About the DSC
From cunydsc.org
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The Doctoral Students Council is the sole policy-making body representing students in doctoral or master's programs at The Graduate Center.
The Doctoral Students Council is located in the Robert E. Gilleece Student Center on the 5th floor. The main office is Room 5495; Telephone: 817-7888 or 817-7845; email: dsc@cunydsc.org
The Doctoral Students' Council, its Executive Committee, and its Steering Committee are charged with representing student interests before the administration and external bodies.
In addition to informal and ongoing communications, the DSC executive committee and steering committee members meet with members of The Graduate Center administration to report activities and exchange information.
Students may have issues presented by their DSC representatives or the DSC Executive Committee before the Doctoral Students' Council, or can personally address the council by requesting to be put on the DSC agenda for an upcoming meeting. This may, in turn, result in discussion or actions taken within the DSC or between the DSC and the administration.
The DSC members also act as advocates for graduate student interests at the Board of Trustees, University Student Senate, New York State Assembly, the Mayor's Office, and with The Graduate Center administration.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the DSC is to foster a sense of community among GC students, reflect and encourage the expression of their diversity, develop channels of communication among graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, staff, and the administration of the GC, generate a space of discussion on GC issues, project the students' voice in Graduate Center affairs, and provide students with valuable resources for advancing their professional careers and enjoying their personal time. The DSC is especially proud of, and shares CUNY's historic mission of providing access to higher education to low-income communities and communities of color in New York City and this nation.
Representation
Each program has elected representatives to the council who are elected on a proportional basis according to the number of students enrolled in the particular program. In addition, at-large representatives are elected from the student body as a whole: one at-large representative for every 200 students.
A listing of DSC representatives is available from the DSC office or you can click here. The DSC election for representatives is usually held in April. Nominees are solicited from and voted for within each discipline. The newly elected council elects Executive Committee and Steering Committee members at the May meeting. (No more than two members shall be from the same program.)
The new council begins its official term of office upon election. The Executive and Steering Committees take office two weeks after Commencement.
