The Brown University Graduate Student Council invites all graduate students to the biggest event of the semester: The Mask-erade Ball. If you are interested in attending and would like more details on the event, please click here to RSVP or the link below to access the form:
Online sales have gone live so please read the ticketing section carefully and upon submitting the form the purchasing link will be presented and sent to you via email. The RSVP form and ticket purchasing and will be available π¨π§π₯π’π§π until π π«π’πππ² πππππ¦πππ« ππ«π ππ ππ:ππ ππ or if we start to approach the capacity limits of the venue at the rate of $ππ for students and $ππ for a guest. After this point, π°ππ₯π€-π’π§ ππ’ππ€πππ¬ can be purchased at the door π°π’ππ‘ πππ¬π‘ π¨π§π₯π² at the rate of $ππ for students and $ππ for a guest until we reach the final event capacity limit. So purchase your tickets online before the event to save some $$$!
Please email GSC_VPSocial@brown.edu if you have any questions! Also, if you did not receive the email to the graduate school, please subscribe to the GSNOTICE Listserv for all future announcements.
Dear Fellow Graduate Students, Are you interested in becoming involved in the Graduate Student Council (GSC)? Are you interested in advocating for student issues at the University level? The Graduate Student Council elections will be held at our next general body meeting, Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 7pm. As per our Constitution, any graduate student shall be eligible to run for any of the executive board positions. Although there will be an election for each position, we would particularly like to emphasize that the following positions will be vacated at the end of the term:
If you are interested in running for these or any of the other positions the descriptions can be found below. Please email gsc_president@brown.edu if you are interested and attend our meeting next month.
Together, the collective Graduate Student Council serves the following functions:
Within the graduate community, we:
Serve as a forum for graduate students to express and act upon their concerns.
Organize social events and activities that bring students together.
Facilitate communication among graduate students via our website, wikis, email list-servs and social media channels.
Oversee the only exclusively graduate student social space on campusβthe Graduate Student Lounge.
Distribute funding to support graduate student initiatives, group events, and research via a limited number of conference attendance awards.
Select the Commencement Speakers and winner of the Wilson DuBlois Award and Bates Clapp Award for the Graduate Schoolβs annual Commencement Ceremonies.
As the official liaison between graduate students and the University, we:
Represent the graduate community at all levels of the Brown administration, advocating on issues of concern to graduate students.
Appoint graduate student representatives to serve on policy-making committees within the University, across areas from parking enforcement and public safety to the recommendation of the Universityβs annual budget and the administrative policies of the Graduate School and its Student Handbook (decided by its administrative body, the Graduate Council).
Inform students about developments at the University that affect us.
The PhD Student’s Guide to Personal Finance Webinar Dr. Emily Roberts,October 21st, 2021
Dr. Emily Roberts is a personal finance educator specializing in early-career PhDs. Through her business, Personal Finance for PhDs, she equips graduate students, postdocs, and PhDs with Real Jobs to make the most of their money. She gives seminars at universities and for associations; interviews graduate students and PhDs on her podcast; serves as a money coach; and creates courses and workshops on taxes, investing, and more. Emily holds a PhD in biomedical engineering from Duke University and lives in southern California with her husband and two children.
Attorney Peter J. Cerilli provides legal advice to Brown undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. His services are contracted through the Student Activities Office and funded by the Undergraduate Council of Students, Graduate Student Council, and the Med School.
In light of measures around COVID-19 restricting in person open hours, he will be holding open hours via telephone. Please refer to the link below for the current schedule of his available dates and times for remote consultation.
ForΒ Fall 2021, the Graduate Student Council has partnered with the Brown Market Shares Program and the Graduate School to assist students facing food insecurity. Brown Market Shares Program connects the Brown and neighboring communities with weekly shares of local, sustainably-grown food.Β
Due to limited availability of Market Shares, this fall season we are offering produce shares for students facing financial difficulty, that have difficulty obtaining weekly produce for their household, or have any level of food insecurity.Β All eligible students are encouraged to apply.Β
The Fall Market Share will run for 10 weeks from September 30th – December 9th (excluding the week of Thanksgiving, November 25th). Distribution will take place every Thursday on College Hill at the Brown/RISD Hillel (80 Brown St.) from 12 – 6pm.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out toΒ gsc@brown.edu. Your information will be confidential and only be given to Brown Market Shares ProgramΒ to confirm your identity when picking upΒ produce.
