Political Science Graduate Student Association (PSGSA)
What is the PSGSA?
- The goals of the PSGSA are to foster closer relations between graduate students and faculty members in the department of politics and eventually to help students prepare for the job market. All graduate students in the department are automatically members of the PSGSA (although this does not necessarily commit any student to active participation) and can stand and/or vote for president or co-president. The PSGSA traditionally has two co-presidents who organize student events and who also sit on the faculty body that determine the teaching and research assistant placements.
- The hope is that the academic community, which often is isolating, can actually be a community where students benefit both socially and professionally.
What events do the PSGSA organize?
- Weekly coffee hours for graduate students and faculty members
- Several graduate student forums in which students present their work for criticism and practice prior to conferences. Faculty often attend and refreshments are served.
- Movie nights
- End of semester parties
- Student orientation at the beginning of the academic year
- A listserv which provides regular notices of departmental and university events, deadlines, news, etc.
This year's officials of the PSGSA
- Co-Presidents (2001-2002): Azi Lev-On and Carmela Lutmar.