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Graduate Student Associations

Graduate Student Association

Devoted to increasing interaction among graduate students, events sponsored include orientation get-togethers, class socials and the GSA-sponsored annual speaker each May.

Faculty-Student Association

The Association administers scholarships, loan funds and student activity fees, and sponsors special projects.

Graduate Student Council

A council of class officers from each of the medical classes and one per 30 students from the College of Graduate Studies and graduate-level students from the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Subcommittees, dealing with topics of interest to the student body, include:

  • Social
  • Cultural and Professional
  • Finance
  • Orientation
  • Graduation
  • Yearbook

Awards

Each year the Graduate Student Association honors three students with awards at the Graduate and Medical School Awards Ceremony.

The awards are:

  • Written Research Proposal Award: $500 Award for the best grant proposal based on overall merit, feasibility and significance.
  • Volunteer and Service Award: $250 Award for volunteer service based on length of service, duties performed, training required and benefits to others.
  • Research Poster Award: $500 Award for the best scientific poster based on clarity of presentation, logic of technique, significance and relevance, and creativity.