Graduate Student Association

Greetings EDHI and EDPS Graduate Students

The members of the Graduate Student Association (GSA) Executive Board look forward to representing you for the 2007-2008 academic year. The formation of two new departments marks an exciting time in the College of Education, but also raises questions and concerns about how the recent changes affect students. The GSA acts as one governing body in order to best meet your needs during the transition.

The purpose of the GSA is to advocate for you as graduate students. The board members represent students within the two departments to the faculty, the University Graduate Student Government, and across campus. To learn more about the GSA, read the by-laws.

If you have questions, issues, or concerns you would like addressed in your department or the wider campus community, contact GSA President Caitlin Haugen at chaugen@umd.edu.

The GSA plans scholarly and social activities throughout the school year. The events are designed to develop our academic endeavors and to foster a sense of community among EDPS and EDHI students. We invite you to GSA attend events. Click here for the 2007-2008 Calendar of Events.

How to get involved:

Attend or Plan an Event: All students are welcome to attend GSA events. If you have an idea for an event or you would like to plan an event, contact Dierdre Williams Dierdre Williams, the Social Activities and Community Service Chair at dwillia3@umd.edu

Attend a Meeting: All students are welcome to attend the GSA meetings in order to learn more about what we do and how to get involved. Check the Calendar of Events for the next meeting. GSA Meeting Minutes are available for students.

Join the Listserv: The Education Policy Community Listserv is an excellent resource for students. The listserv provides a forum for students to discuss important issues and post announcements. Click on the link above for information about how to subscribe.

Run for Office: Every year the GSA holds elections for all the executive board member positions. If you have questions about the a position, contact the board member directly or email GSA Vice-President JaNay Queen at jyqueen@umd.edu. We look forward to working with you in the upcoming year.

GSA Executive Board

Caitlin Haugen
President
chaugen@umd.edu

JaNay Queen
Vice President
jyqueen@umd.edu

Ally Hudson
Secretary
ahudson7@und.edu

Paul Bauman
Department Representative
pbaumann@umd.edu

Deepa Srikantaiah
Department Representative
dsrikant@umd.edu

Carl Morrow
Department Representative
cmorrow1@umd.edu

Nurah Ramirez
Part Time Student Representative
nram@mail.umd.edu

Dierdre Williams
Social Activities & Community Service Chair
dwillia3@umd.edu

Marlaine Gray
GSG Representative
marlaine@umd.edu

Sean Simone
GSG Representative
ssimone@umd.edu

Graduate Student Association CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS Effective April 2006

Coming Soon in PDF format!

2007-2008 Calendar of Events

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GSA Meeting Minutes

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Education Policy Community Listserv

EDPACOMM originated in 1996 as a way to promote communication between the EDPS and EDHI students, faculty, and staff. The listserv is intended for graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni of the EDPS and EDHI departments.

Instructions: To subscribe to EDPACOMM, send an email to listserv@listserv.umd.edu with the following message:

subscribe EDPACOMM firstname lastname

You will receive a confirmation message when you successfully subscribe to the list. The email message will provide you with additional listserv information. To unsubscribe, send an "unsubscribe" message in the same format to the same address.

To send a message to the entire list, compose your message and address it to: EDPACOMM@listserv.umd.edu.

Suggested EDPACOMM Uses:

  • Announce upcoming events
  • Promote a course
  • Solicit information
  • Announce a conference or call for papers
  • Post an assistantship or job
  • Announce scholarship information
  • Discuss current issues in education
  • Ask for help with a project
  • Post important department or university deadlines

Subscribe today and encourage your classmates to do the same.

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