Founded in 1970, the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is the recognized independent representative body of graduate students at ISU; it is charged with representing the graduate and professional students' perspective on campus issues and serving as a liaison between graduate/professional students, University administration, and the Board of Regents.

GPSS is an elected governing body through which graduate and professional students express their concern for the welfare of graduate and professional students at Iowa State University, develop and disseminate ideas for the improvement of graduate and professional education, and contribute to the formation of relevant University policies.

 

Quick links
Find your Senator

See the Senate Schedule and Materials 

Lean about our annual Conference and Awards

Apply for graduate organization funds

Apply for travel assistance funds

Please see Iowa State University's land acknowledgement statement of Ioway Nation territory here, and more about the current Meskwaki Nation in Iowa here.

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Announcements:

 

As of April 2021, there is a NEW SENATOR NOMINATION FORM that can be filled out by the nominated senator OR the department contact/DOGE.

---Questions/concerns about this new form can be directed to the Senate Information Officer at gpssSIO@iastate.edu.

COVID-19 Updates:

 

Cyclones Care has up-to-date information about campus policies, vaccine clinic hours/availability, and covid-19 testing.

Research and Resources has statistics, publications, and information at the state, region, and global level. 

 

The Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization have some helpful tips on managing stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iowa State University Thielen Student Health Center  also has a page providing helpful COVID-19 information for students. This BBC article also has some tips for mental wellbeing during this time.

The Student Wellness Division has some helpful tips for students and employees, and action plans to support student and employee wellbeing.

 

News

Apr 22, 2021

GPSS Re-Joins NAGPS

"The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) is a student-run national, non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of graduate & professional students across the United States.  Founded by student leaders in 1987, NAGPS is the only nationa

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Apr 19, 2021

Wellness Week

Our Annual Graduate Student Wellness Week is this Monday, April 19th to Friday, April 23rd.

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Apr 19, 2021

GPSC session winners announced!

Congratulations to all who participated, and a special congratulations to our session winners listed in the flyer and below:

 

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Apr 10, 2021

2021 GPSS Award winners released!

These awards are to highlight the achievements of our graduate/professional students in the areas of Leadership, Teaching, and Research.

Thank you to all who applied, and congratulations to the selected recipients listed in the flyer and below: 

 

 

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Apr 08, 2021

GPSC Begins

This conference is open to all graduate/professional students to share their research, hone their presentation skills, and learn from their peers.

Registration is free, as well as access to the Keynote speaker the night prior to the conference.

 

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Congratulations to our upcoming officers for the 2021-2022 year!
Mar 29, 2021

GPSS Executive Council 2021-2022

Congratulations to our upcoming officers for the 2021-2022 year!

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May 19, 2020

Margaret Ellen White Award Receipents

We are excited to announce that the recipients of this year's Margaret Ellen White award are Dr. Denise Schmidt-Crawford & Dr. Cathy Miller.

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Apr 29, 2020

GPSS Award Winners

Professional Advancement Grants Committee of GPSS has finalized the review of Awards for the 2019-2020 academic year. The following graduate students are named as Teaching, Research, and Leadership Awards winners. Congratulations to all award recipients!

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Mar 12, 2020

COVID-19 Updates

The GPSS is monitoring the current COVID-19 outbreak and its effects on Iowa State University and the Ames community.

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Get in touch!

TitleNamePronounsEmail
PresidentChristine Cainshe/her/hersgpsspresident@iastate.edu
Vice PresidentCaitlyn Campbellshe/her/hersgpssvicepres@iastate.edu
TreasurerJuan Panelohe/him/hisgpsstreasurer@iastate.edu
Senate Information OfficerGarrison Gunterhe/him/hisgpsssio@iastate.edu
Senate Engagement OfficerEfrain Rodríguez-Ocasiohe/him/hisgpssseo@iastate.edu
Conference OfficerRyan Everetthe/him/hisgpssconfchair@iastate.edu
Wellness OfficerKimia Noroozi gpsswellness@iastate.edu

GPSS works closely with Student Government, meet our GPSS Senators-at-Large

Senator-at-LargeEdward Mahoney ermahone@iastate.edu
Senator-at-LargeYonting Goh yontingg@iastate.edu
Senator-at-LargeOPEN POSITION  

GPSS Social Media Coordinator: OPEN POSITION