Graduate Student Organizations

The Office of Student Activities and Leadership Development sponsors hundreds of student organizations whose focus ranges from recreation to politics to religion to ethnic culture. Graduate students are encouraged to involve themselves as time permits in organizations of particular interest to them – or to start a new organization just for grad students. Visit their list of student organizations to see what appeals to you.

Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA)
The Graduate Student Governance Association (GSGA) is a university-wide organization comprised of graduate students from all areas of academia. The GSGA is the advocacy arm for graduate students at the University of Cincinnati. Graduate students from any program may form their own graduate student organization and may petition GSGA for membership. After acceptance, the individual graduate groups each elect representatives to the Graduate Student Assembly, which is the governing body of the GSGA. GSGA provides an information pool for events and university decisions involving graduate students. The university provides financial support for graduate students’ projects and travel through the GSGA, where it is distributed to members on a competitive basis. Several academic and social events sponsored by the GSGA provide an environment for interaction among graduate students from different programs throughout the year. GSGA also serves as a means for graduate students to voice ideas and concerns about graduate education at both program and university levels.

The GSGA consists of an Executive Board and a General Body. The General Body consists of representatives from each graduate program on campus by program and/or college. The Executive Board is elected by members of the General Body. The GSGA office is located in 683 Steger Student Life Center (556-6101).

Those graduate programs with active organizations are listed below. Contact information on most graduate associations may be obtained by contacting the Graduate Student Governance Association at 556-6101 or from the graduate program office.

Student Activities Board (SAB)
The Student Activities Board works cooperatively with the GSGA to register, promote, and regulate University of Cincinnati student groups. All student groups register with SAB each autumn quarter. SAB promotes student groups through the Student Activities Carnival in the fall, Activities Fair in the spring, Presidential Luncheons, the Activus booklet, and Student Group of the Quarter Award. SAB also regulates student groups through university policies and assists new student groups to achieve efficient organization. The SAB is located in Steger Student Life Center.

Directory of Student Groups: Activus Booklet
The Activus booklet published by the Student Activities Board provides a description of each of the currently registered student organizations at the University of Cincinnati. This book provides just a sampling of the wide variety of organizations that are available on campus. The booklet includes listings of academic, scholarship, college tribunal, athletic, recreational, cultural, service, residential hall, graduate student- oriented, and many other organizations. Names and addresses of officers and advisors for each group listed in Activus are available in the Office of Student Organizations and Activities (455 Steger Student Life Center) and at the MainStreet Connection Center located in the main lobby of Tangeman University Center.