To maintain continuity in Auburn’s academic work, certain existing academic committees will continue their responsibilities for the time being. Relevant committee chairs have been informed and asked to notify members accordingly. As the transition proceeds, the name, composition, structure, scope, function, and other aspects of these particular committees will be reviewed and revised as needed to align with Board policy and the University’s new academic advisory framework.
Graduation Committee
The committee shall be responsible for the setting and oversight of ceremony policies and procedures and the organization of each semester's graduateion exercises; faculty membership includes tenured, tenure-track, or clinical faculty.
Membership
The Graduation Committee shall be composed of 26 members:
- Faculty:
- Eighteen faculty; one faculty member must be from the Harrison College of Pharmacy and one must be from the College of Veterinary Medicine
- Three of the faculty will be continuing members appointed by the Provost's Office: Graduation Marshal, Macebearer, the Director of Choral Music
- Continuing/Ex-officio:
- Provost or designee as Chair
- Director, Campus and Community Events
- University Registrar or designee
- Director, Athletic Events or designee
- Dean of Graduate School or designee
- Non-voting:
- AUM faculty member
- Graduate (non-voting):
- One graduate student nominated by the Graduate Student Council
- Undergraduate(s) (non-voting; nominated by the Student Government Association):
- One undergraduate student
- One undergraduate student alternate
Restrictions:
- Three of the 18 faculty members will be continuing members: Graduation Marshal, Macebearer, and the Director of Choral Music.
Members
| Name | Department/Unit | Rotation Year |
|---|---|---|
|
Karen Battye, Chair |
Provost's designee | Continuing |
| Macebearer | Continuing | |
| Graduation Marshall | Continuing | |
| Director of Choral Music | Continuing | |
| Director of Academic Events | Continuing | |
| Management - AUM | Continuing, Non-Voting | |
| Director of Athletic Events or designee | Continuing | |
| Pathobiology | 2026 | |
| Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology | 2026 | |
| Nursing | 2027 | |
| School of Fish/Aqua/Aq Sci | 2026 | |
| Biosystems Engineering | 2027 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 2026 | |
| College of Agriculture | 2027 | |
| Psychological Sciences | 2026 | |
| History | 2027 | |
| Curriculum & Teaching | 2028 | |
| Harrison College of Pharmacy | 2027 | |
| Nursing | 2028 | |
| History | 2028 | |
| Nursing | 2028 | |
| Nursing | 2028 | |
| Graduate Student Representative | 2026 | |
| Undergraduate Student Representative | 2026 | |
| Undergraduate Student Representative | 2026 | |
| University Registrar or designee | Continuing | |
|
Designee of Graduate School |
Continuing |
