School of
Graduate Studies

The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is an organization of UMKC graduate students whose focus is helping to support all graduate students' personal and professional growth. No matter your program or level of graduate study, we want to be a resource and a network for you.

The mission of the GSC is to promote, serve, and empower the UMKC graduate student community by addressing their scholarly, social, and professional growth needs. We want to make the graduate experience here at UMKC the best it can for everyone.

The UMKC Graduate Student Council (GSC) was formed in 2015 with the aim of providing an opportunity for graduate students to interact and support each other in their academic research endeavors. The GSC organizes a variety of social and academic programs throughout the year to promote the scholarly, social, and professional growth needs of our students.

Events

Discover our past and upcoming council meetings, social events, seminars, workshops, and other activities. All events are kept on our RooGroups site, so join us as a member to receive communications and updates, as well as being able to RSVP.

GSC cabinet members with Assoc. Dean Dilks

Community of Scholars 2025 Research Conference

The Graduate Student Council proudly presents the Community of Scholars 2025 Research Conference, to be held on April 17th at the Atterbury Student Success Center. This event showcases the essence of interdisciplinary research and collaboration.

Please see the full conference web page for more details.

Upcoming Events for Spring

Register in RooGroups to see upcoming events.

Click below for more Graduate Student Council content

The GSC was established to serve and empower the graduate student community of UMKC. Comprised of a five-person elected cabinet and a 15-member executive committee, our council members come from diverse disciplines. 

Cabinet members:

  • President - Kiel Corkran
  • Vice President - Tiana Ford
  • Secretary - Michelle Bell
  • Treasurer - currently vacant
  • Media Coordinator - Masha Mackey

SGA Senators are Duke Deatherage and Justin Wu.

GSC Committee Goals and Outcomes - created November 2024

Our initiatives showcase our ongoing projects and programs. Our projects span a variety of areas, aiming to promote and stimulate the highest academic and research endeavors.

 

Graduate Programs Representative Committee

  • Graduate Officers and other faculty from units
  • Graduate students within various programs
  • Communications and interactions with students and issues from different graduate programs

Faculty-Student Relations Committee

  • Listening sessions and potentially one-on-one sessions

Building Graduate Community Committee

  • Ph.D. support club
  • Social gatherings and meetings

Career Development and Opportunity Committee

  • Career skills workshops and potentially a large career fair

Graduate Data Committee

  • Surveys to graduate students to gather relevant data

Mental Health Committee

  • Future workshops and potentially a large mental health conference

Look here for helpful links to various kinds of resources for graduate students.

Resource guides:

Learn how you can become a council member, volunteer for events, or participate in council activities.

The Council is always looking for assistance from fellow graduate students in serving on the executive board, cabinet, and committees. These individuals are charged with event planning and initiatives to improve the student experience.

We are also consistently looking for feedback! Please send us feedback on your UMKC experience. A Council representative will get back with you as soon as possible.

Reach out to us at gradstudentcouncil@umkc.edu if interested in an open position.

Coming soon.

Reach out to us!

  • Our RooGroups page is available 24/7.
  • The official email account is umkcgsc@umsystem.edu.
  • Twitter: UMKC_GSC
  • Instagram: umkcgsc

Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the council and its activities.

Transparency is one of our core values. Our meeting minutes provide detailed accounts of council meetings.

October 20, 2024 - Building Graduate Community Committee meeting minutes

October 25, 2024 - GSC General meeting minutes