The L&S Graduate Affairs Community was established by L&S Administration to bring together those across the College who work with graduate students. We aim to provide timely information and training, answer your questions, support you in your work, and build a community of professionals who can help and support each other.

WE WANT YOUR IDEAS! Please send questions or suggestions for this KB or meeting topics to Lynne Prost, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Academic Affairs, or Brenda Powles, HR Manager.

Graduate Affairs Overview KB Page

The L&S Graduate Student Affairs (Main Overview) KB page was created to offer a high-level overview of policies and KB articles relevant to Graduate Affairs in L&S.

L&S Graduate Coordinators Email List

To receive email updates related to graduate issues in L&S, subscribe to our Google Group by emailing: ls_gradcoords+subscribe@g-groups.wisc.edu 

All L&S Graduate Program Coordinators/Directors and anyone else interested in L&S graduate affairs are welcome to join the list.

Communications from Academic Year 2023-2024

Communications from Academic Year 2022-2023

Note that TLA also maintains a Communications from L&S Teaching & Learning Administration KB that includes all emails sent from TLA to chairs, directors, and department administrators. 

L&S Graduate Affairs Community Microsoft Teams Channel

The Teams channel provides an informal mechanism for communicating with others across L&S who work in graduate affairs. This may include asking for advice, sharing resources, etc. To join the Teams channel, navigate to the “Teams” tab within Microsoft Teams, select the button “Join or create a team,” and enter the following code: dp9grhj

Please respect the following guidelines when posting in Teams. Messages that do not adhere to the guidelines will be deleted by a team owner.

• Be respectful and courteous in all messages.

• Consider these messages public and DO NOT share any information that might be considered sensitive or private. Please email Lynne Prost directly if you need to discuss anything involving a student’s sensitive or private information.
  
  For confidential assistance with accommodations or disability concerns, email lsddr@ls.wisc.edu to be connected to the DDR (Divisional Disability Representative) within the College of Letters and Sciences Human Resources. 

L&S Graduate Affairs Community Meetings

These meetings provide opportunities for L&S Admin to share timely information related to graduate student policies and practices in L&S. They also provide space for discussion and sharing of ideas among graduate affairs professionals. Meetings take place on Zoom and recordings will be posted here.

Prior to hosting these meetings, we presented twice at L&S Admin Topic of the Month. Information from those presentations can be found below: