Committees
Committees
- Academic Affairs Advisory Committee(AAAC)
- Communications Advisory Committee (CAC)
- Development Advisory Committee (DAC)
- Financial Affairs Advisory Committee (FAAC)
- General Counsel’s Advisory Committee (GCAC)
- Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC)
- Information Technology Committee (ITC)
- Medical Affairs Advisory Committee (MAAC)
- Research Advisory Committee (RAC)
- Secretary of the University Advisory Committee (SAC)
- Student Relations Advisory Committee (SRAC)
- Administration Evaluation Committee (AEC)
- Committee on Anti-Racism (CAR)
- Committee on the Economic and Social Well-Being of the Faculty (CESWF)
- Committee for Fairness, Equity, and Inclusion (CFEI)
- Committee on Oversight of Administrative Action (COAA)
- Davis, Markert, and Nickerson Academic Freedom Lecture Committee (DMNC)
- Rules, Practices and Policies Committee (RPP)
- Other Committees
- Senate Assembly Nominations Committee
Government Relations Advisory Committee
Committee Description
The Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC) advises and consults with the Vice President for Government Relations concerning topics of interest related to legislative activities and actions that are relevant to University affairs.
Committee Chair

Pauline Jones
Government Relations Advisory Committee (GRAC), Chair
Executive Officer

Chris Kolb
Vice President for Government Relations
GRAC Committee Members
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Pauline Jones, Chair
LSA/ Political Science
2026-2029
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Samuel Bagenstos
Law School
2026-2029 -
Sue Anne Bell
Nursing
2024-2027 (on sabbatical 2025-2026) -
Kevin Cokley
LSA/Psychology
2025-2028 -
Anouck Girard
College of Engineering
2024-2027 -
Scott Greer
Public Health
2025-2028 -
Karyn Lacy
LSA/Sociology
2025-2028 -
John Mansfield
Engineering
2024-2027 -
Rima Mohammad
Pharmacy
2026-2029 -
Margaret Murray
UM-Dearborn/Language, Culture, and the Arts
2026-2029 -
Steven Samford
LSA/ Organizational Studies
2026-2029 -
Sara Samuel
University Library
2024-2027 -
Michael Schubnell (SACUA Liaison)
LSA/Physics
2026-2027 -
Beth Wilensky
Law School
2024-2027
GRAC Agendas, Minutes, and Other Materials
April 23, 2026
February 26, 2026
January 22, 2026
December 11, 2025
October 9, 2025
September 11, 2025
April 10, 2025
March 13, 2025
February 13, 2025
November 14, 2024
October 11, 2024
February 22, 2024
October 26, 2023
April 27, 2023
March 30, 2023
February 23, 2023
December 1, 2022
October 27, 2022
September 29, 2022
April 27, 2022
March 30, 2022
January 26, 2022
December 15, 2021
November 17, 2021
October 29, 2021
April 20, 2021
February 11, 2021
December 8, 2020
November 10, 2020
October 13, 2020
September 15, 2020
April 17, 2020
December 6, 2019
November 8, 2019
April 18, 2019
February 7, 2019
December 13, 2018
October 25, 2018