UA Graduate and Professional Student Council (GPSC)

GPSC still has Vacancies! 🗳

If you or someone you know has a passion for advocating for the graduate and professional students here at the University of Arizona, we're looking for you!

We have Vacancies in both At-Large and College Specific Rep positions!

For more information on GPSC elections, visit our website or Linktree in our Bio, and please share with anyone you think may be interested!

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Come join us for our second social of the year!

GPSC will be hosting a BBQ happening Sunday, October 6th, from 3-6pm at the Himmel Park Ramada. Please make sure to RSVP by October 4th, and we hope to see you all there!

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GPSC's first social is just around the corner!

Join us at Cork & Craft on September 27th from 5:30 -7:00pm for light appetizers on the patio and meet folks from across campus! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Fall Funding has opened for GPSC! 🍂💸

Some grants are first-come, first serve, so apply today!

For more information, visit our Linktree to learn more about the types of grants and funding deadlines!

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Celebrate the end of the semester with us at our spring bbq social! We’ll have plenty of food and drinks at Himmel Park from 3-6 p.m. on May 12, 2024, so we hope to see you there!

RSVP here: tinyurl.com/gpscsprbbq

Hi UA community! Our Institute and Policy teams here at GPSC are conducting a survey to gather the experiences of underrepresented students on campus.

If you believe you fall into this demographic, we would love to hear from you. Please take 5-10 minutes to complete this confidential survey so we can hear your concerns and prioritize your needs in the upcoming academic year.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Survey: tinyurl.com/GPSCUnderrepresentedSurvey

EDIT: Reposting this because we originally posted the wrong photo to pair with this caption (oops)!

Hi UA community! Our Institute and Policy teams here at GPSC are conducting a survey to gather the experiences of underrepresented students on campus. If you believe you fall into this demographic, we would love to hear from you.

Please take 5-10 minutes to complete this confidential survey so we can hear your concerns and prioritize your needs in the upcoming academic year. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Survey: tinyurl.com/GPSCUnderrepresentedSurvey

Join us on a hike at Saguaro National Park this Saturday, April 20th! We’ll be hiking the Loma Verde Loop at 9 a.m.- remember to bring some sunscreen and a lot of water 🌵🌵

RSVP here so we know how many snacks to bring: http://qrto.ai/u-8AYwas

GPSC and want to extend our congratulations to this year’s Grad Slam online winners! We had a fantastic group of submissions this year; Jane, Enrique, and Hannah went above and beyond with their presentations, demonstrating their commitment and knowledge to their respective areas of interest.

Congratulations again to Jane Bright, Enrique Alan Olivares-Pelayo, and Hannah Douglas 🎉🎉🎉

GPSC’s leadership statement on today’s state Supreme Court ruling

Join GPSC and the Graduate Writing Lab (GWL) for another Graduate and Career Write Night* on Monday, April 15th!

Sign up for Graduate Career Services appointments, drop-in GWL tutoring appointments, a hybrid Writing Efficiency Session, and drop-in GPSC grants advice.

Don’t need an appointment? Drop by anyway! We’ll have a quiet space and a social space for you to get some work done.

RSVP asap so we know how many snacks to get!

Time/Date: Monday, April 15th, from 2-5 p.m.
Location: Main Library, B252 + 254
RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/aprgwlwn

(*Technically, it’s a Write Afternoon. We just liked the rhyme!)

Graduate College’s 21st Century Masters’ Project team and Campus Health’s Counseling and Psych Services (CAPS) team invite all graduate and professional students to attend our first graduate student wellness event of the year: “Re-orienting for Spring: Strategies for Graduate Student Wellness.” Get tips from a panel of experts on how to cultivate physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing to ensure a more holistic and grounded degree journey experience. This event is free, open to everyone, and will be hosted online as a Zoom webinar. To register: https://tinyurl.com/Re-Orient-Webinar

📢📢Final call! Join over 2.2K students in the Financial Climate Survey 🤗 today . 🐻⬇️

Final chance, survey closing soon. Take the survey today! 🐻⬇️

Final Call for survey! Link in bio📲

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Zine by : in the Spring of 2022.

Join 1.7K students in taking the Graduate Financial Stress Survey today. Help us advocate for better grad wages and insurance.

It’s your turn, take the survey today .

Don't forget that we will be at the GPSC office this Thursday 1-3pm and Friday 11-1pm for some ballot filling fun! We will have snacks and voter guides and can ask each other questions. Hope to see you there!

Do you have a mail-in ballot but have put off filling it out? Come visit the GPSC office next week and we can ask each other questions and make informed decisions together! We will have various voter guides and plenty of snacks! Hope to see you there:)

Help us advocate for grad wages! Take our survey today

https://bit.ly/gpsc-survey-f22

Make a plan to vote. Find your voting location here:

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Student loan forgiveness applications are live and super easy to complete. Go to https://studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application to fill out your application today!

Student debt relief application is live! Takes 30 seconds to fill out.

Federal Student Aid

Get ready for our GPSC Financial Stress Roundtable happening today in just a couple of hours! Fill out the survey and get ready for some honest conversations and free food! We look forward to seeing you all at ENR2, Room N595 from 4PM - 5:30PM!