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Graduate Admissions/Fellowships Students are elected by their peers to serve, along with faculty members, the process of admissions of new graduate students. For the 2007-2008 year, Victoria Brockmeier, Megan Faragher, Deborah Goodman, Josh Lam and Siobhan Scarry have been elected. |
Visitation/HousingThis committee facilitates visitation activities, providing information and accomodations for prospective students. For the 2007-2008 year, Joseph Aldinger, Sara Eddleman, Josh Lam, Matt Pieknik, Steven Ruszczycky and Allison Siehnel have been elected. The major recruitment period will occur during the first week after Spring Break, March 16 - 22, 2008, and more information can be found here. |
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Faculty Search These committees are formed as hire searches are announced, providing students the unique opportunity to serve with current faculty in the search for faculty candidates, and student participation is decided on the basis of each specific hire. |
Other opportunities for involvement... In addition to the three mentioned, students serve as Graduate Student Employee Union mobilizers, GSA Senators, and on several other committees, including the Masters & Unsupported Students, Library Advisory, Composition/Undergraduate Review, Lit Course & Summer Support, and the Arts and Sciences Divisional committees. For a full list of 2007-2008 electees, go here. |
What the EGSA does
The English Graduate Student Association is an organization devoted to developing a vibrant graduate presence within the English department. It serves as a liaison between faculty and students, and is an important mouthpiece for student concerns, both informally and in departmental meetings. It is a key source of funding for graduate student activities, organizations and facilities. Each year the EGSA holds elections both for EGSA officers and for members of the many graduate student/faculty-run committees within the English departments. All graduate students in the English Department belong to the EGSA and are encouraged to get involved. In addition to professional development, EGSA also plans social activities throughout the year.
Meetings for EGSA will take place approximately twice a month during each semester, and all graduate students are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Meetings will be held in the English Graduate Lounge, Clemens 309.Who comprises the EGSA?
Membership in EGSA is open to all graduate students in the English department. The EGSA Executive Board for the 2007-2008 semester consists of:
Co-Presidents: Megan Faragher and Ken James
Vice-President: Josh Lam
Treasurer: Sara Eddleman
Secretary: Matt Pieknik
In addition to the Executive Board, students serve as voting members for certain department concerns, and on one or more of the several committees listed below, contributing invaluably to the unusually energetic involvement of graduate students within the English Department here at University of Buffalo.