You will receive an e-mail notice each week with the next week’s Seminar Schedule which is also available on line.

• Physics Club Colloquia are held on Mondays at 3:30 pm in 57 SPL with tea and cookies after the talk. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WEEKLY EVENT THAT WILL HELP YOU DECIDE WHAT SUBFIELD YOU ARE INTERESTED IN AND KEEP YOU INFORMED CONCERNING WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OTHER SUBFIELDS OF PHYSICS. ALL STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND.

Other activities

• Department teas will be held from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Mondays (after the Physics Club Talk)
• Graduate Student Happy Hour held monthly during the academic year .

The Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) is an elected body of students in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences that participates in Graduate School policymaking relevant to matters of their education and their lives as students.

The Assembly’s goals are to:

• identify the needs and concerns of graduate students, consider possible solutions, and present these to the Dean and other administrators.
• discuss and advise on changes to Graduate School policy proposed by the administration.
• provide a means for communication and deliberation both among and between graduate students and other members of the university community.

Recent accomplishments of the GSA include:

• implementation of a Conference Travel Fund (CTF) that provides awards to students allowing them to present their research at conferences.
• improvements to the Yale transit system (Central Science Loop, nighttime shuttle changes).
• the elimination of the summer gym fee for all graduate and professional students.

Current issues being adopted by the GSA include:

• the accessibility of child care at Yale.
• lobbying Congress for the reduction of federal income tax on graduate students.

The GSA welcomes new ideas, issues and concerns raised by students. If you have suggestions for changes or improvements to policies and services, please bring it to our attention by attending a meeting, or contacting a representative. Information about meetings can be found on the GSA website. Meetings are open to ALL graduate students. You may contact the assembly directly at graduate.student.assembly@yale.edu.

The McDougal Center, located at 135 Prospect Street, has services and facilities designed specifically for graduate students and post-docs. Created in 1997 through a generous gift from Alfred McDougal ‘53 and his wife Nancy Lauter.

The Center is a great physical space with a Common Room and Coffee Lounge equipped with free coffee, tea, and water (bring your own mug), a lounge space, widescreen TVs, and magazines. Just outside, you’ll find the Caulkins Courtyard and the Swenson Terrace. The offices for staff and fellows of McDougal Graduate Student Life are in the McDougal Center, along with satellite offices of the Office of Career Strategy (OCS), and the Office for Graduate Student Development and Diversity (OGSDD).

Visit the McDougal Graduate Student Center website for information on events and activities or call 432-BLUE (432-2583)

Go to McDougal Graduate Center - Calendar of Events.