Graduate Student Association
Tobenna Amanfo, GSA President
Dear Colleague,
Welcome to DSU, you are certainly making a decision worthwhile by choosing to continue your education in graduate school. You are now part of an extraordinary company, a multidimensional group and remarkable story. Deciding to continue school is never easy and hence the Graduate Student Association is here to aid in your transition.
The GSA is an organization with the main objective of providing a solace where graduate students can promote their interests and welfares. This allows the GSA to be interdisciplinary, allowing for connecting opportunities amongst other departments.
We also strive to equip our graduate students holistically as they prepare to transition from academia into industry and beyond.
The GSA is here for the graduate students, we are here to aid, facilitate and provide much needed support to our students.
I look forward to interacting with you at our many events throughout the semester.
Good luck as you continue your studies!
Graduate Student Association Mission
The mission of the Graduate Student Association supports the mission of the University by representing and advocating the interests of graduate students at Delaware State University, by providing a forum for free and open discussion of matters affecting this community, and by providing financial and organizational support for professional development and networking events within this community. Our desire is to create an environment for graduate students that provide co-curricular opportunities that advance student learning, foster respect from the DSU community, provide services for the DSU graduate community, and enhance the quality of life of the graduate student community.
Goals of the DSU Graduate Student Association
- To provide a central agency by which the members may promote the interest and welfare of the University community.
- To further the development of a wholesome relationship among the administration and the graduate student community.
- To encourage the participation of graduate students in the identification of problems that relate to the graduate student community and to assist in the solutions to those problems.
Objectives that meet goals
Establish a mechanism for timely information and programming exchange that addresses the needs of graduate students.
- Publish an annual report summarizing graduate student accomplishments, activities, and needs for the next fiscal year.
- Collaborate with departments in the development and/or implementation of professional development and networking activities for graduate students.
- Establish a graduate student council with a representative from each program who can advocate the needs of their respective colleagues.
Student Learning Outcomes and Competencies
Participants will display proficiencies in the following areas:
- Verbal and written communication skills – Participants in the graduate symposium will submit an abstract of their research or scholarly activity that will meet a content and formatting standard for acceptance. Symposium participants discuss their findings via a formal or poster presentation.
- Critical Thinking Skills – Participants will be expected to develop strategies to address issues that impact their community of scholars and provide feedback in a timely fashion.
- Teambuilding/Interpersonal Skills – Participants will be expected to plan networking activities that will provide a positive impact for their community of scholars.
- Scholarship - Participants will be expected to plan co-curricular activities that positively impact the intellectual climate at Delaware State University and surrounding community.