Graduate Representative Organization (GRO)
The Johns Hopkins University Graduate Representative Organization (GRO) works with specific divisions to represent graduate student interests (health insurance subsidies, compensation) to various levels of the JHU administration. The GRO organizes graduate student orientation, social events, sports activities, funds campus groups, and much, much more. Indeed, the GRO is proud to have earned the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students' (NAGPS) 2000 - 2001 Outstanding Graduate Student Association award, its highest honor.
The GRO is made up of graduate student representatives from every department at Homewood. This group of representatives, the GRO General Council, elects an Executive Board for an annual term. Together, the Council and Executive Board are responsible for programming, advocating, and facilitating communication for graduate students on the Homewood Campus. The GRO also holds occasional programs with the student government on the Medical Campus.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/gro, gro@jhu.edu or 410-516-7682
Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA)
The purpose of the Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA) is to provide a support network whose ultimate aim is to promote the academic success of African, African American and Afro Caribbean graduate students at Johns Hopkins University.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/bgsa, Mindelyn Buford (mbuford@jhu.edu)
Chinese Students Association (CSA)
The purpose of the Chinese Students Association, CSA, is to promote and provide for the social and cultural needs of Chinese students attending the Johns Hopkins University. Further, the CSA will strive to promote community awareness of Asian Issues. The CSA is a Class A group in the Student Activities Council, or SAC. We welcome students of all backgrounds to all of our events.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/~csa or csajhu@gmail.com
Indian Graduate Students Association (IGSA)
IGSA or the 'Indian Graduate Students Association' is an association established with the purpose of promoting awareness of Indian culture, providing opportunities for social interactions and to showcase India as a nation. It has been put together to encourage programs of special interest to the Indian community and to promote healthy interaction between the different communities and members of Johns Hopkins University.
IGSA organizes get-togethers as well as celebrations of some Indian festivals. In addition, it organizes bus trips to places of common interests. Apart from the aforementioned activities, IGSA helps in arranging pick-ups and temporary accommodations for the new Indian graduate students. It is committed to the welfare of Indian students and in fostering socio-cultural and educational exchange amongst those who have an interest in exploring the Indian culture. The mission is to celebrate the radiant spirit of India and share it with the diverse student bodies at Hopkins.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/igsa
Mentoring to Inspire Diversity in Science
MInDS is an organization that promotes diversity in science by fostering graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their career development. MInDS works with Faculty and Administration to develop effective strategies to identify, recruit, retain and support underrepresented groups. Through mentorship, networking, and improving community awareness, MInDs contributes to the universal effort to diversify academic researchers at colleges.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/cmdbminds
Women of Whiting (WoW)
The Women of Whiting (WoW) graduate women's group was formed in 2005. Its purpose is to foster a sense of community and an environment of support among the graduate women in the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins. WoW meets several times each semester both informally and formally, inviting female faculty and researchers to address topics which are of interest to women engineers, such as the challenges of breaking into male-dominated fields, planning for a career and family, and the opportunities that science and engineering provide for women. This group serves as a great avenue to meet other women in engineering at Hopkins and in the surrounding community.
Contact: www.jhu.edu/wow
