The Phytograds is the Plant and Microbial Biology graduate student association. Anyone can join, but PMB graduate students are automatically part of Phytograds. We are a network for PMB graduate students who are spread out among various buildings on the St. Paul campus. We also serve as the voice of the PMB graduate students on various program, departmental and college committees.
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Social events
- Coffee hours
- Happy hours
- Fall potluck
- Apple picking
- Pumpkin carving
- Winter soup lunch
- Winter Itasca: weekend trip to Itasca State Park/Itasca Biological Station and Labs for skiing, sledding, relaxing
- Intramural sports: fall--soccer, winter--broomball, spring--softball
- Volunteering (e.g., Second Harvest Heartland food bank)
Outreach
- PMB Program Seminar committee
- PMB prospective student recruitment (February/March)
- PMB spring retreat (May)
Leadership
President
Chris Hansen
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Vice president
Parikha Banga
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Treasurer
Alejandra Pérez-Enriquez
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Officer
Sam Pelletier
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Officer
Adelaide Hazen
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COGS representative*
Reid Brown
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*COGS is the UMN Council of Graduate Students, the university's graduate student governance association.