Elections

2009-2010 Elections

At the March 2009 regular meeting, the UGSA general council conducted its regular elections for the Executive Board. The positions are listed below, along with the candidates, their departments, and their statements of purpose.

President
Ali Kefeli, Industrial and Systems Engineering   Statement of Purpose

Vice President (External Affairs)
William Lahti, Computer Science   Statement of Purpose

Vice President (Internal Affairs)
Peter Broglie, Molecular Toxicology   Statement of Purpose

Travel and Thesis Fund Administrator
Jessica Jenkins, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering   Statement of Purpose

Treasurer
Lebo XU, Chemistry   Statement of Purpose
Anne Costolanski, Mathematics   Statement of Purpose

Secretary
Elke Feese, Chemistry   Statement of Purpose

Electronic Communications Officer
Chia-Lin Ho, Psychology   Statement of Purpose

Positions, Eligibility and Voting

The UGSA elects seven executive board positions: president, vice president for internal affairs, vice president for external affairs, treasurer, secretary, electronic communications officer, and travel/thesis fund administrator. UGSA elections normally occur at the March meeting, and nominations are accepted after the January meeting, and are closed at the February meeting. Any graduate student, whether or not they have any previous involvement with the UGSA, may apply for these positions. Positions vary significantly in the amount of responsibility and/or technical knowledge they require.

Special elections may be held one month after an officer resigns.

Voting details are explained in the constitution.

Description of Duties

Note that although their official duties are outlined in the constitution in Section V.3, and the dollar amount of their honorarium is described in the budget, currently there is no official description of either the benefits or the time commitments for several of these positions. The best way to get a feel for the requirements of a position is to ask the person who currently holds the post. The UGSA is always excited to have enthusiastic candidates, so please write if you are considering running for a position!

Previous Elections

The following links will provide information on the candidates, elections, and results for a particular academic year.