Since almost one-third of the full time graduate students are international, the GSA often conducts programming with the Office of International Students and the International Student Council.

The GSA also works closely with the Center for Adult Student Learners, Adult Learners at Penn State student organization, and Veterans' Affairs, because graduate students share many of the same concerns as returning adults

GSA works with other major student organizations as a member of the Student Leader's Executive Roundtable and with other graduate student associations throughout the country through our membership in the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students.

GSA elects, appoints, or nominates students to serve on a variety of University committees. These include: Card Access Committee; Center for Academic Computing Student Advisory; Committee Child Care Advisory Committee; Center for Adult Learner Services Advisory Committee; Commission for Women; Equal Opportunity Planning Committee; Faculty Senate; Graduate Council; Housing Fair Planning Committee; ID Card Committee; Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Planning Committee; National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Planning Committee; Parking Appeals Committee; Parking Implementation Task Force; President's International Council; President's Planning and Budget Advisory Committee; Programming Coordination Board; Search Committees; Student Discrimination Appeals; Student Health Insurance Committee; Student Organization Budget Committee; University Appeals Board; University Concert Committee; University Hearing Board; University Policy Committee; Waste Reduction Committee.

If you would be interested in working on any of these committees as a representative of the GSA, please contact our office.

National Association of Graduate and Professional Students
The National Association of Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS) is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of graduate and professional student life in the United States of America . To this end, NAGPS works to actively promote the interests and welfare of graduate and professional-degree-seeking students in public and private universities, as well as in the public and private agencies at the local, state, and national levels. In addition, through its national office and regional networks, NAGPS acts as a clearinghouse for information on graduate and professional student groups at all stages of development.

GSA at Penn State is one of the founding members of NAGPS and receives benefits as a result of its membership. Among these material benefits are access to an on-line Job Bank, Fellowship and Grants Internet search engines, and student discounts in travel and purchases. NAGPS also holds national conferences and makes students aware of changes in legislation, financial aid, or income tax policies that may affect graduate students.