The Executive Committee shall meet at least once every semester to discuss issues of concern to the Graduate Group. The principal responsibilities of the Executive Committee are:

1. To review faculty membership for the Graduate Group and maintain a list of active members to be annually reported to the Dean of the Graduate Division. This includes the nomination to the Graduate Dean of a tenured faculty member as Head Graduate Adviser for the DE.

2. To review affiliation of affiliated Ph.D. programs and make appropriate recommendations to the Dean of the Graduate Division.

3. To appoint the standing committees described in Article 5 below and other ad hoc committees as needed.

4. To conduct administrative and clerical matters related to the activities of the Graduate Group.