UM GSA

Committees

Committees

There are seven (7) committees on the GSA responsible for different aspects of the graduate student experience. These committees are open to all registered UM graduate students. Each committee is a unique entity with different meeting schedules.

For more information, read below. If you wish to join a committee, please contact the chair.

Academic Relations

Acts as the liaison between graduate students and the academic departments. Deals with issues affecting the graduate student teaching and learning experience.

When: Bi-weekly, Thursday at 4 pm.

Chairs: Lillianne Rose, lgr78@miami.edu

Social and Civic Engagement

Supports UM community members and organizations in active engagement with issues of civic import within the campus and the broader South Florida community.

When: Weekly, Thursdays at 4pm.

Chair: Shruti Choudhary, shrutichoudhary@miami.edu

Events

Develops, plans and oversees on-campus and off-campus GSA events.

When: –

Chair: Tess Baker, tab157@miami.edu

Graduate Student Organizations

Oversees all student organizations, allocates money for student organization events and reviews the GSA’s constitution and bylaws. More information can be found here.

When: –

Chair: CJ Langmack, Cxl1530@miami.edu

Student Wellness

Works on advocating for student physical and mental health as well as planning student well-being initiatives.

When: Bi-weekly, Mondays at 5:30pm.

Chair: Timothy Garner, tvg12@miami.edu, Kelsey Scott, nks71@med.miami.edu

Music and Arts Committee

Plans and orchestrates events for all graduate students to attend in the music and arts.

When: Bi-weekly, Mondays at 5:30pm before every GSA senate meeting

Chair: Cameron Elliot, Cbe25@miami.edu, John Cowan, jmcowan@miami.edu

GAFAC

Acts as the Liason between GSA and GAFAC.

When: –

Chair: Matthew Watts, mxw685@miami.edu, Ignacio Munoz De Cote, ignacio.munozdecote@miami.edu