Graduate Student Organizations

At Mizzou

Graduate Student Association: GSA at MU is an organization dedicated to representing the interests and needs of graduate students to the faculty, supporting graduate students through funding (travel grants), supporting special projects and organizing social events for graduate students.
Graduate Professional Council: Similar to GSA, the GPC also represents the interests of students in the schools of Business and Public Affairs, Law, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. GPC is a voice for graduate/professional students.
Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students: “As an organization, ABGPS seeks to assist in monitoring the academic progress of Black graduate and professional students, as well as supply them with information to promote a more positive experience at MU.”
Missouri International Student Council: Missouri International Student Council is a student organization at MU that works in collaboration with other cultural student organizations to globalize Mizzou through the volunteerism of international student communities.
ACES (Alternative Career Exploration in the Sciences): ACES is a graduate student organization focused on providing career development services for graduate students and postdocs in the life sciences.

Association for the Support of Graduate Students: Updated regularly, this site provides articles and information for graduate students about a variety of subjects. Currently there is an article that provides tips for thesis and dissertation writing. Included in the site is an archive of all the articles put out by ASGS. There are also links to ASGS surveys, professional consultants (editors, stats consultants) and thesis consultants.
Council of Graduate Schools: The CGS is an organization of institutions of higher education across the globe engaged in research and graduate education. The purpose of the Council is to help prepare graduate students for advanced degrees and the job market by advocating in the federal policy arena, aiding students in their research and developing the best research practices. The site contains information about preparing future faculty and research published by the CGS.