[AHS-Grads] First Fall 2026 GSA Meeting

[Graciela Pacheco]

Hi all,

Apologies for the delay. Please find the minutes from our last meeting
attached. Please let me know if you have any questions!

Best,

*Graciela Calderone Pacheco Van Den Eykel (she/her)*
MA Student
Department of the History of Art
University of California, Riverside
gpach015 at ucr.edu

On Mon, Oct 5, 2026 at 8:30 AM Graciela Pacheco <
graciela.pacheco at email.ucr.edu> wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> Our first AHGSA meeting of the year will take place next week on *Wednesday,
> October 7th, at 2 PM in the Graduate Research Center (ART 328)*.  Please
> remember that it is important for graduate students (especially those in
> years 1-3) to attend these meetings. Please feel free to reach out if there
> is anything in particular you would like us to discuss. I hope to see you
> all there!
>
> I also want to share the link <https://forms.gle/SLC5vANy3SK9VqUX7> for
> everyone to vote on the remaining AHGSA officer positions for the 2026-2027
> academic year. Available positions include Vice President, Secretary,
> Treasurer, and Online Content Liaison, and Research Space Manager. You can
> find short descriptions of each position in the voting form itself. Please
> go and vote (and remember you can nominate yourself or someone else,
> including those of you in your first year!)* by 11:59pm on Sunday, the
> 11th*. All nominees will be contacted with the option of declining their
> nomination(s) on Monday, October 12th. We will also go over positions in
> our meeting on Wednesday.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
> *Graciela Calderone Pacheco Van Den Eykel (she/her)*
> MA Student
> Department of the History of Art
> University of California, Riverside
> gpach015 at ucr.edu
>
> On Mon, Sep 28, 2026 at 1:45 PM Graciela Pacheco <
> graciela.pacheco at email.ucr.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>> Hope you are having a great start to your Week 1 of Fall quarter! For
>> those of you who are new to the department: welcome! I am excited 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. 5th
>> - 9th) and the date/time will be determined based on the results of this
>> survey <https://www.when2meet.com/?38912482-XtXpF>.* Please fill out the
>> survey by the end of this week! If you are an incoming student, this
>> meeting will be particularly important as we will be assigning desks and
>> discussing nominations for the remaining AHGSA officer positions. I will
>> follow up with an email announcing out agreed meeting time by the end of
>> Week 1.
>>
>> 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. 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. 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!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> *Graciela Calderone Pacheco Van Den Eykel (she/her)*
>> MA Student
>> Department of the History of Art
>> University of California, Riverside
>> gpach015 at ucr.edu
>>
>
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