Departmental Doctoral Program Committee

The departmental Doctoral Program Committee consists of a minimum of five members of the graduate faculty of the Department of Management plus the PhD Program Coordinator as chairperson of the committee. The Department Head and Assistant Department Head are ex-officio members of the committee.

The committee is broadly representative of the department. The department is organized into three broad areas. Each of the these areas is represented by a faculty member. These members and two other at-large members are appointed by the departmental PhD Program Coordinator in consultation with the Department Head. The selection of these members involves the consideration of such criteria as faculty members who: currently chair committees, serve as principal investigators for substantial research projects, teach doctoral seminars, or have an interest in becoming involved with the PhD program.

The Doctoral Program Committee of the Department of Management advises the PhD Program Coordinator in his or her role on the college level Graduate Instruction Committee (GIC) in relation to matters that concern the PhD program. In addition, the Doctoral Program Committee advises the Department Head and the graduate faculty of the department on all matters pertaining to the doctoral program.

The Doctoral Program Committee also screens all applications for graduate study at the doctoral level, and recommends to the graduate faculty of the department those qualified for admission.

Furthermore, the Doctoral Program Committee plays major evaluative, advisory and decisional roles regarding students in the first year of their PhD program. The committee, under the leadership of the PhD Coordinator, monitors first year students' performance and at the end of their first year, evaluates their performance and potential to complete the program successfully. Thus, the Doctoral Program Committee plays a vital role in the early portions of the students' program.