President's Welcome
Summer 2006
Dear Graduate Students,

Welcome to the College of Graduate Studies of the Medical University of South Carolina, and to Charleston.  You have probably worked hard to get here and you probably also know that there's a lot more to come.  MUSC's College of Graduate Studies seeks to develop thoughtful & professional critical thinkers who are committed to excellence in science.  The achievement of such excellence requires not only attention to detail and persistent effort, but teamwork; such teamwork is fostered not only by faculty, but also by interactions among students with diverse expertise and backgrounds.

The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is a student-run organization consisting of student representatives from each department within the College of Graduate Studies.   Representatives are additionally solicited from the first and second year graduate student classes, and from recognized student organizations.  The purpose of GSA is to represent the interests of graduate students by providing a forum for interaction among graduate students, and by acting as a liaison to the administration and faculty.   GSA organizes and participates in social and charitable events each semester, and represents the College of Graduate Studies at MUSC's campus-wide student government association (SGA) where the five other colleges of MUSC are also represented.   

As president, I would like to personally encourage you to get to know your GSA representatives, to enjoy GSA's social and charitable events, and to consider representing your fellow students by becoming a GSA representative yourself.

So on behalf of the GSA, welcome again to MUSC and Charleston.  I hope that you find your journey toward a graduate degree to be both challenging and rewarding.

Adrian Sproul

GSA President