The Advocate

News from the DSC

Next Meeting: Friday, December 10

The next DSC plenary will take place Friday, December 10 at 6:00 p.m. in room 5414. Food will be delivered at 5:30, so representatives have time to eat and socialize before the business gets underway. Our special guest will be registrar Vincent De Luca, who will give a demonstration of the new on-line registration. This will be a good opportunity for any student who has not registered by Friday to witness the electronic environment where one will now and in the future register for GC courses.

At the plenary meeting we will ask for the DSC approval of the proposed “benchmark” for satisfactory progress which will then be forwarded to the Provost’s office. This new benchmark will require students to have successfully passed their Second Exams within 10 semesters of their enrollment in a doctoral program. This business has been previously introduced at a plenary and has been publicized well in both The Advocate and on the DSC website.

DSC Website Poll
The DSC website has been revamped to incorporate suggestions made by students. We have a “poll” option where we will pose a question which we hope many GC students will answer. The first question will be: “Is the Wellness Center valuable to you?” The responses will aid in planning future of health services.

DSC Outreach
Members of the DSC plan to visit our students in programs located outside of 365 Fifth. Instead of having a holiday party this semester we felt it preferable to spread some holiday cheer to students who typically do not frequent the GC.

Happy holidays from the whole DSC!