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As we grow, CGSC will introduce committees to tackle the projects we take on. Here are the committees that have already been formed, with representatives for '24-'25 listed. Let us know if you have any suggestions for new committees, or come and share at our monthly council meetings!
Chair
Chair
Hilliary Frank
Vice-Chair
Vice-Chair
Darius Yohannan
Communications Director
Communications Director
Kelly Isbell
Budget
Budget
Javier O Sanlley-Hernandez
One liason from GSA, the chair of the SLSS, the chair of the SRS, and one appointed member (referred to as the Treasurer or Budget chair) will make up the committee. They are responsible for ensuring submission of MOUs to the Student Success Center to secure funding for each individual committee (CGSC, GSA, SLSS, SRS). Additionally, each committee member is responsible for maintaining their funds and their funding relationship with the Student Success Center and the Chemistry department.
Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) Representatives
Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) Representatives
Darius Yohannan and Kelly Isbell
The student members (two seats) of GAC are responsible for attending all GAC meetings, reporting to the CGSC-at-large about meeting details, and bringing relevant agenda points to GAC.
Social Events
Social Events
Nichelle Camden
The primary responsibility of this committee is to plan social events for graduate students.
Student-Led Seminar Series
Student-Led Seminar Series
(vacant)
The SLSS committee members will be appointed in the Spring by the CGSC executives and co-chairs of the SLSS prior to the end of their term. The members will be selected from the Department Volunteer Survey responses. One co-chair of the SLSS must be a sitting CGSC member. The SLSS has its own structure and functions outside of the CGSC whose role is to ensure continuity of the Committee.
Student Research Seminar
Student Research Seminar
Sarah Wax
The SRS is responsible for organizing a quarterly seminar, where graduate students present their own research to the department at-large. The SRS committee leadership (one from SWIGS and one from CGSC) will be selected at the end of the academic year by the previous leadership group. Leadership will then select other graduate students (from CGSC, SWIGS, etc.) to assist the speaker selection process.
Survey and Feedback
Survey and Feedback
Javier O Sanlley-Hernandez
The members of the Survey & Feedback committee are chiefly responsible for ensuring construction and solicitation of the the yearly Chemistry Graduate Satisfaction Survey (CGSS). This group can be of varying size (~4), with one member selected internally to lead the group.
Mental Health and Wellness
Mental Health and Wellness
Luke Miller
The committee will hold events connecting students with mental health resources as well as mindfulness and wellness events. Their primary responsibility will be holding regular (frequency TBD) Mental Health Support Group meetings for the graduate student body. Additionally, they should encourage and plan physical and mental wellness events based on their interests. The committee will take regular feedback from the graduate student body regarding their mental health needs/requests, and will adjust meeting times, frequency, and topics accordingly. The committee will be chaired by one sitting member of CGSC and will be comprised of other members (~4) of CGSC.
Faculty Journal Club
Faculty Journal Club
Hannah Castro
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