What is BGSS?
What is BGSS?
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The Bioengineering Graduate Student Society is a student-run organization with three main goals in mind:
Promote social, academic, and professional interaction between graduate students
Promote opportunities for professional development for members (e.g. industry visits and talks, skill seminars, careers in academia seminars)
Serve as a democratic liaison between grad students and faculty (e.g. surveys, opinion polls, elections)
How exactly we fulfill these broad goals depends on the membership!
All bioengineering graduate students are automatically members of BGSS and are encouraged to get involved by attending our events!
Meet the Board (2025-2026)
Meet the Board (2025-2026)
President
President
Alexa Stern (she/her)
astern14@umd.edu
VP Academic Affairs
VP Academic Affairs
Lara Larson (she/her)
larson@umd.edu
VP Professional Development
VP Professional Development
Joy Odigbo (she/her)
jodigbo@umd.edu
VP DEI
VP DEI
Varun Kochar (he/him)
vkochar@umd.edu
VP Social Affairs
VP Social Affairs
Owen Tabah (he/him)
otabah@umd.edu
VP Finance
VP Finance
Rebecca Johnson (she/her)
rhays9@umd.edu
5th Year Class Rep
5th Year Class Rep
(VP Helping)
(VP Helping)
Allison Boboltz (she/her)
aboboltz@umd.edu
4th Year Class Rep (Webmaster)
4th Year Class Rep (Webmaster)
Taya Lee (she/her)
tayal@umd.edu
3rd Year Class Rep (Philanthropy)
3rd Year Class Rep (Philanthropy)
Allison Moses (she/her)
amoses23@umd.edu
2nd Year Class Rep (Seminar Coffee & Bagels)
2nd Year Class Rep (Seminar Coffee & Bagels)
Paige Ruschke (she/her)
pruschke@umd.edu
1st Year Class Rep
1st Year Class Rep
(RAP)
(RAP)
*pending* ()
Postdoc Rep
Postdoc Rep
*pending* ()
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