GGB Graduate Student Association
GGB GSA Mission Statement
The purpose(s) of this organization shall be:
1) To create an association that will allow students of the UCR graduate program in Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics to participate in the administrative affairs of the program;
2) To foster an open atmosphere conducive towards the advancement of the student's higher education;
3) To provide a forum where members of the organization may voice their opinions and express their views; and
4) To hold events that will promote program identity and unity.
Standing GGB GSA Committees
1) The GGB Student Mentorship Committee shall be responsible for aiding students new to the GGB program as well as assigning specific GGB students to help mentor and guide the incoming class.
2) The GGB Seminar Committee shall be responsible for helping to choose guest speakers for the GGB seminar series, and for assisting the host for each guest speaker on the day of his or her seminar.
3) The Student Entertainment Committee shall be responsible for planning social events for the GGB program, as well as the set up and coordination of said events.
4) The Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium Committee shall be responsible helping plan the symposium including scheduling and choice of guest speaker (if any).
5) The Recruitment Committee shall be responsible for helping to plan and carry out the recruitment day events for visiting applicants.
2009-2010 Officers
President: Sourav Roy
Vice President: Shruti Lal
Secretary: Samantha Lewis, email address: samantha.lewis002@email.ucr.edu
GSA Student Affairs Officer: Sean Boyle
2009-20010 Committee Members
Qualifying Exams Mock Orals:
Samer Elkashef - Molecular Genetics - Chair
Matthew Collin - Evolutionary and Population Genetics
Augusta Jamin - Molecular Genetics
Charles Jang - Genomics and Bioinformatics
Paul Ruegger - Genomics and Bioinformatics
Seminar: Shruti Lal, Paul Ruegger, Tusar Saha, James Starrett
Symposium: Ritu Chaudhary, Jennifer Crowley, Augusta Jamin, Piyada Juntawong, Shruti Lal, Tusar Saha, Patrick Schacht
Recruitment: Ritu Chaudhary, Jennifer Crowley, Paul Ruegger, Patrick Schacht, James Starrett
General duties and responsibilities of officers
1) Assist with GGB Annual Conferences
2) Help recruitment activities for prospective graduate students
3) Assist with maintenance of portions of the GGB website, including the maintenance of student web pages and current student photographs
4) Participate actively in the University's Graduate Student Association (GSA) and on associated campus committees.
5) Maintain liaison with the faculty assisting graduate students with any complaints of a department policy nature that would affect the majority of the graduate students
6) Assist Seminar Committee in finding suitable seminar speakers
7) Assist the Program Director and faculty with regard to holding annual "discussion & evaluation" sessions
