Initiatives

Increase Student Representation

  • Improve student representation and participation at the GSA.
  • Increase GSA’s visibility and accountability to graduate students.
  • Promote intercollegiate and interdepartmental programs for students, allowing better networking, through social and professional development programs.

Funding for Graduate Students

  • Advocate for better tuition benefits.
  • Advocate for better funding for research at the Texas legislature.

Graduate Support

  • Improve graduate advising and create support groups for graduate student retention.
  • Improve transparency in the degree requirements.
  • Improve the advisor selection process.
  • Promote interdisciplinary graduate education.
  • Develop a partnership with International Office to address graduate student issues.
  • Address graduate student housing and transportation issues.
  • Improve campus and graduate student housing safety.

Career Development

  • Build strong career resources for graduate students.
  • Collaborate with alumni groups to create career opportunities.

Outreach

  • Promote graduate education and mentor undergraduate students.
  • Collaborate with Student Government and Student Senate of College Councils.
  • Continue to form partnership across universities through Student Advocates for Graduate Education on graduate education issues.