The responsibilities of the Executive Committee include:

• guiding policy development and alterations for the program
• evaluating and approving faculty applications for membership
• advising the Director and Assistant Director on academic and programmatic issues
• reviewing the GDPE Curriculum periodically and recommending any curricular changes
• discussing issues brought forward by the Academic Committee and graduate student representatives
• reviewing and ranking nominations for the Distinguished Ecologist lecture series, and providing expertise in the selection process

Members: