Bowling Green State University, Graduate Student Senate records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-0020

Collection Overview

Abstract

Records of the Graduate Student Senate at Bowling Green State University.

Dates

  • Creation: 1957-2015

Extent

14 Cubic Feet (24 letter size archive boxes and 12 legal size archive boxes)

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of governance documents such as meeting minutes of the senate and its various committees, as well as constitutions, resolutions, amendments, and bills; reports and publications; promotional materials including newsletters and fliers; award files; and correspondence.

Biographical / Historical

Founded in 1969, the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is a governing organization serving the graduate student body at Bowling Green State University. Through legislative efforts, active representation on University committees, and ongoing communication with administration, faculty, staff, and students, the senate strives to enhance graduate students’ academic and social experiences during their time at BGSU. It serves as the chief advocate for graduate student needs and issues throughout the university.

According to the original constitution, the GSS shall represent the graduate student in university affairs, serve as a forum for free discussion of problems facing the graduate student, provide a means of regular and easy interchange of information, establish working relationships with all graduate students, and conduct itself in a manner consistent with the spirit of the procedures and regulations of BGSU.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Arrangement

The collection is organized in the order it was received, with at least one addition made to the original collection.

Title
Guide to the Bowling Green State University, Graduate Student Senate records
Author
Cindy Sauer Radford, Cooper Clarke
Date
May 2019
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Language of description note
English