GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL
The management of student affairs is entrusted to the students themselves. All students
registered in a degree program participate in the election of Student Council officers each April.
Student Council Leaders work hard to improve student life at SCPS, by acting as an advocate for
students to faculty and administration, by serving as an information resource to students, and by
supporting student clubs.
SCPS has an undergraduate student government and a graduate student government that oversees all
club activities, provides funding to the academic clubs, and advocates for student concerns to the
NYU and SCPS administration.
The SCPS Graduate Student Council was founded in 2005. Each master’s
program has one representative voting on matters that impact all graduate programs, provides
funding to
graduate student
clubs, and program events. The purpose of this governing organization is to represent all SCPS
graduate students (graduate certificate and master’s) to the NYU Administration, to build a School
community, to develop programs affecting student life and career services, and to oversee and fund
graduate student organizations.
As a governing organization, the SCPS Graduate Student Council:
- Serves as a representative voice for the SCPS graduate student body by maintaining open lines
of communication between students, Deans, administration, faculty (includes full-time and adjunct),
alumni, and the New York University community on cross-program issues
- Offers cross-program networking opportunities for a wide range of students seeking to enrich
their intellectual lives, further their careers, and enhance their professional qualifications
- Provides cross-program informational, social and educational events to build a student
community
- Fairly distributes funds to SCPS graduate student organizations and ensures that all matters
comply with university and legal regulations
You may contact the Council at
scps.gsc@nyu.edu.
The advisor to the Council is Dr. Barbara Gossett, Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Life;
barb.gossett@nyu.edu.
