The Facilities and Healthcare Committee works with a wide variety of institutional partners to improve building accessibility, solve facilities issues, lower barriers to navigating healthcare, and to increase transparency surrounding numerous aspects of the graduate student experience outside of the classroom and lab
Current Initiatives
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Gathering data on student usage of Payne Whitney Gym and health costs related to traveling for dissertation work
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Hosting town halls to better understand community needs such as the rising cost of childcare for graduate students with children
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Developing surveys to gauge student opinions on facility accessibility and satisfaction
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Improving housing quality and renter protections in New Haven