GSB Committee
The Graduate Student Body Committee (GSB) is elected to represent student interests throughout the College and the wider University, as well as arranging regular social and sports events.
Bottom Row left to right: Anjali Sergeant (Fellow-Student Interaction Officer), Maria Macias Constantino (Green Officer – Sustainability), Aisling Dynes (Secretary), Rishul Karia (President), Robyn Schnell (Vice-President), Lisa Valentini (Green Officer – Allotment), Emmanuella Bentil (Welfare Officer)
Top Row left to right: Syndey Minor (Arts and Music Officer), Betsy Zaubler (Social Officer), M. Fatih Gürbüz (External Officer), Danielle Muller (External Officer), Jemima Ajayi (Social Officer), Jiajun Zhang (Sports Officer), Ruby Finlyason (Communications Officer), Emily Strickland (Welfare Officer)
The GSB Committee is a great way to be actively involved in College organisation, meet new people and promote students’ wellbeing. All graduate students at Clare Hall are automatically members of the Graduate Student Body (GSB) itself.
Constitution of the Clare Hall Graduate Student Body
Clare Hall Students Facebook group
How are they elected?
- All members of the GSB are entitled to stand for election or re-election to the Committee, which is elected annually.
- The President, Treasurer and Social Officer are elected at the end of the Easter Term, whereas the remaining officers are elected at the beginning of the following Michaelmas Term.
- Students interested in any of the roles can get in touch with the current or previous Committee members.
- Call for nominations is open for one week, ending two days before the election takes place.
- Voting is held by way of a secret ballot online.
Current officers
President: Rishul Karia <gsb.president@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Vice-President: Robyn Schnell <gsb.vicepresident@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Treasurer: Nicolas Spiesshofer <gsb.treasurer@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Secretary: Aisling Dynes <gsb.sec@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Social Officers: Mehak Malhotra, Jemima Ajayi and Betsy Zaubler <gsb.social@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
External Officers: Danielle Muller and M. Fatih Gürbüz <gsb.external@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Green Officers: Lisa Valentini (Allotment) and Maria Macias Constantino (Sustainability) <gsb.green@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Sports Officer: Jiajun Zhang <gsb.sports@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Arts and Music Officers: Syndey Minor and Masaaki Yoza <gsb.artsandmusic@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Welfare/Wellbeing Officers: Ayesha Bennett, Emmanuella Bentil and Emily Strickland <gsb.welfare@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Communications Officer: Ruby Finlyason <gsb.communications@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Fellow-Student Interaction Officer: Anjali Sergeant <gsb.fellow-studentinteraction@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Family Officer: Maros Rovny <gsb.family@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
Punt Admiral: Shahana Banerjee <gsb.punt@clarehall.cam.ac.uk>
MarianaAs a former GSB President, the potential of Clare Hall to enable change, but still feel familiar, never ceases to amaze me. I have found it the perfect space to look at how communities are created and mediated, a college that inspired my research and made it possible for me to meet an exceptional network of friends and peers.PhD student in Archaeology, Clare Hall
MingchunClare Hall is like home to me. I enjoy rowing, lectures, music, the food, the bar, and my loving housemates in the Michael Stoker Building. Being in a small but welcoming college has helped me to meet more people and get to know them well.MPhil student in Development Studies, Clare Hall; Social Officer on the GSB, 2021/22