Admission is ๐๐ซ๐๐ for all ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ and ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ
๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ for all attendees
There will be a ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ taught by a local professional dancer, ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐, at ๐ ๐๐, followed by social dancing for the rest of the evening
All attendees will be given tickets for a ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ with over $๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ
If you have any questions please post them on the event page or reach out to GSC_StudentLife@brown.edu, and we hope to see you on the dance floor!
As the semester settles into a rhythm, the GSC is still searching for new volunteers to provide a graduate student perspective on important university committees and meetings.ย ย
First, we are still urgently looking for 3 new observers for the faculty meetings.ย ย These meetings take place the first Tuesday of every month, starting with October, so itโs coming up fast!ย If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please useย this formย to apply for the position.ย More information about the meetings is available on the application.ย ย
Next, we are still looking for more students to serve on the Graduate Council, the Student Conduct Board, and the Title IX Council.ย The deadlines on these applications had previously passed, but they are being reopened untilย Monday, October 3ย so that we can fill all available positions.ย
The Graduate Student Council invites current and new graduate students to join us on Simmons Quad, September 2nd at 9pm, for food, drinks, and music as we kick off the new year! We will provide you with two drink tickets that can be redeemed for beer and wine, and there will also be water and soft drinks available. We will serve some light appetizers, including vegan and vegetarian friendly options. Graduate students are allowed to bring one guest with them for this event. GibranPVD will be spinning for us, so come ready to celebrate as we welcome everyone back to campus!
You will need to bring your Brown ID and state/international ID to enter (guests only need to bring their state/international ID). Additional drink tickets are available to purchase at the event for $5 CASH. See the flyer attached for more details.
In an effort to ensure safety of graduate students when indoors during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the GSC has worked with the School of Public Health to install 3 Corsi-Rosenthal Cubes in the Grad Lounge to provide filtered air:
You are welcome to run these filters while you use the space, and are encouraged to leave the exterior doors propped open if comfortable. Please turn off the cubes when you are done and treat them with the same care you do for other communal resources. While you can rearrange them, please do so carefully and do not remove them from the Lounge. If you would like more information about these cubes or how to build your own, please see this FAQ.
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.
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.
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ. 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.
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.
