University of Nebraska Faculty Employment Changes

  • If the student has achieved Candidacy, chair change procedures are as follows:
    • The former chair who has left the University may continue to serve as co-chair
    • A second co-chair must be appointed
  • If the student has not achieved Candidacy, chair change procedures are as follows:
    • A new chair of the Supervisory Committee must be appointed immediately
  • Graduate faculty with emeritus status may co-chair the supervisory committees of doctoral students or serve as a committee member.
  • If a member other than the chair leaves the employer of the University or retires, a replacement should be appointed.
  • Faculty granted adjunct faculty graduate status after leaving the University may serve as a committee member.