| 1964 | The Graduate Student Association established on November 10, 1964. First executive elections held in February 1965. From the Constitution,
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| 1977 | The Graduate School creates a University Graduate Student Council (UGSC), announced in a memo written by Gail Hennis:
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| 1979 | The UGSC successfully petitions for representation on the Graduate Administrative Board |
| c1980 | From the UGSC Constitution:
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| 1985 | By this time the UGSC begins receiving an annual budget from the university with which it funds symposiums, special events, a student newsletter, its internal operations, and student travel. |
| 1993 | UGSC disbanded for unknown reasons; a Graduate Student Association is reestablished and assumes the functions of the UGSC. A new set of governing documents are drafted; the mission and goals can be found here. |
| 2003 | By this time the GSA's budget beyond operating expenses is increasingly devoted to student travel. |
| 2008 | The GSA's constitution and bylaws are extensively revised, with mission and goals remaining unchanged from 1993. Almost all special events, social activity, and publications have ceased in favor of funding student travel. The group's bylaws now codify support for unicameral student government under the Student Government Association |