Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 22/1/5
Iowa State University

Graduate and Professional Student Senate
Records, 1965-[ongoing]


Descriptive summary

creator: Iowa State University. Graduate and Professional Student Senate
title: Records
dates: 1965-[ongoing]
extent: 10.29 linear feet (24 document boxes, 1 half-document box)
collection number: RS 22/1/5
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access: Open for research
publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Iowa State University Graduate and Professional Student Senate Records, RS 22/1/5, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) represents the graduate and professional students' perspective on campus issues and serves as a liaison between graduate and professional students and the university administration. GPSS was originally organized in 1969 as the Graduate Student Senate. This collection contains bills, resolutions, agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, committee materials, planning documents, and other related records.

 

Historical note

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) represents the graduate and professional students' perspective on campus issues and serves as a liaison between graduate and professional students and the university administration. Each department is permitted to have at least one GPSS representative.

In 1969, the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) was established by a group of graduate students interested in forming a graduate student organization. It later changed its name to the Graduate Student Steering Committee.

The Graduate and Professional Student Senate has three main purposes:

First, GPSS is responsible for allocating money to graduate students either through a graduate or professional organization or through Professional Advancement Grants (PAGs). This money is available for traveling to conferences and for research projects outside of the student’s thesis area. Money may also be used to help cover childcare costs of graduate students at conferences.

Second, GPSS acts as a liaison between students and the ISU administration. GPSS works to express the general views of graduate and professional students through resolutions which are delivered to the ISU administration and other Iowa State University legislative bodies.

Third, GPSS plans social gatherings for graduate and professional students and their families. Each August, GPSS hosts a back-to-school picnic and plans at least one more social event during the year.

Each department is entitled to one Senator per 50 graduate and professional students, up to a maximum of 5 senators per department. Interdepartmental programs are usually eligible to have a Senator as well. General elections are held each March.

 

Collection description

This collection (1965-[ongoing]) contains the records and activities of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate including bills, resolutions, agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, committee activities, materials, planning documents, and other related documents.

 

Organization

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

 

Container list

 

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Commercial Charter Coach Order

1965

1

2

Information, General, University

1968

1

3

Graduate Student Steering Committee (GSSC)

1968-1969

1

4

Parent’s Weekend: Reports, Co-Chairman Interviews

1968-1971

13

1

Reports: "A Study in Graduate Student/University Relations"

1968-1973

1

5

Campus Chest: Auction

1969

1

6

Campus Chest: Barbeque

1969

1

7

Campus Chest: Car Rally

1969

1

8

Campus Chest: Coordinator Report

1969

1

9

Greek Week: Entertainment, Final Report

1969

1

10-11

Homecoming: Pep Barbeque, Complete Report

1969

1

12

Residence Hall Week: Secretary Report

1969

2

1

Council on Student Affairs: Operating Procedures, Reports

1969-1970

2

2

Original Membership

1969-1970

2

3

Correspondence Sent

1969-1971

2

4

Communication with Graduate Students

1970

2

5

Finances: Student-University Relations

1970

2

6

Graduate Orientation

1970

2

8

Greek Week: Complete Report

1970

2

7

Greek Week: Coordinator, Incomplete Report

1970

2

9

Greek Week: Events, Convocations Chairman

1970

2

10

Greek Week: Events, Incomplete Report

1970

2

11

Greek Week: Events, Royalties Co-Chairman

1970

2

12

Greek Week: G-Day, Greek Sing

1970

2

13

Greek Week: G-Day, Participation

1970

2

14

Greek Week: Kick-Off Competition, Final Report

1970

2

15

Greek Week: Kick-Off Competition, Incomplete Final Report

1970

2

16

Greek Week: Publicity

1970

2

17

GSS Constitution

1970

2

18

GSS Financial Report

1970

2

19

Minutes

1970

2

20

Residence Hall Week: Central Committee, Secretary Report

1970

3

1

Correspondence Record

1970-1971

3

2

Council on Student Affairs: Meeting Minutes

1970-1971

3

3

Minutes Notebook

1970-1971

3

4

Agendas

1971

3

5

Election Committee Report

1971

3

6

Financial Records

1971

3

7

Greek Week: Coordinator, Incomplete Report

1971

3

9

Greek Week: G-Day Interview

1971

3

8

Greek Week: G-Day, Final Report

1971

3

10

Minutes

1971

3

11

Newspaper Articles

1971

3

12

Parents Weekend: Final Report

1971

3

13

Residence Hall Week: Central Committee, Secretary Report

1971

3

14

Agendas

1972

4

1

Campus Chest: Auction

1972

4

2

Campus Chest: Coordinator’s Report

1972

4

3

GSS Orientation Committee

1972

4

4

Minutes

1972

4

6

Residence Hall Week: Secretary Incomplete Report

1972

4

5

Residence Hall Week: Secretary Report

1972

4

7

Campus Chest: Management Activities

1972-1973

4

8

Future GSS Meeting Dates

1972-1973

4

9

Student Ambassadors: Iowa State Student Alumni Association Final Report

1973-1974

13

2

Agendas and Minutes

1973-1974

4

10

Campus Chest: Co-Chairman Report

1974

4

11

Graduate Program Evaluation

1974

4

12

Residence Hall Week: Secretary Report

1974

4

13

Surveys: Graduate Program Evaluation

1974

4

14

Election Results

1975

4

15

Welcome Letter from GSS

1975

4

16

Newspaper Clippings

1975-1990, undated

13

3

Publications: Graduate Research and Development

1976

13

4

Publications: The Communiqué

1976

13

5

Secretarial Records: Minutes, Agendas, and Correspondence

1976-1977

4

17

The Communique

1976-1978

13

6

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Budgets, and Correspondence

1976-1986

13

7

Newspaper Clippings

1976-1986

5

1

Bills

1976-1987

5

2

Finances: Graduate Student Activity Fee

1978

5

3

Governance Documents: Declaration of Independence

1978

5

4

Graduate Student Picnic

1978

13

8

Self-Study Report: "Graduate Education at Iowa State University"

1978

13

9

Correspondence: Graduate Student Senate Declaration of Independence

1978-1979

5

5

Rules Committee (Parliamentarian)

1978-1990

5

6

Committees: Independence from GSB

1979

5

7

Committees: Student Activity Fees, GSB-GSS Ad Hoc

1979

5

8

Governance Documents: Administrative Directive

1979

5

9

GSB Allocation Process

1979

13

10

Reports: Day Care

1979

5

10

Agendas

1979-1980

5

11

Bills

1979-1980

5

12

GSB: Miscellaneous Materials

1979-1980

5

13

Minutes

1979-1980

5

14

Resolutions

1979-1980

13

11

Correspondence

1979-1980

13

12

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Budgets, and Correspondence

1979-1980

13

13

Reports: Student Fees & Finances

1979-1980

5

15

Other Business and Activities

1979-1981

14

1

Correspondence: Outgoing Presidents

1979-1982

5

16

Minutes

1979-1984

5

17

Finance Committee

1979-1985

14

2

Buchanan Hall

1979-1985

14

3

Monthly Packet: Bills, Budgets, and Agendas

1979-1985

5

18

Bills

1979-1986

5

19

Executive Council

1979-1986

5

20

Resolutions

1979-1986

5

21

Finances and Budgets

1979-1987

6

1

Graduate Program, Fall Reception

1979-1988

14

4

Funding

1979-1997, undated

6

4

Committees: Finance

1980

6

2

Committees: Rules

1980

6

3

Committees: Tax

1980

6

5

Newspaper Clippings

1980

6

6

Outlook

1980

14

5

Committees: Teaching Assistant Skills

1980

6

7

Agendas

1980-1981

6

8

Bills

1980-1981

6

9

Correspondence

1980-1981

6

10

GSB Budget

1980-1981

6

11

Minutes

1980-1981

6

12

Resolutions

1980-1981

14

6

Rules Committee

1980-1981

6

13

Seminar Eighties

1980-1982

14

7

Committees: Child Care

1980-1982

6

14

Presidential Remarks and Comments

1980-1984

14

8

English speaking proficiency of teaching assistants

1980-1984

6

15

GSS Budget

1980-1985

6

16

Iowa State University Achievement Foundation, Mini Grant Proposals

1980-1985

6

17-18

Reports and Other Business

1980-1987

6

19

Agendas

1981

6

20

Proposal For A Comprehensive Wellness Program

1981

6

21

Agendas

1981-1982

6

22

Bills

1981-1982

7

1

GSB Materials

1981-1982

7

2

Minutes

1981-1982

7

3

Recreation Committee

1981-1982

7

4

Resolutions

1981-1982

14

9

Energy Conservation Task Force

1981-1982

14

10-11

Monthly Packet: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1981-1982

15

1

Committees: Energy Conservation Committee

1981-1983

15

2

Tuition Increases

1981-1985

15

4

Correspondence: All-University Judiciary Committee

1982

7

5

Agendas

1982-1983

7

6

Bills

1982-1983

7

7

Committees and Councils

1982-1983

7

8

Committees: Financial Aid

1982-1983

7

9

GSB: Correspondence

1982-1983

7

10

GSB

1982-1983

7

11-12

Minutes

1982-1983

8

1

Other Business and Activities

1982-1983

8

2

Reports and Other Business and Activities

1982-1983

8

3

Resolutions

1982-1983

15

7

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1982-1983

8

4

National Coalition for Graduate Students

1982-1986

8

5

Graduate College Council

1982-1989

8

6-7

Legislative Affairs Committee

1982-1990

15

5

Newsletter: The Second Degree

1982-1991

15

6

Teaching Assistant Orientation Seminar

1982-1991

8

8

Finances: Funding History

1983

8

9

World Population Day

1983

15

8

Discrimination

1983

15

9

Correspondence

1983-1984

15

10

Flyers: Graduate Student Senate

1983-1984, undated

8

10

Iowa State Daily Publications Board

1984

8

11

Research Assistants and Taxes

1984

8

12

Surveys: Graduate Student Benefits

1984

8

13

Agendas

1984-1985

8

14

Bills

1984-1985

8

15

Minutes

1984-1985

8

16

Reports and Other Business and Activities

1984-1985

15

11

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1984-1985

15

12

Handbook: Graduate Student Orientation

1984-1990

9

1

The Second Degree

1985

9

2

Finances: Funding for the Graduate Student Senate, Proposal to Secure

1985

9

3

Governance Documents: By-Laws

1985

9

4

Governance Documents: Constitutions

1985

9

5

NCA Steering Committee

1985

15

13

Correspondence: South Africa

1985

16

1

Graduate Student Exams

1985, undated

9

6

Goals and Objectives for 1986 Senate

1985-1986

9

7

Minutes

1985-1986

9

8

Transportation Advisory Council

1985-1986

9

9

University Library Committee

1985-1986

16

2

Agendas and Minutes

1985-1986

16

3

Election Committee

1985-1986, undated

9

10

Agendas

1985-1987

9

11

Minutes

1985-1987

9

12

Senate Resolutions

1985-1987

16

5

Correspondence: The Second Degree

1985-1987, undated

9

13

Dean of Students Search

1985-1989

16

6

Correspondence

1985-1989

16

7

Correspondence

1985-1999

16

4

Rules and By-Laws

1985-2004

9

14

Ad Hoc Committee on Bringing the GSS Office Into the 1980s

1986

9

15

Committees: Graduate College Fair, Ad Hoc

1986

9

16

Engineer Fee Task Force

1986

9

18

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Nominees

1986-1987

9

17

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Guidelines

1986-1987

16

8

Agendas and Minutes

1986-1987

16

9

Bills

1986-1987

16

11

Budget

1986-1988

16

10

Teaching Excellence Awards

1986-1988

9

19

Special Fees Committee

1986-1989

9

20

GSB Executive Council

1986-1990

9

21

A Communication Campaign for the Graduate Student Senate

1987

9

22

Ad Hoc Committee on Graduate Directory

1987

10

1

GSS Financial Statements and Budget

1987

10

2

GSS Legislative Scholarships

1987

10

3

Provost Search Committee

1987

10

4

Social Security

1987

17

2

Correspondence

1987

17

1

Committees: Wellness Center Organizational Committee

1987, undated

10

5

Legislative Affairs (Newspaper Clippings)

1987-1988

10

6

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Nominees

1987-1988

10

7

Outgoing Correspondence

1987-1988

10

8

Taxes, Foreign Students

1987-1988

10

9

Taxes, Request for Tax Material

1987-1988

17

3

Agendas and Minutes

1987-1988

17

4

Monthly Packet: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1987-1988

10

10

Ad Hoc Committee of GSS Goals and Objectives

1987-1989

10

11

Ad Hoc Committee on Teaching Assistants Orientation

1987-1989

10

12

Incoming Correspondence

1987-1989

17

5

Teaching Assistant Training

1987-1989

10

13

Internal Memos

1987-1990

10

14

Newspaper Clippings

1988

10

15

Tax Seminar, Thank-You Letter

1988

17

6

Subcommittees: Teaching Assistant Training

1988

17

7

Tuition Freeze Network

1988

10

16

Associate Provost Search

1988-1989

10

17

Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee

1988-1989

10

18

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Nominees

1988-1989

11

1

Report on 1988-1989 Activities of the Faculty Senate Committee on Professional Development

1988-1989

16

12

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1988-1989

17

8

Publication: Research and Graduate Education

1988-1989

18

2

Graduate Student Orientation

1988-1989

18

3

Graduate Student Senate Committee on Long-Range Strategic Planning Committee

1988-1989

18

5

Special Student Fee Committee

1988-1989

11

2

Correspondence

1988-1990

11

3

Goals and Objectives of GSS

1988-1990

18

1

Budget: Project Summary

1988-1990

18

4

Scholarships: Zaffarano Prize for Graduate Research

1988-1990

18

6

Correspondence

1988-1991

18

7

Graduate Council

1988-1991

18

8

Executive Council: Member List

1988-1998

11

4

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Evaluation Forms

1989

11

5

Teaching Assistant Training Conference

1989

18

9

Events

1989

11

6-7

Margaret Ellen White Award Nominees

1989-1990

11

8

Outgoing Correspondence

1989-1990

11

9-10

Student Lawyer Search Committee

1989-1990

11

11

Vice Provost for Extension Search Committee

1989-1990

18

10

Committees: Finance

1989-1990

18

11

Correspondence: Board of Regents Tuition Increase

1989-1990

18

12

Correspondence: Parkes, Andrew L. H.

1989-1990

18

13

Graduate Student Orientation

1989-1990

18

15

Monthly Packet: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1989-1990

18

14

Teacher's Aide Training

1989-1990

19

1

Minutes

1989-1991

19

2

National Association of Graduate and Professional Students

1989-1991

19

3

Publication: Research and Graduate Education

1989-1991

19

4

Publication: Brochures

1989-1991, undated

19

5

Graduate Student Orientation

1989-1992

19

6

Handbooks: Iowa State University Orientation of Graduate Students

1989-1997

19

7

Committees: Applications

1989-1999

19

8

Tuition

1989-2004

19

9

Correspondence: Sanger, Todd

1990

19

10

Graduate Assistant Stipends

1990

20

1

Research Assistant Training

1990

20

2

Tuition

1990

20

3

Agendas and Minutes

1990-1991

20

4

Budget: Project Summary

1990-1991

20

5

Committees: Membership

1990-1991

20

6

Elections Committee

1990-1991

20

7

Fees

1990-1991

20

8

Graduate Council

1990-1991

20

9

Publication: The Second Degree

1990-1991

20

10

Bills: Graduate Student Senate

1990-1995

21

1

Tuition

1990-1996

21

2

Handbook: Graduate student Orientation

1990-2000

21

3

Minutes and Agendas: Graduate Student Senate

1990-2002

11

12

University Committee on Animal Care Minutes

1991

21

4

United Students of Iowa

1991

21

5

Agendas and Minutes

1991-1992

21

6

Budget: Project Statement

1991-1992

21

8

Committees: Elections

1991-1992

21

7

Committees: Graduate Student Employment Practices

1991-1992

21

9

Committees: Elections

1991-1993

11

13

Executive Council

1991-1996, undated

11

14

Correspondence, General

1991-1998

11

15

Newspaper Clippings

1992

15

3

Bills and Cover Letters

1992

21

10

Grievances

1992

21

11

Agendas and Minutes

1992-1993

22

1

Committees: Student Health Center Newspaper Clippings

1992-1993

22

2

Elections Committee

1992-1993

22

3

Agendas and Minutes

1992-1994

21

12

Budget: Project Summary

1992-1997

22

4

Committees: Special Student Fee Committee

1992-1998

22

5

Correspondence

1993

22

6

Budget: Project Statement

1993-1994

22

7

Committees: Child Care

1994

22

8

Committees: Elections

1994

22

9

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Budgets

1994

22

10

Tuition Increase

1994

19

12

Budget: Statement of Operations

1994-1995

19

11

Monthly Packets: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets, and Correspondence

1994-1995

23

1

Agendas and Minutes: Graduate Student Senate

1994-1995

11

16

Legislation

1994-1996

19

13

Special Student Fees

1994-1999

19

14

Bills and Resolutions: Index

1994-2006

19

15

Budget: Statements of Operations

1995-1996

19

16

Committees: Elections

1995-1996

19

17

Special Student Fees

1995-1996

11

17

Project Statements

1995-1997

23

2

Bills

1995-1997

11

18

Agendas

1995-1998

23

3

Newsletter: State of the Senate

1995-2002

23

4

Awards: Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award

1995-2005

23

5

Correspondence: Office of International Students and Scholars

1996

11

19

“State of the Senate” Reports

1996-1997

23

7

Application: Student Union Board

1996-1997

23

8

Budget: Statement of Operations

1996-1997

23

6

Correspondence: Hub and Campus Vending Food Service

1996-1997

11

20

Student Health Insurance Committee

1997

23

9

Minutes and Agendas: Graduate Student Senate Executive Board

1997

23

10

Publications: State of the Senate

1997

23

11

Agendas: Graduate Student Senate

1997-1998

23

12

Budget: Statement of Operations

1997-1998

23

13

Graduate Student Senate Survey

1997-1998

23

14

Monthly Packet: Agendas, Minutes, Budgets, and Bills

1997-1998

23

15

Awards: Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award Nominations

1997-2002

17

9

Bills

1998-1990

23

16

Budget

1998-1999

23

17

Agendas: Executive Board Minutes

1998-2001

23

18

Budget

1998-2002

23

19

Publications: The State of the Senate

1999-2001

23

20

Student Fee Committee

1999-2001

23

21

Tuition

1999-2001

23

22

Elections Committee

1999-2003, undated

24

1

Events

2000-2004

24

2

Feedback: Tuition

2001

24

3

Rules Committee

2001

24

4

Minutes and Agendas

2001-2002

24

5

Elections Committee

2001-2005

24

7

Student Affairs Tuition Task Force Report

2002

24

6

Student Fees Committee

2002

24

8

Budget

2002-2003

24

9-10

Monthly Packet: Minutes, Agendas, Bills, and Budgets

2002-2003

24

11

Minutes

2002-2004

24

12

Budget: Treasurer’s Packet

2002-2007

24

13

Publication: State of the Senate

2003

24

14

Monthly Packet: Minutes, Agendas, Budgets, and Bills

2003-2004

11

21

Newspaper Clippings

2003-2008

24

17

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching

2004

24

15

Reports: Presentation to Graduate and Professional Student Senate

2004

24

16

Suing Government of the Student Body

2004

25

2

Monthly Packet: Agendas, Minutes, Bills, Budgets and Correspondence

2004-2005

25

1

Monthly Packets: Minutes, Bills, and Agendas

2004-2005

25

3

President’s Advisory Committee on Budget and Planning

2004-2005

25

4

Student Fee Committee

2004-2005

25

5

Bills and Minutes

2004-2009

25

6

Minutes: Graduate Council

2008-2009

25

7

Survey: Graduate Student Support

2009

12

1

Address Labels

undated

12

2

Committee Assignments

undated

12

3

Final Report: "Program for the Improvement of the Undergraduate Instruction by Graduate Assistants"

undated

12

4

Governance Documents: Articles of Cooperation

undated

12

5

Governance Documents: Standing Rules

undated

12

6

Graduate Student Biographical Database

undated

12

7

Graduate Student Senate Constitution

undated

12

8

GSB Constitution

undated

12

9

GSS Dean Search Committee

undated

12

10

Iowa State Center Committee

undated

12

11

"Iowa’s Threatened Universities, A Time for Decision"

undated

12

12

Performing Arts Council

undated

12

13

Physical Facilities Committee

undated

12

14

Proposal for University-Wide Course and Teacher Evaluation

undated

12

15

Proposed Graduate Student Employees’ Bill of Rights

undated

12

16

Public Events Committee

undated

12

17

Resolution to Honor Stanley Yates

undated

12

18

Transit Agency Establishment

undated

25

8

By-Laws

undated

25

9

Jobs: Office Manager

undated