Graduate Student Senate/Strategic Plan/Resource Analysis
The Graduate Student Senate has a variety of resources at its disposal to accomplish the group's goals and better the experience for graduate students at Case.
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[edit] Human Resources
Only through the dedication of graduate students at Case will GSS accomplish its organizational goals. At the core of GSS are the executive committee and senators who perform the routine, everyday tasks of the group, though a dynamic and ongoing relationship with the entire graduate population is necessary to keep GSS flourishing in the future.
GSS has the ability to coordinate with other organizations and units across campus in order to expand the reach of the organization and maintain beneficial relationships with other groups that serve Case's graduate population. These units include Career Services, Alumni Relations, Case Housing, and departmental-level graduate student organizations.
[edit] Fiscal Resources and Revenue
In both fall and winter semesters graduate students must pay a $5 activities fee that directly funds the GSS budget. At present, the annual revenue stemming from this fee totals nearly $20,000, which goes toward the variety of inititiaves that the organization pursues.
Additionally, GSS invests a large portion of its yearly budget in the Verhosek Fund endowment, which has been growing since GSS' conception. While the V-Fund awards currently granted to graduate students come directly out of the annual budget, by continually growing this account GSS hopes to ultimately make the V-Fund endowment self-sustaining.
[edit] Institutional Resources
Within the university, GSS members sit on a number of committees...
[edit] Professional Organizations
GSS is a member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), through which the organization can learn valuable information from similar groups at other institutions.