Find Your GSA
Becoming familiar with your Graduate Student Association (GSA) is a great way to get involved here at DU. Here is a list of GSAs, along with contact information.
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DU-Iliff Joint PhD Program
JPD Senator: Isabela Rosales | Email: Isabela.Rosales@du.edu
The University of Denver/Iliff School of Theology Joint Ph.D. Program Student Association is elected by the students in the Joint Program to serve as a resource for both the students and the institutions at which they are studying. We advocate for student issues to DU and Iliff and function as a central point of coordination and communication about student concerns and affairs.
The Association meets at least quarterly, with meeting times and dates set at the beginning of each quarter to accommodate the schedules of the members. Meetings are open to all students in the Joint Ph.D. program and are a great way to get involved.
There are seven to nine Association members; the Director of the Joint Program sits on the Association in an ex-officio capacity. Elections for vacant positions are held in the spring of each year with the exception of the First-Year Student Representative, who is selected by the incoming class in the fall. Terms are two years with the exception of the First-Year Student Representative, who serves for one year. Nomination forms are distributed to all Joint Ph. D. students in the spring. All students are encouraged to self-nominate. From within the elected membership each year, the Association selects a Treasurer, a representative to the Iliff Student Senate, and a President or Co-Presidents. -
Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA)
President: Alisa Sautter | Email: Alisa.Sautter@du.edu
About GBSA: The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) enhances the educational experience at Daniels and creates a cohesive student body through educational, social, community and cultural activities. As an organization, the GBSA encourages student involvement in the creation and planning of events through the year. The GBSA also acts as the parent organization to all graduate student groups at the Daniels College of Business.
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Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW)
GSG GSSW Contact: Email: gsswgsa@du.edu Co-Chair: Aela Nash Email: aela.nash@du.edu
About GSSW: GSSW serves as the official voice of the GSSW student body. It acts as the liaison between the student body and GSSW's faculty and administration, professional associations and the community.
Representatives serve with faculty and staff on various GSSW committees to ensure consideration of student interests and concerns. GSSW also works closely with the University's Graduate Student Association Council and the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). In addition, GSSW plans social and graduation events, reimburses students for conference fees and organizes lunchtime discussions.
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Graduate Student Association of Professional Psychology (GSAPP)
GSG GSAPP Contact: Main Contact: Brownyn Neal | Email: bronwyn.neal@du.edu | Secondary Email: GSPP.GSAPP@du.edu
The Graduate Student Association of Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is an established student governing body that promotes the respect, support, and empowerment of Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) students by facilitating an ongoing and dynamic exchange between students, faculty, and the University of Denver community. It's goals are to empower students to advocate for themselves, support and enhance communication within the GSPP system, foster camaraderie and community among students, create bridges between GSPP and other DU organizations, and enhance professional growth for students.
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Graduate Students of the Four Faculties (GSFF)
President: Leia Lynn | Email: leia.lynn@du.edu
About GSFF: Graduate Students of the Four Faculties (GSFF) is a graduate student run organization at the University of Denver. Overall, GSFF has two main goals. The first goal of this organization is to help graduate students, in the departments of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Math, and Engineering and Computer Science, fund their conference endeavors. The funding that is partially reimbursed to graduate students each quarter helps to ease the financial expenses that most conferences create due to the combined costs of airfare, hotel, and numerous conference fees. GSFF is here to help ease that financial burden as much as we can. The second goal of GSFF is to discuss and/or address any issues that may arise pertaining to graduate students' needs at DU. In addition to discussing and addressing these issues, the GSFF president attends all GSAC (Graduate Student Association Council) meetings to voice any concerns and/or issues that GSFF (including the graduate students represented by GSFF) has and wants to express. If you have any questions or need further information, please feel free to contact one of the GSFF officers or your departmental representative.
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Josef Korbel Graduate School of International Studies (JKSIS)
JKSIS Contact: Email: jksis.kgsa@du.edu
About JKSIS: The mission of the Student Association is: to represent the collective interest of the JKSIS student body in all policy-making activities; to provide opportunities for social interaction among the Student Body, outside the academic environment of JKSIS; to provide financial and logistical support to individual students or groups to further enhance the classroom experience; to facilitate activities that broaden the academic experience outside the classroom; and to liaise with graduate units throughout the University of Denver.
All JKSIS graduate students are voting members of the Student Association. Two Councils of elected officers direct and coordinate the activities of the Association, but we encourage all JKSIS students to participate in setting our agenda and voting on motions taken during Student Association meetings. Meeting times and calls for agenda items will be published in the Newsletter and circulated via the list-servs.
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Morgridge College of Education Student Association (COESA)
COESA President: Katie Golieb | Email: COESA@du.edu
COESA aims to promote community and increase communication across Morgridge College of Education, students, faculty, staff, administration, and community members. By doing so, we provide an avenue for graduate students to communicate their needs and ideas with each other and to the faculty, staff, and administration. We aim to host and/or co-sponsor a number of social, professional development, and cross-college activities throughout the academic year. Lastly, we promote scholarship and research in a broad sense by helping to increase the quality and availability of experiences for students to engage in research and scholarship within the college and beyond. We also provide reimbursement assistance for graduate students who present at professional conferences. For additional information, please visit our portfolio site or email us at COESA@du.edu.