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GPSAW

What is GPSAW?

The Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week at UT is typically held between March and April for a whole week. The Graduate Student Senate, the Graduate School, and various partners host events for graduate and professional students every day.

GPSAW 2021 will be taking place April 5-9, 2021. Please click here for more information! #utkGPSAW 

History

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week is part of a national celebration initiated by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students in 1993. The celebration is designed to help the nation recognize the accomplishments and contributions of graduate and professional students to universities and communities.

Goals

  • Acknowledge and recognize the contributions of graduate and professional students to UT and the Knoxville community.
  • Celebrate the accomplishments and presence of graduate and professional students at the University.
  • Bring awareness to the issues, concerns, and needs of graduate and professional students at the UT.