Graduate and Professional Student Organizations
In Fall 2016, graduate students will be able to register official graduate student clubs/organizations on campus through the Office of Student Life.
Here is a list of current graduate student organizations:
Afrikan-Black Graduate Student Association
Graduate Pedagogy Association (GPA)
Graduate Students of Color Coalition
Latinx Graduate Student Association
Merced Indian Graduate Student Association (MIGSA)
Sociology Graduate Student Committee
Womxn's Graduate Student Union
Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (W-STEM)
For more information on how to get your organization funded, check out the Graduate Student Organization Fund.
For more information about creating a new club:
o a minimum of 4 members (President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary)
o an advisor who is not a graduate student; However, the advisor can be faculty, staff, or a postdoc.
o a Constitution and Bylaws; Samples are available in the Office of Student Life.
o pay a $25 fee; This is a registration fee that allows clubs and organizations to table, use the poster room in OSL as well as additional supplies
In addition to registering with Catlife, each club President is required to meet briefly with Jim Greenwood in OSL (30 minutes maximum).