Departmental Relations

The CSGSA is one of the primary interfaces between the graduate students in the department and the adminstrative side of the department. We are responsible for raising student concerns with the faculty, pushing for positive change in the department, facilitating a sense of community among the students (and we often include the faculty in this), etc. To that end, the CSGSA consistently pushes to ensure that student input is a part of major decisions for improving the department.

Generally, the CSGSA tries to foster a positive relationship with the department, since in the end, we are all working toward the same things. That being said, the department does need to be reminded that a) students are adults and deserve to be respected as such, and b) student opinion is worthwhile, valuable and can improve the department when incorporated into the decision-making process.

There are both standing and ad hoc committees on which CSGSA representatives or other students sit. Here is a list of recent committee work: