Dec 11, 2025  
2024-2025 University Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Education for Advancement (GEA)


The Graduate Education for Advancement (GEA) Committee meets once a month during the fall and spring semesters of the academic year to discuss graduate faculty, education, and policy issues. There is a representative from each of the colleges/schools (usually the Associate/ Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs) and the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS). In addition, OGSPS representatives attend each month to be able to provide feedback on topics such as marketing, recruitment, and fellowships. Primarily, the group acts as an advisory board to the Vice Provost of OGSPS on what direction to take on various issues facing graduate education for Purdue University as a whole.

GEA Committee Members 2024 - 2025

Last Name
First Name
Title
College/School

Oliver

Haley

Interim VP

Office for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Franks

Melissa

Director of Graduate Studies

Office for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Lee

Linda

Interim Associate Dean

Agriculture

Roberson

Brian

Senior Associate Dean

Daniels School of Business

Wright 

Wayne

Associate Dean

Education

Kinzer-Ursem

Tamara

Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Education

Engineering

Beagle

Janet

Senior Director of Graduate Programs

Engineering

Gibson

Kevin

Assistant Vice Provost

Office for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Rollock

David

Assistant Vice Provost

Office for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Harris

Jason

Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Online Education

Health and Human Sciences

Matei

Sorin

Associate Dean

Liberal Arts

Maybee

Clarence

Associate Dean for Learning

Libraries

Cannon

Jason

Assistant Vice Provost

Office for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Yang

Danzhou

Associate Dean

Pharmacy

Elliott

Steve

Associate Dean for Academic Programs

Polytechnic

Berger

Carrie

Executive Director, Academics

Purdue Online Learning

Martin

Chris

Executive Director, Operations

Purdue Online Learning

Evans

Janice

Associate Dean for College Initiatives and Graduate Education

Science

Narayanan

Sanjeev

Interim Associate Dean for Research

Veterinary Medicine