Roles

• Admissions Chair

• Admissions Committee Members (2)

Responsibilities of All Committee Members

• Provide input into the admissions strategies used by the department

• Review and provide feedback on prospective students’ applications as assigned

• Participate in all admissions meetings

Additional Responsibilities of the Admissions Chair

• Coordinate and facilitate all meetings of the Admissions Committee

• Coordinate with the Graduate Coordinator on the admissions process

  • The Graduate Coordinator will

    • Create the GIAC spreadsheet for all applicants, including targeted faculty mentors, and provide it to the Admission Chair for distribution

    • Provide the Admissions Chair information regarding any prospective students targeted for recruitment weekend who trigger an admissions review

    • Draft all admissions letters with input from the Admissions Chair

    • Assist in identifying prospective students who qualify for university fellowships and assist in the fellowship application process as needed

    • Accept or decline all applicants through the EASI system based on information from the Admissions Chair

• Coordinate admissions review assignments for:

  • Prospective students who identify no faculty mentors or a single mentor

  • Prospective students targeted for recruitment weekend who trigger an admissions review

• Coordinate and facilitate two meetings with the HDFS faculty

  • Meeting 1: Initial admissions meeting to identify prospective students targeted for recruitment weekend

  • Meeting 2: Final admissions meeting to determine final admissions decisions

• Coordinate with the Department Chair and Graduate Advisor on admissions-related issues (e.g., identifying faculty who will be accepting students in a given year, identifying current graduate students and their mentors to determine lab size)

• Share all necessary information from the Admissions Committee with the larger HDFS faculty

• Coordinate with the Recruitment Committee regarding a) recruitment weekend invitees and b) timeline for providing faculty and student evaluations of prospective students

• Send official admissions letters to all targeted applicants

Admissions Chair

Sae Han

Committee Member

Debby Jacobvitz

Committee Member

Elma Lorenzo-blanco