Student Organizations
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Get involved and make connections by joining a student organization where you can meet others, pursue interests together, and build essential leadership and career skills.
Student Life and Wellness Committee
The Student Life and Wellness Committee (SLWC) actively seeks to improve student life in non-academic ways, to help our students achieve and maintain optimal physical and emotional health. The SLWC strives to foster a culture that prioritizes student well-being and empowers students to adopt and maintain a healthy balance in all domains of well-being, including emotional, physical, financial, social, and work-life balance.
The SLWC is student led, with faculty and school administration liaisons to provide support, and includes members from across MCGSBS campuses and programs. The SLWC works in collaboration with college student services resources for academic support and well-being.
Recent SLWC initiatives
Michele Halyard Lecture Series
To promote education and discussion on topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Wellness Lecture Series
To educate students on an array of topics such as financial planning, seasonal affective disorder, and imposter syndrome.
Student initiated wellness activities
Funding is available for students to plan and host wellness-oriented activities.
Annual well-being assessment
An annual survey provides a longitudinal assessment of student mental health and well-being.
The graduate school SLWC is a fantastic, student-led, student-focused group of people who are committed to improving the well-being of students at Mayo. We're focused on mental health education and supporting our peers through the unique challenges of graduate school. It's an incredible opportunity to work alongside students and faculty who share a focus on improving student lives.
Brad Bowles
Ph.D. student, Clinical and Translational Sciences Track
Graduate Student Association
The purpose of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) is to facilitate the interaction between the administration of Mayo Graduate School and students enrolled in the graduate degree programs. It also provides an avenue for information exchange between graduate students in various programs.
Each track selects a student representative. The reps meet throughout the year with the associate dean for student affairs and the administrator for the graduate school. The reps are to bring to these meetings concerns from students in their programs, to serve as a contact for items from each program for the newsletter, and to plan graduate school student activities.
Participating in GSA is an excellent way to share cross-disciplinary ideas and perspectives. Doing so allows for each track to learn from the others resulting in continued improvement across the board.
Christopher Paradise
Graduate student
More ways to get involved
There are so many activities, volunteer initiatives, groups, and organizations for you to build your community at Mayo Clinic and within the area. Learn more about the many ways graduate students get involved both on and off campus!