The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is a representative government for graduate students pursuing advanced degrees in the School of Graduate Studies at Case Western Reserve University.

The GSS serves as a forum of graduate students whose focus is to meet, discuss, and take action on academic, social, and professional affairs. The GSS actively represents students' individual and collective interests by pledging to lobby faculty and university administrators on their behalf.

All departments under the School of Graduate Studies are afforded senators who regularly attend monthly general assembly meetings of the GSS and help shape university policies directly affecting graduate students through their dialogue with the university administration.

All graduate students are members of the GSS and all are welcome to attend its meetings, forums, and sit on its committees.

Please learn more about the GSS at gss.case.edu

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GSS Resources

The following links point to important information that Graduate Students should be aware of during their time at Case:

GSS Health Care Committee Website
Includes information on recent changes to health care benefits as well as general MUST-KNOW info about getting care as a student at Case.

Mentoring Handbook for Faculty
A guide which outlines best practices in mentoring, easing the undegraduate-to-graduate transition, and fostering a healthy environment for graduate students to flouirsh.

Mentee Handbook for Students
A companion to the handbook for Faculty, the mentee handbook empowers students with tools to develop relationships with mentors and access resources available to graduate students at Case.

GSS Graduate Awards

The John S. Diekhoff Award

The Diekhoff Award honors John S. Diekhoff, who served CWRU and WRU from 1956-70 as professor and chairman of English, dean of Cleveland College, acting dean of the graduate school, and vice provost. The award is presented annually to faculty members who have made exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve University through work in the classroom, as an advisor, and as a mentor.
Part of the prestige of this award is that the process by which winners are selected is run entirely by graduate students. The award consists of a plaque and honorarium that will be presented at the University's annual commencement convocation.

Annual Awards

• Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award
• Distinguished Graduate Student Mentoring Award