Boston College

Graduate Education Association

Our Mission Statement

The Graduate Education Association (GEA) performs a wide variety of servcies for all graduate students in the Boston College School of Education. The GEA aims to promote:

Community Building. Through effective communication, the GEA can and should promote a community of graduate students that mirrors the community of scholars developed by the faculty in the School of Education. By establishing a visual presence among the graduate student community, the GEA can have a high publicity impact for the Graduate School of Education (GSOE), which in turn enhances our national ranking and degree value.

Advocacy for improving the resources for graduate students. The GEA President and Advisory Board are charged with representing to the administration the concerns of all students in the Boston College GSOE, particularly regarding the administration's commitment to supporting its graduate students. The GEA seeks to provide an information link among the Boston College community, the GSOE administration, and all graduate students in the GSOE, and through this link, provide resources for professional and intellectual development.

Uniting students and faculty. The GEA should strive to facilitate greater student/faculty personal contact, which has been shown to enhance student learning experiences, and which enhances the value of our degrees. Additionally, increased faculty/student interaction helps to develop and nurture important professional relationships.

Service to the University community and the greater community. Higher learning is an active, interactive proposal that results in meaningful, long-lasting changes. Scholars of higher education have shown that one of the most significant factors contributing to a student's learning in college is increased levels of involvement both in and outside the classroom. The GEA provides experiential learning through service to the University community and the greater Boston community. As current and future Educators, we seek to echo the mission of the Lynch School by working to "enhance the human condition, to expand the human imagination, and to make the world more just."

Enhancing Professional Development. Through speaker series, research presentation forums, career development seminars, conference grant funding, informal gatherings and a wide variety of other events and activities, the GEA creates opportunities for networking and developing relationships with fellow graduate students.

Executive Board

Executive Officers

Board of Directors

Advisor

Arline Riordan, Associate Dean, Graduate Admissions & Finacial Aid of Lynch School

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Graduate Education Association
Campion 107 (617) 552-4339
gea@bc.edu www.bc.edu/gea

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