The Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is the graduate legislative and programming branch of the Union. It is a body of elected students that represents all graduate students in university affairs and organizes various social events to promote interaction among students.
The Graduate Council works to instill a sense of community in a diverse group of students. The Graduate Council works to support initiatives that positively impact graduate student life and speaks out against initiatives that infringe on graduate student rights and/or make life harder for graduate students at Rensselaer.
Its voting membership consists of the seven Graduate Senators and seven representatives elected at large. It shall be presided over by the President of the Graduate Council. The current President of the Graduate Council, serving for the 2024-2025 term, is Diyanko Bhowmik (bhowmd@rpi.edu).
Graduate Council meetings are held weekly on Tuesdays at 5 pm in the Student Government Suite, Union Floor 3, and can be joined on Webex. Grad Council meetings are open to the public. All graduate students are welcome to attend.
A Highlight on Our Work...
Graduate Events
Research Tools and Techniques Symposium
When: Oct 2nd, 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Where: Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS) Auditorium
What: The Graduate Council presents Research Tools and Techniques Symposium 2024. All grads are invited to attend the event to learn more about tools and techniques that can change the way you conduct research. Reception following.
RSVP: https://forms.microsoft.com/r/uLZ2nHHqKV
Contact: grad-council@rpi.edu
Other Events to look out for
On-Campus Student Food Pantry
When: Now Open.
Open Hours:
Tuesday: 1-4 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Friday: 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Where: East Campus Class Community Center (EC4), 2 Edgehill Terrace, Troy
What: This is a free service of supplemental food source for non-perishable dry goods. Access is free to all RPI students. Students are encouraged to be eco-friendly by bringing their own recyclable bags.
Contact: 📧 offcampus@rpi.edu 📞(518) 276-6284
Grad Pics
You're featured. Yes, we, the grad students at RPI, will be hosting events all around the year and you can find yourself featured in this section here.
KNOW YOUR GRAD REPRESENTATIVES
Graduate Representatives at the Council address various projects/issues of the graduate community throughout the campus. Knowing your representatives allows you to reach out to them and discuss problems that you think would be best addressed by the representative of your choice. Check this space for a small bio of your graduate representatives and please do provide your feedback and/or queries to anyone who you feel might be able to help you!
GC members slideshow.pptx
Know Your Graduate Officers
The Graduate Officers include the President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The officeholders for the 2024-25 term are:
President: Diyanko Bhowmik
Vice President: Milena Jonas Bem
Secretary: Tiburon Leon Benavides
Treasurer: Ria Massoni
Graduate Resources
The RPI Office of Graduate Education (OGE) has provided a list of graduate resources that aims to support graduate students. Make sure to visit this page to ensure that you have the necessary tools in your arsenal for your survival as a grad student.
The Grad Council works to compile resources and publishes the same on these github pages for your benefit. These are resources that are sourced from you, the grad students, and the grad council members.
The RPI Graduate Council presents the Research Tools and Techniques Symposium for the graduate students of RPI. Check this space for more information.
