GSC OFFICERS FOR 2007-2008
President: Tim Brauch - Mathematics
Vice President: Tim Robertson - Political Science
Secretary: Henry R. Luka - Educational and Counseling Psychology
Treasurer: Amber Carrier - Biology
Travel Administrator: Harrison Simrall - Physics & Mathematics

GSC OFFICERS FOR 2008-2009
President: Amber Carrier - Biology
Vice President: Henry Luka - Educational and Counseling Psychology
Secretary: Jeff Osgood - Urban and Public Affairs
Treasurer: Vicki Laemmel - Health Promotion and Exercise Science (Sports Administration)
Travel Administrator: James Lee - Chemical Engineering

What is the Graduate Student Association (GSA)?
The GSA is an organization made up of all nonprofessional graduate students.

Who belongs to the GSA?
If you are getting a graduate degree other than a MD, DMD, JD, or MEng you are already part of the GSA.

What do I have to do to join the GSA?
If you have been accepted into a graduate program at the University of Louisville, other than a program mentioned above, you are already a member.

What is the Graduate Student Council (GSC)?
The GSC is the governing body of the GSA. Think of us like a department of the state government. Just as everyone living in Kentucky is a resident of the state, not all residents work in Frankfort. To continue the metaphor, you can think of your department as your city or county government, the Graduate School as the state government, and the University itself as the federal government. The GSC helps set policies and creates programming to support graduate students.

How am I represented in the GSC?
Every department is allowed representation on the GSC. You can find out who the representative for your department is by visiting the Representatives section of our website http://www.louisville.edu/rso/gsc/representatives.html or by clicking on the Representatives link on the left hand side menu. If your department does not currently have representation, you can become the representative for your department.

What does the GSC do?
The main goals of the GSC are to provide official channels for the administration of graduate student affairs and the budget allotted by the Student Government Association. The meetings of the GSC provide:

1. A forum for communication between graduate student populations
2. An opportunity for graduate students to participate
3. Open communication with the Officers of the GSC who represent the GSA at SGA Student Senate meetings
4. A means to educate graduate students of their rights, responsibilities and privileges
5. A reservoir of interested students for appointment to University committees

1. Graduate Student Research Days
2. Graduate Student Dinner Dance
3. Graduate Student Social Hour
4. Co-Sponsoring events by other RSOs that are of interest to graduate students
5. Offering for sale season tickets for UofL athletic events

How can I get involved in the GSC?
Most importantly, if your department is currently without representation, you can volunteer to server as a representative for your department. If your department already has representation, you can come to meetings and make your opinion known. There are also opportunities to serve on committees and to help plan events for graduate students. The GSC is only as effective as the graduate students make it. Finally, be sure to join our listserv.

Join the GSC listserv
It is easy to join the GSC listserv. Through the listserv you will find out about all of our important events as well as have an opportunity to express your opinion in a free, open forum. Joining the listserv is as easy as sending an email.

1. From the email address you want to be subscribed to the listserv, send an email to:
   listserv@listserv.louisville.edu
2. For the subject line, type:
   subscribe gsc
3. In the message body type:
   subscribe gsc Your Name
end
4. Replacing Your Name with your actual name.
5. Send the email and you will be subscribed.
6. More details will come with a welcome message in a few minutes if you were successful in subscribing.

Tim Brauch
President, Graduate Student Council
2005-2008

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