WPI Graduate Student Government -

The Graduate Student Government (GSG) is the governing body of the graduate students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Our slogan is "''Promoting Graduate Life''", and we fulfill this mission by being the effective graduate student voice, communicating with faculty & administration, and providing academic & social functions to new & existing graduate students.\n*[[Broad Goals]]\n*[[Products and Services]]\n*[[Organization]]

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!Board Description\nIn brief: @@The Advisory Board is charged with everything related to ''aiding the [[Executive Board]] in fulfilling its goals'', and ''better channeling messages to and from the graduate student general body''.@@\nThe title of 'Advisory Board' can be abbreviated to AB.\n*We will start meeting once every 3 weeks (starting in the Spring 2007 semester).\n!The Board\n*''Department Graduate Representatives'' (this position is one of the [[Open Positions]])\n<<slider chkSliderOptionsPanel [[Department Grad Rep]] 'see job description & officer list Â»' 'DGR info'>>\n*''Committee Graduate Representatives''\n<<slider chkSliderOptionsPanel [[Committee Grad Rep]] 'see job description & officer list Â»' 'CGR info'>>\n*''Organization Graduate Representatives''\n<<slider chkSliderOptionsPanel [[Organization Grad Rep]] 'see job description & officer list Â»' 'OGR info'>>

!Spring 2009\n*''[[Science Cross-Talk]]'': Continue this lunch / mini-lecture series.\n*''Office Hours''\n*''Movie Review Nights''\n*''~GSG-SGA Partnership''\n*''Website'': Turn this website into a fully-functioning cyber portal for all graduate student needs.\n*''[[Major Issues]]'': Establish status reports and plans of action for each of these.\n

Casually told updates to the site and the GSG in general are shared here.\n!Wednesday, June 6, 2007\n* Website updated with new Executive Board officer information, adding a new Major Issue: Careers\n!Thursday, March 22, 2007\n* Website updated, emails going out tonight. We are more actively populating our [[Advisory Board]], are realizing [[Science Cross-Talk]], and have been quietly busy establishing numerous connections among members of WPI administration.\n!Sunday, December 10, 2006\n* Extended deadline for accepting nominations from Friday 5pm to Tuesday 5pm. We got some good names, but we're just trying to fill up.\n* We realize this site does not render properly in Internet Explorer... we'll work to fix that for next semester.\n!Tuesday, December 5, 2006\n* Emails have gone out today regarding our re-introduction and nominations for GSG positions.\n* Website now has more accurate content on the organization of GSG.\n* Website has been prepared for leadership transition.\n<<slider chkSliderOptionsPanel BlogArchive 'see older blog posts' 'See old posts'>>

!Saturday, September 16, 2006\n* Lots of links are finally up, so now you can grab those forms you've been asking us about - sorry for the delay!\n!Tuesday, August 29, 2006\n* We've sent out an email for our first GBM. Here are the basics:\nWHO: All Grad Students (this means you!)\nWHAT: First General Body Meeting\nWHERE: Higgins House (its the only place we can serve alcohol)\nWHEN: this Friday, September 1st, 2006, 4pm - 7pm\nMOTIVATING NOTE: there will be food and alcohol (so bring an ID with your age on it - license, passport, etc)\n!Monday, August 21, 2006\n* No, we haven't forgotten to update the site. We're getting to it.\n* Yes, we're working on that first General Body Meeting (GBM); you'll hear about it soon!\n!Monday, August 14, 2006\nWelcome! New site launches as a [[tiddlywiki|http://www.tiddlywiki.com]], premiered at the Graduate Student Orientation Session today. It's current long-term goal is to be the one site most pertainent/useful to life as a graduate student at WPI. It's not complete, but content is rolling in and new features are planned.\nIf you have anything you would like to see here, or if we've missed out on mentioning your favorite restaurant, drop us an email at [[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]]. We look forward to all constructive input. //Help us help you!//

*''Representation''\n**representing the voice of the ~1000-strong graduate student body over three campuses\n**addressing graduate student concerns\n**promoting the general welfare of graduate students\n*''Communication''\n**facilitating communication between graduate students and administration, including faculty\n**facilitating communication between graduate students and the GSG\n**ensuring a level of transparency in GSG dealings\n*''Academic''\n**coordinating curriculum changes\n**coordinating & running the lunch / mini-lecture series [[Science Cross-Talk]]\n**providing some funds for graduate students to attend conferences\n*''Social''\n**providing some funding for student organizations\n**coordinating & running de-stresser events\n*''Orientation''\n**welcoming & orienting new graduate students to Worcester and WPI

last update: 3/13/2009\n----\n[[Open Positions]]\n- [[Department Grad Rep]]\n- [[Organization Grad Rep]]\n----\nquick links:\n- [[Blog]] (last updated 06/06/2007)\n- [[Upcoming Features]]\n- [[Executive Board]]\n- [[Organization Chart|http://www.mlamont.com/images/gsgorgchart.jpg]] (old)\n- [[Conference Funding]]\n- [[Knowledge Bank]] ([[login|http://wpigsg.projectpath.com]])\n----\nemail us: [[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]]

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Committee Graduate Representative is charged with everything related to ''interactions with faculty and institute committees''.@@\nThe title of 'Committee Graduate Representative' can be abbreviated to CGR.\n*Report to the [[VP of Administration Relations]]\n!The Officers\n*[this list will populate at the beginning of the Spring 2007 semester]

Much of the work of the Graduate Student Government is accomplished through participation in various committees. While the Executive Officers and Department Representatives are required to participate in at least one committee, committee membership is open to all members of the GSG unless otherwise specified. Feel free to contact the GSG if you wish to become a committee member!\n!GSG Committees\nThe GSG Executive Committee reports to the GSG President, who is the Chairperson of the Executive Committee. All other GSG committees report to the corresponding Vice-President, who is the Chairperson to that committee. Each committee usually meets once per month for general business of the committee and correspondence of its members.\n*Executive Committee\n*Policy Committee\n*Activities and Graduate Life Committee\n*Orientation and Department Representation Committee\n*Public Relations Committee\n*Seminar Committee\n!WPI Campus Committees\nEach of the GSG Committees is responsible for sending members of the committee, as representatives of the GSG, to the following WPI Committees:\n*Academic Planning & Student Affairs Committee (APSA)\n*Blue Ribbon Task Force\n*Campus Center Committee\n*Campus Creed Committee\n*Campus Hearing Board\n*Committee on Academic Honesty\n*Committee on Advising and Student Life\n*Committee on Graduate Studies and Research (CGSR)\n*Community Council\n*Executive Staff Meetings\n*Institute Budget Committee\n*Presidential Appeals Board\n*Safety Committee\n*Strategic Planning and Implementation Committee\n*Student Government Association\n*Student Organization Council\n*Social Committee (SOCCOM)\n*Worcester Area Graduate Students\n*[[WPI Web Committee|http://www.wpi.edu/Campus/Webcom]]

A popular service we provide is partial funding of conference participation/presentation. We can fund up to $300 for your trip, and we've allocated funds for 20 grads per academic year. There are a couple of forms that you will end up using.\n*[[Conference Funding Financial Aid Application 091004|http://users.wpi.edu/~gsg/forms/GSG_Conference_Funding_091004.pdf]]\nFollow the instructions and drop it off either directly at our office, or in our SAO cubby hole / mail box. Give us a couple of weeks, and we should get back to you regarding approval/denial, and how much we are willing to fund.\n*[[SAO: Expense Reimbursement Form|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Students/studexpense.pdf]]\nAfter you have attended the conference, fill out this form, itemizing and attaching the original receipts (with a paper clip), putting your WPI ID next to your name, the correct address of where you want your reimbursement check going, and drop it off with us.

*Download the [[Constitution|http://www.mlamont.com/documents/UpdatedConstitution.doc]].\n*Download the [[Bylaws|http://www.mlamont.com/documents/UpdatedBylaws.doc]]

*Email us at [[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]].\n*Our mailbox is in the Student Activities Office (SAO) on the top floor of the campus center (turn right at the top of the main stairwell, through the doors, first door on the right).\n*Our office is on the top floor of the ''Campus Center, room 320'', past the SAO, through that small computer lab.\n*If you would like to contact a specific [[Executive Board]] Officer, our contact information is provided.

[[Welcome]] [[About GSG]] [[Blog]] [[Executive Board]] [[Agenda]]

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Department Graduate Representative is charged with everything related to ''interactions with graduate students and faculty within the respective department''.@@\nThe title of 'Department Graduate Representative' can be abbreviated to DGR.\n*reports to the [[President]]\n*represents the voice and addresses the general welfare of graduate students within the department\n*represents department student body at faculty meetings\n*coordinates curriculum amendments\n*coordinates with possible hosting of student-faculty luncheons or similar events\n*coordinates with possible hosting of discussing department field recent advancements\n*invites speakers\n!The Officers\n*''Jenna Balestrini'', [[Department Grad Rep]] of Biomedical Engineering\n\n*[this list will populate at the beginning of the Spring 2007 semester]\n*@@''This position is one of the [[Open Positions]].''@@

Worcester provides a wide variety of dining options, fortunately either a brisk walk or a short drive away from campus. We are currently collecting venues by street, but this will all be reorganized by food-type, with addresses and telephone numbers for each, ultimately with links to reviews and maps.\n!Highland St.\n*Sahara\n*Subway\n*Tech Pizza\n*Boynton\n*Bean Counter\n*Sole Proprietor\n*Dragon Dynasty\n*D'Angelo's\n*Bravo Cafe\n!Park Ave.\n*~El-Basha\n*Shiraz\n*Tai Cha Da\n*Blue Jeans Pizza\n*Ho Toy\n*Mo's\n*KFC\n*Taco Bell\n*Armadillo Depot\n*Mahoney's\n*De Lat\n*Anhthu\n*Blue Bird Pizza\n*Arby's\n*Pho Da Kao\n*Friendly's\n*Apple Bee's\n*Boston Market\n*Nancy Chang's\n*The Struck\n*Miranda Bread\n*Living Earth\n!Shrewsbury\n*Pampas

*@@Details on the voting procedure will be announced.@@\n*Polls will open 7am, Wednesday, December 13th.\n*Polls will close 9pm, Wednesday, December 13th.

@@''This section will be updated starting the week of March 26th.''@@\n\n!Latest\n''Graduate Research Appreciation Day (GRAD) 2007''\n\nThere are 162 participants in next Wednesday's 2nd annual Graduate Research Appreciation Day (GRAD) 2007 poster symposium. We congratulate every one of them, and wish them the best in presenting to the judges. The GSG will have a table where there will be refreshments and goodies, so drop by, say hi, and snack as you walk around.\n\n@@New this year, we can print your poster! Contact us with your original receipt handy, and we can refund the first 50 grads up to $40.@@\n\nOn a related note, Clark University is putting on a similar event on April 4th: The 5th Annual Graduate Student Multidisciplinary Conference, organized by their Graduate Student Council. We are finalizing our involvement in the coming week. Stay tuned.\n\n''The Bowling Night'' - free for all grads: bring WPI ID and shoes with socks\n\nFriday, April 6th, 2007\n7:00pm - 10:00pm\nGompei's Gutters\n\nIt's time to bowl your worries down the gutter! We're setting the mood for fun with bowling, food, and music. You'll see fliers are going up around campus\n\n!Events Digest + Calendar\nWe are working on a solution in conjunction with the undergrads' [[Student Government Association|http://sga.wpi.edu]] regarding a weekly events digest email and pushing the use of just one calendar. For now, we have created [[our own|http://www.wpi.edu/~gsg/calendar]] where we are currently placing our [[Office Hours]] and plan to show other grad-related events. We'll keep you posted on what we finally decide in effectively communicating what is happening on campus without clogging up your inbox.\n\n!Previous Events\n\n@@[full update in the works]@@\n\n''Improving Motivation and Time Management Workshop'' ([[flyer|http://users.wpi.edu/~gsg/Documents/timeflyer.doc]])\npresented by ''Charles C. Morse''\nbrought to you by the ''Office of Graduate Studies''\n\nMonday, September 18, 2006.\n4:00pm - 5:00pm\nCampus Center Hagglund Room\n\n...light supper will be served...\n\n\nWHO: All Grad Students (this means you!)\nWHAT: First General Body Meeting\nWHERE: Higgins House (its the only place we can serve alcohol)\nWHEN: this Friday, September 1st, 2006, 4pm - 7pm\nMOTIVATING NOTE: there will be food and alcohol (so bring an ID with your age on it - license, passport, etc)\n\nOrientation Day was just to show our faces and give a quick intro into who we are and what we do. We at the GSG Executive Board would like to chat with you, get to know your success stories and concerns. We would like to introduce new folk to old folk, provide an opportunity to mingle. You may not meet your soul mate, but you may meet a business / research partner - who knows!\nWe're here to enhance your time at WPI, both socially and academically. To paraphrase Jerry Maguire, "Help us, help you!"\n\nWe've got chips and drinks (soda, wine, beer). We'll tell you what we're currently working on behind the scenes. For the new people, we'll discuss topics including:\n*tuition payment (deferment / allocation)\n*social security issues\n*how to go about getting a research advisor\n*SNAP\n*local wining & dining options\n\n__please bring__:\n*your ID with your B'Day on it\n*your INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL CURIOSITY\n*your SMILE\n!Ideas\n*chalk talks: informal colloquiums of graduate & undergraduate students\n*pizza with professors\n*inter-department lunches

!Board Description\nIn brief: @@The Executive Board is charged with everything related to ''upholding the [[Constitution & Bylaws]]'', ''fulfilling the mission of "Promoting Graduate Life"'', and ''manifesting the [[Broad Goals]]''.@@\nThe title of 'Executive Board' can be abbreviated to EB.\n*We meet once a week, every week.\n!The Board\n*''Michael Leferman'', [[President]]\n**[[leferman@wpi.edu|mailto:leferman@wpi.edu]], 201-874-4509\n*''Jodi Lowell'', [[VP of Operations]]\n**[[jmlowell@wpi.edu|mailto:jmlowell@wpi.edu]], \n*''Saurabh Shingote'', [[VP of Finances]]\n**[[saurabh.shingote@wpi.edu|mailto:saurabh.shingote@wpi.edu]], \n*''Anita Minakyan'', [[VP of Events]]\n**[[aminakya@wpi.edu|mailto:aminakya@wpi.edu]], \n*''Rishikesh Desai'', [[VP of Marketing]]\n**[[rishikeshdesai@wpi.edu|mailto:rishikeshdesai@wpi.edu]], \n*''Yue Wang'', [[VP of Administration Relations]]\n**[[yuewang@wpi.edu|mailto:yuewang@wpi.edu]], 774-408-0006\n*''Kevin Wayns'', [[VP of Student Relations]]\n**[[kwayns@wpi.edu|mailto:kwayns@wpi.edu]], 413-575-9816\n\nThough graduate students have a variety of concerns and opinions, we have identified six [[Major Issues]] that are of importance to most graduate students, each deserving of its own, dedicated Executive Board Officer. Thus, ontop of their roles as Vice Presidents, some Executive Board Officers are also 'Czar's of a Major Issue.

@@''This section will be updated starting Spring 2007.''@@\n\n[links coming soon]\n!Forms for Grads\n*Allocate the GSG's budget for student clubs YOURSELF! (log in with your CCC account) (''link in the works'')\n*[[Conference Funding Financial Aid Application 091004|http://users.wpi.edu/~gsg/forms/GSG_Conference_Funding_091004.pdf]]\n*[[SAO: Expense Reimbursement Form|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Students/studexpense.pdf]]\n!Forms for Clubs / Organizations\n*Register/Update Your Club's Information with the GSG (log in with your club's CCC account) (''link in the works'')\n*[[Event Funding Request / Budgest Estimate Form rev8|http://users.wpi.edu/~gsg/forms/Event_Funding_Request_v8.xls]]\n*[[Club Contact Info Form 092904|http://users.wpi.edu/~gsg/forms/GSG_Officer_Form_092904.xls]]\n*[[SAO: Interclub $ Transfer Form|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Staff/Forms/departmenttransfer.pdf]]\n*[[SAO: Check Requests to pay your vendors directly from your own club account|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Staff/Forms/checkrequest.pdf]]\n!Forms from the Student Activities Office\n*[[SAO: Expense Reimbursement Form|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Students/studexpense.pdf]]\n*[[SAO: Interclub $ Transfer Form|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Staff/Forms/departmenttransfer.pdf]]\n*[[SAO: Check Requests to pay your vendors directly from your own club account|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/Staff/Forms/checkrequest.pdf]]\n*[[All SAO Forms|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Acc/SAO]]

@@''This section will be updated starting Spring 2007.''@@\n\n!Funding Studies at WPI\nThere are a number of opportunities for assisting graduate students with funding their education. A list of assistantships, fellowships, loans and payment plans is available at [[this site|http://www.grad.wpi.edu/Financial]].\n!Limited conference funding\nTypically when research proposals are made, they automatically include funding request for students to attend area specific conferences. However in the rare scenario wherein your department or advisor is unable to support you for the same, we offer limited financial support upto $ 300 per student per academic year. Please contact the GSG for further details. You will be directed to fill out a [[Conference Funding Financial Aid Application|Forms & Paperwork]], which will need input from your advisor and departmental head.\n!On Campus club support\nWe support various clubs on campus whose events are open to graduate students. We also support departmental graduate student group activities.

*online collaboration tool\n*tracks & documents what the GSG [[Executive Board]] knows & does\n*[[login here|http://wpigsg.projectpath.com]]

@@''This section will be updated starting Spring 2007.''@@\n\nAfter much ado, the [[Living In Worcester|http://gsg.wpi.edu/Documents/Living%20in%20Worcester.ppt]] presentation from orientation.\nHere, in no particular order, are some links to help you find things to do in Worcester and the surrounding area:\n!Useful links\n*[[The WPI Social Net|http://www.socialweb.net]] ([[Night Life Calendar|http://www.socialweb.net/Clients/Worcester/nightlife.lasso]])\n*[[The Worcesterweb|http://www.worcesterweb.com]]\n*[[Dining In and Around Worcester|http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/dining-off.html]]\n*[[Getting Around Worcester and out of Worcester|http://www.wpi.edu/About/Visitors/transportation.html]]\n*[[Worcester, WPI's home town|http://www.worcestermass.org]]\n*[[Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitor's bureau|http://www.worcester.org]]\n*[[craigslist: Worcester|http://worcester.craigslist.net]]\n!Struck with $5 or less\n*Brown Bag Concerts at Mechanics Hall, free at noon on Wednesdays\n*Picnic in Elm Park\n*The Bean Counter (coffee shop) on Highland Street\n*Worcester Art Museum\n*Worcester Historical Museum\n*Higgins Armory Museum\n*Explore the City by bus\n!A little better at $5 to $15\n*Cover charge, a beer, and a live band at a blues club say at Tammany Club\n*The Boynton (Pizzeria and Restaurent)\n*Lunch at an authentic Diner\n*A few rounds of pool at Jillian's\n*A movie in town\n*A round trip to Boston on the commuter rail\n*Dinner at one of Worcester's many fine ethnic restaurants on Route 9\n*A foliage drive around the Quabbin Reservoir\n!An article from the WPI Campus Newspaper "Tech News"\nThere's NOTHING to do in Worcester? By ~EIizabeth Salazar Class of 2004\n\nSo this is the last article I will ever get to write for this fine, anime-centered newspaper. And since it is, these are my last words of non-academic wisdom for those whom I leave behind-` There IS something to do in Worcester. Pay attention all you whiny college kids who claim that there is nothing to do in this place: even though Worcester isn't a booming metropolis complete with high rise entertainment complexes, efficient public transportation, world famous museums and successful sports arenas... at least-it isn't a flat mid-western farmland. (Ohhhhh dis!) For those who have dished out this phrase more than once, I have a few questions for you:\n\nHave you dared venture beyond campus onto other streets, like Quinsigamond Ave. (home to Dollar's Worth, Port of Worcester Tattoo, The Miss Worcester Diner and nearby Coney Island) or Grafton Hill (home to ridiculously yummy Wholly Cannoli, and the crazy cult-like Quan Yin Vegetarian Restaurant)? Have you bothered talking to some of those random people you run into at coffee shops or music stores? Have you used Social Web to find out what's going on and where there might be cool restaurants or events happening? (www.socialweb.net) Have you ever been skating in elm park? Have you bothered to find places of interest (i.e. comic book shops, ethnic food markets, ethnic dance classes, museums, used cd & bookstores, parks, independent and foreign film cinemas, poetry readings, inde pendent art exhibits, local and non-local Hip- Hop, Punk, Hardcore,Jazz, Classical performances, even "Magic Card" game tournaments) or visited them, at least once? Have you bothered or ganizations involved with things of interest -. to you that are beyond campus? (International Rescue League, Habitat for Humanity, Abby House, Worcester Soccer Leagues, - HOPE Lodge, Worcester Artists Group, Worcester County Poet Association, Worcester Historical Society, Preservation Worcester, Social Justice 101, toname a few) Have you ever been to another college campus? (we've got 13, and 6 near campus) Have you ever been outside of Worcester to nearby towns like Spencer (visit St. - Joseph's Abby, a perfect place to get away from it all and enjoy the quiet of nature), Sutton (Purgatory Chasm, a hidden landmark within woods with 70 ft. granite walls great forrockclimbing)? You are intelligent people; don't suffer if you don't have to. You live in Worcester, you make it what it is.I mean, What if.. WPI -. was located in the middle of cornfield farmlands? Then you'd have something to complain about. (Oh yeah, one more thing: Save Tech News! You can complain all you want about 3 pages of Anime reviews, but unless you write about something of interest to you, it's still going to be there next week. )\n\n"Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than. you found it." - Marian Wright Edelman

Here are some sites with local event calendars:\n*The WPI Social Net\n*The Worcesterweb\n*Dining In and Around Worcester\n*Getting Around Worcester and out of Worcester\n*Worcester, WPI's home town\n*Central Massachusetts Convention and Visitor's bureau\n

We are currently collecting information about these local services:\n*banking\n*car mechanics\n*dentists\n*barbers & hair saloons\n*laundry facilities\n*good landlords\n*inexpensive stores

The GSG is looking for a logo - are you a design whiz? We're holding a GSG logo competition, where the winning entry will be used as our logo, and the ''winning artist will get a $80 voucher to the Sahara Restaurant'' (think of it as a dinner for two). Does that whet your creative appetite? Rules and regulations are coming soon... email us your creations!

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[[Welcome]]\n[[About GSG]]\n- [[Broad Goals]]\n- [[Products and Services]]\n- [[Organization]]\n[[Major Issues]]\n[[Agenda]]\n----\n[[Pictures|gallery/index.html]]\n[[Events]] ([[Calendar|http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=wpigsg%40gmail.com]])\n[[Student Clubs]]\n[[WPI Facilities]]\n[[Living in Worcester]]\n[[Constitution & Bylaws]]\n[[Forms & Paperwork]]\n----\n[[Contact Us]]

Though graduate students have a variety of concerns and opinions, we have identified five Major Issues that are of importance to most graduate students, each deserving of its own, dedicated Executive Board Officer. Thus, ontop of their roles as Vice Presidents, some [[Executive Board]] Officers are also 'Czar's of a Major Issue.\n*Housing\n*Parking\n*Orientation\n*Funding\n*Health Insurance\n*Careers\n\n@@''By end of next month, these sections will be better filled out.''@@\n\n!Housing\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@\n!Parking\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@\n!Orientation\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@\n!Funding\nThere are a number of opportunities for assisting graduate students with funding their education. A list of assistantships, fellowships, loans and payment plans is available at [[this site|http://www.grad.wpi.edu/Financial]].\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@\n!Health Insurance\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@\n!Careers\n@@''Establish status report and plan of action.''@@

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*You may nominate either yourself or someone you know for any of the [[Open Positions]].\n*Whoever you nominate must be a WPI graduate student and is someone who you think is capable of upholding the position.\n*@@Just email us ([[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]]) by ''5pm, Tuesday, December 12th'':@@\n**@@the name@@\n**@@the position@@\n**@@the department@@

We're doing our best to have open communication. As one more avenue of interaction, we're opening our office door and inviting you in. We're on the top floor of the Campus Center, past the Student Activities Office, in room 320. We're still working out a regular schedule, but you can find when somebody should be in by checking out our [[calendar|http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=wpigsg%40gmail.com]]. Drop by with suggestions, concerns, or just to say hi. We're a friendly bunch.

!Hello\nWelcome to the WPI Graduate Student Government home page! The GSG serves to voice the academic and administrative concerns of the graduate student body at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. In addition, the GSG organizes a number of events throughout the year which provide a social outlet for WPI graduate students. Once again, welcome and stay tuned!\n!Signing up on the WPI Graduate Student Mailing list\nThis is our primary method to contact you regarding parties, outdoor events, conference funding support and other opportunities. To subscribe, send an email to [[grad-students-request@wpi.edu|mailto:grad-students-request@wpi.edu]] and __in the body of the email, include "subscribe" (without quotes)__. The mail system will reply back to you to confirm that you really want to join the list, so just follow the instructions in that message. Throughout the year, we will be co-hosting events with students clubs, so be sure to subscribe!\n!Contact the GSG Executives\nThe best and the preferred way is through email to [[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]].

@@The following positions are open@@ within our Graduate Student Government.\n*[[Department Grad Rep]] (one person per department)\n*[[Organization Grad Rep]]\n*[[Webmaster]]\n*~BIO2007 volunteer: here's a networking opportunity. WPI is looking for either a Biology, Biotechnology, ~BioChemistry, or Biomedical Engineering graduate student to speak about WPI, our programs, and help represent us at the BIO 2007 WPI booths and receptions in Boston, Sunday, May 6th, 11pm - 6pm at the Seaport World Trade Center (http://www.biocareerfair.org)... the career fair is free, but the receptions are not. It looks like you would get a pass to a few of these networking receptions as payment. Email us if you're interested.\n\nTo nominate someone, or yourself:\n@@Send an email to [[gsg@wpi.edu|mailto:gsg@wpi.edu]] with the NAME, POSITION, & DEPARTMENT.@@\nWe'll take care of the rest.

*see our [[Organization Chart|http://www.mlamont.com/images/gsgorgchart.jpg]]\n*[[Executive Board]]\n**[[President]]\n**[[VP of Operations]]\n**[[VP of Finances]]\n**[[VP of Events]]\n**[[VP of Marketing]]\n**[[VP of Administration Relations]]\n**[[VP of Student Relations]]\n*[[Advisory Board]]\n**[[Department Grad Rep]]\n**[[Committee Grad Rep]]\n**[[Organization Grad Rep]]

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Organization Graduate Representative is charged with everything related to the ''representation of on-campus clubs or other special interest groups''.@@\nThe title of 'Organization Graduate Representative' can be abbreviated to OGR.\n*Report to the [[VP of Student Relations]]\n!The Officers\n*[this list will populate at the beginning of the Spring 2007 semester]

We are currently collecting information about these playing & exploration activities:\n*biking\n*rock climbing\n*camping\n*bowling\n*pool / billiards\n*arcade gaming

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The President is charged with everything related to ''leadership'', ''general execution'', and ''quality assurance''.@@\nThe title of 'President' can be abbreviated to PRE.\n*leads Vice Presidents\n*leads [[Department Graduate Representatives|Department Grad Rep]]\n*acts as the public face / spokesperson of the GSG\n*ambassador to SGA\n*coordinates all GSG efforts\n*ensures a sense of professionalism in all GSG interactions\n*administrates leadership transition\n*runs [[Executive Board]] Meetings\n*takes and parses minutes of [[Executive Board]] Meetings\n*runs [[Advisory Board]] Meetings\n*administrates GSG [[Knowledge Bank]]\n!The Officer\n*''Michael Leferman'', [[President]]\n**[[leferman@wpi.edu|mailto:leferman@wpi.edu]], 201-874-4509

Some of our most visible efforts are the following products and services.\n*[[Conference Funding]]: maximum of $300 for 20 different people per academic year\n*Student Organization allocation & funding\n*partial funding for Office of Graduate Studies Workshops\n*End-of-semester parties, bowling, Valentine's Day Ball\n*[[Science Cross-Talk]]\n*[[Advisory Board]] Meetings, General Body Meetings\n*[[Office Hours]]

@@Graduate student interactions are notoriously limited to within departments. Viewing this as untapped potential, we propose an environment where we grads, and WPI as a whole, can capitalize on our ''social and academic growth''.@@\n\n@@We are calling it a Science Cross-Talk one department hosting another for an intimate yet informal lunch plus mini-lecture, with at least one grad from each department giving a 5 minute presentation of their research on a whiteboard.@@\n\nWe have two goals in mind. ''Social growth'' by getting grads out of their labs, talking to each other, and looking to ourselves as an easily available set of contacts for life beyond WPI; and ''Academic growth'' by exchanging ideas and promoting inter-disciplinary communication: the cross-talks. Food funds would be split between departments, and us, the GSG, the small number of grads, one department hosting another, makes the event more manageable and seem informal, and who knows? This could give rise to anything from new friendships and lab tips to great research ideas and business partnerships.\n\nWe sincerely hope this takes off and becomes and integral part of campus culture, maybe even positioning WPI as a champion of this idea, but we are first looking to get all departments involved, and are wondering if you think your department would be interested.\n\n!Upcoming SXT\n*Math and Chemistry. Chase Johnson "Applications of Mathematics to Molecular Geometry." Tuesday, March 17th. Noon, Hagglund Room (3rd floor of the Campus Center) Free lunch is first come, first served. Get there early!

We are currently collecting information about these kinds of shopping venues:\n*supermarkets\n*malls\n*speciality

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@@''This section will be updated starting Spring 2007.''@@\n\nThis list of organizations is your ~Seal-Of-GSG Approval that these noble groups actively fight every day for your graduate student welfare. We hope you check them out, get involved, and become a part of the next generation of WPI's Graduate Freedom Fighters. -- Viva la resistance!\n(This list is no where near complete. [[Here|http://wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Orgs/categories.html]] is a more comprehensive list that we will incorporate soon. Please email the GSG execs if your organization is not listed.)\n*[[Association for Computing Machinery|http://www.acm.wpi.edu]]\nThe Worcester Area Student Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery is a WPI based student organization affiliated with the international ACM As a student organization we work "to promote and increase knowledge of the science, design, development, construction, applications and languages of modern computing machinery", as our bylaws state. We also "provide interaction between our membership and professionals in the computing industry." \n*[[Ballroom Dance Team|http://users.wpi.edu/~dance]]\nThe WPI Ballroom Dance Team is an active student group with a common interest in ballroom dance. The team organizes bi-weekly dance lessons taught by Normand from the Fred Astaire Ballroom Studio in Worcester. WPI students and faculty members are invited to attend our sessions. The team is composed of members spanning a great variety of skill levels and dance experience. Beginners as well as seasoned dancers are welcome and targeted by our dance instruction. \n*[[Biomedical Engineering Society|http://users.wpi.edu/~bmes]]\n*[[Chinese Students and Scholars Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~cssa]]\n*[[Deutschklub|http://www.wpi.edu/~german]]\nThe "Deutschklub", or German Club, is just that. A group of people that convenes somewhat regularly and speaks German. Not all of them are German. There are Austrians, Belgians, Swiss and of course, the general English-speakers who happened to pick German up from somewhere. Everyone is welcome to attend any/all of the events. \n*[[Global Awareness of Environmental Activities|http://users.wpi.edu/~gaea]]\nWe, the members of Global Awareness of Environmental Activities (GAEA), evaluate the environmental status of the WPI community and educate the university to foster green/ecological awareness, responsibility, and activism. We strive to develop awareness of the connection of all living things, deference for the Earth, and consciousness of individual impact on the well being of our home - qualities we believe are essential to leading an environmentally cognizant and compassionate life. \n*[[Indian Students Organization|http://users.wpi.edu/~iso]]\n*[[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|http://www.ieee.wpi.edu]]\nThe Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is the world's largest technical professional society. A non-profit organization, IEEE promotes the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity, the advancement of the profession, and the well-being of its members. The purpose of this organization is to represent the National IEEE organization at WPI and to provide programming and social events for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.\n*[[International Student Council|http://users.wpi.edu/~isc]]\nWe are a fun group of people from all Four Corners of the globe working together to enhance the quality of the WPI campus. From ski and museum trips to cultural festivals and celebrations; from meetings with professionals of various walks of life to meetings with speakers from different cultures of the world; from career-orientated seminars to subject-specific study sessions: we are here to promote fellowship, peer guidance and cultural awareness on campus, and enjoy ourselves while keeping up our studies. \n*[[Korean Student Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~ksa]]\n*[[Muslim Student Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~msa]]\n*[[Society of Black Engineers|http://users.wpi.edu/~nsbewpi]]\n*[[Student Pugwash|http://users.wpi.edu/~pugwash]]\n*[[Tech News|http://users.wpi.edu/~technews]]\n*[[Turkish Student Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~tsa]]\n*[[Vietnamese Student Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~wpivsa]]\n*[[WPI Photo Club|http://users.wpi.edu/~photo]]\nWe are all about photography, film, digital, hole in the box etc. Each term, we have a different theme of photography. Members go out and take photos pertaining to this theme and then share the results with everybody else at our weekly meetings. Of course, any photos you take you are welcome to share, our themes are meant to provide additional ideas for people. \n*[[WPI Wireless Association|http://users.wpi.edu/~wpiwa]]\nFounded in October of 1909, the WPI Wireless Association has been at the forefront of radio technology, and still thrives today experimenting in modern modes of Amateur Radio, such as packet radio and satellites. Located on top of Salisbury Laboratories, W1YK boasts a modern equipped station with HF coverage spanning the entire globe, and operates several repeaters servicing the central Massachusetts area. \n*[[WWPI Campus Radio|http://users.wpi.edu/~radio]]\nWWPI Campus Radio is a student-run free-to-air English language radio station, and broadcasts live from the station's studio at WPI in Worcester, Massachusetts, WWPI targets college students in the 18-25 age group on WPI campus and around the world, and broadcasts a minimum of 12 hours of live programming daily from the WPI Campus Center studio during academic terms. We follow a freestyle personality-driven format, with music genres ranging through jazz, folk, ska, pop, rock , metal, indie and hip-hop.\n!For Grads:\n*Allocate the GSG's budget YOURSELF! (''link in the works'')\n!For Organization Officers:\n*How do I create a new club? --> [[Get recognized by the campus through SAO|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/SAO/Orgs/Recognition]].\n*How can my club get GSG funding? --> [[Check out Article III of the GSG Bylaws|Constitution & Bylaws]].\n*Register/Update Your Club's Information with the GSG (log in with your club's CCC account) (''link in the works'')\n*[[How Do I Create A CCC Group (Club) Account|http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Help/Audiences/currentstudents.html]]?\n*[[How do I reset my club's CCC password or transfer the account's ownership to new officers|http://www.wpi.edu/+groupaccount]]?

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Created by Jeremy Ruston, here is how he describes this kind of website:\n\n//A TiddlyWiki is like a blog because it's divided up into neat little chunks, but it encourages you to read it by hyperlinking rather than sequentially: if you like, a non-linear blog analogue that binds the individual microcontent items into a cohesive whole. I think that TiddlyWiki represents a novel medium for writing, and will promote its own distinctive writing style.//\n\nAlso described as a wiki on a stick, this website is actually a wiki that fits in one file, using just HTML and ~JavaScript. Adding and modifying content is relatively simple - check out [[www.tiddlywiki.com|http://www.tiddlywiki.com]].

This website is still growing, and here are some features we're working on:\n*pictures of executive officers & from events\n*add AMA dining list\n*add health insurance link of accounting website\n*wikimapia.org\n*letting grad students give opinions on restaurants, etc.\n*moving-in resources\n*(finding:) fully comprehensive total WPI events calendar\n*information regarding social security & credit cards\n*regarding winter (clothing, etc.)\n*right column links (email, weather, train schedule, next event / meeting)\n*list all events\n*agenda\n*what we're working on\n*sponsored research opportunities\n*job board\n*restaurants\n*things to do in Worcester

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Administration Relations is charged with everything related to ''interactions with administration, including faculty''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Administration Relations' can be abbreviated to VPA.\n*leads [[Committee Graduate Representatives|Committee Grad Rep]]\n*knows and interacts with all faculty, institute, and ad hoc committees\n*knows administration organization chart\n*knows relevant details of administration and its interactions\n!The Officer\n*''Yue Wang'', [[VP of Administration Relations]]\n**[[yuewang@wpi.edu|mailto:yuewang@wpi.edu]], 774-408-0006

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Events is charged with everything related to the ''coordination, execution, and monitoring of events''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Events' can be abbreviated to VPE.\n*administrates & coordinates both academic & social events\n**interacts with administration to hold events\n*organizes & orders food & beverages\n*monitors events\n!The Officer\n*''Anita Minakyan'', [[VP of Events]]\n**[[aminakya@wpi.edu|mailto:aminakya@wpi.edu]],

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Finances is charged with everything related to ''internal and external funding''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Finances' can be abbreviated to VPF.\n*tracks & documents incoming & outgoing funds\n**knows our account history\n*handles conference funding\n*handles organization funding\n*handles GSG funding\n*works with VP of Operations on $8 Student Allocation\n!The Officer\n*''Fatima Mancuso'', [[VP of Finances]]\n**[[fmancuso@wpi.edu|mailto:fmancuso@wpi.edu]], 915-526-8620

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Marketing is charged with everything related to ''advertising'', ''name branding'' and ''determination of student, administration, and external opinion''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Marketing' can be abbreviated to VPM.\n*advertises our events\n*makes sure our message gets out in a unified and effective manner\n*gauges public opinion\n*continually looks for methods to determine what graduate students need and want from the GSG\n*knows how other ~GSGs operate nationally\n!The Officer\n*''Abhishek Inamdar'', [[VP of Marketing]]\n**[[abhinam@wpi.edu|mailto:abhinam@wpi.edu]],

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Operations is charged with everything related to ''documentation''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Operations' can be abbreviated to VPO.\n*documents what the GSG needs to do\n*documents what the GSG has done\n*documents what the GSG knows\n*takes minutes of [[Advisory Board]] Meetings\n*acts as Parlimentarian at [[Advisory Board]] Meetings: knows Roberts' Rules\n*manages our physical SAO inbox\n*manages our email inbox\n*sends ~GSG-official emails\n*manages mailing lists\n*manages website\n*administrates nominations and elections\n*administrates $8 Student Allocation\n*knows office contents\n*knows avenues of activity and influence at our disposal\n!The Officer\n*''Jodi Lowell'', [[VP of Operations]]\n**[[jmlowell@wpi.edu|mailto:jmlowell@wpi.edu]],

!Job Description\nIn brief: @@The Vice President of Student Relations is charged with everything related to ''interactions with graduate students''.@@\nThe title of 'Vice President of Student Relations' can be abbreviated to VPS.\n*leads [[Organization Graduate Representatives|Organization Grad Rep]]\n*knows and interacts with all student organizations (clubs, those especially with significant numbers of grad members) and their officers\n*knows funding expectations of student organizations\n*handles miscellaneous student life issues\n!The Officer\n*''Suvesh Pratapa'', [[VP of Student Relations]]\n**[[suveshp@wpi.edu|mailto:suveshp@wpi.edu]], 413-575-9816

@@''This section will be updated starting Spring 2007.''@@\n\n!Helpful Links\n*Your First stop for all Graduate studies related Info is right @ [[The Office of Graduate Studies and Enrollment|http://grad.wpi.edu]]\n*[[Career Development Center|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/CDC]]\n*[[Computer Resources|http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC]]\n*[[Dining Services|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Dining]]\n*[[Instructional Media Center|http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/IMC]]\n*[[Student Health Center|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Health]]\n*[[International Student Services|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/ISS]]\n*[[Library Resources|http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Library]]\n*[[Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD)|http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/ETD]]\nThere are a set of regulations which must be followed when writing a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation. These regulations specify the format, page size, margins, etc. necessary for acceptance by the Institute and the library. Please pick up a copy of this document from your department office, the registrar, or from the ETD site and read it carefully before writing the thesis or dissertation.\n*[[Residential Services|http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/RSO]]\n*[[WPI Online Graduate Catalog|http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/Catalogs/Grad]]\n!Graduate Facilities\nUpon presentation of a valid WPI identification card, a graduate student will have access to all of the student facilities at WPI. These facilities include the library, the gym and all athletic facilities, the College Computation Center and all other computing facilities, the Counseling and Student Development Center, the bookstore, etc. In addition, many departments may have special laboratories and lounges specifically for the use of graduate students. The Student Health Center is available to those graduate students who have paid the health fee.\n!Health Insurance\n''[links to more health insurance information coming soon]''\nMassachusetts state regulations require that all full-time graduate students maintain some health insurance policy. If a graduate student is not covered by insurance held by a parent or spouse, the student is required to have personal health insurance. A basic health insurance policy is available through WPI. This policy requires that each student also pay a health fee to be eligible to use the WPI Student Health Center. Information about the basic health insurance plan can be obtained from the Student Health Center, the Dean of Students Office, or the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. For information about any additional coverage which may be available to graduate students contact the GSG or the Office of Graduate Studies and Research.

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Note: This page is in the process of being re-constructed. Some of the information maybe outdated. Please let us know if you would urgently need any recent information. Mail us at gsg@wpi.edu\n\n!A ~Re-Introduction \nWe are the WPI Graduate Student Government (GSG), and welcome to our website. A reevaluation of our mission and effectiveness has resulted in two broad actions.\n*a ''restructuring'', including adding levels of more appropriate influence into departments (see [[Organization]] & [[Department Grad Rep]]); and\n*a ''refocusing'', using an online collaboration tool as a [[Knowledge Bank]] to track and document what we know and do.\n!About this Site\nWe plan to make this page a super cyber portal for all needs related to WPI graduate students, so look out for [[Upcoming Features]] and follow our [[Blog]]. The navigation menu is on the left, where the links on the right are more callouts and links of interest. Feel free to explore! This website is a [[TiddlyWiki]].\n!The Latest\n*''Science ~Cross-Talk'': Food, Friends, and a Whiteboard... we're starting to [[pair up departments|Science Cross-Talk]].\n*''Open Positions'': Links on the right share what we're looking for - check 'em out.\n

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[[Mailing Lists]]\n[[Meetings]]\n[[Dining]]\n[[Shopping]]\n[[Playing & Exploring]]\n[[Local Services]]\n[[Committees]]\n[[Housing]]\n[[Parking]]\n[[Orientation]]\n[[Funding]]\n[[Health Insurance]]\n[[Old Welcome]]\n!Their Responsibilities\nThe Executive Committee is responsible for the day-to-day affairs of the GSG and for implementing the policies of the membership. The Executive Officers are elected annually in March by the graduate student population as a whole. Specific executive responsibilities include\n*managing the GSG finances,\n*maintaining contact with student, faculty and other groups on campus,\n*acting as liaison to the National Association of Graduate & Professional Students (NAGPS),\n*spearheading action on campus issues such as tuition increases and funding,\n*organizing social and educational events, and\n*sitting on WPI committees and task forces.