Graduate Students of Color
One of our key objectives is to expand the intellectual community of underrepresented graduate students. Graduate students of color may be only or one of few persons of their heritage background in their academic department. We host events each where graduate students of color can connect with new colleagues, meet potential collaborators, discover mentors, engage in stimulating conversation and find fellowship.
We support and nurture graduate students of color through their career of graduate study at Rochester. The group promotes and offers academic, professional, and social programming for graduate students from underrepresented heritage backgrounds, and provides a forum for topics addressing the racial and ethnic diversity of the Rochester graduate student population.
Subscribe to the GSOC listserv to stay informed.
We encourage students interested in pursuing the professoriate to take advantage of Future Faculty Workshops.
Other events are in the works, and we welcome suggestions!
Advising
The Kearns Center recognizes that graduate students are busy, driven, focused people with many demands and little free time. We recognize that the primary source of advising and mentoring for graduate students must come from their own departments. We also provide a listening ear, thoughtful discussion, and general guidance for successfully completing a graduate degree at the University and moving on to a fruitful and rewarding life post-degree. The assistant director for graduate programs, Liz Daniele, and other staff in the Kearns Center are available as a supportive resource in addition to a student’s home department.
Members of GSOC Leadership Council
Micah Williams | he/him/his
President, Graduate Students of ColorPhD Student - English University of Rochester Gayathri Guru Murthy, MS | she/her/hers
Vice President, Graduate Students of ColorPhD Student- Translational Biomedical ScienceUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Yash Chitrakar | he/him/his
Treasurer, Graduate Students of ColorPhD student - English University of Rochester Suganya Rajendran Schmura, MS | she/her/hers
Social Media Manager, Graduate Students of ColorPhD Student - Linguistics University of Rochester Adriana Miranda | xe/xem/xyrs
Outreach Coordinator, Graduate Students of ColorPhD Student - Materials Science University of Rochester
GSOC Leadership Council is always eager for new members. Join us or get more information by sending an email to Antonio Williams.