Rep Resources

This webpage is for GSC Representatives ONLY and includes several resources and materials that may help GSC Representatives serve and advocate for the graduate and professional students and postdocs in their graduate degree program/department/organization.*

Training Materials

• Selection of Representatives (link to Canvas module) 
• Representative Responsibilities and Expectations (link to Canvas module) 
• Introduction to the GSC  (link to Canvas module) 
• GSC Governance Structure  (link to Canvas module) 
• Communication Systems and Practices (link to Canvas module) 
• GSC Budget Expense Reporting/Requesting (link to Google Slides presentation)
• The Value of Relational Meetings (link to Google Slides presentation)
• Working with University Administration (link to Google Slides presentation)

Forms (2020 – 2021) 

• Official Representative Registration Form (link to Qualtrics Form) 
• GPSO Funding Form (link to Qualtrics Form)
• GPSO Funding Expense Report Form (link to Google Form for Representatives to report on the use of GPSO Funding)
• GPSO Funding Acknowledgement Form (link to Qualtrics Form for GPSO Advisors, DGSs, or Department Managers to confirm/authorize participation in the GPSO Funding Program)
• Committee Expense Request/Report Form (link to Google Form for Committee Chairs to communicate expense requests and reports to the Treasurer)
• Budget Request/Report Form (link to PDF for download)
• Budget Request/Report Submission (link to Google Form)
• Social Media Request Form (link to Google Form)
• Website Request Form (link to Google Form)
• Motion Submission Form (link to Google Form)

Presentation & Marketing Materials 

• Introduction to the GSC (link to Canva presentation deck) 
• Highlights of the Year to Come (link to Canva presentation deck) 
• GPSO Funding (link to Google Slides)
• High Resolution GSC Seal Image (link to png; open and 'save image as' to download the file)  
• Committee Structure (link to Canva document)
• Summary of GSC Officer Positions and Responsibilities (link to PDF)
• Approved UK Catering Vendors (link to PDF)

Previously Passed Resolutions 

• EB-R1 - 03.05.2020 Request: Creation of Associate Provost of Graduate/Professional Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs Position (link to Google Doc)
• EB-R2 - 03.05.2020 Support: Mentorship Training for Faculty and Mentee Training for Graduate Students (link to Google Doc)  
• EB-R3 - 03.05.2020 Support: Reformation of Graduate Faculty Status to Focus on Graduate Mentorship (link to Google Doc) 
• EB-R4 - 03.05.2020 Request: Creation of Graduate, Professional, and Postdoc Ombud (link to Google Doc)
• EB-R5 - 03.05.2020 Support: Allow the Dean of the Graduate School to Revoke Graduate Faculty Status (link to Google Doc)  
• EB-R6 - 03.05.2020 Request: Create Graduate Faculty Appointment Reformation Process Taskforce (link to Google Doc)  
• EB-R7 - 03.05.2020 Request: Increase Graduate School Funding (link to Google Doc) 

*NOTE: Some websites to which these materials provide links for the convenience of users are not managed by the University of Kentucky. The University does not review, control, or take responsibility for the content of those sites.