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 Wednesdays at 5 pm in the Student Government Suite, Union Floor 3 Room 3120, 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 Council Union Annual Report FY '25 (PDF)

Graduate Council Term Report 2023-24

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!