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

[Rebecca Teague]

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.

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*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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