Working groups are charged by the GSC with setting the priorities or work plans to address specific issues. The GSC 2007-2008 membership followed a formal participatory effort to identify, group, and rank major issues affecting graduate student life and academics in campus. This final outcome of this effort was the establishment of nine (9) internal working groups. Working groups meet during the general assembly and is a requirement of every delegate, representative and officer.
- Aggie Relay for Life
This working group organizes and promotes the GSC Aggie Relay for Life Team - Career Awareness
The goals for this working group are to increase the number of career related workshops, career fairs, and networking opportunities; to increase recruitment, retention, and to improve graduation rates of graduate students. - Financial Benefits
The goals of this working group are to identify and increase awareness of financial sources for supplements and travel; to have minimum universal standards for all teaching and research assistantships; and to inform graduate students about stipend levels and the breakdown of funding for assistantships across campus. - Go Green
This working group’s goals are to have all new construction on campus certified by the US Green Building Council (LEED Certification); to ensure recycling bins are adjacent to all trash cans on campus; and improve the energy efficiency on campus by installing motion sensors on light switches and having un-used computers shutdown. - GSC Enhancements
The goals of this working group are to suggest improvements to the functioning of GSC, including operational and constitutional changes. - Health Insurance
The goals of this working group are to improve insurance plans available to graduate students; to lower costs for families of graduate students; to better disseminate the available options for insurance plans; to advocate for injustice; and to unify/standardize teaching assistant benefits across campus. - Health/Safety, and Well-Being
This working group’s goals are to improve building lighting, safety and security; to develop a system for dissemination of disease related issues; and to improve promotion of REC Center activities to graduate students. - Integrate Campus
The goals for this working group are to facilitate better inclusion of international students; to promote cultural diversity; to publicize the cultural events; and to work on a guest lecture series. - Transportation
This working group addresses the current year’s transportation issues and works with the Director of TS in order to develop initiatives for the creation of solutions for the issues. The issues can range from broad concerns (e.g. a bicycle plan on campus) to narrow issues (e.g. redesigning a bus route).