<div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hi All,<br></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">It's time to hold an election for GSA and bring in some new students to help out with department life. I want to emphasize that GSA is an organization that is what the students who are actively in it make of it. Level of engagement varies greatly even from quarter to quarter and that is 100% ok. However, it is really important that we have a presence in the Campus-wide GSA and some students to help out the chair and grad advisor with things like orientation, office space, admissions, etc. This is to say, I hope- given our busy schedules- some people are willing to help the department over the next year. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br>The elections will be conducted over the course of this week and next. Linked here is the form to declare candidacy for any of the roles: <a href="https://forms.gle/1Evp431c37VbCs3JA">https://forms.gle/1Evp431c37VbCs3JA</a>. Descriptions for each role are at the bottom of this email. <b>The deadline for declaring candidacy will be at 11:59pm this Friday (June 7th). </b>After we have a list of candidates, <b>voting will occur June 10th at 9:00am- June 12th at 11:59pm.</b></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">I also want to monologue, for a second, in recap of the past year as GSA president. I've been doing work with this organization for two years now- and even if I haven't been the most attentive to the role in recent months- I am proud of the things we've accomplished from coffee socials, to pedagogy roundtables (shout out Adam's admin), to working on admitted students day, and small things like keeping campus space clean. I especially want to shout out Greg Hutchins for his attentiveness as GSA Rep this quarter, Deren Onursal who's also served for two years in this org, and Emre Cebeci our VP. Graduate school is a long, intense journey and I have learned so much about myself and academia through this role. I don't think we get the opportunity to say this often enough, but I want to say<i> thank you,</i> sincerely, to everyone in this program. I am so appreciative to be in a department with congeniality that has made graduate school an incredible time of personal and academic growth. </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">GSA Roles: </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style=""><a name="_Hlk134793659"></a><a style=""><b style=""><span style="line-height:115%">President (1):</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoCommentReference" style=""><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">elected by the
graduate students of the Political Department to be Graduate Student
Representative of the department to the Graduate Student Association of the
University, the Chairs call and organize meetings, oversee all GSA duties, and
attend monthly UCR-GSA meetings</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a><b><span style="line-height:115%">Vice President
(1):</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoCommentReference"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">assists president
with all matters pertaining to POSCGSA obligations, and acts as sitting
president in-lieu of the president departing or otherwise being unable to serve
the POSCGSA</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk134793680"></a><a><b><span style="line-height:115%">GSA Representatives (variable, max 2):</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoCommentReference"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">fill additional
representative positions available to the department in the University GSA,
attend monthly UCR-GSA meetings, and report the proceedings to the department
and the POSCGSA</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a name="_Hlk134793685"></a><a><span style="line-height:115%"><b>Secretary (1): </b>r</span></a><span style="line-height:115%">ecord minutes for
all meetings, organize correspondence to department, maintain POSCSA webpage,
and interface with the department on graduate profiles</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:left;margin:0in;line-height:115%;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><a><b><span style="line-height:115%">Treasurer (1):</span></b></a><span class="gmail-MsoCommentReference"><span style="line-height:115%"> </span></span><span style="line-height:115%">act as representative of POSCGSA for all financial department
issues that impact graduate students, interface with other departmental GSAs</span></font></p>
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<div><div id="gmail-_com_1" class="gmail-msocomtxt"><p class="gmail-MsoCommentText" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></p><p class="gmail-MsoCommentText" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%;font-size:10pt;color:black"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Best,</font></p></div></div></div></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Tommy Kegler</font></div></div>