About the Graduate Student Success Committee (GSSC)

Mission Statement

The Graduate Student Success Committee (GSSC) aims to promote holistic well-being for graduate students. Specifically, our job is to act as resources and advocates for anything related to academics and mental and physical well-being.

This committee highlights the interconnectedness of these aspects, as they are necessary for graduate student success. GSSC facilitates events that are of use for graduate students’ well-being, as well as helps disseminate information about resources available on campus.

What we do:

    • Serve as liaisons to graduate student resources.
    • Graduate Student Fest (every Fall)
    • Headshot events for graduate students
    • Campus partnerships with AOK Library, PROMISE, etc.
    • …and so much more!

If you have an idea for an event? Let us know!

 

Show Upcoming

Aug
20

Summer Success Institute

#ThinkBigDiversity #PathwaysToThePrize

Location

Off Campus : The Hotel at Arundel Preserve

Date & Time

August 20, 2016, 8:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

The 2016 PROMISE Summer Success Institute will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2016, with a Dissertation House component on Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19. The event will be held at The...

Jul
19

Off-Campus Housing Bus Tour

Come join us and learn about off-campus housing options!

Location

On Campus

Date & Time

July 19, 2016, 9:00 am – 2:30 pm

Description

The housing bus tour is an annual summer event for students in need of off-campus housing. Students meet OCSS and ResLife staff around 9AM at UMBC and depart on a UMBC bus for a tour of three...

Jul
8

Mirror the Mentor

Deconstructing recommendations, structuring advancement

Location

The Commons : 331

Date & Time

July 8, 2016, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

Mirror the Mentor This session will discuss mentoring tools for faculty as a means to inform graduate students and postdocs about the mentoring process, and how to move through the process as...

Jul
8

Aspirational CV

Create your CV using the aspirational CV approach!

Location

The Commons : 331

Date & Time

July 8, 2016, 9:00 am – 11:00 am

Description

Come and learn how to construct your curriculum vitae by using the "Aspirational CV" approach!  Unlike the traditional approach in creating your curriculum vitae based on your past experiences,...

Jul
6

Understanding Impact Factor

Writing for Publication Mini Lecture

Location

The Commons : 331

Date & Time

July 6, 2016, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Description

Did you know that journal articles are ranked? Find out about the rankings and ratings of various journals.  Professor Kevin Omland, author of more than 50 publications, provides his...