_Last Revision: November 20, 2024_ --- RPI students have [their own Student Government](https://sites.google.com/view/rpistugov/home), and with that formal representation. The **RPI Graduate Council (GC)** is its graduate branch, and consists of 15 graduate students elected by the entire RPI graduate student body. The Council's purpose is to represent graduate students in university affairs and advocate for their needs. See the [Council's Website](https://sites.google.com/view/rpistugov/graduate-council) for news, upcoming events, as well as links to all [ByLaws, Rules, and Regulations of RPI Stud Gov't.](https://sites.google.com/view/rpistugov/record) ## Structure 15 Voting Members - 7 Graduate Representatives - 7 Graduate Senators - 1 [Black Student Graduate Association](https://bgsa.rpi.edu/about) Representative ## Communication Channels with the Institute ### GC specific | **Meeting** | **Participants** | **Frequency, Duration** | **Comments** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ | | [**President & Provost**](Important%20Offices.md##Important%20People%20on%20Campus) | GC Pres. | monthly, 30 mins | Scheduled on-demand | | [**Dean of Graduate Education**](Important%20Offices.md##Important%20People%20on%20Campus) | GC Pres. + Vice Pres., BGSA Pres. | monthly, 1 hour | Discuss imminent action items regarding grad community | | [**Dean of Graduate Experience**](Important%20Offices.md##Important%20People%20on%20Campus) | GC Pres. + Vice Pres. | bi-weekly, 1 hour | | | [**Board of Trustees**](Important%20Offices.md##Important%20People%20on%20Campus) | GC Pres. as a "permanent guest" | twice per year, 2 hours | GC Pres. presents grad community updates (5-10 mins) | ### All Grads | **Meeting** | **Participants** | **Frequency, Duration** | **Comments** | | ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Grad Leaders Meeting with President, Provost, VPs** | Grad Org Reps across campus, GC Pres. + Vice Pres. | monthly, 1 hour | Informal discussion of any grad-related topics. Initiated by RPI Pres. Marty Schmidt in March 2023 | | **Open Conversation w/ President, Provost, Dean of Grad Education** | Entire grad community | once per semester, 2 hours | Open forum for everyone to join. [Initiated by GC in Dec 2023](../../_assets/Graduate%20Council%20-%20A/2023-24%20-%20A/Graduate%20Council%202023-24%20Term%20Report%20-%20Compressed_27.5.pdf#page=17) | ### School Graduate Boards [Initiated by GC in early 2024](../../_assets/Graduate%20Council%20-%20A/2023-24%20-%20A/Graduate%20Council%202023-24%20Term%20Report%20-%20Compressed_27.5.pdf#page=13), these intend to be direct, informal line of communication between the School Deans and their graduate students. These are currently in the forming stage. | **Meeting** | **Participants** | **Frequency, Duration** | **Comments** | | ----------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------- | | **HASS Graduate Board** | [Dean of HASS](https://news.rpi.edu/2024/07/29/william-gibbons-leading-music-scholar-joins-rpi-dean-humanities-arts-and-social-sciences), HASS Grad Org Reps, GC Rep | monthly, 45 mins | Inaugural meeting on 10/18/2024 | ## Term Reports  --- ## Web Links - [Website](https://sites.google.com/view/rpistugov/graduate-council) - [Email](mailto:[email protected]) - [Linktree](https://linktr.ee/rpi.graduate.council) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/rpi.graduate.council/) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rpi-graduate-council/) --- _Have knowledge/edits to share? See the [CONTRIBUTE](../../CONTRIBUTE.md) page._