Graduate and Professional Student Assembly

SPECIAL BWF OFFER

sullivar — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:22:45 +0000

Due to overwhelming popular demand, GAPSA is releasing a limited number of additional tickets to the Black and White Formal this weekend. Tickets will be on sale at 9:00 tomorrow at the Grad Student Center until 1:00 or until tickets are sold out, whichever comes first (they may sell out very quickly). Tickets will be $65. For more information on the Black and White Formal, please visit the Events page.

GAPSA Landlord Survey

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:53:42 +0000

GAPSA is now collecting survey data from renters in the Philadelphia area. Only with your help are we able to publish statistically significant results on landlord ratings, which will help incoming and current students make better-informed decisions about housing.

You can already see results from the last academic year - now with comments - and we hope to get an even better response this year.

Please COMPLETE and VERIFY your survey for a chance to win a Lenovo S10e netbook, dinner for two at Penne or two tickets to an Annenberg show! All entries are eligible for the randomly selected prizes through December 11, 2009. Remember - you can complete & verify a survey every 90 days!

Join the GAPSA Facebook Group!

sullivar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:55:21 +0000

Be the first to know about upcoming events and network with your fellow Penn graduate students. Find us here!

Join a GAPSA University Committee!

sullivar — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 18:31:34 +0000

Want to represent Grad Students to the University? Have an interest in how Penn deals with issues of equity, academic development or a variety of other issues? Apply for a GAPSA University Committee or Advisory Board seat! The deadline for priority applications is August 20th. Click Here to take survey. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Jacobson, GAPSA VC Equity and Access, at gapsa.vcpluralism@gmail.com.

GAPSA Members Receive 2009 Award

drewkamp — Sat, 02 May 2009 19:14:44 +0000

OUtgoing GAPSA Vice Chair for Student Life Nikki Thorpe (Design) and Outgoing Vice Chair for Social Activities Jessica Kim (Education) have both been selected to receive the President and Provost’s Citation for Exceptional Commitment to Graduate & Professional Student Life.

Also selected was former GAPSA Representative Brian Coleman (Social Policy & Practice), who is currently the Chair of the Black Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (BGAPSA), and Heather Klusaritz (Social Policy & Practice) for her work as a GAPSA appointee to the Student Health Insurance Advisory Committee.

The citation is presented annually to graduate or professional students, upon their graduation from Penn, who have been a catalyst for transformative and lasting new developments that have enhanced graduate and professional student life at Penn. The 2009 Award will be given out at a reception held on Wednesday, May 6, 2009. For more information click here.

GAPSA-UA Public Safety Recognition Awards

drewkamp — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:34:18 +0000

The Division of Public Safety’s Commendation Ceremony is an annual event held during the spring conducted jointly with DPS, GAPSA and the Undergraduate Assembly (UA). Commendations of merit and commendatory letters will be presented to members of the University of Pennsylvania Police Department (including the Detective Unit), the PennComm Center, and AlliedBarton Security. Letters of recognition are also given to outside law enforcement agencies, such as the Philadelphia Police Department, and to various citizens from the community.

GAPSA and the UA also recognize members of the UPPD and Allied Barton for their efforts during the school year. Nominations are submitted to GAPSA and the UA by various students and award winners are chosen by committee.

The 2008-2009 GAPSA-UA Public Safety Recognition Award Recipients are:

Sergeant David Adler
Mr. Lance Brown
Detective Pete Black
Mr. Maxie Diggs
Ms. Renee Duckett
Ms. Cornelia McLeod
Detective Supervisor John Peterson
Mr. Jamal Reed
Mr. Ralph Thomas
Ms. Tamieka Wilson

Click here for the transcript of the GAPSA-UA portion of the award ceremony.

GAPSA Announces Increase in Funding for 2009-2010

drewkamp — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:30:15 +0000

The GAPSA Executive Board is pleased to announce successful advocacy for graduate and professional students by way of a significant increase in funding for student government activity over the next three to four years.

The increase will begin during the next fiscal year (FY10) in July 2009, when GAPSA will receive an additional $100,000 on top of the usual increase (3.72% or $23,925 for FY10) tied to the increase in the graduate and professional student General Fee. This will bring the overall GAPSA budget to a total of $787,078 in FY10, a 19.2% increase over the FY09 budget of $643,153. The new budget will account for about 4.12% of the graduate and professional student General Fee pool.

For more information, check out the recent GAPSA press release.

Reapportionment of Seats on the Assembly for 2009-2010

drewkamp — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:57:12 +0000

At the request of one of the school student governments, GAPSA has conducted a review of the apportionment of School Representatives seats in the GAPSA General Assembly in accordance with the GAPSA Constitution.

The new seating will take place in September 2009 and will affect the following schools.

The School of Veterinary Medicine (+1 Research Seat)
The Law School (-1 Professional Seat)
The School of Engineering & Applied Sciences (+1 Professional Seat, +1 Research Seat)
The Graduate School of Education (+1 Professional Seat)
The School of Medicine (+2 Research Seats)
The School of Arts & Sciences (+1 Research Seat)

A net of six new seats will added to the Assembly. To view the complete press release, click here.

2009 Graduate Student Teaching Awards

drewkamp — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:49:44 +0000

Congratulations to the student recipients of the 2009 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching!

Roshan Abraham (Classical Studies)
Roy Anati (Computer and Information Sciences)
Philip Ernst (Statistics)
Greg Hall (Philosophy & Law)
Fern Lin (Marketing)
Goran Lynch (Electrical and Systems Engineering)
Laura Napolitano (Sociology)
Jon Pogach (Economics)
Nathaniel Prottas (History of Art)
Shalini Roy (Economics)
Charles Sharpe (History)
Hannah Voorhees (Anthropology)

2009 GAPSA-Provost Award

drewkamp — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:58:36 +0000

GAPSA and the Office of the Provost are pleased to announce the 2009 recipients of the GAPSA-Provost Award for Interdisciplinary Innovation. Congratulations to these individuals and teams which will each receive a $6,000 summer research stipend!

A detailed press release can be found here.