The Graduate Leadership Council (GLC) fosters interaction between graduate students through community service, as well as social and academic events. GLC provides a voice for graduate students through our representation on various university committees and by advocating students' interests to the administration.

Committees the GLC Officers Serve On

• Academic Integrity Committee

  This committee is responsible for devising a Commitment to Honor that makes explicit what is expected of scholars who work and study at American and to further our reputation for academic excellence by heightening the awareness of all members of our community to the role of academic integrity.

• Board of Trustees (BOT)

  The Board of Trustees goals are to sustain and advance the University’s mission, integrity, traditions, values, and reputation as an institution extraordinarily committed to service to others, civility in human relationships, and devotion to the pursuit of knowledge and truth.
  http://www.american.edu/trustees

• University Council

  This committee advises the Provost and the Dean of our Five Graduate Schools of principles, policies, and procedures affecting graduate education at American University.

There are many other committees....

What the GLC Does for You!

Here are just a few things that the Graduate Leadership Council does for American University graduate students:

• Advocate for funding to assist graduate students travel to professional conferences for presenting their research.
• Lobbied for graduate students to qualify for need-based scholarship from financial aid. Graduate students pay over 1 million dollars per year in financial aid fees and simply could use institutional support through needs based grants.
• Recommend graduate students for appointment on University-wide committees and councils so that the graduate student voice is represented.

• Lobbied for a graduate student financial aid counselor to better meet the specific needs of graduate students.

• Hold graduate student luncheons and town hall meetings with the President, Provost, and the Five Deans of our Graduate Schools so that issues and concerns of graduate students are heard by the top administration.

• Offer monthly workshops through our Graduate Student 101 workshops on issues important to graduate students (i.e. how to write effective research papers, interviewing skills, university resources for graduate students, etc.).

• Organize, promote, and conduct activities beneficial to graduate student life. As well as offer social events for graduate students to network with other graduate students.

• Worked on obtaining an exclusive graduate student lounge & study space.

• Disseminate information of interest to AU graduate students (i.e. money for research, scholarships, policy changes, free workshops for graduate students, etc.).

• Participate in all University-wide graduate student orientations.

• Listen to the concerns of graduate students—offer support and appropriate resources.