GPSA’s Involvement in Campus Decision Making
Penn State operates under a shared governance system in which students are consulted on student affairs, as mandated by the Board of Trustees. As part of this shared governance mission, the GPSA has representatives and liaisons on numerous committees and governing bodies to ensure the graduate and professional student voice is heard. These committees include (list not exhaustive):
Penn State Governing Bodies
- Penn State Board of Trustees
- Penn State Alumni Council
- Student Fee Board
- Faculty Senate
- Graduate Council
Campus Advisory Boards & Committees
- Counseling and Psychological Services Advisory Board
- Student Advisory Committee to Project LionPath
- Smoke Free Campus Task Force
- Student Health Advisory Board
- Student Insurance Advisory Board/Council (SIAB/C)
- Student Legal Services Advisory Board
- Campus Recreation Advisory Committee
- Student Transportation Advisory Committee
- Student Sustainability Advisory Council
- Student Child Care Advisory Committee
- Student Leader Scholarship Selection Committee
- Lion’s Pantry Advisory Board
- “All In” Campaign Structural Planning Committee
- University Libraries Advisory Board
- Sexual Violence Awareness/Prevention Roundtable
- LMS (Canvas) Academic Transition Steering Committee
- Libraries Graduate Student Advisory Group
- Research Computing and Cyberinfrastructure Governance Advisory Council
- Student Technology Advisory Council
- Advisory Council for Continued Excellence (ACCE)
- Scholarship and Research Integrity (SARI) Advisory Council
- Academic Strategic Planning Implementation Task Force
Other Groups:
- Council of Lionhearts
- Men Against Violence
- Mental Health and Wellness Week Roundtable
- Movin’ On Concert Series
- State College Borough Roundtable
- Penn State S-Book Editorial Team
- Graduate School Alumni Society
- Student Trustee Selection Committee
- Association of Big Ten Graduate and Professional Students