Neuroscience Graduate Student Association

Hoda AbouEich

This individual serves as the liaison between the graduate students and faculty. They also arrange and run the meetings of the NGSA, help to define and ensure the filling of other graduate student positions, and work on specific student goals for the year. Send out quarterly newsletters.
This student must have advanced to candidacy.

Kate Foray, Kandace Kimball

A student is selected to represent the graduate students on the UAW Union. This student can communicate issues from the graduate students to the Union, or report any information provided from the Union to the students to keep them informed of their rights and responsibilities.  The student will also help coordinate meetings between the Union and the Graduate group in the Fall to have incoming student learn about the  Union and throughout the year as necessary  Additionally, the student has the option of taking as active a role in the Union as they would like. 

Kendall Stewart, Hoda AbouEich

The selected students reviews all applications for admission to the graduate group and meets with the rest of the committee to discuss each applicant’s suitability for the program. The student committee member will interview prospective students during the recruitment weekend and will meet with the committee to make final admission decisions. Per the bylaws, the Chair of the Neuroscience Graduate Group selects this student.  Student must have advanced to candidacy.

Marco Alacron

The selected student participates in curriculum reviews along with the faculty members of the committee. This student can raise concerns and contribute ideas from the student body regarding changes to the
Neuroscience graduate program curriculum.

Teresina Berni, Zack Reynolds, Taylor Hamel, Mathew Sarti

Students serving on this committee help the graduate program coordinator plan and execute the recruitment weekend for prospective neuroscience students. This is an active commitment for approximately one month of the year. This position is a 2 year commitment. Therefore there will be 2 people staying on and 2 new students each year. The new people will stay on for the next year and help train the next set of coordinators.

Kendall Stewart, Danny Lasky

This committee is comprised of the Chair of the Neuroscience Graduate Group, the faculty chairs of each committee in the graduate program, and two student members. The two student members serve as representatives of the neuroscience graduate student body. The committee meets at least quarterly.

Zack Reynolds, Kandace Kimball, Cansu Oktem, Shoshana Novik

The selected students are responsible for working with the graduate program coordinator and chief administrative officer to organize the annual retreat. Usually, two first year students and two second year students volunteer to serve as coordinators. The first year students are responsible for planning the meeting schedule, organizing faculty and student speakers, and organizing room reservations for attending graduate group members. The second year students are responsible for organizing retreat social events and inviting/hosting the keynote speaker.  Each position is a 2 year commitment. Therefore there will be 2 staying on and 2 new people each year. The new people will stay on for the next year and help train the next set of coordinators.

Mathew Sarti, Colton Kelley, Judith Essemiah (alternate), Melissa Stroud,(alternate)

The selected students are responsible for going to monthly GSA Meetings (+ eating delicious Woodstock pizza), forwarding GSA emails to the grad group, and generally representing our interests at the level of the Graduate Student Association.

Cansu Oktem, Melissa Stroud
 

Committee members will work together to implement the Peer-to-Peer mentoring program in the Neuroscience Graduate Program. Every quarter, the committee will facilitate program mentorship by paired mentors and mentees in the grad group and/or by organizing social events for the graduate group.

 

Anamar Flores, Teresina Berni,
Judith Essemiah, Zack Reynolds
 

Students serving on this committee help the academic coordinator plan and execute the NIED weekend for undergraduate students to pursue a PhD in Neuroscience.

Aya Akhmetzhanova, Audrey Chrisman

Similar to the Student Seminar Series, the selected student coordinators organize a meeting during which students nominate and vote on 3-4 speakers for the series. At that time, a student host is selected for
each invited speaker. Student coordinators and hosts work together to plan the seminar series. Responsibilities include inviting the chosen speakers, organizing their itineraries with faculty and student meetings during the day and meals with students, scheduling their seminar and introducing them before the talk, and making arrangements for all transportation during the visit. 

Mayuko Arai

Students serving on this committee help the graduate coordinator plan and schedule the student volunteers at SfN for the graduate group recruitment booth. Has to attend SfN and help run the graduate group booth and sit at the booth when available to help. Basically rep our program!!

Mathew Sarti

Students serving on this committee help the program coordinator post to the graduate group social media outlets: Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  Student has to be active on social media.  Rep our program!!

Hoda AbouEich; Teresina Berni, Zach McNaughton, Colton Kelley

Students serving on this committee sit in on several Brain Awareness Week/NeuroFest meetings throughout the year. Lead the organization of volunteers and booths for Neurofest. Help the event planner and NeuroFest Faculty organizer with day of events. 

Judith Essemiah, Nick Vaugh

Sit on the committee with other faculty members. The committee will work to foster a community of inclusive excellence in the Group, to create and sustain a supportive environment for all members. Meet regularly to discuss needs of students in the grad program and to identify methods to promote student and faculty inclusive excellence and share methods with the Executive Committee.