Graduate Student Council
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is the representative body for graduate and professional students on campus — advocating for the needs, interests, and concerns of grad students within the university and elsewhere.
Join Our Community
The GSC hosts social, networking, and development programs at CSU to maintain a personal community for graduate and professional students during their tenure. These events provide a place for graduate students to create a support network with shared experiences and an environment for interdepartmental collaboration. New ideas for such events are always welcome.
To represent all graduate students, the GSC seeks to recruit representatives from each program. Participation also benefits professional and graduate students by providing professional development in a large university setting, interdepartmental networking, and leadership training opportunities.
Meetings take place in the evenings and rarely run over an hour. Representatives also work within their departments to make themselves available to other students in their department as a conduit to raise issues, questions, and concerns to the GSC.
Additionally, the GSC annually sponsors and selects faculty members for the Graduate Advising and Mentorship Award to celebrate exceptional faculty advisors who continually dedicate their time, energy, and wisdom to CSU graduate students. Nominations from graduate students are held in April.
The GSC also collaborates with the CSU Postdoctoral Association, and encourages postdocs to connect with CSUPASS.
Welcome to our community!
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University Diversity and Inclusion Resources
We encourage students to use campus diversity resources and connect with our community. In addition to our Diversity and Inclusion webpage for graduate students, please visit the Diversity Resources for Students directory, the CSU Student Organization Directory and the links below:
- Academic Advancement Center/TRIO Student Support Services
- The Access Center
- Adult Learner and Veterans Services
- Asian/Pacific American Cultural Center
- Assistive Technology Resource Center
- Black/African American Cultural Center
- El Centro
- Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)
- First Generation College Students
- Women and Gender Advocacy Center
- Native American Cultural Center
- Office of Equal Opportunity
- Office of Inclusive Excellence
- Pride Resource Center
- Student Disability Center
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
The previous list is non-exhaustive and we welcome additions to the list. Please email the Graduate School if you are an official CSU student organization interested in being listed on this page.
CSU Division of Student Affairs
CSU has a Division of Student Affairs that has many resources for graduate students and potentially their families. Graduate Students will find a list of resources and programs, both on and off campus, on the Graduate Student Resources page of the Division of Student Affairs website.
First Amendment and Free Speech in Higher Education
CSU’s First Amendment website is focused on the First Amendment and free speech in higher education. The website offers resources and information for those navigating these complex issues here at CSU.