Leadership


Here are the top addresses used to reach the grad student leadership:
  • gsc-excomm@mit.edu — Full GSC Leadership (Officers + Committee Chairs)
  • gsc-officers@mit.edu — The four Officers (for sensitive matters; likely with longer response time). Note that if you cannot submit to the GSC Anno, please ensure that you have updated certificates.
  • grad-dorm-officers@mit.edu — Residence hall executive committees + GSC-HCA leaders
The GSC Officers, elected by the General Council as laid down in the Constitution, with roles given in the Bylaws, consist of:
Role descriptions:
  • President – The President calls and presides at meetings of the GSC and Executive Committee. The President oversees the operations and activities of the GSC and committees.
  • Vice President – The Vice President performs the duties of the President in the President’s absence. The Vice President is the Chair of the Nominations Board and is a member of the Funding Appeals Board. The Vice President is responsible for maintaining a record of GSC representatives, collects reports from GSC representatives, and organizes the Orientation for Institute Representatives.
  • Secretary – The Secretary is responsible for recording, posting, and filing of minutes of GSC meetings, notifying Council members and the general public of meetings, and liaising with the communications media. The Secretary is the chair of the Publications and Publicity Board.
  • Treasurer – The Treasurer is responsible for receiving, disbursing, and accounting for all funds of the GSC and its activities. The Treasurer prepares the GSC budget and coordinates the funding of student activities.
The GSC Committee Chairs, elected by their respective committees by processes laid out in the committee Bylaws, are:
  • Academics, Research and Careers (ARC) Chairs: gsc-arc@mit.edu
    • Ryan de Freitas Bart and Dousabel May Yi Tay
  • Activities Committee (AC) Chairs: gsc-ac@mit.edu
    • Regina Lee and Vincent Yu
  • Association of Student Activities (ASA) President: gsc-asa@mit.edu
    • Cormac O’Neill
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Chair: gsc-diversity-chair@mit.edu
    • Omar Tantawi
  • External Affairs Board (EAB) Chair: gsc-eab@mit.edu
    • Shiwei Wang
  • Housing and Community Affairs (HCA) Chairs: gsc-hca-chair@mit.edu
    • Russ Chua and Nicholas King
  • Muddy Charles Board Chair: gsc-muddy@mit.edu
    • Nasan Tsengeg
  • Orientation Committee (OC) Chairs: gsc-oc@mit.edu
    • Bianca Lepe and Denise Tellbach

More information on committees is available here.