General Objectives of the Committee:

To coordinate activities for the Society's student and recent graduate members and act as an advocate in the SSC on their behalf.

Specific Objectives and Possible Activities:

• Increase the involvement of students and recent graduates in the SSC
• Enhance the services and activities offered to student and recent graduate members
• Assist the SSC Membership Committee with the recruitment of students and recent graduates
• Regularly communicate with students and recent graduates on activities and topics of interest
• Write articles for Liaison, oriented towards students and recent graduates
• Bring forward issues concerning students and recent graduates to the Board of Directors
• Maintain pages on the SSC website, and maintain a social-media presence, to provide information and resources to students and recent graduates in areas such as accreditation, scholarships, employment, conferences and workshops
• In coordination with the Program Committee, assist in planning activities of interest to students and recent graduates at the Annual Meetings, possibly including soft-skills workshops or panel discussions, tutorials and town hall meetings
• Prepare a package of supplementary material for students and recent graduates attending the SSC Annual Meeting, to raise awareness of student-oriented activities and sessions, and arrange for this supplementary material to be given to all registered students and recent graduates
• Help advertise opportunities available to students for financial assistance to attend the Annual Meetings
• In coordination with the Program Committee, take primary responsibility for any student conferences that may be organized by the SSC
• In coordination with the Membership Committee and the SSC Office, maintain an e-mail contact list of student and recent graduate members
• In coordination with the Membership Committee and the SSC Office, welcome new student and recent graduate members, alterting them to services and activites available and encouraging their participation
• Survey the student and recent graduate members of SSC, to achieve a better understand of issues that are important to these members and to solicit suggestions for how the scientific meetings could better address their needs
• Have a presence at other conferences where many students and recent graduate are present
• Communicate and work with the New Investigators Committee on activities of mutual interest