Academic Student Organizations
The Portland Campus’ Graduate and Professional Student Association offers many opportunities to solidify your bond with others in your department or college through academic and professional student organizations.
Dental Hygiene
- Student American Dental Hygienist Association (SADHA)
Dental Medicine
- Dental Medicine Student Association
- Aesthetic Dentistry Organization
- American Academy of General Dentists (AAGD)
- American Association of Dental Research
- American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD)
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
- American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
- Digital Dentistry
- One World Dental Association (OWDA)
- Orthodontics Club
- Pediatric Interested Dental Students (PIDS)
- Periodontology and Implantology Organization
- Practice Management Club
- Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Special Care Dentistry Association
- Student Professionalism and Ethics Association (SPEA)
Marine/Biological Sciences (Biddeford Campus)
- Marine/Biological Sciences Student Association
Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Anesthesia Student Association
Nursing
- Student Nursing Association (SNA)
- Upstream Community and Population Health Student Nursing Club
Occupational Therapy
- University of New England Student Occupational Therapy Association (UNESOTA)
Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Student Association (PSA)
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists
- Alpha Zeta Omega (AZO, Lambda Nu Chapter)
- American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)
- Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO)
- Kappa Psi (KP, Delta Chi Chapter)
- National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
- Phi Lambda Sigma - Pharmacy Leadership Society (PLS, Delta Zeta Chapter)
- Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
- Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP)
Physical Therapy
- Doctor of Physical Therapy – Student Council
Physician Assistant
- Physician Assistant Student Society of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (PASS-AAPA)
Public Health
- Student Association for Public Health (SAPH)
Social Work
Graduate and Professional Student Association
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), on the Portland Campus of the University of New England, is a student-run governance organization serving graduate and professional students and student organizations in the Westbrook College of Health Professions and the College of Dental Medicine.
Three Primary Purposes of GAPSA
- Promote and foster professional development and collaboration between the various student and academic organizations (as an extension of the Center for Excellence in Collaborative Education).
- Advocate and communicate on issues of importance to graduate and professional students.
- Provide programming to meet the needs of graduate and professional students.
UNE's Graduate and Professional Student Association is a member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS).
For more information and helpful resources, visit NAGPS website.
Forms and Applications
Submissions for the 2023–2024 GAPSA Student Scholarship Award Application are closed.
- Group Grant Funding Application (open for 2023–2024)
- Individual Grant Award Application (open for 2023–2024)
Complete this Registration Form for all student organization events/fundraisers/activities beyond regular organization meetings. After submission, an Office of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs professional staff member will respond.
Executive Board
Marisa is a third-year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UNE. She is currently the 2023–2024 GAPSA President.
Patrick is a second-year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UNE. He is currently the 2023–2024 GAPSA Vice President.
Noah is a third-year dental student in the College of Dental Medicine at UNE. He is currently the 2023–2024 GAPSA Treasurer.
Elle is a second-year dental student in the College of Dental Medicine at UNE. She is currently the 2023–2024 GAPSA Secretary.
Contact
For questions and more information about GAPSA, email gapsa@secretsilm.com.
Contact
Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
We are located on the Portland Campus in Proctor Hall room 02. Our office hours are Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.– 6 p.m.* and we can be reached by phone at (207) 221-4212 or email at pcstudentlife@secretsilm.com.
*Hours are subject to change without notice.