Thanks for coming everyone. Around 30 people were in attendance, with plenty of active discussion on what the council should do and how it should try to do it. During the forum, it sounded like there’s a general consensus about the types of things a grad council should aim to do: Open channels of communication …
Hi everyone! It’s come to that time of year again for PGSC Officer Elections! As you may have heard from the colloquium last Friday there is lots of things to work on around the department. If you are interested in being an officer please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/H8dti6gc3u5ywCLs8 If you are wondering what the …
Hello everyone, Thank you to everyone who voted in the PGSC elections! The results are in and your new PGSC Officers for the 2021-2022 school year will be Cameron Kuchta, President Luca Riitano, Vice President Vedant Basu, Chair of Peer Mentoring Jessie Thwaites, Chair of Recruit & Welcome David Guevel, Chair of Professional Development Elise …
Hi everyone, As we approach the end of the school year, it is time for elections for the PGSC officers for the 2021-2022 school year. If you are interested in being an officer next year, please fill out this Candidate Profile to indicate which positions you are interested in: https://forms.gle/DD7e6uRAKPfbuPPz8 Nominations will remain …
Hey folks! Pi Day is this Sunday (3/14) and our celebration is going virtual this year. The festivities will have two parts: a bake-off photo contest, and a pie bake-along on Sunday, 3/14 at 1:59pm. Bake-Off Photo Contest: Upload a picture of your baking to this form (https://forms.gle/RhDry3DjixSWsnN96). You can include anything you have baked …
PGSC has had fun hosting virtual social events for grad students this semester! In January we hosted virtual trivia night; see below for photos of our trivia contestants and hosts! Last week, first year representative Kunal taught fellow grad students how to bake a delicious chocolate cake. Yum! Join us this week for game …
PGSC is launching a new program to create groups of people with similar interests via slack/email/etc. We hope this will be useful in connecting you with like-minded individuals with whom you can explore your hobbies. If you are interested in joining one of these social pods, you can find channels for each on the PGSC …
Self-Nomination Process: If you would like to run for a PGSC Officer position for the 2020-2021 year, please fill out this survey to indicate which positions you are interested in: https://forms.gle/kZWvdrfvzoG9LW7h6 Nominations will close at 5 pm on Friday, April 24th. Elections will be held the following week. As per our bylaws (posted on the PGSC website), …
Hello everyone! To ease communications amongst the physics graduate students, we’ve taken the first year’s Slack, enhanced it, and now we’re ready to open it up to everyone! Even if you’re already a part of the Slack, please peruse this entire email so you can make the most of this new / improved resource! And please download …
See our January ’20 Newsletter
Hey folks, We just wanted to give a quick end-of-year update for the state of the grad lounge. We are excited to announce that the construction is complete! All that is left now is to move everything (furniture, dishes, etc.) back into the lounge, which will be happening over the break. Your keys should work in the …