We are your representation and your information source

The UGSA is an organization which includes all graduate students in its membership. Its purposes include representing graduate students in matters which are important to them, and disseminating information which may affect their lives here at NC State. The UGSA actively encourages the particpation of graduate students in helping to determine what issues are deemed most important to graduate students currently.

The UGSA listens to its constituents, and it ensures that the administration listens to them. There is no better way to ensure that an important issue gets given its due than by putting it before the UGSA.

If you have issues you wish the UGSA would discuss, contact your GSA chapter or, if the chapter doesn't exist, write to the current UGSA President.

We are trying to make a difference (and you can too!)

The UGSA has several standing committees that are involved in many aspects of graduate student life. These committees are, in some senses, where the real works gets done. It is in these committees that new ideas are formed and acted upon by dedicated individuals who may or may not otherwise be involved with the UGSA.

The committees pay close attention to political events, student healthcare, and orientation. They run teaching effectiveness awards, social events, and more. If you'd like to make a difference in how these events work, there is room for you!

You can often become involved with the UGSA just by joining a committee which interests you. We always are looking for dedicated people to help us meet and exceed our goals. To find out more about our committees, check out the committees page. Contact the chair of the committee for meeting time information, and to see if the committee is a right fit for you.