BME Graduate Student Council
Our organization fosters a threefold mission to promote scholastic excellence, community engagement, and mentorship extending across the biomedical engineering department and into the greater Rochester area.
1. Scholastic Excellence
- Organize senior graduate student discussion panels on academics, coursework, and preliminary exams for incoming graduate students
- Serve as liaisons to the graduate faculty
- Implement Summer Seminar Series for research presentations by the first and second year graduate students
2. Community Engagement
- Partner and volunteer with charitable organizations around the Rochester area such as the Ronald McDonald House, Golisano Children’s Hospital toy drive, and FoodLink food pantry
- Foster social aptitude and togetherness through planning monthly activities, such as SkyZone, Thanksgiving dinners, picnics, and ski trips
3. Mentorship
- Assimilate incoming graduate students to positively impact the Rochester community
- Mentor undergraduate biomedical engineering students in professionalism, research competency, and career trajectories
- Prepare underrepresented high school students for college courses and careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) through partnership with the Kearn’s Center Upward Bound program
BME GSC Officers
Contact Us
- President (2022-2023): Tiffany Robinson
- Outreach Chair/CMTI Representative: Delaney Martino
- Social Chair: Melissa MacLiesh
Graduate Student Council Events
BME Teams – Kickball, Softball and Soccer
August
New Student Social
September
Rochester Rhinos Soccer Game
Apple Picking
October
Rochester-wide Scavenger Hunt
Corn Maze, Amazing Maize Maze
November
No Shave November Charitable Outreach
Thanksgiving Social Dinner
December
Faculty and Student Movie Night
Holiday Toy Drive for Golisano’s Children’s Hospital
January
February
Skyzone Trampoline Park
Faculty verse Student Trivia
March
Prospective Student Recruitment Weekends
Food Link Can Drive
April
Food Link Food Pantry
Faculty verse Student Bowling
First Year Exam Question and Answer
May
Lilac Festival 5K/ Walk
Letchworth Park Hiking Trip
June
Summer Kick-off Picnic
Mini-Golf
Summer Seminar Series
July
Other activities may include paint nights, holiday dinners, sports events, fundraising events, mentoring and more!