Admissions Committee

Roles and Responsibilities
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

2023-2024 Admissions Committee
Admissions Chair	Sae Han
Committee Member	Debby Jacobvitz
Committee Member	aprile benner

Roles and Responsibilities

2023-2024 Admissions Committee