Kristofferson Culmer,
a Bahamian PhD Computer Science student, and graduate teaching
assistant at University of Missouri had the opportunity to travel to
Washington, DC  recently with the Graduate Professional Council (GPC),
of which he has been president of for the past two years.  GBP is the
official student government of all graduate, professional,
post-doctoral, and post baccalaureate students at the
University of Missouri, and the group is a member of the National
Association of Graduate-Professional
Students (NAGPS). The organization connects
graduate and professional students from across America to share
resources and best.

Culmer, who also serves on the Board of Directors of NAGPS as the Chair of the South central region. explains the purpose of the trip, "The Legislative Advocacy Summit gives NAGPS and its members the opportunity to meet with legislators...