Announcement from the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) – Gentiana Sadikaj & Thane Erickson
Greetings once again, fellowship of the circle!
Looking ahead to the SITAR conference in Michigan this summer, the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) of SITAR is now soliciting donations for the 2019 student travel grants program. This program defrays the conference travel costs of graduate students (who are rich in ideas, but poor in means). Its aim is to help them attend the conference, share their research, and form lasting ties with our society. SITAR’s members have supported young researchers from the US, Canada, and overseas, supporting the long-term health of SITAR.
As SITAR members, we can recall our first time attending the SITAR conference and being won over by the society’s “special sauce”—its unique combination of rigor and community. Members, please “pay it forward” and consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us reach our goal of $1500 USD in donations.
http://sitarsociety.weebly.com/student-travel-grant-program.html
To facilitate timely travel arrangements for recipients, please make donations at this link before April 15. Thank you for your generosity!
SITAR’s executive committee is looking for applicants for the next Graduate Student Representative!
The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) of SITAR wishes to thank Sindes Dawood for her service to the society over the last two years in her role as the Graduate Student Representative (GSR). We’re grateful for her stellar work in contributing to the newsletter and organizing social events for grad students at our conferences. It is now time for another SITAR student leader to step into this valuable learning opportunity (CV material!). The student who will be appointed to this position will be part of SITAR’s executive committee, serving as the voice of the society’s graduate student members. In addition, the GSR will also serve on the GSAC, which administers the travel grants program.
Below you will find a summary of the position. To be considered for the GSR, please send a statement of interest to Gentiana Sadikaj ([email protected]) and Thane Erickson ([email protected]). Statements should be no more than 200 words long and submitted no later than April 15, 2019.
We encourage all current graduate student members of SITAR to consider applying. We are lucky to have such an extraordinary student membership and we look forward to the opportunity to work with one of you more closely.
Gentiana Sadikaj, Ph.D.
Thane Erickson, Ph.D.
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.
1. The GSR serves as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of SITAR
2. 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.
Looking ahead to the SITAR conference in Michigan this summer, the Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) of SITAR is now soliciting donations for the 2019 student travel grants program. This program defrays the conference travel costs of graduate students (who are rich in ideas, but poor in means). Its aim is to help them attend the conference, share their research, and form lasting ties with our society. SITAR’s members have supported young researchers from the US, Canada, and overseas, supporting the long-term health of SITAR.
As SITAR members, we can recall our first time attending the SITAR conference and being won over by the society’s “special sauce”—its unique combination of rigor and community. Members, please “pay it forward” and consider making a tax-deductible donation to help us reach our goal of $1500 USD in donations.
http://sitarsociety.weebly.com/student-travel-grant-program.html
To facilitate timely travel arrangements for recipients, please make donations at this link before April 15. Thank you for your generosity!
SITAR’s executive committee is looking for applicants for the next Graduate Student Representative!
The Graduate Student Advisory Committee (GSAC) of SITAR wishes to thank Sindes Dawood for her service to the society over the last two years in her role as the Graduate Student Representative (GSR). We’re grateful for her stellar work in contributing to the newsletter and organizing social events for grad students at our conferences. It is now time for another SITAR student leader to step into this valuable learning opportunity (CV material!). The student who will be appointed to this position will be part of SITAR’s executive committee, serving as the voice of the society’s graduate student members. In addition, the GSR will also serve on the GSAC, which administers the travel grants program.
Below you will find a summary of the position. To be considered for the GSR, please send a statement of interest to Gentiana Sadikaj ([email protected]) and Thane Erickson ([email protected]). Statements should be no more than 200 words long and submitted no later than April 15, 2019.
We encourage all current graduate student members of SITAR to consider applying. We are lucky to have such an extraordinary student membership and we look forward to the opportunity to work with one of you more closely.
Gentiana Sadikaj, Ph.D.
Thane Erickson, Ph.D.
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.
1. The GSR serves as an ex officio member of the Executive Committee of SITAR
2. 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.