The Graduate Student Association (GSA), of which all graduate
students are automatically members, sponsors a variety of social and
cultural activities for graduate students and represents their
interests to the university and the agencies of the state through its
legislative body. The GSA provides free legal advice and it sponsors
academic programs, films, mixers, trips to New York, and community
action programs.
Every graduate student, full-time or
part-time, in any of the six New Brunswick graduate and professional
schools automatically becomes a member of the GSA. A president, vice
president, treasurer, and secretary are elected at large. The GSA`s
main legislative body is its council, which meets once a month. Every
graduate program and department may elect one representative for every
40 students enrolled; schools not organized into departments elect
their representatives at large, one for every 40 students enrolled.
(Departments with less than 40 students also are allowed one elected
representative.) If you are interested in being a department
representative, check with your departmental organization or the GSA
office. The GSA offices are located in the Graduate Student Lounge
(GSL) in the Rutgers Student Center on College Avenue in New Brunswick
and may be contacted at 732/932-7995 (GSA) or 7994 (GSL).
Graduate student lounges, located in the Rutgers Student Center, Busch
Campus Center, and Douglass College Center, are primarily for the
use of graduate students and for the functions sponsored by and for
graduate students. These provide a comfortable atmosphere for
socializing, lounging, and studying.