This list is correct as of September 1, 2024.
Get involved with the GSC! Help us represent our grad voices at Brown and work on our priorities. We want your diverse set of knowledge and experience on the leadership team. The Internal Committees of the Graduate Student Council serve as an intermediate tier of the GSC’s governance, between the Council’s General Body, which meets monthly, and its Executive Board. The Internal Committees oversee and conduct a range of procedural and administrative operations on behalf of the General Body, while assisting the Executive Officers in discharging their duties.
Internal GSC committees are led by an executive chair of the GSC and members assist in the day-to-day operations of the GSC. There are currently nine internal committees:
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Education
- Finance
- International
- Masters’
- Nominations
- Social Events
- Student Life
- Technology
The GSC is unable to provide financial compensation for this voluntary work, but strives to provide the committee members with food and refreshment wherever possible. We seek self-motivated students with a desire to make a difference on campus and become leaders within the grad community.
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The Responsibilities and Membership of each Internal Committee are detailed below.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Description:
The DEI Committee will work alongside the GSC Chair of DEI to have open discourse and advocate in areas affecting personal identity, issues of equity, and fostering a culture of belonging on campus in support of all graduate students. Committee members will be invited to meetings with OIED to create an avenue for bi-directional feedback with the administration.
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Education Committee
Description:
The GSC Chair of Education leads this committee in addressing academic issues facing the graduate student community. This committee seeks membership from students across diverse academic disciplines to advocate to the Graduate School, School of Professional Studies, and individual departments in educational concerns.
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Finance Committee
Description:
The Finance Committee helps the GSC Treasurer to make decisions on the GSC Funding lines for recognized groups and internal events. This is done by voting online between members of the committee.
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International Committee
Description:
The International Committee works alongside the GSC Chair of International Advocacy to promote community among the international student population at Brown as well as advance international-specific advocacy points to university officials.
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Masters’ Advocacy Committee
Description:
The Master’s Committee works alongside the GSC Chair of Masters’ Advocacy to promote community among the masters student population at Brown as well as advance masters-specific advocacy points to university officials.
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Nominations Committee
Description:
The GSC Chair of Nominations helps the Graduate School fill internal positions on various University committees. Additionally, the committee assists the Chair in selecting winners for awards given by the Graduate School to faculty and Staff, choosing the Masters’ and Doctoral Commencement speakers, and vote on the recognition of new graduate student groups.
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Social Events Committee
Description:
The Social Events Committee helps the GSC Co-Chairs of Social Events organize the large events hosted by GSC. Typically this includes the orientation social, Halloween event, and winter ball during the Fall semester and the welcome back social, spring fling, and graduation champagne toast during the Spring semester.
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Student Life Committee
Description:
The Student Life Committee helps the GSC Chair of Student Life in their work with the various centers at Brown and wider community events that are smaller in scale than the Social Team. Members will help in initiatives to improve quality of graduate student life through various workshops and managing initiatives such as the GSC food pantry.
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Technology Committee
Description:
Members of the technology committee will assist the GSC Chair of Technology in managing various listservs, updating the GSC website, setting up technology (projector, speaker, Zoom, etc.) at GSC sponsored events, and helping executive board members with emails and social media.
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