Graduate Coordinator

Prof. Candra Chahyadi, Ph.D., MBA, CFA, CAIA is a Professor of Finance at Lumpkin College of Business, Eastern Illinois University, USA.

Dr. Chahyadi got his Ph.D. in finance from the University of Oklahoma, USA in 2008. He is currently serving as an Editorial Board member of the International Journal of Governance and Financial Intermediation. He is also serving as the Research Coordinator of Asset Pricing and Investments at the Indonesian Finance Association.

Dr. Chahyadi is currently focused on financial inclusion, financial capability, investments and he has been involved in many financial inclusion projects in Hong Kong, Turkey, and Indonesia. He is also a chartered professional both in financial analysis and in alternative investments. 

Dr. Chahyadi has published 3 personal finance books (all are in Bahasa Indonesia): Revolusi Uang (2015), Financial Wisdom for Your Kids (2016), and I Spend U Spend (2019). He also created and co-created 3 financial board games. Finally, he has an online finance learning platform that makes learning accessible to a wider audience owning a smartphone.

 

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE GRADUATE COORDINATOR

The roles and responsibilities of the graduate coordinator support the mission of the university, the mission of graduate education, and reflect the standards for leadership of graduate education as defined by the Council of Graduate Schools (Siegel, Sowell, Sullivan, Tate, and Denecke, 2004). The Council states that the graduate coordinator is responsible for the administration of the graduate program(s) in the department or, in the case of interdisciplinary programs, across departments.

The coordinator also serves as a liaison to the Graduate School. The coordinator has responsibility for a variety of activities, such as recruitment of prospective students; academic advising of graduate students; admissions decisions; degree audit evaluations and submission of required materials for degree certification; the allocation of fellowships and assistantships; and the appointment of faculty members to graduate student committees.

The graduate coordinator communicates university-wide policies on graduate programs to the departmental faculty and communicates department decisions and recommendations to the Graduate School. The purpose of this Handbook is to provide Graduate Coordinators with an outline of best practices for organizing and administering their graduate programs, and to provide a guide to coordinators for advancing the quality of their program through well-focused planning and consultation.