Graduate and Professional Student Council
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Graduate and Professional Student Council
Who We Are
• An organized group of graduate and professional students working with administration to serve the needs of graduate and professional students
• Executive Board (in attendance)– Vice President: Jason Williams– Secretary: Kyna Betancourt– Treasurer: Zheni Stefanova
What We Do
• Unite the graduate and professional voice to increase visibility– Putting graduate and professional
students on committees/boards/SG– More collaboration with SG– More direct voice to Graduate Dean– Voting rights on budget and bills
What We Do
• Enhancing graduate student experience– Networking (professional and social)– Professional development– Physical location
What We Do
• Advocacy– Encompasses everything we do– We are always working to get better
services for graduate and professional students
– Standing up for the rights of graduate and professional students
What We Are Currently Working On
• Working to be instated as an independent system to fund graduate and professional student organizations– More money for organizations
• And graduate/professional students are making budget decisions
– Research funding• Advocating for more funding for
graduate and professional students to present at conferences
How You Can Be Involved
• Become an active member of GPSC (come visit our table at orientation)
• Support our efforts to become an independent funding system
• Help us advocate for more conference grant money
Need More Information
• Stop by our table• Email Kyna Betancourt:– [email protected]
• Email Jason Williams– [email protected]
• Email Zheni Stefanova– [email protected]