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We’re re-branding ourselves as the Graduate Student Committee (GSC)! We want to make it clear that GSC is a graduate student group that works on behalf of fellow graduate students.

Our mission and duties will remain the same and we will continue to act as a liaison between students and faculty/staff. We do this in a number of ways that include quarterly meetings with the Dean and attending faculty committee meetings (which are actually fascinating). As an example, we brought our concerns about the lack of a solid grad student space to the Dean, and now Dawes House is currently being converted into a grad student hang out space. We’re just doing our thang under a new name!

As always, another part of our mission is to build community between departments and faculty. GSC organizes social events, like Snow Weekend and snack lunch, runs CEOAS awards, coordinates gear sales, awards student travel grants, and organizes College-wide volunteer projects. We’re also working on some cool new ideas to connect students with people in the private sector to learn more about skills students might need for jobs outside of academia.

Please contact us with comments/questions at our new e-mail address: (gsc@coas.oregonstate.edu)