Advocacy
Graduate Student Affairs makes every attempt to assess and to respond to the concerns of Duke graduate students. In many instances, GSA is the initial point of contact for graduate students, offering informal counseling and advising. Furthermore, GSA acts as the liaison between the Graduate School and the Career Center, Counseling and Psychological Services; the Office for Institutional Equity; the central university Office of Student Affairs; and other campus offices. The Office of Graduate Student Affairs works to create linkages with Duke's graduate departments and the university administration. In addition, GSA representatives are members of national committees, graduate consortia, and professional associations concerned with issues related to graduate student life. Prime examples of the outcomes of GSA advocacy include the funding secured for a Childcare Subsidy for graduate student parents and the creation of a Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring to spearhead a broad mentoring initiative in the Graduate School.
Last Updated (by wat@duke.edu): 10/04/2005