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Who We Are

We are the Graduate Student Union (GSU) at UMass Dartmouth, a group of graduate student volunteers working to uplift all grad student voices by organizing and uniting.

The main goal of our group is to regain and protect UMassD graduate students' rights to sustainable living conditions amidst rising prices of basic commodities and social services. To get the ball rolling, we need to create a strong graduate community and identify key concerns like low wages, availability of basic services on campus like food, and many others. We can also protect future student workers from the obvious exploitation that we are currently experiencing.

We sincerely hope that all graduate students can participate actively in the GSU! Contact us through our Feedback Form, email us, or join our Discord server.

The official name of our union is the Graduate Student Union at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Our official slogan is "The university works because we do!"

We are nationally affiliated as Local 6350 Unit B of the American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO.

This is our official logo. Click on it to access various versions. Our logo font is Amasis MT Pro Black.

The shield shape is the symbol of our parent union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).
The shield stripes are reminiscent of a tiger which symbolizes power, strength, and courage. Also, the shield was custom designed by our co-founder Mark Ivan Ugalino.
The gold color (#FEC24D) is UMassD's gold, and the blue color (#0C4499) is AFT's blue
The torch is a subtle reminder of an ice cream cone; "ice cream" was our secret code name for unionization so that the university wouldn't know what we were doing :)
The 8 stars are for the 8 colleges/schools at UMassD: A&S, CCB, CoE, CVPA, Law, N&HS, SMAST, and Continuing Education