The Computer Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) was one of several campus-wide student groups to receive a $2000 award from Unisys. CSGSA will have an operating budget for the first time.

The CSGSA was founded to present to the faculty the needs of graduate students and to provide a social organization for students. Bi-weekly meetings are held to discuss faculty committee meetings, graduate student concerns, and departmental events.

One of the main functions of the group is to select student representatives for the faculty committees. These students vote on all issues presented to their respective committees. The CSGSA considers presenting the student perspective to these committees as one of the most critical aspects of the organization.

All graduate students of the department are automatically members of CSGSA. Meetings are open to all students. For more information, visit their website.

-Georganne Tolaas