Our Mission Statement
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is the governing Graduate Student Body consisting of representatives from all degree-granting programs in the Graduate College.
Addressing the specific needs of graduate students, GSC organizes academic seminars and workshops, supports students with travel and project awards, unites them with meaningful social and cultural events, and represents the UIC graduate student body in the many different organizations and events.
2026-2027 GSC Meeting Dates
The Graduate Student Council will convene for monthly general body meetings. For the 2026-2027 academic year, GSC will meet the following dates:
Wednesday, September 2nd
Wednesday, October 7th
Wednesday, November 4th
Wednesday, December 2nd
Wednesday, January 13th
Wednesday, February 3rd
Wednesday, March 3rd
Wednesday, April 7th
GSC Representatives will receive registration invitations for these meetings through Campus Groups (uic.campusgroups.com). If you are a representative and do not have an account on Campus Groups, please make one and request to join GSC to ensure you receive all of our communications.
INELIGIBLE Departments
UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
The following Graduate Departments at UIC are INELIGIBLE to receive travel and conference awards from the GSC due to lack of representation. If you have any questions or concerns about this please reach out to uicgraduatestudentcouncil@gmail.com.
Upcoming Events
No upcoming events at this time.
