People Officers

Officers of the MIT Graduate Student Council 2009-2010

There are 4 officer positions within the GSC: President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. These four officers, along with the committee chairs and administrative assistants, form the core team within the GSC and as such work together to coordinate the GSC's efforts throughout the year.

Detailed descriptions of the roles and responsiblities of the GSC officers and administrative assistants are provided below. You can also find out about the roles and responsibilities of the committee chairs.

President

Alex Hamilton Chan
GSC President
  • Communicates the needs of graduate students to the administration
  • Oversees the operations of the Council as a whole
  • Runs monthly Executive Committee meetings
  • Proposes new initiatives and advocacy topics

Vice President

Kevin McComber
GSC Vice President
  • Oversees all GSC representatives, including recruitment and orientation
  • Chairs the Nominations Committee, placing graduate representatives on Institute-level committees
  • Liaises with graduate administrators & departmental student groups
  • Serves as acting president in the president's absence

Secretary

Chuck Gammal
GSC Secretary
  • Insures effective management and communication of information within the GSC and with the wider community
  • Chairs the GSC Publicity and Publications Board and responsible for presenting the GSC in a coherent and exciting framework
  • Works with the Graduate Student News editors and the GSC Webmaster to oversee the printed and electronic communication
  • Oversees the committees of the GSC to insure distribution and posting of agendas and minutes, and manages the GSC's ever-growing archive of information

 

Treasurer

Nan Gu
GSC Treasurer
  • Devises, balances and monitors the annual GSC budget (~$350k), driving preliminary idea generation and facilitating eventual use of finances
  • Oversees the allocation of funds to graduate student groups by convening and chairing the GSC Funding Board
  • Serves on the LEF/ARCADE funding boards to allocate funds for large and cultural events
  • Forms strategies and alliances, including those with MIT/GSC Administrators, to fund ideas initiated to help improve academic, residential and social life