Anyone can become involved in the GSS. The most common ways are to:

• Attend a GSS Event
  Read our GSS Calendar and read the GSS Newsletter which is e-mailed to you weekly or every other week during the school year. Both the calendar and newsletter contain information about social opportunities, important GSS meetings, professional development opportunities, and other events specific to graduate students like you!
  
  
• Attend a meeting
  The best way to learn about the GSS is to attend a General Assembly Meeting. Meetings occur on the 2nd Thursdays of the Month at 4:30pm in Adelbert Hall, 2nd Floor, Toepfer Room. You can see our meeting schedule on the GSS Calendar. All are welcome to come to our meetings. General Assembly meetings are a great way to hear directly from students like you - if you have a problem or think the university can do something better, this is a great time to let us know! See what we have discussed in past meetings here.
  
  
• Join a Committee
  GSS initiatives/projects are advanced in GSS Committees. Where the real work of the Senate occurs, committees create social and professional development activities, advance mentoring within the university, assess the health care environment at CWRU, improve graduate student compensation, and reform/improve university policies. Our committees are listed below:

          Activities Committee | Kristin Sullivant, chair

          Health and Wellness Committee | Bryce Van Doren, chair
          Mentoring Committee | TBA
          Diekhoff Committee | James Harris, chair
          Professional Development | Brian Werry, chair
          Student Organizations and Allocations Committee | Tess Pottinger, chair
          Ad-Hoc Compensation and Benefits Committee | Andrew Barnes, chair


• Become a Senator
  Every department elects a senator who represents the needs and voice of graduate students. Senators should communicate and reach out to their fellow graduate students. They report findings to their GSS School Executive.