Internal Committees

Social Committee

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Main responsibilities:

The Social Committee organizes social activities throughout the year for graduate students and provides refreshments at the UGSA meetings.

Members:

  • Catherine Chernova
  • Alisha Curry
  • Danielle Fuentes
  • Kevin Hill
  • Brandi Keene
  • Michelle Kim
  • Igor Romashko
  • William Lahti (Executive Board Member)

Teaching Effectiveness Committee

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Main responsibilities:

The Teaching Effectiveness Committee organizes the UGSA Teaching Assistant Awards Program and helps organize the Teaching Effectiveness Seminars each summer.

Members:

  • Tristian ‘Truth’ Brown
  • Logan LeCompte
  • Cong Mai
  • Clayton Morrison
  • Jostin Post
  • Hui Wang
  • Yan Zhou
  • Chia-Lin Ho (Executive Board Member)

Finance Committee

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Main responsibilities:

The Finance Committee prepares an annual budget proposal for submission to and approval by the UGSA council and is responsible for any fund raising activities of the UGSA.

Members:

  • Christopher Jones
  • Ryan Jones
  • Sharon Mason
  • Keri Rehm
  • Janie Tart
  • Tyler Townsend
  • Anne Costolanski (Executive Board Member)

Political Action and Response Committee

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Main responsibilities:

The Political Action & Response Committee keeps the UGSA informed of any political issues that affect graduate students, respond if and when necessary to political issues that affect graduate students and brings all proposed responses before the general UGSA council for a vote.

Members:

  • Jason Andrus
  • David Anick
  • DiVictoria Arbona
  • Margaret Jackson
  • Seth Mulliken
  • Alex Putman
  • Ali Kefeli (Executive Board Member)

Judicial and Legislative Committee

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Main responsibilities:

The Judicial – Legislative Committee enforces and reviews the constitution of the UGSA and shall make recommendations to the UGSA for improvements when necessary. This committee also reviews the constitutions of the local GSA chapters to verify compliance with the UGSA constitution. Finally, this committee determines that the local GSA chapter has fulfilled the requirements to be legally recognized by the UGSA.

Members:

  • Bjorn Berg
  • Kultasan Chohan
  • Shane Cruise
  • Alex Hummel
  • Michelle McElhannon
  • Trisha Moore
  • Pete Broglie (Executive Board Member)

    Publicity Committee

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    Main responsibilities:

    The Publicity Committee creates and distributes the UGSA newsletter, The Midnight Oil. This committee is also responsible for increasing graduate student awareness of the many services the UGSA offers.

    Members:

    • Trisha Biswas
    • Matthew Haynes
    • Alina Higham
    • Jessica Jenkins (Executive Board Member)

    Academic Policy Committee

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    Main responsibilities:

    The Academic Policy Committee advises the UGSA President on academic issues and policies that affect graduate students. In addition, this committee develops, plans and executes the University Graduate Student Research Symposium. Finally, this committee works with the Graduate School to develop a comprehensive Research Ethics program for graduate students.

    Members:

    • Arpit Bhatt
    • Tonya Elliott
    • Anne Riddle
    • Jessica Smeltz
    • Priyanka Tyagi
    • Elke Feese (Executive Board Member)