27) |
| Music Performance – Applied Music Faculty | Craig Phillips (2023-2026) |
| SOMD student representative (masters) | |
| SOMD student representative (doctoral) | |
| Graduate Office staff | Kathie Hsieh |
| Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, chair | Leslie Straka |
Charge and Responsibilities: Oversight of the graduate program, including all curricular and procedural matters; review standards for admission and admission files for newly admitted graduate students;, consider graduate student petitions, including course waivers; select and promote funding for graduate students and process nominations and awards; advise the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies on graduate policies, procedures, and student degree progress; review any graduate curricular proposals including new courses, offer recommendations for changes, and vote on endorsing proposals. When the committee has voted in favor of new courses, the proposal will be sent simultaneously to the Curriculum Committee and the Scheduling and Space Allocation Committee for further review.
Eligibility: All SOMD TTF and Career faculty may be selected to serve in the faculty positions.
Election/Appointment Process: Appointed by Department Head. With the advice and consent of the members, the committee chair will appoint two non-voting student members, ideally with one masters and one Doctoral student representing the two music departments.
Term: Three-year terms, staggered.
Reporting: The Graduate Committee reports to the SOMD Faculty about all curricular or programmatic proposals approved by the committee as either a Notice of Motion or as an informational item only. All items are open to discussion and can be returned to the committee for further review.
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Updated 06/27/2024