Graduate Student Organization

All currently enrolled Ohio State University graduate students are welcome to join the Institute for Population Research Graduate Student Organization (IPRGSO). IPRGSO provides graduate students with opportunities for training and networking in areas not traditionally covered by formal coursework. IPRGSO is a fully student-run organization.

Why join IPRGSO?

Professional Development!

IPRGSO hosts an interdisciplinary professional development workshop at least once per semester. Past topics have included non-academic job searches, finding funding, and working with media. IPRGSO also connects members with other resources and opportunities across disciplines and departments.

Networking!

We have members from many departments and with varied research interests. Network with peers and potential collaborators with many skills and backgrounds.

Fun!

We regularly host social events and connect members through Facebook and events. Join a supportive, fun community of like-minded graduate students!

How to Join:

Join by either filling out this registration form or emailing IPRGSO to tell us 1) your name, 2) your program/department and year, and 3) your research interests. It’s that simple! After joining, you will begin receiving members-only emails.

Not ready to join? All graduate students are welcome at our events, so look for event announcements from IPR and stop by to see us some time.

2025-2026 Officers:

President: Mei-Yu (Mei) Kuo, Department of Sociology
Vice President: Taehyun Kim, Department of Sociology
Secretary: Amy Xu, College of Social Work
Treasurer: Harrison Yongjoon Youn, Department of Economics
Faculty Advisor: Reanne Frank, Department of Sociology

Want to Serve?

A team of officers leads the organization each year, planning events and working to meet the needs of students. Nominations and voting for positions take place every spring, and officers serve for one year. Membership is required to run for or vote on officer positions, and officers may come from any home department or program.

Officer Roles and Responsibilities

President

The president will be responsible for announcing meetings, setting the agenda of the meetings, calling meetings to order, moderating discussion, and providing leadership for the day-to-day operations of the group. They will serve as liaison between the IPRGSO and affiliated faculty. They will coordinate the election of IPRGSO officers. They will assist in coordinating IPRGSO-sponsored functions. They will manage registration of the organization within the registration window. At the end of their term, the president will inform the incoming president of training requirements (including advisor training) and provide the previous years’ registration materials.

Vice President

The vice president will be responsible for all the duties of the president whenever the president is absent. They will assist the other officers as necessary and will coordinate the chairpersons of any specially formed committees.

Treasurer

The treasurer serves as the chief financial officer of the organization. The position is responsible for handling all monies for the group, including the group's financial account as allowed by university guidelines. The position is responsible for filing all university funding paperwork (with the assistance of the president and membership) and for organizing all fundraising. The treasurer will assist the president and vice president in any capacity as needed.

Secretary

The secretary will be responsible for handling registration and all bookkeeping. They will be responsible for consolidating registration information from students and providing the leadership with suggestions for yearly program development within two weeks following the registration window during the autumn semester. The secretary will be responsible for updating the leadership when new members have registered.