English Graduate Student Organization

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English Graduate Student Organization (E. G. S. O.)

The E. G. S. O. is the representative body of graduate students in the English department in relation to the larger Graduate Student Organization (G. S. O.), the department faculty and administration, and the university as a whole. The board of officers of this organization is responsible and reports to the G. S. O. and to the English Department Director of Graduate Studies. Its central duties include aiming to:

• Ensure that graduate students communicate effectively and openly with departmental administration, and that departmental administration can access and call upon graduate students (e.g. for committees, orientations, workshops, events).
• Provide programming that enhances the academic culture of the department, including but not limited to faculty and student lectures or workshops, readings, conferences, and social events.
• Pay attention to the evolving needs of graduate students and work to innovatively develop these both in the university and as a national model.