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 through its legislative body. The GSA
provides free legal advice to students 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 Rutgers University-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 fewer 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 association's
office. 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. Additional information is available online at http://gsa.rutgers.edu.
Graduate student lounges, located in the Rutgers Student Center, Busch
Student Center, and Douglass Student 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.