Postdoctoral Association
For postdoctoral appointees specifically
Student Groups
Student groups and organizations are a great way to expand your social circle and enhance your University of Rochester experience. Find links to some of the many opportunities below.
Graduate student government organizations
The below is a listing of the government student organizations at the University. These groups meet regularly with the Dean of Graduate Education to work on graduate student and postdoctoral fellows concerns.
Alphabetical listing of graduate student groups
Explore the list below to find additional graduate student organizations.
Student groups listed below are an incomplete list. Listings include the school that they are associated with, where applicable. Please contact the groups to learn about membership requirements.
- Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering
- Association of Latin American Students (AS&E)
- Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Council (AS&E)
- Chemistry Graduate Student Association (AS&E)
- Chinese Students and Scholars Association (AS&E)
- Doctoral Diversity SQUAD (Strengths & Querying for Unity, Accomplishment, and Direction)
- Doctoral Student Peer Support Association (Warner)
- First-Generation Student Association (Warner)
- Graduate History Society (AS&E)
- Graduate Students of Color
- Graduate Women in Science
- Graduate Students Raising Families (SMD)
- The International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) (AS&E)
- International Student Association (Warner)
- InterVaristy Graduate Christian Fellowship (AS&E)
- Latino Professional Alliance
- LGBTQ+ Student Association (Warner)
- Nursing Students for Sexual & Reproductive Health (SON): Email Kim Olfano at Kimberly_Olfano@urmc.rochester.edu
- On Film (AS&E)
- outGRADS (Gender, Respect, Alliance, Diversity, and Sexuality)
- Persian Student Association (AS&E)
- Physics and Astronomical Sciences Student Association for Graduate Engagement (AS&E)
- Rochester Black Nurses Association
- Rochester Indian Association (AS&E)
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science
- SPECTRUM: LGBTQ+ Student Group (SMD)
- Street Outreach (SON)
- Students of Color Association (Warner)
- Sigma Theta Tau Epsilon Xi (SON)
- Simon Spectrum: Contact SimonSpectrum@ur.rochester.edu for more information
- University of Rochester Veterans Alliance
- Women of Physics and Astronomy (AS&E)
If you’d like a student group listing to be added to this website, please email UnivGradEducation@UR.Rochester.edu. Include the name of the group, school that the group is associated with, primary University email address for the group, executive committee members, and any website information you have.
Campus life
Looking for other ways to get involved?
There’s plenty for our graduate students to see and do, both on-campus and off-campus.
Visit our Events calendar for a full list of upcoming events. Graduate Student Appreciation Week has a variety of events each April. Or, you can learn more about the city we call home.