Graduate School Administration
Dr. Michelle Meloy
Associate Dean for Research and the Graduate School – Camden
Email: mlmeloy@camden.rutgers.edu
Phone: (856) 225-6149
- Manages all matters pertaining to the Graduate School and its staff and students
- Arranges matters pertaining to external review and reaccreditation of all FASC departments and programs
- Develops special programs connected to The Graduate School and reviews new graduate program proposals and graduate certificates
- Oversees relevant aspects of research centers and institutes
Amy Liberi
Assistant Dean III
Email: aliberi@camden.rutgers.edu
Phone: (856) 225-6149 or (856) 225-2765
- Organizes new student orientation
- Plans Graduate Research Symposium and Annual Faculty Research Fellow Lecture
- Plans workshops and networking events for graduate students
- Coordinates the Graduate Student Advisory Council
- Works with campus partners to implement professional development opportunities to improve student success
- Verifies graduation eligibility including thesis and dissertation style review
- Plans Faculty of Arts and Sciences Graduate and Undergraduate Commencements
Bethany Lawton
Assistant Dean III
Email: bethany.lawton@rutgers.edu
Phone: (856) 225-6149 or (856) 225-6971
- Provides administrative support for the Graduate School
- Processes graduate academic approvals/ forms, including Transient Credit Approval, Transfer Credit Approval, G Prefix Approval, Incomplete Grade Extension Forms, Re-enrollment Forms, PhD Full Time Certifications, Change of Status Forms, Program Transfer, Withdrawal Forms, and Graduation Forms
- Administers student conference travel and research grants
- Assists the Associate Dean for the Graduate School and Graduate Departments with distribution of scholarship funding and TA/GA contracts
- Assists with graduation eligibility verification
- Manages Graduate School Web content updates
- Assists with Graduate School External Reporting (NSF, CGS/GRE, and Survey of Earned Doctorates)
- Works with Institutional Research and Registrar’s Office to distribute student academic progress reports (Incomplete, C and Lower Report)
- Serves as a liaison with Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Accounting, and Registrar’s Offices
- Assists the Associate Dean for Research and the Graduate School with FAS Research Initiatives and implementation
Margarita Gonzalez
Graduate Admissions Officer
Email: margar@camden.rutgers.edu
Phone: (856) 225-2879
Gaylene Gordon
Graduate Writing Assistant
Email: gaylene.gordon@rutgers.edu
Amanda Rivera
Graduate Statistics Tutor
Email: arivera2@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Administration
Dr. Howard Marchitello, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School
marchitello@camden.rutgers.edu | (856) 225-6097