Our Role
PUPSG has several primary responsibilities:
- Acting as a liaison between students and the faculty and administration;
- Passing a PUPSG budget and holding regular PUPSG Committee Meetings;
- Attending MPA Committee Meetings every semester to represent the student body and offer input on current issues (usually Chairs, Field Reps, Curriculum Reps and Joint Degree/Certificate Program Reps);
- Participating in the annual curriculum development process;
- Coordinating volunteer activities, both ongoing and occasional;
- Planning social activities and coordinating intramural sports;
- Co-Sponsoring events and activities through the Student Initiated Projects fund (SIP) that add value to the school and are of interest to the entire graduate student body;
- Fostering events through partnering with one or more of the many organizations on campus.