GAPS actively represents the political science and public administration graduate students of Northern Arizona University in affairs that may promote the interest of NAU Politics and International Affairs department graduate students.  GAPS also pursues an active leadership role in all areas of political science department graduate student interest.

GAPS seek to further the interests of all graduate students in the Department of Politics and International Affairs by:

• Providing professional opportunities
• Facilitating relations between graduate students and faculty
• Furnishing information, advocacy, and community

All political science students are members, according to our charter.

The GAPS will give you the opportunity to:

• Build your CV/resume by sitting on a faculty committee or faculty search committee
• Enhance your learning experience by attending professional meetings, development seminars, and publishing academic papers
• Increase your scholarly contacts
• Enhance the graduate student community with your unique experience and ideas

• Hosted Intellectual Intersections conference
• Sponsored speakers such as Amy Goodman, Ralph Nader, and Toni Morrison
• Proposed and facilitated changes to graduate program requirements
• Organized yearly spring semester speakers
• Election Watch Party
• Town Hall with Elected Officials
• Mock Interview Presentation
• Conference Presentation Prep Sessions
• Graduate Student Socials