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Group Formation
The process for starting a new Graduate Student Group spans a semester. It begins in September and concludes in late November-early December. Before you begin a group, please keep in mind several rules set forth by GradGov and the Student Organization Standards for starting groups.
In an effort to maximize the efficient use of resources, it is important that new GradGov groups do not duplicate the efforts of existing groups. Please refer back to the Groups page to ensure that there is not already a group that fulfills your goals. Groups must have at least 12 enrolled student members in order to be eligible for benefits (e.g. access to funding), and groups must be open and non-discriminatory to all students on campus.
In an effort to maximize the efficient use of resources, it is important that new GradGov groups do not duplicate the efforts of existing groups. Please refer back to the Groups page to ensure that there is not already a group that fulfills your goals. Groups must have at least 12 enrolled student members in order to be eligible for benefits (e.g. access to funding), and groups must be open and non-discriminatory to all students on campus.
Formation Procedure
Step 1: Fill out the GradGov Prospective Group Declaration of Interest form. The Director of Groups will review the information to ensure the group complies with the above regulations (no need to have all 13 members at this point)
Step 2: The interested group will meet with the Director of Groups and Assistant Director of Graduate Enrichment and Communication to review new graduate student group's proposal.
Step 3: New graduate student group develops a constitution, including mission statement and list of executive board positions. The constitution must set standards, objectives, goals, etc. for your group. Once completed, the constitution will be submitted to the Director of Groups for review.
Step 4: At the last General Assembly (GA) meeting of the semester (late-November/early-December), your group will submit your constitution and present your proposal to the Assembly.
Step 5: The General Assembly will vote to approve or deny your group establishment. If approved, your group may begin accessing funds starting in the Spring.
Please refer to the Access to Benefits page for more details on requirements and resources granted. More general information on student groups can be found on the Student Organizations page. Under Hoyalink you may also access other groups' documentation such as their constitution. This will familiarize you with a general outline of your group's own constitution. The Center for Student Engagement (CSE) is the broad umbrella organization under which GradGov and GradGov groups fall. It might be worth exploring some of the resources they have on their website as well.
Please If you would like to chat further about this process and the benefits you would gain by becoming a GradGov group, please do not hesitate to contact Katherine Chan, the Director of Groups, at (katherine.chan@georgetown.edu).
Step 2: The interested group will meet with the Director of Groups and Assistant Director of Graduate Enrichment and Communication to review new graduate student group's proposal.
Step 3: New graduate student group develops a constitution, including mission statement and list of executive board positions. The constitution must set standards, objectives, goals, etc. for your group. Once completed, the constitution will be submitted to the Director of Groups for review.
Step 4: At the last General Assembly (GA) meeting of the semester (late-November/early-December), your group will submit your constitution and present your proposal to the Assembly.
Step 5: The General Assembly will vote to approve or deny your group establishment. If approved, your group may begin accessing funds starting in the Spring.
Please refer to the Access to Benefits page for more details on requirements and resources granted. More general information on student groups can be found on the Student Organizations page. Under Hoyalink you may also access other groups' documentation such as their constitution. This will familiarize you with a general outline of your group's own constitution. The Center for Student Engagement (CSE) is the broad umbrella organization under which GradGov and GradGov groups fall. It might be worth exploring some of the resources they have on their website as well.
Please If you would like to chat further about this process and the benefits you would gain by becoming a GradGov group, please do not hesitate to contact Katherine Chan, the Director of Groups, at (katherine.chan@georgetown.edu).
