Seminar Series• Beyond Grad School• CGS General Meeting– Addressing graduate

student concerns and preparing graduate students for upcoming campus events (e.g. Career Fair)

Travel Grants• Application window for

conferences between July 1 – Dec 31, 2013 isNovember 1st - 15th

Current Endeavors

Council of Graduate Students

Strategic Planning• Moving CGS Forward• Recommend constitution

revisions as needed

IGNITE Session

• 5-minute TED style talk• Encourage communication of

research activities and ideas at a broader level

• Fast-paced and Fun• Trial in February – hope to

make this a fall semester event in the future

Graduate Research Showcase

• Campus-wide Graduate Student Poster Session

• Faculty Judges (please)

Planning Ahead

Council of Graduate Students

• April 7 – 11, 2014Graduate Education Week