BIMS Admissions Committee
Purpose and Responsibilities
The BIMS Admissions Committee provides the framework for an informed and integrated admissions process across multiple independent admissions clusters. It seeks to enroll a class of students who represent a broad range of diversity. Metrics considered by this committee include academic credentials, research experience, and the personal characteristics and life experiences of applicants. The committee approves applicants recommended for interview by each respective admissions cluster and liaises across clusters to share applications suitable for multiple interviews. The BIMS Admissions Committee also coordinates recruiting efforts across admissions clusters, coordinates recruiting weekend dates, and provides input on matriculation targets and stipend levels.
Chair: Janet Cross, Associate Dean
- Bryce Paschal (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 1)
- Nathan Sheffield (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 1)
- Roger Abounader (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 2)
- Tim Bullock (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 2)
- Drew Dudley (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 2
- Saurabh Kulkarni (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 3
- Thurl Harris (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 3)
- Ilya Levental (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 3)
- Swapnil Sonkusare (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 3)
- Lucy Pemberton (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 4)
- Alban Gaultier (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 5)
- Mark Beenhakker (Co-Chair, Admissions Cluster 5)
Authority
While admissions clusters determine the admissibility of individual applicants, the BIMS Admissions Committee has final authority for all admissions policy decisions with the goal of creating a fair and consistent admissions process.
Membership selection and composition
The Admissions Committee is composed of the faculty member charged with spearheading diversity recruitment for BIMS and the two faculty co-chairs of each of the five admissions clusters for the BIMS-affiliated degree granting programs. The co-chairs are named by the chairs of the basic science departments associated with each admissions cluster and serve at the will of the chairs. The BIMS Admissions Committee chair is the associate dean for graduate and medical scientist programs by virtue of that position and has full voting rights. No member of the BIMS Admissions Committee shall have more than one vote.
Meetings
The chair of the BIMS Admissions Committee will call meetings as needed.
Quorum
A quorum is constituted when a simple majority (greater than 50%) of the voting committee members are present at any meeting.
Minutes
The chair of the BIMS Admissions Committee records the votes at each committee meeting. The associate dean for graduate and medical scientist programs presents an annual report to the dean or the dean’s designee, program directors and department chairs The report will include information on the students who applied, were invited for interview, were interviewed, were offered admission, and matriculated to the School.