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  • Comment: Still hardly any secondary sources. Theroadislong (talk) 06:49, 23 October 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: I am not seeing what sets this Student Senate apart from any other Student Senate. Ktkvtsh (talk) 02:43, 23 October 2024 (UTC)

Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate

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Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate
InstitutionYale University
LocationNew Haven, CT
Established1848
Websitegpsenate.yale.edu

The Yale Graduate & Professional Student Senate (GPSS) is the student government organization that represents graduate and professional students at Yale University, a private Ivy League research university. As the official body for this community, the Senate addresses the interests and needs of over 8,000 students.[1], engaging with university leadership, including the President of Yale University[2], the Provost, and school Deans[3].

The Senate undertakes various initiatives[4] focused on improving graduate student life, including addressing food insecurity[5] and transportation concerns[6]. The Senate collaborates with a variety of community groups, including Yale student organizations, alumni[7], faculty, the broader New Haven community, and other Ivy League student governments. The Senate hosts social gatherings, academic or professional events, and community service events. It also provides funding to Yale's graduate and professional student organizations. Additionally, the Senate manages Yale's Gryphon's Pub[8], a dedicated graduate student center, with its upper floor serving as a regular meeting space for GPSS.[9]

Governance

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Membership

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Students in any of Yale's fourteen graduate and professional schools are eligible to run in elections for a Senate seat to represent their school in GPSS.[10].

The Senate's structure includes representatives from each graduate and professional school at Yale. Each school holds its own elections, with Senators chosen by votes from their respective student bodies. The GPSS includes representatives from all fourteen of Yale's graduate and professional schools. The 14 schools at Yale University which comprise GPSS are:

  1. Yale Graduate School of Arts & Sciences (GSAS)
  2. Yale School of Architecture (YSoA)
  3. Yale School of Art (YSA)
  4. Yale Divinity School (YDS)
  5. Yale David Geffen School of Drama (DGSD)
  6. Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS)
  7. Yale School of the Environment (YSE)
  8. Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs (JSGA)
  9. Yale Law School (YLS)
  10. Yale School of Management (SOM)
  11. Yale School of Medicine (YSM)
  12. Yale School of Music (YSM)
  13. Yale School of Nursing (YSN)
  14. Yale School of Public Health (YSPH)

Peter Salovey, the 23rd President of Yale, was the former President of GPSS.[11]. It was during his tenure as President of GPSS where he met his wife, Marta Moret[12].

James Pennington, the first Black student at Yale, was posthumously inducted as member of GPSS[13]

Leadership

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The governing body of GPSS is made of an Executive Board composed of the following Officer positions.

  • President
  • Vice President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Advocacy Committee Chair
  • Community Engagement Committee Chair
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, & Belonging Chair
  • External Affairs Committee Chair
  • Funding Committee Chair
  • Professional Development Chair
  • Public Relations Committee Chair
  • Social Committee Chairs

Candidates for Executive Board positions are chosen from current Senators and are selected by a majority vote of the current Senate members. There are around 80 Senators serving on 8 standing committees and 24 university committees. Each Senator is part of at least one standing committee, which is headed by their respective Committee chair.

References

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  1. ^ Wollen, Miranda (2022-10-17). "Graduate and professional students elect new senator class". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  2. ^ Okutan, Benjamin Hernandez, Esma (2023-10-24). "Graduate and professional students to weigh in on presidential search". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Roy, Yash (2022-12-05). "After 3 Decades, Yale Graduate Workers Are Finally Unionizing". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  4. ^ "Yale Graduate and Professional Senate releases report on a survey of students' experience with bias". YaleNews. 2016-10-17. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  5. ^ Otuzoglu, Ali (2024-09-09). "Graduate Student Senate proposes policies for lifestyle improvement in a new year". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  6. ^ "Testimony for the Transportation Committee Concerning SB 151, "An Act Concerning Recommendations by the Department of Transportation" Lucylle Armentano, Kelly Backes, Meaghan McGeary, and Hao Xing Yale University" (PDF). Connecticut General Assembly.
  7. ^ Cook, Evan Gorelick, Sarah (2022-04-20). "Graduate and professional students condemn new Yale Corporation election policy". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Yaffe-Bellany, David (2016-02-25). "Students prefer GPSCY to Schwarzman plans". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  9. ^ "About". Gryphon's Pub. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  10. ^ "Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) < Yale University". catalog.yale.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  11. ^ "Next up". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  12. ^ Needham, Paul. "Forty years at the top". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
  13. ^ Zhang, Brian (2023-02-24). "James Pennington, first Black student at Yale, posthumously named GPSS senator". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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