Passed Legislation from Academic Year 2023-2024

On Thursday, May 2, 2024, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following documents which were approved by the GSS President:

• Proclamation Endorsing Faculty Senate Resolution – Passed and Signed 05.02.2024
• Open Letter On Travel Awards – Passed and Signed 05.02.24
• Open Letter on Housing Support and Infrastructure – Passed and Signed 05.02.24
• Open Letter on Accessibility in Campus Parking and Transit – Passed and Signed 05.02.24

On Thursday, February 8, 2024, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following document which was approved by the GSS President:

• A Proclamation Thanking The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for Extending Access to Big Orange Tix to All Students – Passed and Signed 02.08.24

On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following document which was approved by the GSS President:

• Proclamation Stipend Increase 9.21.23 Passed and Signed

On Thursday, August 31, 2023, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following document which was approved by the GSS President and signed by the entire Executive Committee:

• Open Letter on 2023-2024 Graduate Student Senate Vision – Passed and Signed 08.31.2023

Passed Legislation from Academic Year 2022-2023

On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following documents, one resolution and one proclamation, which were approved by the GSS President:

• A Resolution Addressing the Need for Increases in Graduate Stipends and the Establishment of Cost of Living Adjustments – Passed and Signed – 05.09.2023
• A Proclamation Endorsing Faculty Senate ‘Resolution for Creating a UTK Child Care Task Force’ – Passed and Signed 05.09.2023

On Thursday, April 20, 2023, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following resolution which was approved by the GSS President:

• A Resolution Advocating for Increased Transparency and Communication Regarding Current and Future New Construction on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Campus – Passed and Signed 4.20.2023

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022 the Graduate Student Senate passed the following proclamation which was approved by the GSS President:

• GSS Proclamation in Support of Faculty Senate LGBTQ Housing and Counseling Advocacy Resolution Passed and Signed 11.15.2022

 

Passed Legislation from Academic Year 2021-2022

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, the Graduate Student Senate passed the following resolutions which were then approved by the GSS President:

• A Resolution Recognizing and Thanking the University for Waiving Graduate Assistant Fees and Differential Tuition at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville Passed and Signed 5.10.22
• A Resolution Advocating for Graduate Student Housing Support at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville – passed and signed 5.10.22