Graduate Student Council
About the Graduate Student Council
About
Professional service to one’s institution, community, and field is an important part of being an educational leader and is expected of faculty members working at institutions of higher education. We are a professional service organization that receives institutional resources and support from UCEA to carry out our mission. While not faculty, as Council members, we are committed to developing opportunities for ourselves and others to practice professional service and lead in a variety of endeavors.
GSC Missions
- Developing graduate students’ capacity in research, teaching, and service.
- Supporting the transition from graduate student to faculty, practitioner, and industry-based positions.
- Planning and executing the Graduate Student Summit, a pre-conference for the UCEA Convention.
- Planning and executing graduate student programming during the UCEA Convention and throughout the year.
- Cultivating innovative, inclusive, and progressive spaces for graduate students and emerging leaders in education, research, and policy.
Members of the GSC coordinate their work across three committees: Graduate Student Summit, Researcher Development Program, and Communications.
- The Graduate Student Summit committee is responsible for the UCEA pre-conference event, crafting the call for proposals and overseeing the review process, recruiting faculty mentors and discussants, and developing the on-site event programming.
- The Research and Development Program (RDP) connects doctoral students with faculty members to facilitate and support their development of collaborative research projects and sustained mentor/mentee relationships.
- The Communications committee leads GSC recruitment and onboarding efforts while crafting social media and email communications about UCEA and GSC programming and events.
While each GSC member serves on one committee, all council members participate in monthly meetings of the full GSC, guiding the ongoing mission of the GSC and supporting the needs of upcoming programming.