Administration and Governance
Guidelines for Good Practice in Graduate Education (PDF)Graduate College Governance (PDF)
Graduate Studies Organization (PDF) --Temporarily unavailable
Graduate Council
The UNL Graduate Council serves as an advisory body to the UNL Dean of Graduate Studies and, as the administrative body for Graduate Studies, is subject to the authority of the UNL Graduate Faculty. Members of the 2007-08 Graduate Council are:
| Name | Type | Term Ends |
Area (Department) |
| Nancy Miller | Elected | 2008 | Social Sciences (Textiles, Clothing, & Design) |
| Sally Mackenzie | Elected | 2008 | Agricultural & Biological Sciences (Agronomy & Horticulture) |
| Pamela F. Starr | Elected* | 2009 | Arts (School of Music) |
| Elizabeth G. Jones | Elected* | 2009 | Engineering (Civil Engineering) |
| Charles Ansorge | Elected | 2010 | Professional Education (Educational Psychology) |
| Nick Spencer | Elected | 2010 | Humanities (English) |
| Mark Walker | Elected | 2011 | Physical Sciences (Mathematics) |
| Thomas Zorn | Elected | 2011 | Business (Finance) |
| Benjamin Blackford | Student Rep. | 2008 | Business (Management) |
| Marcus Natta | Student Rep. | 2008 | Engineering (Chemical & Materials Eng.) |
| Prem Paul | Ex-officio | Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development | |
| Ellen Weissinger | Ex-officio | Dean of Graduate Studies | |
| Dwayne Ball | Ex-officio** | 2009 | Business (Marketing) |
| Laurie Bellows | Ex-officio | Director of Graduate Student Development | |
| Barbara Brennan | Ex-officio | Assistant to the Dean |
* Elizabeth Jones and Pamela Starr also serve as representatives to the Executive Graduate Council.
** Dwayne Ball also serves as a representative to the Academic Planning Committee.
** Dwayne Ball also serves as a representative to the Academic Planning Committee.
Graduate Faculty & Associates
List by name, department, or status.
Graduate Faculty Nomination Forms
- Request for Approval of Graduate Lecturer: PDF or Word
- Nomination for Graduate Faculty Associate: PDF or Word
- Nomination for Graduate Faculty Member (PDF)


