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Position: Graduate Student Council (GSC) President
Location: Fordham University
Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)
Term: 2026-2027 academic year, selected this spring

Overview

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) President serves as the primary leader and representative of the graduate student body. This role involves a combination of administrative, representational, and advocacy responsibilities. Under the supervision of the GSAS Vice Dean or their designee, and together with the Vice President, the President coordinates and leads the activities of the GSC. The officers act as chief stewards of the GSC budget and primary spokespeople for the Council. As members of the Council, they coordinate its activities towards the end of representing the interests, viewpoints, and concerns of each department and program, as well as the GSAS student body as a whole.

The President is responsible for ensuring the effective functioning of the GSC and advocating for the interests of all GSAS students within the university community. Duties are set by GSAS, with input from the GSC. The President is required to submit bi-weekly timesheets and to keep a detailed record of all activities performed each week.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Meeting Management:
  • Plan, organize, and run monthly scheduled GSC meetings.
  • Create meeting agendas, distribute materials, and ensure meetings are conducted efficiently and effectively.
  • Preside and call to order Council meetings in conjunction with the Vice President.
  • Set the Council agenda in consultation with the Vice President, distribute materials, and ensure meetings are conducted efficiently and effectively.
  • Facilitate discussions and ensure all members have the opportunity to contribute.
  • Oversee programs and activities planned by the Council, standing or ad hoc committees or the officers.
  • Chair the Budget Committee and propose the annual budget as crafted by that committee.

• Representation:
  • Serve as the primary representative of the GSC at GSAS Council and A&S Council meetings and other university committees.
  • Communicate the concerns and needs of graduate students to university administration and faculty.
  • Collaborate with other student organizations and university departments on shared initiatives.
    
    
• Event Planning:
  • Plan, organize, and successfully execute events open to the entire GSAS student community, including an opening year welcome event, end of the year celebration, and other activities as determined by the GSC council and GSAS student body.
  • Assist the GSAS on events of general interest. Staff events, as needed. This may include night and weekend hours.
    
    
• Financial Management:
  • With the assistance of the Vice President, act as a steward of GSC funds, overseeing budget allocation and expenditures other than the Student Support Grants.
  • Maintain accurate financial records and provide regular financial reports to the GSC, the GSAS Council, and to members of the GSAS staff, as requested. GSC officers will be accountable for any missing funds.
  • Ensure compliance with university financial policies and procedures.
  • Submit a report each semester to all GSAS students, GSAS, and GSAS Council about all GSC activities, SSG disbursements, and other expenditures, broken down by department, program and amount.
  • Submit an annual report in May to GSAS, with a detailed itemization of expenses incurred, activities and participation at events, initiatives, etc. At the same time, in collaboration with the incoming president, submit a preliminary budget for the following year for GSAS review.
    
    
• Student Support Grants (SSGs)
  • Promote, convene the SSG Committee, organize and disseminate applications, oversee award letters, and facilitate and approve reimbursements in a timely manner.
  • In collaboration with GSAS; ensure that SSGs are selected and distributed in a fair and equitable manner.
  • In collaboration with GSAS, ensure the timely approval and processing of Student Support Grants (SSGs) selected by the SSG Committee.
    
    
• Reimbursement Processing:
  • Process reimbursements for SSGs accurately and in a timely manner (no later than the end of the semester in which expenses were incurred).
  • Review and approve all reimbursement requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation.
  • Communicate regularly with students regarding the status of their reimbursements.
    
    
• Student Advocacy and Support:
  • Advocate for graduate student needs and work to resolve problems effectively.
  • Connect students with appropriate university resources and support services.
    
    
• GSAS Collaboration:
  • Assist the GSAS with planning and executing events (such as Orientation, Admitted Student Week, Commencement, etc.) and other activities.
  • Collaborate with GSAS staff on initiatives and projects to enhance the graduate student experience.
  • Assist the GSAS on events or projects of general interest to the GSAS student body. Such assistance may include helping to publicize events, canvassing students for ideas about events or speakers, performing research or writing reports, etc.
  • Provide input on policies and procedures that affect graduate students to GSAS leadership.
  • Ensure the smooth transition to the next year’s GSC officers and representatives. This includes providing GSAS with the names of all representatives elected in the spring semester for the following year, as well as the slate of candidates for the following year’s president and vice president. GSAS should receive the list no later than April 15, in order to ensure that officers are in place before the start of the summer.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  
• Qualifications
  • Currently enrolled as a graduate student in Fordham’s GSAS.
  • In good academic standing, making satisfactory progress toward the degree, and not under academic or disciplinary probation.
  • Strong leadership and organizational skills.
  • Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.
  • Consistent work ethic to promote the tenets of cura personalis, magis, service and humility.
  • Ability to use University systems and/or willingness to learn them.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to manage a sizable budget and related finances, as well as to process reimbursements efficiently and effectively.
  • Commitment to representing and advocating for graduate student interests.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, and university staff.

Reporting Structure

The GSC President reports to the GSAS Vice Dean or their designee and is responsible both to that individual and to the GSC Council.

Time Commitment

This position requires a time commitment of 18 hours per week. Duties are for the academic year only. If deemed necessary, additional work over the summer is for 10 weeks, with an expectation of 18 hours per week, compensated at the stipend rate of GSAS summer research fellowships, paid from the GSC funds.

Compensation

The President will be compensated at the Teaching Fellow (TF) rate listed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Please email Associate Dean Sara Lehman at [email protected] and the Graduate Student Council at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this position.

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Position: Graduate Student Council (GSC) Vice President
Location: Fordham University
Department: Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS)
Term: 2026-2027 academic year, selected this spring

Overview
The Graduate Student Council (GSC or “Council”) Vice President serves as the secondary leader and representative of the graduate student body. This role involves a combination of administrative, representational, and advocacy responsibilities. Under the supervision of the GSAS Vice Dean or their designee, and together with the President, the Vice President coordinates and leads the activities of the GSC. The officers act as chief stewards of the GSC budget and primary spokespeople for the Council. As members of the Council, they coordinate its activities towards the end of representing the interests, viewpoints, and concerns of graduate students in each department and program, as well as the GSAS student body as a whole.

The Vice President assists the President in ensuring the effective functioning of the GSC and advocating for the interests of all GSAS students within the university community. Duties are set by GSAS, with input from the GSC. The Vice President is expected to work 18 hours per week. The Vice President is required to submit bi-weekly timesheets and to keep a detailed record of all activities performed each week.

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Meeting Management:
  • In collaboration with the President, plan, organize, set the agenda and oversee monthly scheduled GSC meetings.
  • Take Council minutes or designate the taking of them, and distribute the minutes and Council agenda, including sharing these materials with GSAS administration on a regular basis, after each Council meeting.
  • Facilitate discussions and ensure all members have the opportunity to contribute.
  • Oversee programs and activities planned by the Council, standing or ad hoc committees, or the officers.
  • Oversee Representatives' fulfillment of their duties and inform the Council of any malfeasance or nonfeasance.

• Representation:
  • When the President is unavailable, serve as the primary representative of the GSC at GSAS Council and A&S Council meetings and other university committees.
  • Communicate the concerns and needs of graduate students to university administration and faculty.
  • Collaborate with other student organizations and university departments on shared initiatives.

• Event Planning:
  • Plan, organize, and successfully execute events open to the entire GSAS student community, including an opening year welcome event, end of the year celebration, and other activities as determined by the GSC and GSAS administration.
  • Assist the GSAS on events or projects of general interest to the GSAS student body. Such assistance may include helping to publicize events, canvassing students for ideas about events or speakers, performing research or writing reports, and other duties as assigned.
  • Staff GSAS and GSC events, as needed. Some of these events may be held on nights and weekends.

• Financial Management:
  • In collaboration with the President, act as a steward of GSC funds, overseeing budget allocation and expenditures other than the Student Support Grants.
  • In collaboration with GSAS, ensure the timely approval and processing of Student Support Grants (SSGs).
  • Maintain accurate financial records and provide regular financial reports to the GSC, the GSAS Council, and to members of the GSAS staff, as requested.
  • Ensure that GSAS has access to all records and periodically review them with GSAS staff. GSC officers will be accountable for any missing funds. Ensure compliance with university financial policies and procedures.
  • Submit an annual report in May to GSAS to be shared with the graduate student body, and GSAS Council, with a detailed itemization of expenses incurred, activities and participation at events, initiatives, etc.

• Student Support Grants (SSGs):
  • Promote, convene the SSG Committee, organize and disseminate applications, oversee award letters, and facilitate and process reimbursements.
  • In collaboration with GSAS, ensure that SSGs are selected and distributed in a fair and equitable manner.

• Reimbursement Processing:
  • Process reimbursements for SSGs accurately and in a timely manner (no later than the end of the semester in which expenses were incurred).
  • Review all reimbursement requests, ensuring accuracy and completeness of documentation.
  • Communicate regularly with students regarding the status of their reimbursements.

• Student Advocacy and Support:
  • Advocate for graduate student needs and work to resolve problems effectively.
  • Connect students with appropriate university resources and support services.

• GSAS Collaboration:
  • Assist the GSAS with planning and executing events (such as Orientation, Admitted Student Week, Commencement, etc.) and other activities or duties as assigned.
  • Collaborate with GSAS staff on initiatives and projects to enhance the graduate student experience.
  • Help to publicize GSAS events and activities.
  • Provide input on policies and procedures that affect graduate students to GSAS leadership.
  • Other duties as assigned. 

• Specific Areas of Responsibility (as determined by GSAS in consultation with the President):
  • Communications
    • Take accurate meeting minutes during the monthly GSC Council meetings and ensure that they are shared with Council members and GSAS.
    • Produce weekly Newsletters (GSC Weekly) and other GSAS-wide communications (email, social media).
    • Ensure transparency and responsiveness in communications, both with GSAS students and with GSAS administration and staff.
    • Maintain marketing and communication tools such as Canva and Mailchimp and keep accounts with such platforms in good financial order.
    • Assist the GSC President in the development and presentation of the following year’s operating budget, event planning, charter groups, and initiatives for the student body.
    • Organize broad-scope GSC events such as socials, external speakers, writing boot camps, professional development seminars, etc.
    • As delegated by the President, keep GSAS consistently informed of GSC activities; include GSAS on GSC weekly email distribution list.
    • Be the primary source of coordination and communication between the Officers and the Council, as well as between the Council and the student body.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled as a graduate student in Fordham’s GSAS.
• In good academic standing, making satisfactory progress toward the degree, and not under academic or disciplinary probation.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to use University systems and/or willingness to learn them.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Google Workspace.
• Ability to navigate or learn marketing and communication tools such as Canva and Mailchimp.
• Consistent work ethic to promote the tenets of cura personalis, magis, service, and humility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a sizable budget and related finances, as well as to process reimbursements efficiently and effectively.
• Commitment to representing and advocating for graduate student interests.
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, faculty, and university staff.

Reporting Structure

The GSC Vice President reports to the GSAS Vice Dean or their designee and is responsible both to that individual and to the GSC Council.

Time Commitment

This position requires a time commitment of 18 hours per week. Duties are for the academic year only.

If deemed necessary, additional work over the summer would be for 10 weeks, with an expectation of 18 hours per week, compensated at the stipend rate of GSAS summer research fellowships, paid from the GSC funds.

Compensation

The Vice President will be compensated at the Teaching Fellow (TF) rate listed in the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Please email Associate Dean Sara Lehman at [email protected] and the Graduate Student Council at [email protected] if you have any questions regarding this position.

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Part-Time/Hourly (<19 hours/week maximum)/Non-benefited

Primary Purpose:

The Graduate Assistant for the Center for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL) will work with the Associate Director in building the structure of the CCEL through administrative and organizational support vital to the success and advancement of the Center’s mission and programming. Areas of responsibility will include research, data management, organizational development, and follow-up with key constituents, including faculty members. This is a part-time, fixed-term, hourly position (not to exceed more than 19 hours a week) and will report to the Center for Community Engaged Learning. Flexibility to work between both the Rose Hill and Lincoln Center campuses is required. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Provides organizational and programmatic support for the Associate Director and other team members; builds out smooth processes and supports Center operations.

2. Connects with internal and external on behalf of the Associate Director, Executive Director, and other team members; supports events, meetings, and other Center priorities.

3. Develops programs and events in coordination with leadership.
   Collects data connected to engaged scholarship.

4. Conducts research concerning faculty work and engaged scholarship best practices.
   Carries out other duties as assigned by the Associate Director.

Specific Responsibilities:

A. Provides organizational and programmatic support to the Associate Director

1. Work directly with the Associate Director to organize and create programs for faculty-engaged scholarship.

2. Handle the logistical elements for various CCEL programs.

3. Develop timelines and processes for the Engaged Scholars Committee.

4. Take meeting notes and correspond with key constituents for CCEL.

B. Provide operational and communication support for the Post-secondary Pathways Engaged Tours and Programs. 

1. Work directly with the Assistant Director of Programs and Operations to schedule Engaged tours and programming, primarily at the Rose Hill campus. 

2. Responsible for all correspondence with schools and organizations who share an interest in participating in a tour. 

3. Communicate with CCEL Ambassadors and provide support throughout the Engaged tour process.

4. Liaise with Fordham departments to facilitate tours. 

5. Curate a list of workshops and topics for engaged tours.

C. Connects with on-campus partners on behalf of leadership.

1. Conduct follow-up on behalf of the center with CCEL constituents.

2. Initiate contact with partners and stakeholders via email, phone, and correspondence.

D. Develops programs and events in coordination with the leadership.

1. Work collaboratively with the AD to plan meetings, events, and receptions.

2. Develop a strategy with the AD and the Engaged Scholarship Committee to create programs for faculty and community members.

E. Collects data connected to engaged scholarship.

1. Assist in cataloging all courses with engaged scholarship elements.

2. Collect examples of faculty community-engaged research and teaching in the Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester, and globally.

3. Develop a list of monetary and other resources for faculty.

F. Conducts research concerning faculty work and engaged scholarship best practices.

1. Search peer-reviewed articles and academic resources that could be useful for the CCEL model.

2. Review national models of engaged scholarship and find lessons that could be used at Fordham.

3. Carries out other duties as assigned.

Please submit all resumes and cover letters to: [email protected]  with the title of position in the subject line.

Campion Institute / Office of Fellowship Advising

Anticipated hours:

• Summer 20 hours/week
• Semester: 9 hours/week

Job duties:

Conduct remote or in-person advising sessions with students and recent graduates applying for nationally competitive awards, such as Fulbright, Critical Language Scholarship, and Truman:

• review application materials
• discuss drafts of essays and short answers drafts
• encourage candidates through motivational interviewing and equity-informed approaches.

Meet regularly with other Campion team members to strategize about applications and outreach.

Work alongside other Campion team members to plan, organize, and lead monthly writing workshops and informational sessions for applicants, over Zoom or in person.

Collaborate with an undergraduate work-study student to manage the fellowship blog and put out 1-2 posts per month; this is done via email and monthly Zoom meetings.

Advise Campion team on, and help create, additional website and social media content.

Qualifications:

Current doctoral student in English, Education, or related field. Experience working with undergraduate and graduate students of diverse backgrounds, interests, and identities. Experience guiding students in their writing, particularly with personal statements and research statements. Familiarity with nationally competitive fellowships a plus.

Please send a cover letter and your resume to Dr. Lorna Ronald at [email protected] with the title of position in the subject line. Any relevant additional information should be included in the cover letter.