Membership on the graduate faculty is required for those faculty who are active in at least one of the areas of responsibility for graduate education at SFA. These responsibilities include teaching graduate courses in the area of one's expertise; directing theses and dissertations, as well as serving on thesis and dissertation advisory committees; serving on the University Graduate Council; and serving on the University Research Council. A member of the graduate faculty is appointed for a five-year term by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs upon the recommendation of the department chair, academic dean, University Graduate Council, and Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies and Research.

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Responsibilities of Membership on the Graduate Faculty
Membership on the Graduate Faculty at all levels carries responsibilities as well as privileges. All members are expected to:

• maintain an active program of scholarship and remain current in the literature, methodologies, and techniques of their respective disciplines;
  
• contribute to the establishment of appropriate standards for admission and retention of qualified students into the graduate programs of the University;
  
• contribute to the establishment of appropriate criteria for conferring graduate degrees;
  
• contribute to the development of quality curricula;
  
• promote the highest standards of student scholarship; and
  
• contribute to the establishment and maintenance of an environment of learning and achievement among graduate faculty and students.