GSCO: Overview
All graduate students in the School of Education are members of
the Graduate Student Community Organization (GSCO). The leadership
committee is composed of 13 students who are representative of
all the programs within the School of Education. This group coordinates
all GSCO activities, in which all students may take part. The GSCO
acts as an umbrella organization for other student groups in the
SoE and sends student advisors to faculty governance committees.
The primary mission of the GSCO is to cultivate the constant improvement of graduate student support, representation, and communication within the School of Education. It strives to strengthen the relationships among graduate students within and across programs in the School, to facilitate information sharing among graduate students, school administration, faculty, and staff, and to support graduate students in the sometime tortuous process of attaining their degree.
Among its many activities, the GSCO hosts twice yearly GradShares during which students may practice formal presentations for national research conferences or merely talk through their latest research findings or conundrums informally. It also throws kick-off parties for graduate students at the beginning of each semester as well as a Summer Social, generously supported by the Dean's Office. Dr. Jeff Mirel, Associate Dean of Students, is the faculty advisor.
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