{"id":107007,"date":"2026-03-12T17:19:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:19:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?p=107007"},"modified":"2026-03-12T17:19:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T21:19:03","slug":"save-the-dates-graduate-professional-student-appreciation-week-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/2026\/03\/12\/save-the-dates-graduate-professional-student-appreciation-week-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Dates: Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Graduate Medical Sciences is thrilled to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our graduate and professional student community during this year’s Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week<\/a>!<\/p>\n

From April 6 to 10, join us for a week of events, food and swag pickups, and more to mark the occasion. Check out a full list of GPSAW 2026 events at GMS below:<\/p>\n

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Monday, April 6<\/span><\/h2>\n

Stress Relief and Student Wellbeing: Paint and Build Your Own Kit!<\/b><\/h3>\n

1 to 3 p.m. In L-401<\/h4>\n
Join the Community Catalyst Center and the Student Wellness Committee for an afternoon of stress relief and creativity! We will have a painting station and a build-your-own stress relief kit station available for you to enjoy. Plus, stick around for a visit from Bean the Campus Resource Dog at 2:30 p.m.<\/div>\n
Co-sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center and the Student Wellness Committee<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Tuesday, April 7<\/span><\/h2>\n

Grab N’ Go Cookies<\/b><\/h3>\n

11 a.m. To 2 p.m. In L-Building Lobby<\/h4>\n
Pick up a big Chequer\u2019s cookie on your way to class and meet your graduate student affairs directors from across the Medical Campus!<\/div>\n
Sponsored by GMS Student Affairs, MED Student Affairs, and SPH Graduate Student Life<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Coffee, Tea & Snacks with GMS Associate Dean Dr. Jamie McKnight<\/b><\/h3>\n

2 to 3:30 p.m. In L-306 (C3 Suite)<\/h4>\n
Stop by the C3 Suite to join Dr. McKnight for a casual hour of conversation or just drop by during the hour to say hello! Snacks and beverages provided.<\/div>\n
Sponsored by the GMS Office of the Associate Dean<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n
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Wednesday, April 8<\/span><\/h2>\n

DEIA Office Hours with Dr. Shoumita Dasgupta<\/b><\/h3>\n

Noon to 1 p.m. In L-306 (C3 Suite)<\/h4>\n
Get to know Dr. Dasgupta with a safe space to bring up issues related to navigating your student experience, connecting with resources, professional development, and more! Pizza provided!<\/div>\n
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Thursday, April 9<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

GMS Annual Research Symposium<\/b><\/h3>\n

Noon to 3 p.m. In Hiebert Lounge (L-14)<\/h4>\n
See posters and research talks from GMS master’s students, PhD students, MD\/PhD students, and postdocs across campus.<\/div>\n
Learn more about the symposium by clicking here.<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n
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Friday, April 10<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

C3 Swag & a Snack<\/b><\/h3>\n

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in L-306 (C3 Suite)<\/h4>\n
Stop by the C3 Suite to pick up some brand-new C3 swag items, including t-shirts, hats, tote bags, stickers, pens, and more!<\/div>\n
Sponsored by the Community Catalyst Center<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n

Outdoor Fun Raffle<\/b><\/h3>\n

11 a.m. To 1 p.m. In L-306 (C3 Suite)<\/h4>\n
Enter a raffle to win one of three games: cornhole, giant Jenga, or Kubb.<\/div>\n
Sponsored by GMS Student Affairs<\/i><\/strong><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Graduate Medical Sciences is thrilled to celebrate the invaluable contributions of our graduate and professional student community during this year’s Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week! From April 6 to 10, join us for a week of events, food and swag pickups, and more to mark the occasion. Check out a full list of GPSAW […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20706,"featured_media":107011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7173,7161,7151,1,54,7152,7153],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107007"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20706"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107007"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107007\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107012,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107007\/revisions\/107012"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/107011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}