Graduate Faculty Nomination

The Graduate Faculty are responsible for teaching graduate-level courses, designing the academic content of graduate degree programs, and supervising the writing and defense of graduate student research in the form of theses and dissertations. (Full Graduate Faculty Members Policy Information)

Graduate Faculty Membership Categories

• Full Members - TTK Faculty will hold full membership automatically.  No nomination is required 
• Associate or Graduate Teaching Members - PTK faculty, research professors, clinical professors, lecturers, adjunct faculty, etc. Require a nomination. 
• Special Members - Experts not associated with UMD who will serve on a student committee. Require a nomination.

Required Nomination Materials

1) Nomination letter from the head of the unit
2) Graduate Faculty vote from full and associate members in the unit
3) Nominee's CV 
4) The Workday Nomination Questionnaire

Submitting a Nomination

Graduate faculty membership becomes part of the Primary Academic Appointment. The membership term is 5 years. If the Primary Academic Appointment ends, membership will become inactive.

The nomination process varies depending on the nominee's status in Workday. Review the Elevate UMCP Graduate Faculty Nomination Process Guide to learn how to submit a nomination through Workday.

• The unit holding the faculty member's Primary Academic Appointment handles the nomination process.
• The Academic Analyst, HR Analyst, or the Department Graduate Program Coordinator will "Create" or "Update" the Primary Academic Appointment to launch the Nomination Questionnaire Task.
• The Nomination Questionnaire Task is sent to the unit’s Department Graduate Program Coordinator. This job aid outlines the Graduate Faculty Nomination Questionnaire.

Additional Resources

All staff with the Department Graduate Program Coordinators security role have access to RPT824. 

RPT824 shows a full list of active Graduate Faculty memberships across campus. The report can be filtered by name, UID, unit, etc.