Active GSOs

Association for Computing Machinery – ACM
President: Varish Mulwad (varish1@umbc.edu)
To provide a forum for student interaction and provide opportunities for members to expand their knowledge of computing.

 
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – BioCHEGS
President: Helena Gaifem (hgaifem1@umbc.edu)
To promote interaction between full/part-time graduate students in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.

 
Chemistry Graduate Student Association – CGSA
President: Nicole Carbonaro (cnicole1@umbc.edu)
To represent graduate students in the Chemistry Department.

 
Chinese Students & Scholar Association – CSSA
President: Yao Li (liyao1@umbc.edu)
To serve Chinese students and scholars at UMBC.

 
Indian Student Association – EKTA
President: Neha Sardesai (neh1@umbc.edu)
To promote awareness about India, her culture and people, facilitate interaction among students at UMBC, and promote intercultural understanding.

 
Graduate Association of Biological Sciences – GABS
President:  Kate Feller (kfeller1@umbc.edu)
To promote the welfare of graduate students in the Department of Biological Sciences.

 
Graduate Student of Environmental Engineering – GEE
President: Nebechi Osia (nos1@umbc.edu)
To support and connect GEE graduate students.

 
Geography and Environmental Science Graduate Community – GESGC
President: Andrew Miller (am22@umbc.edu)
To organize social events, promote the academic and professional growth of its members, and communicate formally with the GES faculty.

 
Graduate Organization for Information Systems – GOIS
President: Ali Azari (azari2@umbc.edu)
To provide social, advocacy and educational services to the Information Systems graduate population.

 
Iranian Graduate Student Association – IGSA
President: Navid Goudarzi (navid2@umbc.edu)
To provide a friendly and united atmosphere for Iranian and UMBC graduate students with common interest in Iranian culture and traditions.

 
Imaging and Digital Arts Graduate Student Organization – IMDA GSO
President: Shana Palmer (beverlyshana@gmail.com)
To network and organize social and critique events for graduate students in Visual Arts (IMDA Program).

 
Intercultural Communication – Interculturalists
President: David Balosa (dbalosa1@umbc.edu)
To unite Intercultural Communication graduate students, promote professional development and mutual support, and increase understanding of the intercultural aspects of Baltimore culture.

 
The Erickson School Management in Aging Services - MAgS
President: Glen Maynard (maynard2@umbc.edu)
To engage current and future MAgS students in business and policy issues relative to aging services.

 
Meyerhoff Graduate Student Association – MGSA
President: Natasha Wilson (natasha1@umbc.edu)
To support minority graduate students in the STEM field through workshops, networking events, and social settings.

 
Math & Statistics Graduate Student Association – MSGSA
President: Karendeep Kaur (kkaur2@umbc.edu)
To represent graduate students in Mathematics & Statistics.

 
Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Association – MEGSA
President: Scott Smith (ssmith11@umbc.edu)
To provide a sense of community in Mechanical Engineering and a means to promote synergy in the department and graduate student community.

 
Language, Literacy & Culture Graduate Student Organization – LLC GSO
President: Satarupa Joardar (satarupa@gmail.com)
To support and connect LLC graduate students.

 
Psychology Graduate Student Organization – PGSO
President: Allyssa Allen (allyssa1@umbc.edu)
To build community among students in the Psychology Graduate Program.

 
Physics Graduate Student Association – PGSA
President: Alex Henegar (henegar1@umbc.edu)
To facilitate a relationship between the department and graduate students.

 
Public Policy Graduate Student Organization – PPGSO
President: Gretchen Shaub (gshaub1@umbc.edu)
To support academic, professional, and social development among students, faculty, staff, and alumni associated with Public Policy and related subjects at UMBC.

 
Gerontology – Sigma Phi Omega
President: Colleen Bennett (coll4@umbc.edu)
To promote scholarship, research, professionalism, and excellence in gerontology and aging services, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and professional excellence in these areas.

 
Graduate Student Organization for the Education Department – GSOED
President: Tonya VanDerlinde (tvander1@umbc.edu)
To provide friendly and united support and networking opportunities among garduate students in the ECE, ELEM and SEC education departments.

 
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics – SIAM
President: Jonathan McHenry (jon4@umbc.edu)
To foster interest in applied mathematics.

 
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Student Organization – TESOL GSO
President: Liz Palmieri (elizp1@umbc.edu)
To support and connect both domestic and international students in the TESOL Program.

 
Women in Science and Engineering – WISE
President: Barbara Linam Church (li5@umbc.edu)
To support women in graduate school, particularly in the fields of science and engineering, by addressing the needs of women through fun-filled events, activities and talks with women in industry and academia about their experiences.