The Graduate Faculty Senate is the elected representative body of the university’s Graduate Faculty and meets monthly during the academic year to ensure that the University lives up to its high expectations for graduate education.
The senate exercises oversight on academic matters such as setting policy related to graduate students and their education; graduate courses and their approval; and other curricular matters, including approval of new graduate certificates and degrees.
Regulations concerning graduate students and graduate programs are determined by the graduate faculty, in accordance with the University of Missouri’s Collected Rules and Regulations (300.010 E.4).
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2025-26 Meeting Schedule
All meetings are held monthly on Tuesdays from 10:30 am until 12:00 pm, in person unless otherwise noted. For information about the meeting location, contact the GFS president (see below).
- August 26, 2025
- September 30, 2025
- October 28, 2025
- December 2 (for November meeting)
- January 27, 2026
- February 24, 2026
- March 31, 2026
- April 28, 2026
Graduate Faculty Senate does not meet in December, May, June, or July.
Contact
Dr. Maria Fidalgo, President of the Graduate Faculty Senate | fidalgom@missouri.edu