GPC Committees

The committees listed below play a critical role in the GPC's functioning. Open to all students from each of the eight graduate programs, please use the links below to express your interest in becoming a committee member. Lastly, although it is recommended that you express interest early in the semester to allow for planning, you may do so at any time.

Advocacy
The Advocacy Committee coordinates GPC efforts to serve the interests and needs of all graduate and professional students at the national, local and university level.
Reports conducted by Arts & Sciences Student Senate: ChildCareReport.pdf
DRAFT_GSS_HEALTHSURVEYREPT.pdf
ChildcareSurveyResults_2.1.06.pdf
housingsurvey2003.pdf

Chair: Dawn Dziuba.

Bridging Gaps
The Bridging Gaps committee promotes networking and interactions among students from across the university by organizing a campus-wide activities fair in the fall and a leadership recognition and awards dinner in the spring. In addition to these main events, they support graduate and professional student groups on campus through numerous other activities.

Chair: Cole Johson.

Community Service
The Community Service committee strives to unify the campus in a single community service goal in addition to providing networking and interaction opportunities for students from the different graduate and professional schools while accomplishing something beneficial for the community.

Chair: Brooke Curtiss.

Social

The Social committee strives to provide networking and interaction opportunities for students from the eight different graduate schools at Washington University in St. Louis. By and large, the Social committee is the driving force behind "GPC Presents" and "GPC Night out" as well as anual events such as "Night at the Symphony," "Cardinal's Baseball Game," and the GPC happy hours/networking events.

Chair: Michele Backus.


Strategic Planning
The Strategic Planning committee addresses internal concerns of the GPC, such as structure and funding. In addition, this committee considers constitutional amendments and other policy changes that affect the long-term future of the GPC.
 

Graduate Professional Council
http://gpc.wustl.edu
gpc@wustl.edu