University Graduate Council (UGC)

Each college has two elected representatives in the UGC.

Representative   Phone/Email   College (Department)
Art Sementelli, Chair 561-297-4625
sementel@fau.edu
Arts and Letters
Eric Berlatsky

561-297-0928
eberlats@fau.edu

Arts and Letter
David Fang 561-297-3643
fangx@fau.edu
Business
Soyoung Park

561-297-4916
soyoungpark@fau.edu

Business
Lisa Finnegan 561-297-3287
lfinnegan@fau.edu
Education
Melissa Antonelli 561-297-6594
mantonel@fau.edu
Education
Raquel Assis

561-297-3927
rassis@fau.edu

Engineering & Computer Science
Masoud Lashaki

954-924-7223
mjahandarlashaki@fau.edu

Engineering & Computer Science
Audri Pabustan

561-297-0032
apabustan2014@fau.edu

Library
Patricia Fiorillo

561-297-4318
pfiorill@fau.edu

Library
Ajay Bommareddy

561-297-3153
abommareeddy@health.fau.edu

Medicine
Marc Kantorow

561-297-2910
mkantoro@health.fau.edu

Medicine
Lynne Palma 561-297-4958
lpalma@health.fau.edu
Nursing
Beth King

561-297-3249
bking@health.fau.edu 

Nursing
Danielle Groton

561-297-3881
dgroton@fau.edu

Social Work & Criminal Justice
Lincoln Sloas 561-297-3243
lsloas@fau.edu

Social Work & Criminal Justice
Marianne Porter 561-297-1288
mporte26@fau.edu
Science
tbd   Science
Deenah Ilario

GPSA@fau.edu 

Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA)

Upcoming Combined GPC/UGC Meetings

Each UGC meeting immediately follows the GPC meeting scheduled on the same day. All GPC and UGC meetings are convened using the Zoom platform.

Time Date  Location
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. October 28, 2025 Zoom
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. November 18, 2025 Zoom
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. January 20, 2026 Zoom
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. February 17, 2026 Zoom
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. March 17, 2026 Zoom

For more information on UFS Steering Committee, click  here.

Graduate College

The Florida Atlantic University Graduate College promotes quality graduate education, serves as the initial point of contact for prospective students and coordinates the admissions process for incoming graduate students.

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Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, SU 80, Room 101
Boca Raton, FL 33431

Office Hours:

Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.