Announcement from the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) - Lindsay Ayearst (chair), Daniel Leising, & Mike Roche
Lindsay Ayearst,
Chair of the GSAC
Chair of the GSAC
SITAR’s executive committee is looking for applicants for the next Graduate Student Representative!
The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) of SITAR would like to thank Michael Roche for his time and commitment to the society over the last two years in his role as the Graduate Student Representative (GSR). As this is only a two year term, it is time for Mike to move on and allow another SITAR student leader to step up and have a chance to serve on the executive committee. As a previous GSR myself, I can attest to the valuable opportunity the GSR position provides. You become THE voice of the students on the executive committee and also serve on the GSAC, which (among other things) is in charge of the travel grants program and the Wiggins Awards.
Daniel Leising, GSAC
Below you
will find a summary of the position. To be considered for the role of the
2013-2015 GSR, please send a statement of interest to Lindsay Ayearst, current
chair of the GSAC at: [email protected]. Statements
should be no more than 200 words long and submitted no later than September 15,
2013. The EC will review the statements from all applicants and their decision
will be announced in the Fall newsletter.
I encourage all current graduate student members of SITAR to consider applying. We are lucky to have such an extraordinary student membership and I look forward to the opportunity to work with one of you more closely.
Lindsay Ayearst, Ph.D
Chair of the GSAC
Summary of the Graduate Student Representative Position
The Role of the Graduate Student Representative
The Graduate Student Representative (GSR) is embodied by someone who leads the way for SITAR students in terms of how to get the best training in interpersonal psychology, including grants, assistantships, cooperative research, etc. The GSR functions as a conduit of information between student members, the executive committee (EC), and the field of interpersonal psychology. Above all, the GSR represents the interests of the student members whenever he or she is involved in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of society activities.
Appointment
The GSR is appointed by the EC for a two-year term
The GSR serves on two committees during the appointment.
§ The GSR serves as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of SITAR
§ The GSR serves as a member of the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)
Duties
Participate in discussions of the executive committee between annual meetings and attend executive committee meetings, which occur immediately prior to and following the annual meeting.
Disseminate information of interest to student members through the SITAR member listserv, website, newsletter, and at annual meetings.
Contribute the content of the “Graduate Student Corner” section of the society’s newsletter in coordination with the newsletter editor. This can be a piece written by the GSR, or a piece written by another enlisted by the GSR. The piece is typically targeted towards topics that are of particular interest to students.
Plan and coordinate a “Graduate Student Social” at each annual meeting of the society.
Collect information on the needs of the student members, transmit this information to the EC, and communicate solutions derived in response to the identified needs.
Assist in the functions and activities of the EC and the GSAC except in activities where there is a conflict of interest (e.g., the GSR applies for a travel grant administered by the GSAC).
The GSR, in collaboration with the GSAC, is responsible for creating an annual report summarizing the year’s activities of the GSAC. This report is to be presented by the GSR to the membership at the business meeting following the annual conference.
I encourage all current graduate student members of SITAR to consider applying. We are lucky to have such an extraordinary student membership and I look forward to the opportunity to work with one of you more closely.
Lindsay Ayearst, Ph.D
Chair of the GSAC
Summary of the Graduate Student Representative Position
The Role of the Graduate Student Representative
The Graduate Student Representative (GSR) is embodied by someone who leads the way for SITAR students in terms of how to get the best training in interpersonal psychology, including grants, assistantships, cooperative research, etc. The GSR functions as a conduit of information between student members, the executive committee (EC), and the field of interpersonal psychology. Above all, the GSR represents the interests of the student members whenever he or she is involved in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of society activities.
Appointment
The GSR is appointed by the EC for a two-year term
The GSR serves on two committees during the appointment.
§ The GSR serves as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of SITAR
§ The GSR serves as a member of the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC)
Duties
Participate in discussions of the executive committee between annual meetings and attend executive committee meetings, which occur immediately prior to and following the annual meeting.
Disseminate information of interest to student members through the SITAR member listserv, website, newsletter, and at annual meetings.
Contribute the content of the “Graduate Student Corner” section of the society’s newsletter in coordination with the newsletter editor. This can be a piece written by the GSR, or a piece written by another enlisted by the GSR. The piece is typically targeted towards topics that are of particular interest to students.
Plan and coordinate a “Graduate Student Social” at each annual meeting of the society.
Collect information on the needs of the student members, transmit this information to the EC, and communicate solutions derived in response to the identified needs.
Assist in the functions and activities of the EC and the GSAC except in activities where there is a conflict of interest (e.g., the GSR applies for a travel grant administered by the GSAC).
The GSR, in collaboration with the GSAC, is responsible for creating an annual report summarizing the year’s activities of the GSAC. This report is to be presented by the GSR to the membership at the business meeting following the annual conference.