{"id":4483,"date":"2023-03-22T11:01:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/studentaffairs\/?page_id=4483"},"modified":"2023-07-31T11:38:40","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T15:38:40","slug":"student-groups-and-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/studentaffairs\/student-experience\/student-groups-and-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Groups and Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1636460314386{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Involvement with groups and organizations is a great way to connect to the graduate student community at WSE and across the university. Students lead and join a variety of organizations. If you are interested in forming a club or organization at WSE email <a href=\"wse-studentaffairs@jhu.edu\">WSE-StudentAffairs@jhu.edu.\u00a0<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Graduate Representative Organization (GRO)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23012e5b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text]The Graduate Representative Organization (GRO) is the representative organization for graduate students belonging to the Homewood campus of JHU from both the School of Engineering as well as the School of Arts and Sciences.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The GRO consists of graduate students, GC council members who function as department representatives, and an executive board. Members of the E-Board act as liaisons between graduate students and administration to advocate for graduate student needs.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The GRO hosts different types of social events for graduate students throughout the year. Join the GRO listserv for more information about meetings and events.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For more information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/studentaffairs.jhu.edu\/gro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GRO website<\/a>, or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:gro@jhu.edu\">gro@jhu.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5674&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Johns Hopkins Black Graduate Student Association (JH BGSA)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23012e5b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]The Johns Hopkins Black Graduate Student Association (JHU BGSA) strives to enhance graduate student life for URM students, specifically Black graduates, to ensure retention and academic success during their tenure at Hopkins. Additionally, the BGSA is dedicated to elevating Black student voices across the African Diaspora at Hopkins and in the Baltimore community.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5544&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The BGSA seeks to promote a professional, scholarly, and social network for Black graduate students while fostering a sense of belonging by keeping the Hopkins community aware and receptive of their interests and concerns.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Most notably, the decentralized aspect of Hopkins provides multiple opportunities for the BGSA and other black affinity groups throughout the Hopkins divisions to meet and exchange ideas, strengthen intercampus liaisons, and collaborate on social events for the betterment of Black graduate students.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]For more information email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nrankin2@jhu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nrankin2@jhu.edu<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Women of Whiting (WoW)&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23012e5b&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/wow.students.jh.edu\/\">Women of Whiting (WOW)<\/a> is a rapidly growing group composed of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows dedicated to providing women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields with community building, networking, mentorship, and professional development opportunities. 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