About the council

The College of Engineering Graduate Student Council aims to provide a welcoming community for graduate students to meet, network, and establish relationships across different fields, both socially and professionally. 

For information about how to join, contact any of the members of the council.

Graduate Student Council Members
2025-26
NameDepartment
Samuel MurphyMechanical Engineering
Richard CliverBiomedical Engineering
Oliver StrohIndustrial and Systems Engineering
Abdullahi AlausaChemical and Biochemical Engineering
Juliana Danesi RuizMechanical Engineering
Ana FigueroaBiomedical Engineering
Max MillerIndustrial and Systems Engineering
Adam RamkerElectrical and Computer Engineering
Allison FloresElectrical and Computer Engineering
Matthew PaulingCivil and Environmental Engineering

Upcoming events

Events are tentatively scheduled for the following dates during the fall 2026 semester. Please check back for details.

  • August 27
  • September 24
  • October 29
  • December 11 - Holiday Party

Photos from past events

People stand and talk around a grill near a park pavilion during an outdoor gathering, with picnic tables, trees and open green space in the background. Group of students gathered at a park shelter and grill area during an outdoor cookout. Holiday party crowd gathered inside a café with colorful lighting, exposed brick walls, and festive sweaters. Three people posing against a brick wall decorated with snowflakes, wearing colorful holiday sweaters. Four people seated at a café table playing chess under blue lighting, with snowy streets visible outside. Person lining up a shot on a pool table inside a bar with dark wood walls and hanging lights. Several people gathered around a pool table as one player takes a shot in a dimly lit bar. Wide view of a bar with two pool tables, showing multiple people playing and watching.

Photos from past events

Group of graduate students standing together outdoors in a pedestrian mall. Restaurant tables full of people Restaurant tables full of people Restaurant tables full of people Wide view of a busy trivia night with people seated at tables and around a central bar in a modern, industrial-style space. People gathered along a long bar and at nearby tables during a trivia event, with overhead lighting and shelves of bottles behind the bar. Crowded trivia night scene showing multiple tables filled with participants in a large room with exposed wood ceiling beams and string lights.