The Graduate and Professional Student Federation (GPSF) was founded in 1971 by graduate students at the university to represent their needs and interests to the Student Government and the university administration. It soon was recognized as a quasi-independent organization within Student Government and was granted seats in the student legislature. A particular interest of the federation has been ensuring that graduate students are not overlooked in the allocation of students fees. The bulk of the original accession pertains to a large-scale survey of the university's graduate students conducted by the Graduate and Professional Student Federation in 1984. The aim of the survey was to indentify problems associated with graduate curricula, policies affecting graduate students, and campus life. Included are the responses to the survey, as well as the final report. Also included are correspondence, constitutions, minutes, and lists of GPSF officers. The Addition of March 2012 consists of various records related to the administration, activities, and priorities of the Graduate and Professional Student Federation, 1968-2002. Included are correspondence; constitutions; agendas, minutes, and rosters of the GPSF Senate; histories of the GPSF; budget files; documents related to external committee appointments; student surveys; lobbying materials; and numerous subject files pertaining to issues and topics of interest to the GPSF, including child care, financial aid, student fees, tuition, health insurance for graduate students, research, campus committees, and other topics. There are also copies of various Student Government documents, including legislative bills and other items, assembled by GPSF members.
