About GPSA Committees

Committees are the backbone of GPSA. Committees are made up exclusively of students and include ten Executive Committees, a Legislative Committee, the Student Fee Review Board, and over a dozen University Committees. Each committee addresses specific issues related to student life at UNM and works to represent graduate & professional student and issues to UNM and the community. 

The GPSA Standing Committees manage the operations of GPSA. In addition, the GPSA President can create ad-hoc committees to accomplish specific tasks as needed. Ad-hoc committees dissolve at the end of the President’s term. Furthermore, representatives from GPSA sit on more than two dozen University Boards and Committees, bringing graduate & professional student concerns to the attention of the greater university community.

Committee chairs are appointed by the GPSA President but must be confirmed by the GPSA Council at the beginning of Fall semester. Joining a committee is a great way to get involved in GPSA, and we are always looking for qualified people to serve on committees.

If you have an idea for a committee or would like to hold a position, please feel free to contact us at gpsa@unm.edu.

Executive Standing Committees

 

Finance Committee 

The primary responsibility of the Finance Committee is to aid the Director and Vice Chair with the allocation of GPSA funds to departmental and non-departmental graduate and professional student organizations. The Director (chair) and two committee members are selected by the GPSA President. The Vice Chair and two committee members are selected by the GPSA Council Chair. 

Duties 

  • Help administer Budget workshops (Spring) 
  • Help draft and manage GPSA Budget 
  • Work with SGAO for budget allocations 
  • Attend meetings to strategically and justly appropriate GPSA fees to various student organizations 
  • Review the Finance Code and provide any necessary updates to be approved by GPSA Council 
  • Present Committee recommendations regarding the budget and all appropriations that come before Council at each Council meeting if the Director of Finance or Finance Vice Chair cannot attend 

 

  • Promote appropriations, budgeting, and other funding mechanisms to GPSA members to maximize efficient use of GPSA fees and return on investment to students 

 

Grants Committee 

The primary responsibility of the Grants Committee is to aid the Grants Director with the judging, scoring, and reading of grant applications; promotion of GPSA Grants; and allocation of GPSA funds to scholarship and grant winners. The committee members are selected by the Grants Director.  

Duties 

  • Help administer GPSA Grants process in Spring, Summer, and Fall 
  • Help Grants Director be mindful of budget limitations, Grants Code limitations, and ethics 
  • Work with SGAO for grant allocations 
  • Attend meetings to strategically and justly award GPSA fees to grants and scholarships 
  • Review the Grants Code and provide any necessary updates to be approved by GPSA Council 
  • Promote GPSA Grants and other funding mechanisms to GPSA members to maximize efficient use of GPSA fees and return on investment to students