GSO hosts 1st town hall, discusses plans to increase student engagement
SU's Graduate Student Organization's executive board encouraged attendees to get involved and voice their concerns. Read more »
SU's Graduate Student Organization's executive board encouraged attendees to get involved and voice their concerns. Read more »
During her tenure, Dhaouadi said she is looking forward to creating a space where graduate students feel comfortable voicing their concerns. Read more »
If approved, graduate students could use the space for tutoring or hosting small events, or just as a lounge space. Read more »
GSO will appoint one student representative to the board, and the Student Bar Association will appoint a second graduate student. Read more »
The search for a provost began in late January, and the goal of SU’s Provost and Academic Officer Search Committee is to hire a provost by early summer. Read more »
Graduate student advocates pushed the university to increase the minimum wage stipend for graduate employees. Read more »
SA introduced My Student Support Program, a platform that would offer students 24/7 mental health support and other wellness resources, last semester. Read more »
My Student Support Program, an app SA leaders first discussed in September, offers college students fitness lessons, health assessments and 24/7 mental health support. Read more »
An SU graduate student is working with SU administrators to establish a program, called “College-in-Prison,” for fall 2022. Read more »
Under the new plan, the university would continue to partner with Upstate Medical University for testing while also maintaining its own saliva testing facilities. Read more »
The Graduate Pandemic Committee will identify and help resolve issues facing graduate students as a result of COVID-19. Read more »
The organization will meet online this semester, but still hopes to engage graduation students about their concerns, leaders said. Read more »
GSO passed a resolution Wednesday night urging the University Senate to create an ad hoc committee to investigate the treatment of #NotAgainSU organizers in Crouse-Hinds Hall. Read more »
Graduate students will update the goals of the strike to account for recent developments and ensure protesters receive “institutional support.” Read more »
SU's Graduate Student Organization is working to increase annual stipends for graduates working at the university. Read more »
The graduate school recently launched a graduate faculty council tasked with creating a program to strengthen the relationship between research advisers and graduate students. Read more »
The Graduate Student Organization Senate unanimously passed a resolution condemning the hate crimes and bias-related incidents at SU in November. The resolution also supports future student protest movements. Read more »
Through the Libraries’ new program, researchers at SU can request specific datasets and give researchers access to data that is normally hard to obtain. Read more »
Under a new proposition, a graduate student who earns a TOEFL score under 90 on the IBT or under 6.5 on the IELTS would be required to take the English Language Proficiency Exam. Read more »
The Graduate Student Organization unanimously passed a resolution opposing a cost for student dependents between $80 and $120 to use facilities such as The Barnes Center at The Arch. Read more »
The National Labor Relations Board proposal states that graduate student workers are not employees of a university. Read more »
Only about 18% of academic programs are represented in the Graduate Student Organization’s Senate. Read more »
Mirjavad Hashemi looks to focus on mental health and graduate student representation in the upcoming academic year. Read more »
The GSO Senate elected Mirjavad Hashemi, a third-year doctoral student in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, as president for the 2019-20 academic year. Read more »