The Graduate Student Senate

Mission

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is the Legislative Branch of the Graduate Student Government Association (GSGA), and is the most direct voice of the graduate students at Georgia Tech. Consisting of graduate students elected from the various departments and academic units on campus, the Graduate Student Senate meets weekly to discuss and construct ways to improve the graduate student experience at Tech.  Furthermore, GSS is responsible for:

  • Expressing the position of the graduate student body on issues affecting student life
  • Receiving reports on the allocation of the Student Activity Fee
  • Approving relevant student appointments to officer positions and committees
  • Modifying the structure and functions of the Graduate Student Government
  • Approving all bylaws and constitutional amendments

For more information about what will be discussed in each meeting, check out the agenda in the ” Meeting Agendas” link. Should you wish to address the Senate to communicate an issue or concern that you would like us to consider, please feel free to speak in Public Comment, a segment of our meeting reserved for members of the public who wish to address the Senate. Should you miss a meeting or should you want to reference the minutes from a past meeting, you can access all them through the “Meeting Minutes” link.

Meetings of the Senate take place weekly on Fridays between 11AM and 1PM in Smithgall 117!

Graduate Representation

There are currently 60 Senator seats in the Graduate Student Senate divided among all Colleges and Schools at Georgia Tech based on that academic year’s graduate student enrollment. Additionally, there are 5 Senator-at-Large seats allowing 5 Senators to represent the graduate student body as a whole. Many seats are filled during the Student Government elections cycle, but all vacant seats in the Graduate Student Senate can be filled by nomination after elections.

Senate applications are open from August 11th -23rd. Come back and take a look at your newly elected senators September 5th, our first meeting of the year!

Find Graduate Committee information here.