Committees
For committee responsibilities and tasks, please see our bylaws on the about page.
Finance Committee
This position is responsible for helping Finance Officer manage the financial resources available to GPAC.
Communications Committee
This committee is overseen by the Executive Officer and is responsible for producing all GPAC‐related announcements and working with Executive Board members on their external communications needs. Close work with the Executive Officer is needed to coordinate inclusion of all GPAC‐related announcements onto the bulletin board in the RGL Lounge.
Alumni Relations and Professional Development Committee
This committee is responsible for enhancing opportunities for students to prepare themselves professionally. Committee members identify opportunities for students in the public, non-profit and private sectors. Events that the committee has organized in the past include:
Social Committee
This committee seeks to enhance the overall social experience for all MPA, MPP, MNLM, IPPAM, and MSPPDS students. Committee members work to identify various social development opportunities and aims to create diverse social activities that cater to all students.
Education (social sub-committee)
This committee’s primary responsibility is to bring together students from the MPA, MPP, MNLM, IPPAM, and MSPPDS programs around specialty issues. The committee shall organize events that give students opportunities to deepen their knowledge, explore fields, and meet practitioners that focus on the specialty of that committee.
Environment/Urban Planning (social sub-committee)
This committee’s primary responsibility is to bring together students from the MPA, MPP, MNLM, IPPAM, and MSPPDS programs around specialty issues. The committee shall organize events that give students opportunities to deepen their knowledge, explore fields, and meet practitioners that focus on the specialty of that committee.
International Development (social sub-committee)
This committee’s primary responsibility is to bring together students from the MPA, MPP, MNLM, IPPAM, and MSPPDS programs around specialty issues. The committee shall organize events that give students opportunities to deepen their knowledge, explore fields, and meet practitioners that focus on the specialty of that committee.
Social Justice (social sub-committee)
This committee’s primary responsibility is to bring together students from the MPA, MPP, MNLM, IPPAM, and MSPPDS programs around specialty issues. The committee shall organize events that give students opportunities to deepen their knowledge, explore fields, and meet practitioners that focus on the specialty of that committee.
Online MPA Committee
This committee is responsible for serving the online MPA community. This committee will work on ways to incorporate, integrate, and include the online MPA community into events, initiatives, and outreach.
Sacramento Campus Committee
This committee is responsible for planning and serving the Sacramento Campus MPA community. The committee will work to plan and initiate events in the Sacramento area.