At Georgetown, we are pleased to offer over 50 different groups for graduate students between the four main schools. These "grad groups" are open to students from any program, regardless of the school in which they are housed.
Please fill out the 2022-2023 Graduate Student Group Access to Benefits Form in order to re-register your student group. The form will remain open until Tuesday, 9/13 at 11:59 pm ET.
Additionally, to ensure we have the most accurate information on your organization's leadership, fill out the Graduate Student Organization Leadership Form at the time you fill out the first form. Please note that this email was sent to both the student group GU email address and the group President's email address that Grad Gov has on file.
Additionally, to ensure we have the most accurate information on your organization's leadership, fill out the Graduate Student Organization Leadership Form at the time you fill out the first form. Please note that this email was sent to both the student group GU email address and the group President's email address that Grad Gov has on file.
Office of Graduate Enrichment Organizations
Biology Organization of Graduate Students
The Biology Organization of Graduate Students (BOGS) supports doctoral students in the Georgetown University biology department. BOGS acts as an advocate for biology graduate students by fostering a sense of community and providing a formal setting to resolve departmental issues. Additionally, BOGS provides students an academic venue to facilitate scientific discussions and foster collaboration. Each year BOGS provides students with opportunities to build connections with top scientists via our invited seminar series.
Email: bogs@georgetown.edu
Email: bogs@georgetown.edu
Black Graduate Student Alliance
The purpose of the organization is to develop the academic and social potential of its members and to provide an environment of support and cultural enrichment of the Georgetown University community for individuals who identify with the Black community through involvement in: Academic support and collaboration, Community Service, Networking opportunities within Georgetown and the Greater DC area, Culturally relevant Academic and Social discussions
Email: bgsa@georgetown.edu
Email: bgsa@georgetown.edu
Chinese Students & Scholars Association
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Georgetown University (GU-CSSA) is an officially registered nonpolitical, nonreligious, and nonprofit graduate student organization of Georgetown University. It has been established for more than one decade. The Executive Committee of 2003-2004 built the form of committee in a creative way to lead the Association. Since then, the Association has become more and more attractive and influential. In 2004, the Committee was dedicated to finishing up the registration of CSSA at Georgetown University and finally made it. As an authorized student organization at Georgetown University, CSSA has access to many great university benefits, including funding, web hosting, event space, etc. Currently GU-CSSA serves for more than 350 members at Georgetown University, who are mainly students, scholars, and faculty and staff originally from China. With the academic prestige of Georgetown University and our large membership, GU-CSSA are active and influential in sponsoring and organizing academic and recreational activities, both on the Georgetown University campus and in the Chinese community of Washington, DC. The GU-CSSA Executive Committee, elected each year, are consists of a group of CSSA members regarding leadership and devotion. It is their voluntary work that enriches the experience of all members.
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Georgetown University (GU-CSSA) is committed to providing academic, professional, social and entertainment information and services to its members; promoting Chinese culture, history and languages; promoting dialogue within the Association and the broader Georgetown University community.
Email: cssa@georgetown.edu
The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Georgetown University (GU-CSSA) is committed to providing academic, professional, social and entertainment information and services to its members; promoting Chinese culture, history and languages; promoting dialogue within the Association and the broader Georgetown University community.
Email: cssa@georgetown.edu
Doctoral Students Coalition
The mission of the Doctoral Students' Coalition is to advocate on behalf of the common interests of all doctoral students in their roles as junior scholars, researchers, instructors, and members of the Georgetown University community. We aim to promote awareness of issues and policies pertinent to doctoral students, and to facilitate communication and collaboration between doctoral students in diverse programs, disciplines, and career stages, as well as between doctoral students and other populations on campus.
Email: gudsc@georgetown.edu
Email: gudsc@georgetown.edu
Economics Graduate Student Organization
The Economics Graduate Student Organization was founded in 2014 with the purpose of facilitating the exchange of ideas and academic collaboration among Economics Ph.D. students, and giving a platform through which they can present their when ideas and projects, and get valuable feedback and criticism, in a positive and safe environment.
To this end, the Economics Graduate Student Organization organizes a weekly student seminar during which students present the early stages of their research, which gives them an opportunity to improve their presentation skills and receive feedback, both integral parts of the profession.
Email: egso@georgetown.edu
To this end, the Economics Graduate Student Organization organizes a weekly student seminar during which students present the early stages of their research, which gives them an opportunity to improve their presentation skills and receive feedback, both integral parts of the profession.
Email: egso@georgetown.edu
English Graduate Student Association
Contact: President Alexis Young amy40@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Arabic Department Graduate Association
The Georgetown Arabic Department Graduate Association provides a forum for graduate students engaged in the study of Arabic literature, Arabic linguistics, Arabic history and culture, and Islamic Studies at Georgetown. It provides a venue in which graduate students have the opportunity to present and discuss their research projects, hold academic workshops, and participate in roundtable discussions, with the aim of encouraging discussions among graduate students and professors over their research and its contribution to the scholarship in the field, as well as for the discussion of works-in-progress by more advanced scholars.
Email: arabicgradassociation@georgetown.edu
Email: arabicgradassociation@georgetown.edu
Georgetown University Graduate Association of Mexican Students
Georgetown University Graduate Association of Mexican Students (GUGAMS) gathers Hoyas interested in Mexico and its culture. Either by nationality, professional or academic experience, or pure interest; all students are welcomed to join and enjoy the multiple events and opportunities that we offer. We seek to generate spaces for dialogue and exchange of ideas (e.g. speaker series, panels, and networking events) that will provide the members of GUGAMS the chance to engage with Mexican current affairs and culture. Additionally, we take advantage of Georgetown’s location in DC, to connect our members with Mexicans across the city’s professional network through company presentations and visits.
Email: gugams@georgetown.edu
Email: gugams@georgetown.edu
GQ Models
Georgetown Quantitative Models (GQ Models) hosts events focused on quantitative methodologies for social science research. We bring in both outside experts as well as Georgetown faculty to discuss new developments and best practices in a wide variety of quantitative methodologies. All graduate and undergraduate students are invited to attend our invites and should email quantmodels@georgetown.edu to be put on the email for announcements about events.
Email: quantmodels@georgetown.edu
Email: quantmodels@georgetown.edu
Grad Pride
The mission of GradPride is to create a supportive atmosphere for LGBTQ+ graduate students at Georgetown University and to promote fair treatment of all members of the Georgetown University community. To this end, GradPride will:
Build Community: provide a social venue for LGBTQ students as well as other members of the Georgetown community who are interested in LGBTQ issues.
Educate: provide a forum for discussion of LGBTQ issues at Georgetown University and raise awareness of these issues by hosting speakers, panel discussions and similar events.
Affirm: provide community support to LGBTQ students in Georgetown's graduate student community.
Support Interests: promote the safety, well-being and interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning graduate students at Georgetown University by representing these interests vis-a-vis the Georgetown University administration and the larger Georgetown community.
Promote Equality: promote equal treatment of all members of the Georgetown University community regardless of race, color, disability, gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, class, and age, and strive to support and work with other Georgetown student groups to achieve this goal.
Email: gradpride@georgetown.edu
Build Community: provide a social venue for LGBTQ students as well as other members of the Georgetown community who are interested in LGBTQ issues.
Educate: provide a forum for discussion of LGBTQ issues at Georgetown University and raise awareness of these issues by hosting speakers, panel discussions and similar events.
Affirm: provide community support to LGBTQ students in Georgetown's graduate student community.
Support Interests: promote the safety, well-being and interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning graduate students at Georgetown University by representing these interests vis-a-vis the Georgetown University administration and the larger Georgetown community.
Promote Equality: promote equal treatment of all members of the Georgetown University community regardless of race, color, disability, gender, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, class, and age, and strive to support and work with other Georgetown student groups to achieve this goal.
Email: gradpride@georgetown.edu
Graduate Association for Students of Psychology
The objective of the Graduate Association for Students of Psychology (GASP) is to promote discussion, learning, and exploration of new ideas by the graduate students and faculty within the Psychology Department at Georgetown. Additionally, the Graduate Association for Students of Psychology (GASP) provides opportunities for graduate students within and outside of the department to develop professionally, academically, and socially. We host networking and career development events as well as social events that are related to the study of psychology.
Email: gradstudentspsych@georgetown.edu
Email: gradstudentspsych@georgetown.edu
Graduate Linguistics Students Association
The Georgetown Linguistics Student Association (GLSA) supports masters and doctoral students in the Georgetown University linguistics department. GLSA’s mission is to advocate for graduate students in linguistics and foster a sense of community. In addition to providing a voice for students in the department, we help facilitate workshops and other opportunities to cultivate student academic endeavors. Our community regularly enjoys fellowship over coffee and snacks each Thursday where we engage in conversations ranging from linguistics to non-linguistic topics.
Email: georgetownglsa@georgetown.edu
Email: georgetownglsa@georgetown.edu
Graduate Nursing Student Academy
The Graduate Nursing Student Academy (GNSA), started in 2015, aims to promote the educational and professional development of nursing students in graduate programs at Georgetown University. We strive to facilitate educational, professional, and social interaction among and between graduate students and faculty members in the Department of Nursing as well as with nursing professionals in the community. We provide support to our graduate nursing students, such as those interested in careers as advanced practice registered nurses, researchers, clinical nurse leaders (CNL), policy experts and/or healthcare administrators. We aim to be a resource for graduate nursing students, and are available to help with any professional development needs. GNSA is associated with the American Association of Colleges of Nurses, an organization who helps members by offering leadership opportunities, a graduate nursing network, peer-to-peer networking, and policy engagement. As we are a relatively new group, we are working on strengthening our presence and voice on campus. The board consists of the following positions: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Academic Chair, Events Coordinator, Digital Communications Manager, Secretary, and a Class Representative for each cohort.
Email: gnsa@georgetown.edu
Email: gnsa@georgetown.edu
Graduate Political Science Association
The Graduate Political Science Association (GPSA) is a graduate student organization at Georgetown University. It is dedicated to serving all students at Georgetown who are affiliated with the Government Department or interested in Political Science. As a team, we are committed to improving the experience of students pursuing graduate degrees in the Government Department in every way that we can. From organizing social and academic events, to serving as a liaison between students and faculty, to advancing initiatives to improve the structure and organization of the Department’s academic programs, and beyond, GPSA works to ensure that students can make the most out of their graduate studies and time at Georgetown! Every year, a new "GPSA Cabinet Team" dedicates their time to advancing this mission.
Email: gpsa@georgetown.edu
Email: gpsa@georgetown.edu
Graduate Spanish & Portuguese Student Organization
The Graduate Spanish and Portuguese Student Organization (GSPSO) is an organization open to all graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Georgetown University. It was founded in 2000 with the aim of creating a forum for discussion of issues of common interest among graduate students.
The GSPSO holds periodic meetings in which important matters are undertaken concerning students’ funding and responsibilities as well as changes to the graduate guidelines and academic progress requirements. Both the Department’s Chair and the Directors of Graduate Studies have expressed their desire to give graduate students an active role in the Department and to improve communication with them. In order to facilitate this interaction, periodic meetings with the students’ representatives have been established as well as informational meetings for all graduate students. Members of the executive board are responsible for such tasks as communicating with the department and university administrations, as necessary, for representing the department at Graduate School Government assemblies, for facilitating the adjustment period of first-year students, organizing social and academic tasks that engage students from both concentration programs, and for regular communication with the student-members. Student-members are given the right and privilege to vote in group elections, to bring concerns to their executive board members, and to participate in planning academic events and workshops.
Our intention is to make the graduate students’ experience (both academic and social) in this department as fruitful as possible, while allowing students to bring their own energies and ideas to bear in the GSPSO.
Email: gspso@georgetown.edu
The GSPSO holds periodic meetings in which important matters are undertaken concerning students’ funding and responsibilities as well as changes to the graduate guidelines and academic progress requirements. Both the Department’s Chair and the Directors of Graduate Studies have expressed their desire to give graduate students an active role in the Department and to improve communication with them. In order to facilitate this interaction, periodic meetings with the students’ representatives have been established as well as informational meetings for all graduate students. Members of the executive board are responsible for such tasks as communicating with the department and university administrations, as necessary, for representing the department at Graduate School Government assemblies, for facilitating the adjustment period of first-year students, organizing social and academic tasks that engage students from both concentration programs, and for regular communication with the student-members. Student-members are given the right and privilege to vote in group elections, to bring concerns to their executive board members, and to participate in planning academic events and workshops.
Our intention is to make the graduate students’ experience (both academic and social) in this department as fruitful as possible, while allowing students to bring their own energies and ideas to bear in the GSPSO.
Email: gspso@georgetown.edu
Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry
The Graduate Student Organization of Chemistry (GSOC) serves to bring those with an interest in chemistry together to create a fun and enriching environment in which members can grow within their own scientific field, collaborate with other scientists, and educate the community. The majority of the members of GSOC are doctoral students in the Chemistry Department at Georgetown University, however many events are open to all graduate students. GSOC hosts academic enrichment, professional development and lively social events throughout the year.
Email: gsoc@georgetown.edu
Email: gsoc@georgetown.edu
GU Analytics for Nonprofits
GU ANALYTICS FOR NONPROFITS is a student organization providing quantitative consulting services to nonprofit organizations via semester-long or year-long projects. We wish to help students gain real-world experience with data analysis, improve their technical and soft skills, and build their professional network. Through the involvement, students can 1) get real-world experience, 2) work with directors in influential NGOs and make a social impact, 3) build up a network with experienced members.
Email: analyticsfornonprofits@georgetown.edu
Email: analyticsfornonprofits@georgetown.edu
Methods Lab
Methods Lab (MethLab) is a student-run laboratory established for the purpose of providing a space beyond the classroom to exchange ideas, share code, receive feedback, learn modern research methods, and foster a culture of open science in empirical psychology and cognitive neuroscience at Georgetown University.
Email: methodslab@georgetown.edu
Email: methodslab@georgetown.edu
Neuroscience Student Society
The Neuroscience Student Society’s mission is to promote discussion of new ideas in research and foster collaboration between students and faculty within all neuroscience-related graduate programs at Georgetown. Any aspect of graduate life that influences or affects any of the graduate students working in neuroscience shall be considered and can be addressed by NSS. This includes but is not limited to career development, teaching opportunities, peer mentorship, and networking with alumni. Additionally, the Neuroscience Student Society will create opportunities for graduate students to develop professionally, academically, and socially. All are welcome.
Email: neurosciencerocks@georgetown.edu
Email: neurosciencerocks@georgetown.edu
Sacred Encounters
While Georgetown is no stranger to organizations that concern themselves with interreligious life, the political or confessional nature of these groups can preclude informal involvement. As such, Sacred Encounters seeks to create an alternative, safe space for academic and personal consideration of religious pluralism. Sacred Encounters will offer graduate students from across Georgetown's various schools and departments an opportunity to engage with interesting and important questions of interreligious life (such as multiple religious belonging and religion's role in the public sphere) with no barriers to participation. These events will include film screenings, invited speakers, social gatherings (game nights, etc.), and so forth as determined by the executive board.
Email: sacred-encounters@georgetown.edu
Email: sacred-encounters@georgetown.edu
SKY AT GU
Bringing meditation, breathwork, emotional intelligence, social connection, and service leadership to Georgetown University.
WOMEN IN SCIENCE & EDUCATION
Georgetown Women in Science and Education (WISE) aims to raise awareness of gender-specific challenges that exist in science and academia; to encourage and promote spaces for dialogue on working toward solutions to overcome biases in science and academia; and to establish a mentorship network between Georgetown students and the faculty and administration. WISE programming consists of a wide range of events from professional development workshops to networking receptions that focus on advancing our mission. WISE is open to and welcomes all graduate students.
Email: guwise@georgetown.edu
Email: guwise@georgetown.edu
GREENUP
GreenUP is open to all students in the Georgetown community who are interested in fostering a sustainable lifestyle and preserving the environment. The GreenUP team tackles difficult environmental challenges on the university campus and looks solutions using a design thinking approach and a combination of grassroots action and collaborative policy dialogue.
Contact : Taylor Pollak
Email : tjp82@georgetown.edu
Contact : Taylor Pollak
Email : tjp82@georgetown.edu
Civil-Military society
CMA is established for the following purposes: a. To enhance awareness of the Department of Defense and other government agencies. b. To promote community and discussion among students interested in Defense policy. d. To connect students with military and defense officials to build understanding.
Contact: Nicholas Azzolini/Evan Bruccoleri
Email: naa151@georgetown.edu/edb65@georgetown.edu
Contact: Nicholas Azzolini/Evan Bruccoleri
Email: naa151@georgetown.edu/edb65@georgetown.edu
Diversity and inclusion at Georgetown
DiG serves as a university-wide student organization that convenes and trains DEI student leaders, builds community around DEI issues, and advocates for a more equitable and inclusive Georgetown University.
Contact: Elizabeth Pantaleon (erp58)/ Temidire Alesh (ta572)
Email: georgetowndig@georgetown.edu
Contact: Elizabeth Pantaleon (erp58)/ Temidire Alesh (ta572)
Email: georgetowndig@georgetown.edu
Environment and History research Seminar
To encourage Georgetown Graduate community to think about environmental issues from a historical perspective. Environmental history provides context essential to link past environmental transformations to present policies and future strategies for a sustainable life. Environmental history helps scholars, researchers, teachers, policy makers, business people make better informed decisions with lessons learned from the past.
Contact: eahrs@georgetown.edu
Contact: eahrs@georgetown.edu
Georgetown graduate Association for islamic studies
The GGAIS is established for the purpose of bringing together emerging Georgetown scholars in the field of Islamic Studies from different disciplines and thus creating a space for interdisciplinary exchange, research and dialogue. We believe that creating an extra-curricular space for graduate students to engage in scholarly debates and academic projects will enhance the quality of the scholars' research, foster connections among them and result in more productive and creative outcomes.
Contact: ggais@georgetown.edu
Contact: ggais@georgetown.edu
Georgetown graduate consulting club - ggcc
GGCC serves the needs of graduate students by sponsoring interdisciplinary academic and social events that enrich their experience and/or understanding of the consulting industry prior to or after graduating from Georgetown. It is our mission to bridge the gap between graduate school and a career in consulting by building a diverse, equitable, and welcoming community.
Contacts: gradconsultingclub@georgetown.edu
Contacts: gradconsultingclub@georgetown.edu
GEORGETOWN university Student veterans association
Contact: Gusva@georgetown.edu
GEORGETOWN University wargaming society
Providing wargaming events, networking, and professional development for our members.
Contact: guws@georgetown.edu
Contact: guws@georgetown.edu
Msfs student reps
The goal of the MSFSSA is to provide a forum in which students can express their views on the MSFS program, advise and inform program policy and direction, and organize student initiatives and events. The MSFSSA will act as a liaison between students and the MSFS faculty and staff; organize and advocate professional, community service, and social activities that will enhance the MSFS program; and assist with the creation and governing of other MSFS student groups with a proven record of interest. The Governing Board may also act to raise funds to support its efforts.
Contact: msfsreps@gmail.com
Contact: msfsreps@gmail.com
security studies program student council
The goal of the Georgetown Security Studies Program Student Council is to promote graduate students’ interests, represent graduate students before the Security Studies administration, faculty, and Georgetown University broadly, and create opportunities for graduate students to develop professionally, socially, and academically.
Contact: sspcouncil@georgetown.edu
Contact: sspcouncil@georgetown.edu
GEORGETOWN HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Contact : georgetownhealthorg@georgetown.edu
SCANDINAVIAN SOCIETY
Contact : edl41@georgetown.edu
SFS COMMITTEE ON CHINA
Contact : ccsfs@georgetown.edu
THE FOOT NOTE
Contact : cbd43@georgetown.edu
MBA PROGRAM OFFICE
BENGALI HOYAS
Bring together like minded Bengali speaking students who have cultural and historical stories to share.
Email: rkb57@georgetown.edu
Email: rkb57@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Graduate Investment Fund (GIF)
The club seeks to help students through career advancing education and providing a variety of support for potential financial services jobs.
Email : MBA-GIF@georgetown.edu
Email : MBA-GIF@georgetown.edu
GEORGETOWN KOREA ASSOCIATION
The club seeks to help students through career advancing education and providing a variety of support for potential financial services jobs.
Email : mba-kba@georgetown.edu
Email : mba-kba@georgetown.edu
McCourt School of Public Policy Organizations
AfriKa: Africa Policy Association
AfriKa: African Policy Student Association was created in the Spring of 2018. Our mission is to create a student platform that disseminates knowledge, enhances awareness and motivates interest about African policy and development challenges and opportunities among the McCourt School of Public Policy and the larger Georgetown University (GU) communities. AfriKa seeks to provide McCourt & GU students interested in Africa an opportunity to analyze and discuss public policies and political events relevant to the region.
Email: afrika@georgetown.edu
Email: afrika@georgetown.edu
East Asian Policy Association
East Asian Policy Association (EAPA) aims to create a platform engaging McCourt students in discussions related to East Asian policies and political issues, and providing career development opportunities for students pursuing a career in East Asian policy fields.
EAPA hosts many events exploring topics related to East Asian region with engaging researchers and experts in governments, think tanks and international organizations. This has included policy discussion panels on regional economic relations, political population challenges, climate change, and social innovations. EAPA also hosts networking events for providing career opportunities and culture events for providing unique access to East Asian culture.
Email: eapa@georgetown.edu
EAPA hosts many events exploring topics related to East Asian region with engaging researchers and experts in governments, think tanks and international organizations. This has included policy discussion panels on regional economic relations, political population challenges, climate change, and social innovations. EAPA also hosts networking events for providing career opportunities and culture events for providing unique access to East Asian culture.
Email: eapa@georgetown.edu
EduWonks
EduWonks is Georgetown's premier education policy student organization. EduWonks facilitates policy dialogue, professional growth experiences, and interdisciplinary collaboration through our speaker events, policy chats, and service initiatives in the DC community. Last year's notable events included Kaya Henderson, Chancellor of DC Public Schools, and a yearlong policy thesis mentoring program with Cesar Chavez PCS.
EduWonks meets in person twice per month and welcomes all McCourt students to apply for roles. In the coming years EduWonks plans to diversify their speaker series, increase the reach and impact of their service initiatives, and create a comprehensive database of recommended internships and alumni contacts in the education sector.
Email: eduwonks@georgetown.edu
EduWonks meets in person twice per month and welcomes all McCourt students to apply for roles. In the coming years EduWonks plans to diversify their speaker series, increase the reach and impact of their service initiatives, and create a comprehensive database of recommended internships and alumni contacts in the education sector.
Email: eduwonks@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Public Policy Review
The Georgetown Public Policy Review (GPPReview) is a nonpartisan, student-run media organization. GPPReview’s mission is to provide an outlet for innovative new thinkers and established policymakers to offer perspectives on the politics and policies that shape our nation and our world. Approximately 50 dedicated staff members work to produce and promote a print publication, The Georgetown Public Policy Review as well as an online blog, GPPReview Online, to achieve this mission.
Email: editorinchief@gppreview.com
Email: editorinchief@gppreview.com
Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative
The Georgetown Technology Policy Initiative (GTPI) fosters community and discussion among students interested in technology and public policy, hosts events and organizes field trips to educate McCourt students and the broader university community on current issues in the field, and connects students to experts and career opportunities in technology policy.
Email: gutechpolicy@georgetown.edu
Email: gutechpolicy@georgetown.edu
Latin American Policy Association
The Latin American Policy Association (LAPA) seeks to foster awareness and debate of Latin American topics in the McCourt and Georgetown communities at large. LAPA seeks to provide up-to-date analysis to respond to information needs of people interested in the region’s topics. LAPA supports initiatives and interests of its members by organizing expert panels, student-led talks, policy trips, conferences, institutional visits, and social activities to discuss the pressing issues of the region. LAPA also partners with other student organizations to analyze how cross-cutting policy topics such as women leadership, climate change, and digital innovation impact the region.
Email: lapa@georgetown.edu
Email: lapa@georgetown.edu
McCourt Energy & Environmental Club
Energy and environmental concerns are among the most important challenges facing policy makers today. Federal, state, and local lawmakers will all face policy choices related to climate change in the coming years. These may include how to: ensure coastal cities are resilient in the face of rising sea levels and storm surge, address reduced water supply in agriculture, find new sources of power that ensure an operational electric grid during natural disasters, increase energy efficiency in industrial, commercial, and residential sectors, address public health concerns by improving air and water quality, secure a sustainable food supply for growing populations, and much more.
Email: mccourtee@georgetown.edu
Email: mccourtee@georgetown.edu
McCourt Policy in Practice
McCourt Policy in Practice, Dominican Republic. McCourt Policy in Practice (formerly known as Project Honduras) is the McCourt School's sustainable development project providing students with the unique opportunity to apply public policy skills learned in the classroom to an underserved community in the Dominican Republic (formerly in Honduras).
Email: mccourtpolicyinpractice@georgetown.edu
Email: mccourtpolicyinpractice@georgetown.edu
McCourt Student Association
The McCourt Student Association (MSA) serves as the student government at the McCourt School of Public Policy. MSA works to facilitate communication and collaboration among students, administrators, and faculty as well as to enhance the academic, social, and professional experiences of McCourt students.
Email: gppsa@georgetown.edu
Email: gppsa@georgetown.edu
South Asian Policy Research Initiative
The South Asian Policy and Research Initiative (SAPRI) is a student-led initiative dedicated to raising awareness on the critical development challenges facing economies in South Asia and promoting evidence-based policies in the region. By engaging with policymakers, researchers, development practitioners, and other policy experts, SAPRI will also strive to be a resource for all students interested in exploring relevant research and employment opportunities relating to South Asian economic development.
Email: sapri@georgetown.edu
Email: sapri@georgetown.edu
Women in Public Policy Initiative
The Women in Public Policy Initiative (WPPI) is dedicated to developing exceptional female leaders in public policy and increasing awareness of issues that disproportionately affect women and girls through strategic partnerships, service, and advocacy. As an organization, we strive to increase the visibility of women in the policy arena both inside and outside of the immediate Georgetown University community. We seek to provide an inclusive forum for McCourt students interested in issues pertaining to women in politics and public policy, to support the professional development and skills of female students, and to connect current students with alumni and professionals in the field. During the academic year, we host a number of events including speaker series, networking events, and policy discussions. Membership is open to all interested McCourt School students regardless of gender, political affiliation, race, or sexual orientation.
Email: guwomeninpolicy@georgetown.edu
Email: guwomeninpolicy@georgetown.edu
Food and health research at mccourt
Food and Health Research at McCourt (FaHRM) seeks to elevate the dialogue on global food security, nutrition, and health, both within McCourt and across Georgetown at large. Our primary aims are threefold: 1) connecting the McCourt community to practitioners leading the charge and engaged in the critical policy debates related to these issues; 2) enhancing our knowledge of the key tools required for policy making in approaching these topics; and 3) pursuing opportunities to become engaged in helping communities advance their nutrition and health outcomes.
Contact: FAHRM@georgetown.edu
Contact: FAHRM@georgetown.edu
MCCOURT Migration and refugee policy initiative
At MRPI, our mission is to create opportunities for students across the Georgetown campus to discuss migration issues, think critically about policy solutions at all levels, including international, national, state, and local, explore the intersections of migration with other policy areas and fields, and exchange ideas with practitioners and researchers. In doing so, we hope to encourage innovative policy ideas, driven by evidence and data, that effectively address contemporary immigration and integration challenges.
Contact: mrpi@georgetown.edu
Contact: mrpi@georgetown.edu
Mena forum
The MENA Forum serves to raise awareness about pressing issues in the Middle East and North Africa amongst the Georgetown University community, and to help foster graduate student engagement with faculty and policy professionals involved in these issues.
Contact: menaforum@georgetown.edu
Contact: menaforum@georgetown.edu
THE IMC NETWORK
Contact : imcnetwork@georgetown.edu
School of Foreign Service Organizations
Asia Pacific Forum
The Georgetown Asia-Pacific Forum (APF) connects graduate students, alumni, and practitioners who are interested in Asian affairs, including East Asia and Southeast Asia. APF aims to facilitate interests and deepen understandings on issues in the Asia-Pacific region–ranging from politics, economy, and development to culture and food.
Email: asiapacificforum@georgetown.edu
Email: asiapacificforum@georgetown.edu
Big Buddies
Big Buddies is the only graduate volunteer-based organization which provides graduate SFS students the opportunity to inspire and motivate underprivileged elementary students in the Washington, D.C. area. Big Buddies hopes to match up a Big Buddy (Georgetown graduate student) to a Little Buddy to mentor them on such things as educational aspirations and overall support. Events include visits to the museum, sports day, a scavenger hunt on campus and more.
Email: bigbuddies@georgetown.edu
Email: bigbuddies@georgetown.edu
GeorgEtown european Horizons
European Horizons is established to foster discourse in the United States of America on the future of a united Europe. It aims to create a network of students, scholars, professors, young professionals, and European policy-makers who are united by their commitment to the European ideal. We bring together people with diverse backgrounds from universities, the business world, and society at large, awareness about Europe in the US. In addition, we participate actively in the policy debate on the future of Europe. European Horizons understands and is committed to fulfilling its responsibilities of abiding by Georgetown University’s policies.
Email: eurohorizons@georgetown.edu
Email: eurohorizons@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society
The Georgetown Anti-Poverty Society (GAPS) connects graduate students with international development practitioners from a range of backgrounds, including the public, private, multilateral, and non-profit sectors. GAPS hosts presentations, panels, workshops, and other events in order to facilitate conversations about issues, solutions, challenges, and career opportunities in the field of development.
Email: gaps@georgetown.edu
Email: gaps@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Collaborative Diplomacy Initiative
Georgetown Collaborative Diplomacy Initiative (GCDI) is a Georgetown University graduate student organization seeking to educate students about the diverse actors influencing contemporary diplomacy; to provide practical experiences to help acquaint students with practitioners in one or more of diplomacy’s many subfields; and to foster creative and collaborative solutions to complex diplomatic problems.
GCDI therefore has a dual purpose: first, it will acquaint students with the current diplomatic landscape, in which “non-traditional” or “alternative diplomacy” involving the private sector, academia, civil society, and cultural and religious institutions is used in concert with traditional, government-to-government diplomacy. Second, it will equip those students with the tools—the knowledge, networks, and experience —to alter the diplomatic landscape for the better.
Club activities will include hosting speakers and panel events with practitioners of collaborative diplomacy as well as site visits to organizations in the practice of collaborative diplomacy. The organization will also serve as a forum for students to discuss new and creative solutions for conflict resolution in places where traditional (government to government) diplomacy has stalled or failed. Graduate students of all disciplines are most welcome as members; those not studying diplomacy bring unique perspectives that will help the group think creatively.
Email: gcdi@georgetown.edu
GCDI therefore has a dual purpose: first, it will acquaint students with the current diplomatic landscape, in which “non-traditional” or “alternative diplomacy” involving the private sector, academia, civil society, and cultural and religious institutions is used in concert with traditional, government-to-government diplomacy. Second, it will equip those students with the tools—the knowledge, networks, and experience —to alter the diplomatic landscape for the better.
Club activities will include hosting speakers and panel events with practitioners of collaborative diplomacy as well as site visits to organizations in the practice of collaborative diplomacy. The organization will also serve as a forum for students to discuss new and creative solutions for conflict resolution in places where traditional (government to government) diplomacy has stalled or failed. Graduate students of all disciplines are most welcome as members; those not studying diplomacy bring unique perspectives that will help the group think creatively.
Email: gcdi@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Foreign Affairs, Science, & Technology
Georgetown Foreign Affairs, Science, & Technology (FAST) is a graduate student organization focused on bringing people together around issues of science, technology, and international affairs (STIA). Science and technology are transforming all components of international affairs, but they also establish new frameworks and provide new tools to approach the global problems in the 21st century. FAST hopes to promote these issues and deepen STIA knowledge across the Graduate School of Foreign Service. Through organized speakers, panels, and educational and networking events, FAST intends to:
Email: gfast@georgetown.edu
- Inform GSFS students on current issues surrounding Science, Technology, and International Affairs.
- Unite STIA-interested students across GSFS and partner with fellow GradGov organizations to hold programming at the intersection of FAST and their relevant fields.
- Connect students with practitioners and alumni for in-depth conversations and professional opportunities.
Email: gfast@georgetown.edu
Georgetown Women in International Affairs
Georgetown Women in International Affairs (GWIA) is a student-led organization dedicated to increasing the visibility of women in international affairs and developing quality leadership among our graduate students. Through interactive programming, GWIA connects, empowers, and prepares emerging leaders. GWIA offers graduate students the unique opportunity to hear from women in leadership positions on various topics of concern to women professionals, including career trajectories, challenges of maintaining a work/life balance, and building professional experience.
Email: graduategwia@georgetown.edu
Email: graduategwia@georgetown.edu
Latin American foreign AFFAIRS association
Latin American Foreign Affairs Association is the graduate School of Foreign Service student organization dedicated to the Americas. It seeks to promote the discussion and better understanding of political, economic, and social issues in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Email: lafaa@georgetown.edu
Email: lafaa@georgetown.edu
MSFS Student Association
The Master of Science in Foreign Service Student Association's (MSFSSA) mission is to create a supportive community for MSFS and MSFS joint-degree students; to provide workshops and events that enhance the quality of their experience; to identify and share resources for academic and professional development; and to represent MSFSSA interests and concerns.
Email: gumsfssa@georgetown.edu
Email: gumsfssa@georgetown.edu
NetImpact - SFS Chapter
The SFS Graduate Chapter of Net Impact is a platform and resource hub for young leaders seeking opportunities to apply business management principles to their work in the public sector. Originally a network of business students and professionals who desired to add a social sector element to their work, Net Impact has grown into an interdisciplinary network bringing together business, design thinking, and start-up exercises to drive social and environmental change. At SFS, global engagement and social justice are attributes built into our academic DNA. Why not sharpen those skills and insights with business principles that may enhance the future work and change we aim to drive throughout meaningful careers. As the SFS Graduate Net Impact Chapter grows its membership, it wants to offer a trove of resources to students wishing to learn the nuts and bolts of the private sector’s role in foreign policy/development, identify the locus of activity around CSR in the greater DC metropolitan area and beyond, and identify networks of forward-thinking leaders who see tremendous value in adding a youthful voice to ongoing processes of social change. We look forward to welcoming you!
Email: sfs.netimpact@georgetown.edu
Email: sfs.netimpact@georgetown.edu
Professionals in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Affairs
Professionals in Russian, Eastern European, and Eurasian Affairs (PREEA) is a Georgetown University graduate student organization which aims to bring together current students, DC professionals, and business leaders interested in the region.
We host brown-bags, conferences, and panels throughout the year covering a wide range of topics from across the Eurasian landmass. We hope to promote understanding between the United States and Eurasia through political dialogue and economic cooperation projects, stimulate discussion on current political, economic, and social issues critical in the region, provide career development opportunities, and increase public awareness of cultures and societies in this part of the world.
Email: preea@georgetown.edu
We host brown-bags, conferences, and panels throughout the year covering a wide range of topics from across the Eurasian landmass. We hope to promote understanding between the United States and Eurasia through political dialogue and economic cooperation projects, stimulate discussion on current political, economic, and social issues critical in the region, provide career development opportunities, and increase public awareness of cultures and societies in this part of the world.
Email: preea@georgetown.edu
SFS Graduate Consulting Group
SFS Graduate Consulting Club (GCC) supports graduate students at the School of Foreign Service who are exploring consulting as a career path. Through various programs such as networking coffee chats, case interview prep, and career trek, GCC looks to leverage the unique skills of SFS graduate students and prepare them for successful careers in management, niche, and boutique consulting across fields.
Email: sfsconsulting@georgetown.edu
Email: sfsconsulting@georgetown.edu
SFS Energy Club
The SFS Energy Club is a platform for SFS students to engage in discussions and debate on political, economic, environmental and other issues relating to energy. By hosting small- and large-scale events dealing with a wide array of energy issues, the SFS Energy Club seeks to generate deeper understanding among the Georgetown community regarding energy and environmental issues and how they relate to international affairs and political and business decision-making. The SFS Energy Club also aims to foster links with the professional energy community in Washington, D.C. and around the world.
Email: sfsenergyclub@georgetown.edu
Email: sfsenergyclub@georgetown.edu
SFS Graduate Student Council
The SFS Graduate Student Council consists of one representative from each cohort of the graduate degree programs of the School of Foreign Service. has three broad purposes. First, it provides graduate students a forum in which they can share ideas and concerns with the SFS Dean’s Office. Second, it provides graduate students an opportunity to develop and implement activities and events of common interest to all the graduate students in the SFS. Third, drawing upon the diversity and richness of our individual programs, the Council works to help forge a sense of common identity for the graduate students in the SFS.
Email: sfsgsc@georgetown.edu
Email: sfsgsc@georgetown.edu
SSP Student Council
The Security Studies Program Student Council plays an integral role in the planning and execution of student events, as well as providing a voice of the student body to the administration and faculty of SSP. Since its inception in the Fall of 2013, the SSP Student Council has played a critical role in establishing and maintaining an exceptional degree of camaraderie among the students, faculty and administration of the program. SSP Student Council hosts various student events designed to enhance professional development, build a sense of community within SSP, and to connect SSP students to SSP faculty, professionals in the field, alumni, and the Georgetown Community at large. Some of these events include weekly happy hours, a bi-annual flag football game, professor spotlights, informal alumni networking events, Friendsgiving, a Spring Semester Boat Cruise, a Fall Semester Holiday Party, and interest group outings. Student Council also spearheads a number of philanthropic events on campus. Student Council hosts these events in partnership with Objective Zero, an alumni-led non-profit founded to combat veteran suicide. In a single semester, Georgetown SSP students raised over $2,500, making them one of Objective Zero’s top-tier “5-Star Supporters”. You can find out more about Objective Zero on their webpage, linked here. Some of the philanthropy events SSP Student Council hosts or participates in include a Covert Affair Gala and Silent Auction, trivia nights, and fall food drives.
Email: sspcouncil@georgetown.edu
Email: sspcouncil@georgetown.edu
The Middle East and North of Africa Forum
The MENA Forum serves to raise awareness about pressing issues in the Middle East and North Africa amongst the Georgetown University community, and to help foster graduate student engagement with faculty and policy professionals involved in these issues. In the past, we have brought a number of high-level peakers, arab civil society leaders, and policy professionals to campus and hosted other events, such as the MENA Career Panel and Networking Reception.
Email: menaforum@georgetown.edu
Email: menaforum@georgetown.edu
Africa Forum
The Africa Forum works to spread awareness and promote dialogue about the 54 nations of Africa amongst Georgetown University graduate students. This includes 1) Hosting professionally-focused events about security, development, business or governance in an African context, 2) Promoting awareness of African culture and history, 3) Enabling outreach to the local African community and experts in African issues, 4) Keeping members aware of current international affairs issues in Africa.
Email: africaforum@georgetown.edu
Email: africaforum@georgetown.edu
