The Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) Student Alliance, open to all Psy.D. students, is the umbrella organization for psychology professional graduate students. It is actively concerned with promoting open communication between students and faculty. It ensures student representation and input on all faculty decisions regarding student concerns. In addition to providing student representatives for faculty committees and for the monthly Faculty Council meetings, the GSAPP Student Alliance executive committee plans and coordinates student-sponsored social and educational activities, such as assisting with admissions interview days and the annual orientation program for new students. There also are separate student groups for black and Hispanic students. Other student support services include voluntary support groups for first-year students; regular meetings with program directors and department chairs; and for first-year students, meetings in small groups with the dean and associate dean.
