Description
Phorum acts as a professional group that evaluates, organizes, implements, and develops services that meet the professional and academic needs of graduate students. The group also serves as the primary channel of communication between the RPC/RCPC graduate students and faculty, working to foster a more inclusive and collaborative environment throughout the department. Phorum intends to support members in several ways, including:
-Identifying relevant conferences and assisting with project completion, submission, and presentation
-Facilitating connections beyond our ISU academic community to assist with the transition to jobs within and outside of academia
-Helping all members through the academic and degree planning process, including support through programmatic milestones such as portfolio reviews, preliminary written and oral examinations, and defenses
Affiliations
This organization has no affiliations.
Constitution / Tier
Membership Information
| Student Members |
13 |
| ISU Members |
1 |
| Non-ISU Members |
0 |
| Allowed Members |
All RPC graduate students |
| Allowed Officers |
Currently enrolled RPC graduate students |
| Membership Qualifications |
Must be nominated by another member of Phorum |
| Membership Restrictions |
Must be able to fulfill duties and must accept nomination |
| Elections/Selection |
All officers are nominated in a Moodle poll by other members of Phorum. Once officers have had a chance to turn down a nomination, a general election is held. |
| Meetings |
About once a month or as needed, the Phorum officers will meet to discuss RPC affairs and the speaker series schedule |
Description of Regular Meetings/Activities
| Phorum has several special activities throughout the academic school year, most prominently including monthly meetings for all members and additional monthly meetings between area faculty and students. |
Description of Special Events