Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Advisory Council (GIDPAC)

• Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs Advisory Council (GIDPAC) was established in 1999 and consists of elected faculty representatives, one from each of the officially recognized GIDPs; a staff representative elected by the program coordinators for the programs; and a GIDP graduate student appointed by the Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC).
• GIDPAC is committed to addressing some of the unique challenges that the GIDPs face in terms of funding and student support. GIDPAC is also active in developing new initiatives in promoting of the GIDPs as a university-wide system for graduate education.
• GIDPAC serves as a strong and vocal advocate, proposing and helping to enact solutions to problems that impede the effectiveness and growth of the programs, working with the Vice President for Research, Graduate Studies & Economic Development and the Director of Graduate Interdisciplinary Programs in developing policy and procedures and representing the GIDPs with central administration.
• GIDPAC acts as the equivalent of a college level P&T committee to deal with promotion and tenure considerations, and requests for sabbatical leaves for faculty whose lines are in a GIDP.

GIDPAC and their GIDP affiliations