Faculty Handbook – August 2022 7 Departments The following departments compose the College/Schools. The College of Arts and Sciences Languages, Literature, and Communication Studies Science and Mathematics History and Social Sciences The School of Fine Arts Art and Theatre Music The College of Professional Studies The School of Business Economics, Finance, Banking, Accounting, and Business Law Marketing, Management, and Management Information Systems (MIS) The Millicent Atkins School of Education Teacher Education Sport Sciences Psychology and Counselor Education Director of Graduate Studies The Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs serves as the Director of Graduate Studies. The Director of Graduate Studies monitors admission, candidacy, and completion of graduate program requirements for all graduate programs. The Director also provides leadership and advocacy for the graduate programs at NSU with the community, graduate faculty, graduate students, and administration. The Director of Graduate Studies chairs the Graduate Council, supervises Graduate Office staff, and appoints faculty graduate coordinators. Faculty Graduate Program Coordinators The Director of Graduate Studies, working with deans and the provost, appoints Faculty Graduate Coordinators for graduate programs, except those programs where faculty have a primary responsibility for graduate teaching and program supervision, in which case coordinating the graduate program is part of the faculty member’s workload. The Faculty Graduate Coordinator is responsible for working with Graduate Studies to administer a specific graduate program or set of graduate programs at Northern State University. The Faculty Graduate Coordinator is both the students’ and Graduate Studies’ main contact for any and all routine issues in the programs. This includes recruitment, working with the Graduate Studies Coordinator to assign graduate advisors, orienting new graduate students, quickly and thoroughly answering communications with students and Graduate Studies, and monitoring student progress toward program completion. The Faculty Graduate Coordinator is responsible for supporting newly admitted graduate students and facilitating the introduction to their respective graduate advisors. The Faculty Graduate Coordinator will mentor graduate student through to graduation. Faculty Graduate Coordinators receive a stipend that varies depending on the size of the graduate program enrollments.
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