[Ahs-grads] First AHGSA Meeting for 2025-2026!

[Rebecca Teague]

Hi again everyone,

It looks like our first AHGSA meeting of the year will take place next week
on *Tuesday, October 7th, at 2pm in the Graduate Research Center (ART 328)*.
Remember that it is particularly crucial that graduate students (especially
those in years 1-3) attend these meetings, and please let me know if
there is anything in particular you would like us to discuss. I hope to see
all of you there!

I also want to go ahead and distribute the link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1gxlbvKLxiIfCCFMh6N-2ckHBoF3e2ZLTNIyVTYTik5o/edit>
for everyone to vote on the remaining AHGSA officer positions for the
2025-2026 academic year. Available positions include: Vice President,
Secretary, Treasurer, Online Content Liaison, and GSA representative, and
you can find short descriptions of each position in the voting form
itself. *Please
be sure to go ahead and vote* (and remember you can absolutely nominate
yourself OR someone else, including those of you in your first year!) *by
11:59pm on Sunday, the 12th*. All nominees will be contacted with the
option of declining their nomination(s) on 10/13. We will, of course, also
talk about this on Tuesday in our meeting.

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

All best wishes,
Becky

On Thu, Sep 25, 2025 at 11:16 AM Rebecca Teague <
rebecca.teague at email.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Greetings everyone!
>
> For those of you who are new to the department: welcome! I am pleased to
> be acting as the Art History Graduate Student Association President (AHGSA)
> this academic year. As such, I will be conducting our AHGSA meetings which
> are scheduled twice a quarter. These meetings (in addition to being
> mandatory) are an excellent opportunity to catch up with colleagues and to
> receive updates on departmental affairs.
>
> *Our first meeting in the Grad Office will take place in Week 2 (Oct. 6th
> - 10th) and the date/time will be determined based on the results of this
> survey <https://www.when2meet.com/?31942792-tsEOc>.* Please fill out the
> survey ASAP! If you are an incoming student, this meeting will be
> particularly important as we will be assigning grad lounge desks and
> discussing nominations for the remaining AHGSA officer positions (duties
> listed below).
>
> As a reminder, *it is expected we will all do our best to attend these
> meetings!* They are crucial to the maintenance of our community and
> happen to be pretty enjoyable as well. We're all friends here, so think of
> these meet-ups as an opportunity to relax and mingle with your fellow
> colleagues who understand exactly what you're going through
> academically 🙂.
>
> I expect this first meeting will mostly revolve around introductions and
> getting the lay of the land for a new year. With that being said, please
> let me know if there is anything else that you would like to discuss during
> our first meeting.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
>
> Cheers,
> Becky Teague
>
>
>
>
> 1. President (already chosen: Becky Teague)
> 2. Vice President
> 3. Secretary/Event Coordinator
> 4. Faculty Liaison (already chosen: Breana Lepe)
> 5. Treasurer
> 6. Online Content Liaison
> 7. Campus GSA Representative
> 8. Conference Organizers (already chosen: Xinqian Zhang and Rachel
> Shermock)
>
> President: Organizes meetings, sets agendas, and ensures AHGSA runs
> according to the guidelines listed in the constitution. The president is
> responsible for ensuring AHGSA is in good standing as an organization with
> the university. The president acts as a central authority for
> the officers to report back to in between meetings. Initiates and presides
> over committee of students to organize yearly Graduate Student Symposium.
>
> Vice President: Presides in place of president’s duties in the event that
> the president is not able to do so.
>
> Secretary: Facilitates communication, particularly
> between AHGSA representatives and the Art History Graduate Student
> community. Maintains an email list of current Art History graduate students
> as a forum for communication and to distribute information such as meeting
> announcements. Responsible for taking notes during meetings and
> distributing those notes to the Art History Graduate Student community. (+
> plans and facilitates In Conversation Series, and other events)
>
> Faculty Liaison: Responsible for maintaining an open line of communication
> between faculty and the graduate student community. Regularly attends
> scheduled meetings of the faculty; fairly represents the needs and concerns
> of the graduate student population and addresses them to the faculty. The
> representative's main focus is to keep a high level of visibility for
> student needs and concerns, and to support continued departmental
> development at the graduate student level.
>
> Treasurer: Writes budget and keeps financial records, including Quarterly
> Financial Reports. Seeks out additional alternative financial sources as
> needed.
>
> Online Content Liason: Responsible for maintaining and updating the
> Facebook group page for the graduate art history program as well
> as AHGSA website.
>
> GSA Representative: Attends GSA meetings and votes on the organization’s
> behalf.
>
> Conference Organizers: Plan and execute the annual Graduate Student
> Conference.
>
> --
> *Rebecca Teague (she/her/hers)*
> MA | MLIS | Ph.D Student
> Department of the History of Art
> University of California, Riverside
> rteag001 at ucr.edu
>
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