Events
GSS hosts social events, called Grad Fests, which enable students to have fun and network with other graduate students from across campus.
Grad Fests Spring 2025:
February 7
April 11
GSS MEETINGS
Our Fall 2025 General Senate Meetings will be from 2pm – 4pm EST on the following Wednesdays:
August 27
September 24
October 29
November 25
December 3
You can join us in person in the Kent State University Student Government Chambers (on the second floor of the student center) or online on Teams.
Kindly note that due to thankgiving break, November general meeting will be held on tuesday from 11am -1pm EST
For more information, please contact the Info Services Chair @tdzineku_stu@kent.edu.
GSS EXECUTIVE BOARD ELECTIONS
We are looking for passionate and dedicated individual to take on the leadership role of an advocacy Chair and make a difference for graduate students at Kent State. Join the Executive Board for the 2025-2026 term!
📌 Open Positions:
✔ Advocacy Chair
Election Update: Candidate information will soon be available for review, and senators will be allowed to submit their questions for the candidates using the GSS Elections Question Form. All candidates must be present in person at the Student Governance Chambers to be included on the ballot.
GRADUATE STUDENT SYMPOSIUM
The 2025 Graduate Student Symposium (formerly Graduate Research Symposium) theme is “Harmonizing Progress: Integrating Arts, Sciences, and Technology for a Sustainable Future.” The Symposium will be April 9 & 10, 2025.
Symposium Application Deadline – March 21nd at 11:59pm
This year’s symposium will include three presentation styles.
- Oral presentations will be 10 minutes long with a 5-minute Q&A session. Audio and visual equipment will be provided for presenters.
- Poster presentations (90 minutes) Presenters are expected to stand by their poster for the full 90 minutes. Presenters should be able to explain their project and answer any questions that people may have.
- Workshops (30 minutes) are an interactive presentation where skills will be taught, and the audience will be asked to engage by performing the skills.
The Graduate Student Symposium is being renamed in an effort by GSS to be more inclusive of scholarship in the humanities, the arts, and other academic areas not traditionally associated with “research.” GSS aims to celebrate and display the scholarship and accomplishments of a vast array of graduate students through the newly renamed Graduate Student Symposium.
Details on 2025 Graduate Symposium Program can be found here.
If you are interested in being a volunteer for Graduate Student Symposium 2025, please click here or contact the Programming Chair.
For information about previous years’ events, please see our Past Symposia page.