Our Mission:

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry desires to maintain a strong student-centered Ph.D. program with a high level of student morale, engagement and productivity. To advance that goal further we seek to improve communication lines between graduate students and faculty. To that end, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduate Advisory Team (CBGReAT) for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is established to report to the Personnel & Advisory Committee (PAC) and periodically attend portions of faculty meetings. The committee will serve in an advisory role between the graduate students and the department, addressing both academic and social issues related to the graduate student body.

The overarching vision in instituting any such group must be to increase our Department’s excellence; productive communication between students and faculty is critical to reaching that vision. The specific goals of this group are 1) to improve communication between students and faculty 2) to provide a direct mechanism for students to have a departmental voice and provide input to faculty on matters of graduate education and scholarship and 3) to organize/coordinate fun/informative grad-student-related events or projects, including but not limited to educational, professional development, and student social events.

CBGReAT_charter (describes group’s mission, role, goals, and logistics) *approved by the faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

CBGReAT_charter_appendix (describes meeting formats)