Current DGS Meeting Agenda

Spring 2026 DGS Meeting Agenda

Graduate Student Council

          2025 – 2026 (Kyle Cook, GSC President)

One Big Beautiful Bill (OBB) 

          Grad Plus Loans (Joe Dablow)

Admission and Academic Policies

           Admissions Update (Patriece Campbell-Palmer) 

1. Reminders
2. Upcoming Policy Changes (Suspension or Closing of Applications)

            Recruiting Self-funded Masters Students (Beth Boehm)

            Government’s Title II ADA Digital Accessibility Requirements (Courtney Kerr/Paul DeMarco)

            Dates to Remember (Courtney Kerr)

Funded Student

             Stipend Reallocation Project (Beth Boehm)

1.  Reallocation of Graduate Stipends: Implications for Recruiting for Fall 26            
2. Request for Additional Assistantship Lines for a Graduate Program
3. UofL Graduate Programs Reallocation Dashboard

              Fellowships (Paul DeMarco)        

              Mentoring Plans (Beth Boehm/Michelle Rodems) 

1.  UofL Mentor Plan Introduction and Guiding Principles
2. UofL Graduate School Mentoring Plan Template

Hooding Information

               Application for Degree (Courtney Kerr)

               Doctoral Hooding and Graduation Ceremony (Courtney Kerr)

               Faculty RSVP (Courtney Kerr)

               Main Commencement Schedule (Courtney Kerr)

Strategic Plan (Michelle Rodems)

Graduate Student Success

               Graduate Student Success Summit (Michelle Rodems)

               Graduate Student Success Updates

               PLAN Academies & Workshops  (Michelle Rodems)

               Graduate Student Career Support (Michelle Rodems)

               Graduate School Student Success Support (Michelle Rodems)

               Resiliency and Well-Being Workshops (Brian Hamilton)

               Student Success Team Coaching (Brian Hamilton)

               CardTalk (Brian Hamilton)

               Multicultural Association of Graduate Students (Brian Hamilton)