The Graduate College StaffÌý

The Graduate College is responsible for promoting quality graduate education at Â鶹¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ. Working in conjunction with the university Graduate Council, Faculty Senate, and the individual college deans, the Graduate College works to develop university-wide graduate plans and policies to ensure that academic standards are maintained. In addition, the Graduate College is responsible for coordinating graduate recruitment efforts, processing graduate student admissions, facilitating graduate programs and workshops, ensuring university policies are followed, distributing tuition benefits to graduate assistants, awarding fellowships, certifying all degree requirements are met for graduation, and awarding graduate degrees.

General Information

Service/Contact Information

Application Status and Admissions Inquiries
P: 561.297.3624
E: gcadmissions@fau.edu

Submit Transcripts, Evaluations, and Supporting Documents for Application
P: 561.297.3624
E: graduatecollege@fau.edu

International Student Information
P:
561.297.3049
E:Ìýisss@fau.edu

Residency Information
P: 561.297.1380
E:Ìýgcresidency@fau.edu

Graduate Assistant Benefits, Health Insurance, Funding, and Awards
E: gabenefits@fau.edu

Graduate Faculty & Staff Support
P: 561.297.3624
E: graduatesupport@fau.edu

Thesis/Dissertation
P: 561.297.2817
E: graduatewriting@fau.edu

Plan of Study
P: 561.297.2203
E:Ìýgraduatesupport@fau.edu

Marketing & Communications
P:
561.297.1213
E:
graduatemarketing@fau.edu

Dean's Office
P: 561.297.4358
E: graduatedean@fau.edu

Address

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Graduate College

777 Glades Road
Student Support Services Building (SU-80), Room 101
Boca Raton, FL 33431-0991

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Graduate Enrollment Management

ÌýStephen Steppe

Stephen Steppe
Director
Graduate Admissions & Enrollment Management

P: 561.297.3911
E:Ìý ssteppe@fau.eduÌý

  • Administration and leadership of all Graduate recruitment, admissions, on-boarding, systems, communications, and personnel
  • Provides consultation and support to Graduate faculty and programs regarding recruitment and retention
  • Member, Graduate Dean's Leadership Team

Recruitment

ÌýElizabeth Weber

Elizabeth Weber
Manager
Graduate Admissions and Events

P: 561.297.6065
E: elizabethweber@fau.edu

  • Admissions advisor (Prospective Students)
  • Graduate recruitment (Information Sessions, Fairs)
  • Graduate College New Student Orientation
  • Graduate College Fellowships and Awards
  • Graduate Campus Tours
  • Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition

Admissions

Jarrod Burton

Jarrod Burton
Assistant Director

Graduate Enrollment
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P: 561.297.2906
E: burtonj@fau.edu

  • Admission Decision Form 4
  • Graduate College admission requirement changes
  • MonitorsÌýdecisionaward@fau.eduÌýemail account
Maureen Fluehr

Maureen Fluehr
Program Assistant

P: 561.297.3624

  • Receptionist - phone, email, walk-ins
  • Assistance with information about all Graduate programs
  • Graduate Enrollment Management support
  • MonitorsÌýgcadmissions@fau.edu email account

Monica Miranda

Monica Miranda
Assistant Director
Graduate Admissions

P: 561.297.1380
E: mirandam@fau.edu

  • Residency classifications of Graduate students
  • Conduct review for Graduate College applications
  • MonitorsÌýgcresidency@fau.eduÌýemail account

ÌýShamae Ayala-Steele

[Pending]
Assistant Admissions Specialist


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  • Graduate application review
  • Transcript and test score processing
  • Data input
  • Monitors graduatecollege@fau.eduÌýemail account
Adela Mariah Barralaga

Adela Mariah Barralaga
Coordinator
Admissions/Registration

P: 561.297.4211
E:
abarralaga2018@fau.edu

  • Graduate application review
  • Transcript and test score processing
  • Data input
  • Monitors graduatecollege@fau.edu email account

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Alyssa Ali
Coordinator

Graduate Admissions

P: 561.297.3040
E: alia@fau.edu

  • Graduate application review
  • Transcript and test score processing
  • Data input
  • Monitors graduatecollege@fau.edu email account

Degree Completion Services

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[Pending]
Associate Dean
Academic Affairs and Degree Completion Services

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  • Thesis & Dissertation Guidelines
  • Graduate College forms
  • Form 10 Petitions to Waive a University Requirement
  • GPSA liaison
  • Plan of Study/MyPOS access and management
  • Three Minute Thesis Competition
  • Graduate College Data and Reports

Eileen BustamanteÌý

Eileen Bustamante
Associate Director

Academic Services/Degree Completion

P: 561.297.2117
E: ebustam1@fau.edu

  • Administration and leadership of Degree Completion Services office to include graduate degrees' audit, clearance and certification
  • Review and track Form 8 - Admission to Candidacy, Form 6 - Thesis Committee approval, and Form 9 - Request For Change in Dissertation/Thesis Committee
  • University-wide graduate POS Reviews/MyPOS access & Management
  • Form 1 Graduate Faculty Status applications & Maintenace/Update of Graduate Faculty lists
  • Provides consultation and support to graduate faculty and staff University-wide regarding Degree Completion Services
  • Member, Graduate Dean's Leadership Team
Jonathan Bovinet

Jonathan Bovinet
Assistant Director
Academic Services/Degree Completion

P: 561.297.2817
E: jbovinet@fau.edu

  • Thesis & dissertation format review
  • MonitorsÌýgraduatewriting@fau.eduÌýemail account
  • Thesis & dissertation final package coordinator
  • Thesis & dissertation formatting workshops
  • Turn-It-In coordinator
  • ETD submission
  • Scholarly Writing Workshops
  • Special event support

ÌýKahla Cajigas

Kahla Cajigas
Senior Coordinator
Degree Completion Services

P: 561.297.2203
E: cajigask@fau.edu

  • Plan of Study/MyPOS assistance
  • Degree completion assistance
  • Academic Progression Plan/Form 11
  • Applications for Degree
  • Degree audits and certification support
  • Waivers/Form 10
  • Late Add Requests
  • Monitors the graduatesupport@fau.edu email account

Bohdan BoikoÌýÌý

Bohdan Boiko
Degree Completion Coordinator
Degree Completion Services

E: bboiko2018@fau.edu

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Marketing & Communications

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Marva White
Associate Director
Marketing & Communications

P: 561.297.1213
E: marvawhite2023@fau.edu

  • Editor, Graduate College Newsletter
  • Monitors graduatemarketing@fau.eduÌýemail account
  • Provides strategic planning and direction for Graduate College marketing & communications initiatives
  • Liaison with University Creative Services & College Communications Officers
  • Responsible for the Graduate College website and social media
  • Thesis and Dissertation Defense Announcements
  • Member, Graduate Dean's Leadership Team

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[Pending]
Marketing Specialist

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  • Photo and Video capture, editing, and production
  • Social media content creator
  • Website development support

Business Office/Administration

ÌýSameko Munroe

Sameko Munroe
Assistant Dean
Graduate College Finance, Operations Management, and Information Technology

P: 561.297.2428
E:Ìýsmunroe3@fau.edu

  • Graduate budget management and administration.
  • Oversee the HR and recruitment function for the Graduate College.Ìý
  • Oversee graduate tuition waiver support, and health insurance.
  • Management of graduate assistant job classifications, employment eligibility and benefits.
  • Submitting college annual operating budget, expenditure analysis and other requests to Financial Affairs.
  • Member, Graduate Dean's Leadership Team

ÌýZachary Molinelli

Zachary Molinelli
Coordinator
Budget

P: 561.297.2347
E: zmolinelli2015@fau.edu

  • HR related functions
  • Timekeeping and payroll functions
  • Assists with payments to vendors
  • Process tuition and student health insurance waivers
  • Process fellowship and award disbursements
  • Assists with operating budget
  • Assists with formulating, interpreting, and implementing fiscal policies and procedures

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[Pending]
Fiscal Assistant

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Graduate Dean

To make an appointment with the Graduate Dean, please contact graduatedean@fau.edu.

ÌýChristine Kraft

Christine Kraft
Coordinator, Administrative Services & Executive Assistant to the Dean
Graduate College Administrative Services

P: 561.297.4358
E: kraftc@fau.eduÌý

  • Coordinates Graduate Dean Calendar & Appointments
  • Assist with HR Recruitment function
  • Assist with purchase orders
  • Assist with financial reconciliations
  • Assist with office administration
  • MonitorsÌýugpc@fau.eduÌýemail account
  • Monitors graduatedean@fau.edu email account

David Borenstein

David Borenstein
Data Analyst
Computer Systems

P: 561.297.2313
E: dborenstein2013@fau.edu

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  • Prepare and submit data file requests to Board of Governors, Board of Trustees, Provost Office, and other requestors
  • Create admissions and degree completion data reports
  • Analyze data from student information systems
  • Project manager for technical assignments
  • Manage and support Centralized Application Systems (CAS)

ÌýRobert W. Stackman, Jr.

Robert W. Stackman, Jr., Ph.D.
Dean, Graduate College

P: 561.297.4358
E:Ìýrstackma@fau.edu

  • Oversees the Graduate College enterprise
  • Liaison between Academic Colleges, Provost, and Graduate Programs