The Harvard Graduate Council (HGC) is the centralized student government organization for the twelve graduate schools of Harvard University. Representing the interests of more than 15,000 Harvard graduate students, HGC is responsible for advocating student concerns to university administrators, including the president of Harvard University, as well as the provost and the deans. HGC is also tasked with organizing large university-wide initiatives and events, managing and providing funding for university-wide student groups (USGs), as well as representing the Harvard graduate student population during conferences with other Ivy League universities and external organizations. HGC collaborates with its undergraduate counterpart, the Harvard Undergraduate Council (UC).