2018-19 Graduate Student Association Leadership

R Sharif D Bender H Houson

Jaanam Gopalakrishnan - President Clayton Sandel - Secretary Brennah Murphy- Social Chair

College of Medicine (Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College)

PhD Student - Pathology PhD Student - Microbiology & Immunology PhD Student - Pathology

Kim M Sarah B B Frempah

Sarah Bland - GREAT Chair/Treasurer Dawn Bender - GREAT Vice Chair Nicolas Means- GREAT-Career Development Chair

College of Medicine(Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College)

PhD Student - Microbiology & Immunology PhD Student - Cell Biology PhD Student - Pathology

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Rabab "Ruby" Sharif - GSA Senator Alex Yeganeh - GREAT Workshop Chair Fauziyya Muhammad - GSA Senator

College of Medicine (Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College) College of Medicine (Graduate College)

PhD Student- Cell Biology PhD Student-Neuroscience PhD Student- Microbiology & Immunology

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Michelle Staudt, PhD Matt Dickson - GSA Senator Catina Jordan

Graduate College College of Pharmacy (Graduate College) Graduate College

Faculty Representative PhD Student - Pharmaceutical Sciences Staff Representative

Graduate Student Association

The Graduate Student Association membership includes all students pursuing post baccalaureate degrees in the Graduate College at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The organization's mission is to improve student academic conditions and create an organization of the local, regional, and national graduate student community.

Goals

To further the academic and career development of all graduate students on the OUHSC campus.
To provide graduate students with an opportunity to provide input into the governance of the Graduate College
To provide a forum for graduate students to present their research results and to obtain travel funds to attend scientific meetings through the Graduate Research Education and Technology Forum and GSA sponsored travel awards.
To provide a social and support network for graduate students on the OUHSC campus.

Governance

Goverance is vested in the Graduate College Student Board composed of elected representatives for each of the six professional colleges who serve for one academic year. Meetings, open to all Graduate students, are held monthly on the first Thursday each month at noon.

Meetings

Upcoming Meetings:

Day	Date	Location	Time
Thursday	9/06/2018	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00pm
Thursday	10/04/2018	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	11/01/2018	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	12/06/2018	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	2/07/2019	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	3/07/2019	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	4/04/2019	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday	5/02/2019	BMSB 324	12:00-1:00 pm

Minutes:

Minutes for 09/06/2018 GSA meeting

Minutes for 10/04/2018 GSA meeting

Minutes for 11/01/2018 GSA meeting

Strategic Plan

Annual Events

Orientation

Greaduate Research Education and Technology Symposium (GREAT)

GREAT is an acronym for Graduate Research Education And Technology Symposium hosted by the OUHSC Graduate College and the OUHSC Graduate Student Association. For the past 42 years, students at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center have showcased their original research at the GREAT Symposium. Students and postdoctoral fellows compete for travel grants to present their research at national scientific meetings.

All current Graduate College students and those graduating in the academic year are eligible to participate. In order to redeem GREAT travel award winnings, individuals who have graduated must present proof that they will be presenting the research conducted while a student at the OUHSC and not previously presented at GREAT. Graduates in a postdoctoral position must participate in the postdoctoral fellow competition.

Graduate College Convocation
The Graduate College Convocation will honor M.S. and Ph.D. graduates for the preceeding fall semester and upcoming fall and spring semesters. All Gradaute Faculty, Students, and Staff are invited to attend. The Graduate College Convocation will be held on the Saturday following the OU Norman Commencment in the David L. Boren Student Union. For more information, please contact Catina Jordan in the Graduate College.