New EGSA officers were elected for the 2012-13 school year. Matt Clancy (center), second year PhD student, was elected president; Jimena Gonzalez Ramirez (right), second year PhD student, was elected vice president; and Sulagna Sarkar (left), third year PhD student, was elected treasurer.

The officers will keep their focus on mentoring first-year students, and building social events for graduate students. Says Clancy, "During your first year you have the same classes with other first-year students, and so you become close. But after that people start to spread out. Our hope is to host more events so that students can take time to reconnect."

All of the new EGSA officers agreed that striking a balance between work and leisure is important. "I always feel happier when I keep my work balanced with other activities that are fun or relaxing," says Gonzalez Ramirez.