The CGPSA board was established to facilitate direct communication between the Chancellor and graduate and professional students at the University of California, Davis. The board informs students about activities within the Offices of the Chancellor and provides comprehensive recommendations to the Chancellor about graduate and professional student needs. The purpose of the Chancellor’s Graduate and Professional Student Advisory Board is to advise the Office of the Chancellor and advocate on behalf of graduate and professional students.
Application
We encourage any first-year and continuing graduate or professional student to apply for membership on the CGPSA board. Applications for the 2024-2025 academic year are now open! Deadline extended to October 14, 2024. If you have any questions regarding the application, please email gradassistant@ucdavis.edu.
The application will remain open until all vacant positions have been filled.
Apply to Participate on the CGPSA Board
Membership
Chaired by the Graduate Student Advisor to the Dean and the Chancellor (GSADC), the CGPSA board comprises 21 current graduate and professional students representing a variety of departments, graduate groups, professional schools, and perspectives on graduate student life. The board’s membership also reflects the diversity of graduate student experiences and identities across gender, race, class, ability, age, sexuality, and nationality.
Members for the 2023-2024 academic year include:
| Daniel Castaneda (Chair, History) | Robin Kay (Epidemiology) |
| Doreen Joseph (Vice Chair, Computer Science) | Haley Konoval (School of Veterinary Medicine) |
| Monica Ardon (Integrative Pathobiology) | Alexandra Lazar (Political Science) |
| Catelyn Bridges (Horticulture and Agronomy) | Emmanuel Momoh (Geography) |
| Elias Bunting (Plant Pathology) | David Morales (Chemistry) |
| Temidire Dada (Masters of Business Administration) | Celeste Navas (Cultural Studies) |
| Oluwafemi Falade (Animal Biology) | Abbibrinda Senthil (Forensic Science) |
| Trevor Gannalo (Biochemistry, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology) | Emily Sklar (Nutritional Biology) |
| Sally Hang (Psychology) | Hawanya Smith (School of Education) |
| Geneva Jost (Psychology) | Christina Thomas (Native American Studies) |
| Hareem Zahid (Nutrition Biology) |
2023-2024 Board Projects
1. Community Building Subcommittee: An exploration of ways to better connect students with each other as well as to campus activities
2. Resource Communication & Dissemination Subcommittee: Focuses on increasing access to campus resources and reducing barriers to access.
3. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Subcommittee: Provides perspectives and suggestions to foster a more inclusive campus environment.
4. Student & Campus Community Outreach Subcommittee: Focuses on making CGPSA a more effective space for student advocacy.
Board Reports
2022-2023
• Faculty Mentoring Subcommittee
• Community Building Subcommittee
• Graduate Student Resources Subcommittee2021-2022
• Graduate Group Resources Review Subcommittee
• Mental Health Resources Subcommittee
• Graduate Students Finances Subcommittee
• COVID-19 Impact Review Subcommittee
• Student-Parents and Student-Caregivers Resources Subcommittee2020-2021
- • Graduate Student Finances Subcommittee Report
• Faculty Mentorship Subcommittee Report
• Mental Health Resources Subcommittee Report
• Graduate Group Resources Review Subcommittee Report 2019-2020
- • Graduate Group Resources Review Subcommittee Report
• Mentoring Subcommittee Report
• Graduate Student Employee Contracts: Associate Instructor Recommendations
• Graduate Student Mental Health Initiative Subcommittee Report 2018-2019
- • Campus Resources Subcommittee Report
• Mentoring Subcommittee Report
• Graduate Student Employee Contracts Recommendations 2017-2018
- • Mentorship Subcommittee Report
• TA/GSR Subcommittee Report - 2011-2017
- • In 2017, a report was compiled examining the previous six years of CGPSA activities; this included direct links to a large number of original reports that were previously lost or unshared with the larger campus community.
• To view the report—which includes updates on past recommendations as well as suggested future directions—click here.
Please direct any additional questions, comments, or concerns to gradassistant@ucdavis.edu.