2020-2021 Committee Reports

June 16, 2021

Over the last academic year, GPSG has sponsored four student-led committees. These committees investigated various issues related to graduate and professional student well-being and support. Their reports and recommendations are shared below. If you have ideas on how to address these recommendations or would like to get involved with committee...

2021 Graduate Excellence Award Winners

May 6, 2021

We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Graduate Excellence Awards! These awards were chosen from a competitive set of applications. We offer awards for teaching and research excellence each year to highlight the inspiring students that make up our campus community. Click on the links below to...

2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award Winners

April 29, 2021

The Graduate and Professional Student Government is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. During this inaugural award year, we received 12 applications and awarded 5 awards with 3 honorable mentions. We will post more about the award recipients this summer so you can...

Colorado Federation of Graduate Schools Update

Aug. 21, 2020

Our Director of Legislative Affairs, Matt Harvey , organized a meeting of the Colorado Federation of Graduate Students (CFGS) today. See below for his update following the meeting. CFGS Update Representatives from the University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Denver, and the Colorado School of Mines identified two key...

Contributing to the Newsletter

July 28, 2020

GPSG sends out two newsletters per month with information about upcoming deadlines, relevant events around campus, and updates from our organization. If you have an announcement or opportunity you want to share with graduate students in our newsletter, please reach out! Send us your formatted content: 100-200 words Include relevant...

We are now GPSG!

July 27, 2020

New name, same mission! Today, the Assembly voted to change our name from the United Government of Graduate Students (UGGS) to the Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG). We chose this name to better indicate that we support and represent graduate and professional students on campus, no matter their program...

Updates for Online International Students

July 6, 2020

Link to original ICE announcement . On July 6 th , the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) released modifications to temporary exemptions for international students under F-1 and M-1 Visas. Specifically, under the direction of the Trump Administration, ICE is suspending residency rights for international students for students...

Graduate Excellence Award Winners

June 18, 2020

We are pleased to announce the winners of this year's Graduate Excellence Awards! These awards were chosen from a competitive set of applications. We offer awards for teaching and research excellence each year to highlight the inspiring students that make up our campus community. Teaching Excellence Kate Hinshaw Edu Montes...

Changes to Graduate Benefits and Fees

Jan. 28, 2020

The Graduate School announced changes to graduate and professional student benefits and fees in today’s CUBT Graduate Student Edition . The highlights: Parental leave for all students and paid leave for students on appointment. Opt-in dental insurance covered at the same rate as Gold SHIP for students on appointment. University...

Legislative Action Days 2019

Oct. 17, 2019

The United Government of Graduate Students is a legacy member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS). NAGPS is a student-run national non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of graduate & professional students across the United States. Founded by student leaders in 1987, NAGPS is the...

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