Spring Break
A&M comes first and foremost
Graduate students should take full part in sharing the Aggie Spirit.
By: Husameddin AlMadani
Issue date: 7/1/09 Section: Features
Howdy! It is my great privilege to serve Texas A&M University as the 2009-2010 president of the Graduate Student Council.
The council serves as the voice of the graduate students to the University administration on matters that affect A&M graduate and professional students.
In spring 2009, the population of graduate and professional students exceeded 9,000, about 20 percent of the A&M student community.
The University, as a leading research institute, heavily counts on this significant group of its students to contribute to achieving Vision 2020's goal of building a culture of research excellence.
Our role in the council is to represent the needs and communicate the voice of graduate students to the University administration in order to enrich our experiences, both academic and social, during our course of study.
We can only achieve this when we have effective communication channels between the council and the students we represent.
That is why the 2009-2010 executive committee is working on building more effective communication channels with administrators, graduate students and other student leaders.
Following in the footsteps of the 2008-2009 executive committee, we will continue identifying opportunities to seamlessly immerse the graduate students in the rich culture and traditions of this University and highlight their achievements campuswide.
This summer we will introduce the Graduate Camp experience, similar to Fish Camp, but designed for graduate students. We will also reintroduce a Graduate Mentorship Program to assist new arrivals in the transition to Aggieland.
At the council, we recognize that graduate and professional students are distinguished by their academic excellence, talents and cultural diversity.
Therefore, we plan to tap into the graduate population of international and U.S. students, to collect creative ideas and feedback and execute effective programs that address the students' different needs.
The council serves as the voice of the graduate students to the University administration on matters that affect A&M graduate and professional students.
In spring 2009, the population of graduate and professional students exceeded 9,000, about 20 percent of the A&M student community.
The University, as a leading research institute, heavily counts on this significant group of its students to contribute to achieving Vision 2020's goal of building a culture of research excellence.
Our role in the council is to represent the needs and communicate the voice of graduate students to the University administration in order to enrich our experiences, both academic and social, during our course of study.
We can only achieve this when we have effective communication channels between the council and the students we represent.
That is why the 2009-2010 executive committee is working on building more effective communication channels with administrators, graduate students and other student leaders.
Following in the footsteps of the 2008-2009 executive committee, we will continue identifying opportunities to seamlessly immerse the graduate students in the rich culture and traditions of this University and highlight their achievements campuswide.
This summer we will introduce the Graduate Camp experience, similar to Fish Camp, but designed for graduate students. We will also reintroduce a Graduate Mentorship Program to assist new arrivals in the transition to Aggieland.
At the council, we recognize that graduate and professional students are distinguished by their academic excellence, talents and cultural diversity.
Therefore, we plan to tap into the graduate population of international and U.S. students, to collect creative ideas and feedback and execute effective programs that address the students' different needs.
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