The Graduate School is located in
Main Building 101. Staff include the Vice
Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies, the dean's executive staff
(associate and assistant deans, assistant vice president), dean's
administrative staff, student services administrative staff, Graduate
Recruitment and Outreach staff, and Professional Development and
Community Engagement staff.
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Victoria E. Rodríguez
Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies
512-232-3600 |
| Executive
Staff |
Marvin L. Hackert
Associate Dean
Director, Faculty Development and
Fellowship Programs
512-232-3604
m.hackert@mail.utexas.edu
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Darlene Grant
Associate Dean
Director, Graduate Recruitment and Outreach Program
512-232-3636
d.grant@mail.utexas.edu
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Terry Kahn
Associate Dean
Graduate Student Services
512-232-3634
tkahn@mail.utexas.edu
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- Academic standing: warning status, bars on registration
- Applications for Doctoral Candidacy and Related Student
Matters in Communication, Education, Fine Arts, Liberal
Arts, Library and Information Science, Public Affairs,
and Social Work
- Programs of work for Master's Degrees
- Monitoring Progress of Master's and doctoral Students
- Extensions and Leaves of Absence; Continuous Registration;
Readmission
- Grievances and Special Student Problems
- Petitions for Registration Exceptions
- Scheduling Final Oral Examinations
- Non-resident Tuition Entitlement Certification
- Extension of 6-year Time Limit for Courses Listed on
the Program of Work
- TA, AI, GRA, ITA, IAI Employment
- 99 hour rule
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Terry Newman
Assistant Vice President
512-232-3612
t.newman@mail.utexas.edu
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- Business Affairs
- Human Resource Services
- Coordinating Official for National Science Foundation
(NSF), Jacob K. Javits and Ford Foundation fellowship programs
- Administrative liaison to UT Libraries, Harry Ransom
Humanities Research Center, Center for American History,
Michener Center for Writers, UT Press and International
Office
- Compliance Officer
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Tom Belinoski
Assistant Dean
512-232-3607
belinoski@mail.utexas.edu
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- Proposals for New or Changed Degree Programs
- Graduate Portfolio Programs
- Program Reviews
- Publications
- Communications team
- Graduate School Catalog
- Special Projects
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John Dalton
Assistant Dean
512-232-3626
jdalton@mail.utexas.edu
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- External Relations
- Cultivation of prospective donors
- Liaison to campus
development offices
- Stewardship of donors to Graduate School
- Special Events
- Management of donor portfolio
- Graduate School awards
- Convocation
- Public relations
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Pat Ellison
Assistant Dean
Associate Director, Graduate and International Admissions Center
512-475-7398
pat.ellison@mail.utexas.edu
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- Administration of the Graduate and
International Admissions Center
- Processing of Graduate and International
Admissions, and Residency Determination for the University
- Budget and Personnel
- Problem Applications
- Departmental Liaison
- International Application Fee Waivers
- Residency Appeals
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Thomas Darwin
Director, Professional Development and Community Engagement
512-232-3632
tdarwin@mail.utexas.edu
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Kathleen Mabley
Director of Communications
512-232-3633
kmabley@mail.utexas.edu
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- Brand and marketing strategy and execution
- Public relations
and communications
- Publications and online resources to support
the
graduate community
- Relationship development with key internal
and
external constituents
- Support fundraising efforts
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| Dean's
Administrative Staff |
Karen
Bancroft
Executive Assistant
512-232-3601
kbancroft@mail.utexas.edu
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- Assistant to Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies,
Victoria Rodríguez
- Graduate Assembly minutes, committees, arrangements
- Graduate Studies Committee Roster
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Margaret Borden
Senior Administrative Specialist
512-232-3610
mborden@mail.utexas.edu
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Jessica
Campos
Assistant Director for External Relations
512-232-3614
jcampos@austin.utexas.edu
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- Manage data and productivity for external relations
- Manage development program operations
- Manage and coordinate Annual Giving operations for the
Graduate School
- Coordinator of special events
- Stewardship of donors to the Graduate School
- Cultivate relationships with donors and friends of the
Graduate School
- Public relations
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Mary Alice Davila
Associate Fellowship Manager
512-232-3603
madavila@mail.utexas.edu
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- Supervision of Classified Staff, Administrative
Section
- Competitions for and Administration
of University Fellowships: Pre-emptive, Recruitment, Continuing
Fellowships
- Competitions for and Administration
of Awards from External Agencies: Fulbright-Hays Dissertation
Research, Luce Scholars, Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowships
- Graduate Student Professional Development
Awards
- University Fellowships Programs
- Graduate Student Fellowship Fair
- Miscellaneous Scholarship Information
- Campus Visits
- Travel Awards
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Debbie Hirsch
Executive Assistant
512-232-3615
djhirsch@mail.utexas.edu
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- Systems administrator
- Webmaster
- Represent the office at university meetings on web issues
- Assist the office staff with computer problems
- Provide technical support at events
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Linda Hocker
Administrative Associate
Assistant to Dean Tom Belinoski
512-232-3616
lhocker@mail.utexas.edu
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- Graduate School Awards
Program - Graduate Teaching; Outstanding Dissertation;
Outstanding Theses/Reports; Outstanding Graduate Adviser;
Outstanding Graduate Coordinator; Outstanding Alumnus(a)
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Maggie Keeshen
Executive Assistant
512-232-3608
mkeeshen@mail.utexas.edu
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Beatriz Mattos
Administrative Associate
512-232-3609
abeatriz@mail.utexas.edu
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Ann Page
Administrative Associate
512-232-3602
annp@mail.utexas.edu
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- Assistant to Associate Fellowship Manager, Mary Alice
Davila
- Graduate Student Professional Development Awards
- Fellowship and tuition payments for university fellows
- Assist Associate Fellowship Manager with pre-emptive
and continuing fellowship competitions
- AAUW Austin Chapter award competition
- NSF Survey
- Assist Associate Fellowship Manager with special events
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Maria Ramirez-Romo de Vivar
Designer
512-232-3618
mrrdv@mail.utexas.edu
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- Art and graphic design for Graduate School publications and communications
- Concept development and coordination of graphic design and creative needs
- Assist with Graduate School's branding and visual concepts
- Layout production: type, image, art, visual concept
- Supervise quality and quantity standards of printed communication
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Viola Roy
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3611
vroy@mail.utexas.edu
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- Assistant to Assistant Vice President Terry Newman
- Human Resource Services (appointments, vacation/sick
leave records)
- Cash deposit processing
- Office facilities
- Telephone, key and long distance access requests
- Assist with NSF and Jacob K. Javits fellowships programs
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Dorothy Williams
Administrative Assistant
512-232-3619
dorothyw@mail.utexas.edu
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- Receptionist
- Telephones
- Requests for Graduation Packets for
Doctoral and Master's students
- Mail
- Supplies
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| Student
Services Administrative Staff |
Gwen Barton
Senior Administrative Associate
512-232-3622
gbarton@mail.utexas.edu
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- GRS (Graduate School) Course Coordinator - scheduling,
registration, add/drops, textbooks, grade reporting, course-instructor
surveys, institutional reporting and statistics
- GRS Internship Coordinator - registration and records
maintenance
- Room reservations
- Student Services and Degree Evaluator administrative support
- Graduate School Imaging processes
- Back-up front desk
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Michelle Broadway
Director, Graduate Student Services Office
512-232-3625
mbroadway@mail.utexas.edu
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William Crain
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3628
williamc@mail.utexas.edu
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- Master's Degree Programs
- Graduation Requirements of Master's
Students
- Applications for Master's Candidacy
- Extensions of 6-year Time Limit for
Courses
- Transfer of Coursework from other institutions
- Format of Theses, Reports
- Master's In Absentia Registration
- Petitions for Changes in Master's Supervisory
Committees
- Monitoring Progress of Master's Students
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Mike Feissli
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3629
guy@mail.utexas.edu
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- Master's Degree Programs
- Graduation Requirements of Master's
Students
- Applications for Master's Candidacy
- Extensions of 6-year Time Limit for
Courses Listed on the Program of Work
- Transfer of Coursework from Other Institutions
- Format of Theses, Reports
- Masters's In Absentia Registration
- Petitions for Changes in Master's Supervisory
Committees and Programs of Work
- Monitoring Progress of Master's Students
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Lynn Margason
Degree Evaluator
512-232-3630
doctapp@uts.cc.utexas.edu
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- Graduation Requirements of Doctoral
Students
- Graduation lists of Doctoral Candidates
- Monitoring Progress of Doctoral Students
from Candidacy to Completion of Degree
- Format of Dissertations, Treatises
- Doctoral In Absentia Registration
- Doctoral Degree Certification
- Applications for Doctoral Candidacy
- Petitions for Changes in Doctoral Committees
and Programs of Work
- Scheduling of Final Oral Examinations
- Doctoral Graduation Packets
- Format of Dissertations, Treatises
- PhD Degree Candidate Cards
- PhD Graduation Packets
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Lucia Zonn
Administrative Associate
Student Development Specialist
512-232-3624
lzonn@mail.utexas.edu
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| Graduate
Recruitment and Outreach Staff |
Rhonda
Collins
Director of Outreach
512-232-3635
rcollins@austin.utexas.edu
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- Outreach initiatives
- Recruitment and retention
- Events and special projects
- Publications
- Graduate School awards program
- Advocate for campus diversity
- Commencement and convocation
- Communications team
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Christina
Wild
Recruitment Specialist
512-232-3623
acw@austin.utexas.edu
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| Professional Development
& Community Engagement Program Staff |
Leslie Jarmon
512-232-3617
ljarmon@mail.utexas.edu
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