Standing Committees

Finance

  • Plans and manages the Council’s overall budget with the President

  • Moderates Council expenses before they are voted on by the General Body

  • Oversees the rolling grant cycle for Council sponsorships of GSAS student events

Research

  • Promotes scholarly development and achievement for GSAS students

  • Manages an interdisciplinary research grant cycle open to all GSAS students each Fall and Spring semester

  • Organizes and hosts the Huskey Research Exhibition, an annual, multi-part event aimed at improving important skills for public scholarship

Graduate Education

  • Acts as a conduit between current students and long-term organizational and practical changes to doctoral programs

  • Gathers and synthesizes opinions from constituent GSAS students from various disciplines and backgrounds

  • Advocates for GSAS students at meetings with Graduate School administration and faculty

Social

  • Fosters community-building and networking opportunities for GSAS students

  • Hosts 3 main events, Welcome Week (Aug), Halloween Party (Oct), and Winter Formal (Feb) in cooperation with local businesses

  • Offers monthly smaller events associated with life and culture on Grounds