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.
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.
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.
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:
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
Faculty-Student Relations Committee
Building Graduate Community Committee
Career Development and Opportunity Committee
Graduate Data Committee
Mental Health Committee
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.
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