Graduate Student Organizations
Emerson Media Graduates
The Emerson Media Graduates (EMG) group was created to provide graduate students in the Visual and Media Arts Department the opportunity to gain extracurricular production experience and to encourage professional and personal contacts between graduates during their years at Emerson and beyond.
Throughout the year, students work on self-directed studio or field production projects, which culminate in a screening during each semester. The group also invites guest speakers from the industry and supports other student initiatives in VMA. Recent activities include an original sitcom, a local news magazine production, and music videos for local Boston artists.
Graduate Reading Series
The Graduate Reading Series is organized by a dedicated group of graduate students in the Writing, Literature, & Publishing department. They feature Creative Writing and Publishing and Writing graduate students from the department reading from their most recent works.
If you have any questions, or want to learn more about the group, please e-mail the Graduate Reading Series.
Graduate Student Association
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is dedicated to advancing the goals, objectives, and interests of graduate students and provides financial oversight for the funding of graduate student organizations. Among other responsibilities, officers take part in leading the graduate community and helping to foster an environment for social interaction, professional friendships, associations, and events.
Graduate Students in Communication Disorders
The Graduate Students in Communication Disorders group was established to foster discussion of issues relating to the field of communication disorders. The group promotes awareness of issues relating to communication disorders and supports discussions and activities for new professionals in the field.
If you have any questions, or want to learn more about Graduate Students in Communication Disorders, please e-mail their faculty advisor, Dr. Daniel Kempler.
Graduate Students for GMCA
Members of the Graduate Students for Global Marketing Communication and Advertising (GMCA) group focus on issues that impact marketing communication around the world. They hold workshops and events to promote discussion of global communication issues and foster community among graduate students in the program.
Graduate Students for Integrated Marketing Communications
Graduate Students for IMC exists to promote the idea of integrated marketing communications and its purpose in the business environment through career-focused events and discussions. GSIMC will also work to facilitate a familial feeling throughout the graduate student IMC body. In the past, it has brought in guests for discussions from organizations such as the American Marketing Association and the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council. Events like this are planned every semester along with other networking/social events for students to get to know each other.
Graduate Students for Publishing
Officially recognized in the spring of 2004, Graduate Students for Publishing was founded with the mission to create learning and networking opportunities centered on publishing. While the group has at its core students in the Publishing and Writing graduate program, all students interested in publishing are encouraged to take part in the organization and its events.
Health Connections
Health Connections is comprised of all the current students in the Health Communication graduate program. This group is devoted to professional growth and use many facets to accomplish this goal.
- Health Connections practice health communication through Health Raisers, the group's blog which takes a critical look at health campaigns, popular health news, and representations of diseases.
- This group also has an internet radio show on health concerns pertinent to Emerson students, accessible through Twitter and on Facebook.
- Health Connections host Alumni/ae and student mixers, health-related movie nights, lectures, and many other professional development activities/events which foster knowledge about the different internship, academic, and career opportunities that may be available for health communication students.
If you have any questions, or want to learn more about the group, please e-mail Health Connections or their faculty advisor, Dr. Julie Volkman.
Redivider
Redivider (formerly Beacon Street Review) is Emerson's graduate-student-run national literary magazine. A journal of new literature, Redivider publishes work by new and established writers in all genres including poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama, along with reviews, interviews, and occasional recipes. Published twice yearly, new issues appear each winter and spring. Submissions are welcome year-round.
Theatre Education Graduate Association
The Theatre Education Graduate Association (TEGA) is dedicated to enhancing career opportunities and encouraging professional goals, as well as creating a strong sense of community throughout the Theatre Education graduate student body. TEGA offers workshops, socials, and panel discussions with professionals in the field to help enrich the experiences of students during their enrollment and upon graduation. TEGA's aim is to broaden Theatre Education students' sense of knowledge about the field, while also providing ample networking opportunities to assist these students in their careers after graduating from Emerson.
If you have any questions, or want to learn more about TEGA, please e-mail the group at emerson.theatreed@gmail.com or their faculty advisor, Dr. Robert Colby.
Become an Official Group
Officially recognized Graduate Student Groups (see the Graduate Student Handbook for details) may be listed here. If your Graduate Student Group is interested in being listed, the organization's officers must email GradStudies@emerson.edu with your group's information and any relevant news.
