About Us

The Cornell University Graduate and Professional Student Assembly serves as an official voice for the the nearly 7,000 graduate and professional students at Cornell. In addition to representing the students in matters of university governance, the GPSA has the responsibility for setting and administering the Student Activity Fee for graduate and professional students. The GPSA is a valuable component of graduate or professional education for those who hope to be affiliated with a university in the future. The GPSA regularly meets with the President and Provost, and it sends representatives to the Employee Assembly, the undergraduate Student Assembly, and the Faculty Senate. Involvement in the GPSA can provide valuable experience in the mechanics of shared governance in a university setting. Every graduate and professional student at Cornell can have a voice in the GPSA, and we're working to encourage each other to speak up to make sure everybody is heard! Each graduate or professional field can send a representative to the GPSA – current representatives and vacancies are listed on the Assembly website – and any graduate student can serve on a GPSA committee.