Graduateand ProfessionalStudentAssociation
SenatorSelection
Form
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unit in the Graduate& Professional
StudentAssociation(GPSA) Senateneedto fill in the following information. This informationwill be
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other studentsandadministrstorswithin their department.
Name:
Dept/Academic
Unit:
Dept.ChairSignature:
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Home#:
Office/Lab#:
Cell#:
Primaryemail:
yourdepartment/scademic
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to represent
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Graduate and Professional Student Association
Senator Commitment Form
As a GPSA Senator you are committed to the success of the graduate and professional students at
the University of Idaho and to the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA).
Below is a list of duties expected of you as a GPSA Senator. This list is taken directly from the
GPSA By-Laws as can be found online at www.uidaho.edu/gpsa.
224.00 DUTIES
224.01 Senators shall communicate to their academic units/constituents the actions taken by the GPSA
Senate.
A. Communications shall include at least the following information:
1. Upcoming events and deadlines;
2. General description of projects, programs, bills and/or resolutions that were passed that
directly affect the academic units/constituents; and
3. Requests for issues/concerns from the academic units/constituents.
224.02 Senators shall represent to the GPSA governing body the general concerns of their constituents as
well as such specific responses to issues and queries as may be required by, or in, any bill or
resolution passed by the GPSA Senate.
224.03 Senators shall attend all meetings of the GPSA Senate.
A. In the event that a Senator cannot attend a GPSA Senate meeting, a proxy may be
designated to vote on the academic unit/constituency’s behalf.
1. Proxies must be members of the same academic unit/constituency as the senator they
are replacing.
2. Proxies must have the consent of the senator to attend the GPSA Senate meetings and
must sign in at said meeting.
3. The Senator must inform the proxy of all current business.
224.04 Senators shall be familiar with the GPSA Constitution, By-Laws and Standing Rules and
Regulations.
224.05 Senators shall serve the GPSA on a committee or perform another service to the GPSA as directed by the
GPSA Vice President and/or the GPSA President.
224.06 Senators shall carry out any additional duties outlined in their Standing Rules and Regulations, the GPSA
Constitution, and the GPSA By-laws.
For your commitment to GPSA and with fulfillment of the above duties you will be paid each semester
provided that you fill out and turn in the Leadership Award Form. Failure to complete the above duties
and turn in the appropriate form will result in no pay and may result in your department being in default
due to attendance.
Please fill out, sign, and return the form below.
I, ________________________________________ (print name), GPSA representative from
_______________________________________ (department) agree to the above duties of a GPSA
Senator. In addition, I would like to participate in _____________________________________
________________________________________ (list at least one committee).
Signed: __________________________________________________ Date: _______________