What is the GSG?

The Graduate Student Government is the only campus organization sponsored, staffed and run exclusively by graduate students. If you are a graduate student, you are automatically a member of the GSG, and your Student Activity Fee goes directly to the funding of this organization. We are completely independent of the university administration, and we report only to the graduate student body. We advocate for graduate students on and off campus, bringing our concerns to University officials, USM officials, the Board of Regents, and lawmakers. Click here for more information on the GSG.

Check out the Graduate Student Life Handbook

Exec and Assembly Election Results

Results of VPCD Special Election

Grad student discounts in the Union

Current stuff:

• Grad student org leaders: Check out GSL's resource list.
• Check out our Resources for Grad Students.
• Check out the Graduate Handbook's checklist for new grad students.

Curious about the Operating Agreement between SMC and the University for Graduate Gardens and Graduate Hills? (.pdf file)

News:

• June 26, 2008: Diamondback: Final East Campus sketches meet mixed reactions
• June 26, 2008: Diamondback staff editorial on East Campus: Developing story.
• June 19, 2008: Diamondback column by Laura Moore and Devin Ellis: Public-private partnerships: lessons learned. Original version here (due to space considerations, printed column left out some key points).
• May, 2008: Recent awards, scholarships and fellowships for GSG members.
• May 7: Diamondback staff editorial on Strategic Plan's emphasis on graduate education: A life less bitter
• May 6: Diamondback: Strategic plan to raise stipends
• April 22: Diamondback covers Grad Pub: Your TA, After Hours
• April 16: Diamondback: Strategic plan carries $2B cost
• April 15: Baltimore Examiner reports that the average UMCP faculty salary is $127,500, 10th in the nation: UM-Baltimore, College Park professors among the best-paid faculty nationwide
• April 11: Resident Life and Southern Management Corporation announce new rents for Grad Gardens and Grad Hills. Historical rents here.
• April 10: Diamondback: MTA unveils Purple Line costs
• April 10: Diamondback letter to the editor by GSG Executive Board: Vote in the GSG elections

• 2007 Annual Report of the Graduate School
• Housing Resources for grad students
• What are the six things every graduate student should know?
• Who's my rep?
• Recreational opportunities for graduate students
• Information for housing developers
• Dissertation Support Groups now forming
• Grad Gardens/Hills Residents: Sign up for the Yahoo! group here.