The Grad Student Council is looking for graduate students to serve on University committees for the coming academic year. It’s a great way to get involved and build that “service” section of your CV. Details about openings and links to apply are below.
We’ll review applications on a rolling basis, so if you’re interested get your applications in soon! Email the Chair of Nominations with any questions.
Grad Student Faculty Meeting Observers
This is an important and interesting opportunity to watch faculty communicate about a variety of issues and understand a broader perspective on university structure and function. Graduate student observers also bring back issues to the GSC when needed. This is a nonspeaking role at the meetings (though the current Chair of the Faculty says “Students do not have voting privileges, but they are welcome to participate in discussions” so there may be opportunity to offer input). Regardless, student observers provide valuable information to the GSC about the current line of thought of the faculty and receive an interesting look at faculty governance for anyone interested in an academic career.
Student Conduct Board
The Student Conduct Board, comprised of students, faculty, and deans or administrators, hears matters involving prohibited conduct that may result in separation from the University and/or a transcript remark. Cases before the Student Conduct Board may involve serious prohibited conduct in a single incident or a persistent pattern of less severe prohibited conduct.
Honorary Degree Committee
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮. This committee operates at the very beginning of the fall semester, so the position must be filled well in advance. The Advisory Committee on Honorary Degrees seeks nominations for honorary degrees from faculty and students and prepares a list of candidates for honorary degrees during the fall semester each year and submits it to the Board of Fellows for consideration.
Title IX Council
The Title IX Council is comprised of undergraduates, graduate and medical students, staff, and faculty members, and is housed within Brown’s Title IX and Gender Equity office. The Council is a pool from which panels of three members will be created. The panel’s role is to analyze the investigation report and, if necessary, convene with the investigator and/or parties to determine whether there is sufficient information to support a finding of responsibility for various alleged policy violations. If there is a policy violation, the panel will also determine an appropriate sanction.