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Katie Smith

Graduate Program Coordinator

  • Graduate program administration
    • Stipend, award, and fellowship entry
    • Process graduate student UCPath entries (Teaching Assistants, Graduate Student Researchers, Associates-In, Readers)
  • Graduate academic advising
    • Advising on academic progress, program requirements, and progress to degree, including course requirements, comprehensive exams, advancement to candidacy, final dissertation defense, etc.
    • Petitions (leaves of absence, in-absentia, withdrawals, general petitions), letters of exception
  • Graduate admissions, outreach & recruitment
    • Prospective student communication
    • Facilitate Admissions Committee meeting
    • Incoming student fellowships
    • Open House
    • New student orientation