Graduate Student Committee: GSCAMS

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I. Goals and Purposes

The Graduate Student Committee of AMSC, MATH, & STAT (GSCAMS) is a non-profit educational organization with the following goals and purposes:

  • To voice student concerns to the administration of the Graduate School, administration of the Department of Mathematics, Graduate Council, and the AMSC Graduate Committee;
  • To voice concerns of the Graduate Council, AMSC Graduate Committee, and the program directors to the AMSC, MATH, and STAT students;
  • To represent AMSC, MATH, and STAT students in the Graduate Student Government (GSG);
  • To liaise between AMSC, MATH, and STAT students and the UMD Graduate Labor Union;
  • To promote peer mentoring, social interaction, group study, professional development, and skill development amongst AMSC, MATH, and STAT students.

II. Student Feedback

The Program Student Liaisons in GSCAMS have monthly meetings with the MATH/STAT/AMSC Program Managers about graduate student issues. Please submit any graduate student feedback here to the student liaisons.

To contact the committee, please email:

III. Joint AMSC, MATH and STAT (JAMS) Student Seminar

Organizers: Vasanth Pidaparthy (), Victoria Whitley (), and the Graduate Student Committee (GSCAMS) ()

When: Wednesdays @ 4 - 5PM

Where: Kirwan Hall MTH 1311

Description: The goal of this student seminar is to provide elementary introductions to a diverse array of mathematical topics in the style of the popular "What is ...?" series, prominently featured in the AMS Notices.

See full details here.

IV. Constitution

The GSCAMS Constitution was approved by the MATH, STAT, and AMSC Students in Spring 2025. It is available here .

V. Funding

GSCAMS is a registered student group on campus and eligible to apply for funding for its activities at Graduate Student Government . Please click here to see funding related issues.

VI. Current Members, 2025-2026

GSCAMS Current Members and Contact Information
Photo Name and Program Email
Portrait of Vera Andersson Vera Andersson
STAT Program
Portrait of Cameron Austin Cameron Austin
AMSC Program
Portrait of Marvyn Bailly Marvyn Bailly
AMSC Program
Portrait of Harrison Bauman Harrison Bauman
AMSC Program
Portrait of Pablo Cedillos Pablo Cedillos
MATH Program
Portrait of Brandon Kolstoe Brandon Kolstoe
MATH Program
Portrait of Shrestha Pal Shrestha Pal
STAT Program

VII. Previous Membership

2024–2025 Membership

  • Morgan Bryant
  • Amandeep Chanda
  • Revati Jadhav
  • Brandon Kolstoe
  • Meenakshi Krishnan
  • Frank McBride
  • Shashank Sule

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