Every Stanford graduate student is a member of the GSC! To get involved, just come to weekly meetings (usually Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Nairobi conference room of the GCC). The GSC makes nearly all decisions by consensus, so anyone willing to share their opinion and spend some time helping will have their opinion considered.
Voting members of the GSC are elected each year in the ASSU Spring Election. The 15 voting members are chosen from all schools across campus in an attempt to represent the interests of all Stanford graduate and professional students.
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GOALS OF THE GSC
The GSC has three core goals: advocacy, programming, and funding student groups. Every active member of the GSC should be involved in working in at least one of these areas.
10 REASONS TO GET EXCITED ABOUT GSC
Think the GSC is all talk? Here's 10 events and advocacy successes that should make you think again.
Graduate Community Center
The GSC convinced the University to build a Graduate Community Center in Escondido Village (slated to open Fall 2004!) Tell me more!Your Stipend!
As a result of GSC advocacy, the minimum stipend increase in 2004-2005 will be 6.4%. This is considerably higher than a typical increase in years the GSC has not advocated for stipend increases. Tell me more!Health Care Subsidy
The GSC convinced the University to provide a 50% health care subsidy to TAs, RAs and CAs, and is currently advocating to expand this subsidy to professional and Masters students. Tell me more!Housing
The GSC convinced the University to build nearly 500 new graduate housing spaces and to spend $4 million subsidizing off-campus graduate housing. Tell me more!Tax Help
The GSC organizes tax seminars to help grad students untangle the often tricky tax issues surrounding stipends and fellowships. The GSC is also involved in national tax relief lobbying. Tell me more!Student Group Funding
The GSC has funded 40 student groups in 2003-2004. These funds sponsored such diverse events such as talks and seminars by a Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Ethopian artists and diplomats, and Latino artists and playwrights, Law and Public Health conferences, Ukranian egg painting, German Sommerfest, Canada Day celebrations, and multiple international film screenings. Tell me more!Thanksgiving Dinner
Each year, the GSC organizes a free Thanksgiving dinner for as many as 1500 graduate students spending this holiday at Stanford. Tell me more!Dinner With the President
The GSC organizes quarterly dinners with the President and Provost to allow you to directly share your concerns with the administration. Tell me more!Grad Night at FLiCKS
The GSC sponsors "Grad Night at FLiCKs" once each quarter: free movie, free donuts! Tell me more!EV Family Carnival
Each spring, the GSC co-sponsors the EV Family Carnival, an event full of fun things to do for kids of all ages. Parents will be glad to hear that the GSC has begun a concerted effort to provide better child care options to graduate student parents. Tell me more!
MORE ABOUT THE GSC
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The GSC is a member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students.
As a Stanford graduate or professional student, you have access to their job bank and other member services.
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