ECONOMICS GRADUATE
STUDENTS
ASSOCIATION
(ECONGSA)
Sean Isakower
Tess Forsell
Irena Tsvetkova
Mission
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Provide a means to foster discussion about economics
research and economics related current events
Liaison between economic graduate students and the
Economics faculty
Liaison between economic graduate students and other
graduate students
Improve relationship with graduate economics alumni
Liaison between economic graduate students and the
GSG
Goals
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Provide advice to incoming graduate students and
help to develop a sense of community amongst the
students
Hold informal discussion sessions about life as an
economics student
Plan extracurricular activities
Poll students about issues
Programming Ideas
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Job search and interview workshops
Study sessions
Guest speakers
Workshops on statistical packages and languages
Informal welcome event for new students
Alumni student events
Gradute student page for the economics
department web site
Host potential student tours
Recruitment Techniques
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Incoming Student Orientation
Advertise in the Graduate Lounge
Email advertisements
Contribution to Student Life
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Allow members better access to the resources that
the GSG can provide
Provide a support network for economics graduate
students
Improve communication between economics and
other social science graduate students
Improve cross-school communication between
graduate programs in economics
THANK YOU!
~The EconGSA