Office of Graduate Academics

Responsibilities of the Office of Graduate Academics

The Office of the Graduate Academics is responsible for maintaining academic records and degree verifications, approval and review of all graduate programs, approval of continuing professional development programs, formulation and review/revisions of graduate academic policies through the Graduate Curriculum Committee, and monitoring graduate student progress.

Consistent with Strategic Positioning Plan goals, the Dean of Graduate Academics, Dean Charles Suffel, provides interdisciplinary/multidisciplinary leadership. The Dean and the Office of Graduate Academics interfaces with the Office of Undergraduate Academics, Office of the Registrar, Office of International Student Services, and Deans of individual schools. The Dean and the Office of Graduate Academics report to the Office of the Provost.

Academic Entrepreneurship

Your graduate experience is enhanced by Stevens' heated incubation of innovation and enterprise. Our trademarked Technogenesis process of developing innovative technology through commercialization is shared jointly among students, faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, private industry, and government. As a result, in recent years Stevens students successfully launched five startup technology companies. Successful programs as the Stevens Technogenesis Summer Scholars Program and Senior Design Awards foster competitive entrepreneurship among students. For more information about Academic Entrepreneurship, contact the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.