Ways To Get Involved
There are many ways to get involved with GAPSA - you’ll be able to find a way to get involved no matter how much time you’d like to commit. You can serve as a member of an internal committee, volunteer to work on a specific event, or serve as a General Assembly (GA) Representative, as a University Committee representative, or as a GAPSA Executive Board Member. Check out each page for more information!
Internal Committees
Anyone who is interested can join the committee of a Director, working on projects throughout the year. Members of the GA are required to sit on at least one committee.
General Assembly Seats
To become part of the General Assembly (GA), please contact your school’s government. Each of the individual Penn programs has a different procedure for selecting GAPSA representatives.
University Committee Seats
Most seats are filled during the early Fall. Please contact the Director of Equity and Access for more information about any of these roles.
GAPSA Executive Board
Elections are held in the Spring for the following academic year. The term of service is May 1st – April 30th . All positions are open in the spring, and any enrolled graduate or professional student is eligible to run.
For more information on eligibility and election procedure, please reference Article VI and Appendix A of the GAPSA Constitution. Please find detailed descriptions of each position’s responsibilities in Article VII of the GAPSA Constitution.
For contact information for current Executive board members, please visit the Executive Board Page.