Graduate & Professional Student Committee

The Graduate & Professional Student Commmittee (GPSC) helps facilitate and enhance the overall graduate student experience, by advancing the University’s academic goals and promoting quality presentations and research efforts. They also work in conjunction with other Graduate Student Organizations and departments, in order to present educational workshops on many topics including thesis/dissertation, as well as coordinating symposiums and scholarly forums.

The GPSC has been allocated $175,000 for the 2011-2012 budget. In order to further support graduate and professional students, we have decided to increase the awards up to $500.00 for domestic conferences and research, $700.00 for international conferences and research, and $400.00 for professional development.

For more information on the Graduate & Professional Student Committee, please visit their website by [Clicking Here].

Rachel Emas

Graduate and Professional Student Committee Chair

Contact Information

Office Location: GC 211D
Tel: (305) 348-1906
Email: remas001@fiu.edu

Rachel Emas, one of the Graduate Senators and Chair of the Graduate and Professional Student Committee of SGC-MMC, began her Ph.D. in Public Affairs at Florida International University in Fall 2009. Before attending FIU, she graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and the University of Central Florida with a MA in Political Science, specializing in Policy Analysis.

This is Rachel’s second year serving as a Graduate Senator in FIU’s Student Government Association. Rachel is also an active member of FIU chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, the public administration honors society, and the University’s Graduate Advisory Board.

Graduate & Professional Student Committee