Education. Advocacy. Community.
UCGPC is dedicated to uplifting the graduate community through our perennial and annual advocacy priorities.
The first step is always education. We seek to educate the graduate community in the University of California system about policies passed down by UCOP. We uplift graduate and professional voices in systemwide spaces in order to educate UCOP about what our community values. We disseminate information to the graduate and professional community, UCOP administration, and government legislators to improve every stakeholder’s awareness of important issues.
At the heart of our work is advocacy. UCGPC uses its organizational resources to include graduate and professional voices in systemwide and governmental decision-making in multiple spaces. We connect the graduate and professional community to resources vital to student professional development and academic success.
The result is community. We seek to build a strong, well-supported, and dignified graduate and professional community. 10 campuses under 1 system. UCGPC dreams of bridging each campus to each other. We look towards an equitable UC system for all graduate and professional student at each campus—from the coast to the inland.
UCGPC is a
non-profit organization.
As a non-profit entity that advocates and educates for graduate students at the University of California, we value transparency to build public trust.
UCGPC was founded in 2017 and re-established in 2022 as a non-profit organization.
Entity Type: Non-profit Corporation - CA - Public Benefit
Legal Name: UCGPC
Our Partners.
Our work cannot be accomplished alone. Our partnership with the following organizations connects UCGPC and UC graduate and professional students to a larger community of support.
Council of Presidents
Read our governing documents and projected budget.
View our Meeting Minutes
Every month the council meets to discuss key advocacy strategies to further support graduate students across the UC campuses.
UCGPC Funding
UCGPC is funded by YOU, the graduate student.
Much like your campus GSA, our efforts depend on the participation and support of the graduate community. A small amount goes a long way. With your support, we are able to send student advocates to represent the graduate communities at each campus at the Board of Regents meetings, spearhead coalitions with organizations at the national level, and conduct outreach at each campus GSA
The “UCGPC Fee” is a UC-wide optional fee that graduate and professional students at every UC campus can choose to pay for the purpose of funding the University of California Graduate and Professional Council, the student-led and state-recognized organization that represents all 60,000+ UC graduate and professional students at the University, state, and federal levels.
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