The Cornell University Graduate and Professional Student Assembly serves as an official voice for the the nearly 6,000 graduate and professional students at Cornell. In addition to representing the students in matters of university governance, the GPSA has the responsibility for setting and administering the Student Activity Fee for graduate and professional students.

The GPSA can serve as a valuable component of graduate or professional education for those of us who hope to be affiliated with a university in the future. Since the GPSA regularly meets with the President and Provost, and sends representatives to the Employee Assembly, the undergraduate Student Assembly, and the Faculty Senate, involvement in the GPSA can provide an introduction (or an advanced course!) to the mechanics of shared governance in a university setting.

Every graduate and professional student at Cornell can have a voice in the GPSA, and we’re working to encourage each other to speak up – representatives to the GPSA don’t know what’s important to you unless you speak up. Each graduate or professional field can send a representative to the GPSA – current representatives and vacancies are listed on the Assembly website – and any graduate student can serve on a GPSA committee. You can also get involved by participating in discussions at the Big Red Barn, on this blog, or even via the GPSA facebook groups (the “Social Networking” links in the right column).

To learn more about the GPSA & what the GPSA has done, please visit: