Biology Graduate Student Organization  

activities
the BGSO meets at least once a month to discuss departmental happenings and plan graduate student activities.  if you have any ideas for us, please let us know!  email oscar (BGSO activities guy)

2008 activities, coming soon!


Graduate Student Union


here is a list of just a few other things that we've been up to ~

  • invited departmental seminar speaker: Dr. David Strayer from the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, NY
  • created a BGSO bulletin board right outside the department mailroom
  • sponsored free bowling at Chippewa Bowl
  • hosted biology department bbqs
  • wrote a recommendation to the Space Committee for a departmental lounge
  • recruited volunteers to help build a playground through the South Bend Rotary Club
  • sponsored free tickets to a South Bend Silverhawk's game
  • sponsored tailgates
  • organized downhill skiing trip
  • directly involved in planning graduate student recruitment weekend
  • created a graduate student mentoring program
  • created and sold 'department of biological sciences' t-shirts
  • and of course ~ conduct monthly meetings where all grad students are welcome