The Graduate College
- Candidate Information & Graduation
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- Financing Your Graduate Education
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- Characteristics of Doctoral Programs
- Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Support Graduate Education
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Graduate College Staff
Dr. Michael Willoughby - Dean
Dr. Paula Williamson - Associate Dean
Coordinates development of graduate proposals with academic departments, provides support for graduate program review, reviews curriculum changes and new program development, reviews final submissions of theses and dissertations, coordinates graduate student workshops, directs predoctoral fellowship program, co-sponsors ASG Graduate House, acts for Dean of the
Dr. Sandhya Rao - Assistant Dean
Coordinates recruitment, orientation, brochures, graduate student travel, scholarships and the International Research Conference for Graduate Students.
Ms. Janet Moseley - Manager of Graduate Admissions
Office manager; oversees student admissions and records; implements approved policies and procedures; handles special appeals and problems, reviews probation/suspension, oversees budget, and coordinates graduate advisor orientation sessions.
Ms. Melissa Bentley - Administrative Assistant II
Reviews PCRs for graduate instructional assistants and graduate research assistants; reviews graduate applications and scans/indexes admission documents, including international applications; assists with phone and walk-in inquires.
Ms. Janet Dixon - Administrative Assistant III
Updates degree audits, reviews candidates for graduation; prepares letters of completion and anticipated graduation; reviews Texas State certificate student records for completion.
Ms. Patricia Ferrer - Administrative Assistant II
Reviews incomplete graduate applications, excluding international applications; scans and indexes admission documents, reviews complete post-graduate applications excluding Texas State certificates; assists with phone and walk-in inquiries.
Ms. Sonya Garza - Administrative Assistant II
Assists Assistant Dean with recruiting and orientation; creates and maintains automated communications; tests processes; assists with user training for student information system, document management system, and reports.
Ms. Caitlin Leahy - Senior Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Processes degree-seeking and Texas State certificate graduate applications for admissions, including international applicants; Coordinates with International Office; sends acceptance/denial letters to students according to departmental advisor recommendations; also reviews conditional student status.
Ms. Stella LoPachin - Administrative Assistant III
Updates curriculum in degree audits and the Graduate Catalog; coordinates graduate advisor training for DegreeWorks, reviews curriculum for publications. Reviews dissertation proposals and coordinates final review of dissertations. Processes doctoral degree audits, doctoral forms, and tracks doctoral student progress; assists with reviewing candidates for graduation.
Ms. Erin Magee - Administrative Assistant II
Reviews incomplete graduate applications, excluding international applicants; scans and indexes admission documents; answers
Ms. Sylvia Mobley - Administrative Assistant II
Administrative support for Dean and Associate Deans; processes graduate faculty nomination forms; reviews PCRs for graduate teaching assistants; purchases supplies; SAP time administrator.
Ms. Melanie Mooney - Administrative Assistant II
Processes applications, application fees, and scores in system; researches and merges duplicate IDs, reviews incomplete graduate applications, excluding international applications; indexes admission documents, assists with updating Graduate College website, assists with phone and walk-in inquiries.
Ms. Mary Pavia - Administrative Assistant II
Processes mail; mails catalogs and brochures; reviews incomplete graduate admission applications, excluding international applications, indexes admission documents; responsible for phone and walk-in inquiries.
Ms. Laurie Pickerill - Graduate Admission Coordinator
Processes degree-seeking and Texas State certificate graduate applications for admissions, backup for international applicants; sends acceptance/denial letters to students according to departmental advisor recommendations; also reviews conditional student status.
Ms. Teresa Quinn- Administrative Assistant II
Updates master's degree audits; reviews candidates for graduation; reviews thesis proposals and coordinates final review of theses; prepares letters of good standing for master's students.
Ms. Debbie Smith - Systems Support Analyst
Graduate College Webmaster, assists with creating/maintaing scripts and testing processes, coordinates graduate scholarships, responsible for graduate student travel and updating the Graduate Student Showcase.
Ms. Karen Stachowitz - Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Processes degree-seeking and Texas State certificate graduate applications for admissions; sends acceptance/denial letters to students according to departmental advisor recommendation for Colleges of Education and Applied Arts; also reviews conditional status.
Ms. Chris Williams - Administrative Assistant II
Reviews incomplete graduate admission applications, excluding international applications; indexes admission documents; responsible for phone and walk-in inquiries; schedules conference room; maintains office calendars.
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