Officers & Representatives

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The GSS is helpful to graduate students because it addresses on-campus and community issues that are specifically relevant to grads
Yunyun Gu, Teacher Education '21

Executive Board:

The GSS Executive Board is the governing body fo the Graduate Student Senate (GSS).  A group of elected officers serves the committee to ensure the proper functioning of the Graduate Student Senate and to listen to concerns brought forth by unit representatitve and other graduate students to improve graduate life here at Lehigh. 

The GSS executive board is comprised of students from multiple colleges, backgrounds, and disciplines who come together to ensure the smooth functioning and reponsive goverance for the student body's needs.

Unit Representatives:

A Unit Representative, nominated by a Graduate Unit, represents their department or program at all General Assemby meetings and serves as a liaison between the GSS and their respective units.  To volunteer to represent any open unit representative position, please talk to your department secretary or email ingss@lehigh.edu.

Club Representatives:

A Club Representative is a person (1), nominated by a GSS approved club that represents their club at all General Assembly meetings and serves as a liaison between the GSS and their representing clubs.

Committee Representatives:

Each standing committee in the GSS is open to all General Members unless otherwise specified.  The Committee Representiative is encouraged to attend and participate in all committee meetings and disseminate this infomation to the GSS community at the General Assembly meeting.

GSS Internal Committee Members

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity Committee

Juan Valladeres, jjv218@lehigh.edu

Natania Lipp, nsl319@lehigh.edu

Shasha Feng, shf317@lehigh.edu

External Affairs Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

GSS Budget Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

GSS LUGS 5k Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Mental Health/Graduate Wellness Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

GSS Representatives

Council for Equitable Community Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Educational Policy Committee for the Undergraduates

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Faculty Committee on Facilities Planning

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Faculty Committee on Global Affairs

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Faculty Committee on Student Life

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Graduate and Research Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Leadership Awards Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Lehigh Sustainability Council (LSC)

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Library Users' Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Parking Appeals Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

University Appeals Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

University Committee on Discipline

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu

Visiting Lecturers Committee

positions available- if interested, please contact ingss@lehigh.edu