Graduate Student Association

Greetings to Graduate Students in the Department of Education Policy Studies (EDPS).

The EDPS Graduate Student Association (GSA) is a body of graduate students who come together to represent the needs and interests of graduate students to the department and to put on proactive programs designed to support your graduate experience. Typically, we will hold several informational brown bag lunches and social events designed to develop our academic endeavors and to foster a sense of community among EDPS students. Examples include: successfully navigating the university’s administrative processes, finding a research topic, use of methodological tools, etc

If you would like to get involved or have questions, issues, or concerns you would like addressed in your department or the wider campus community, please contact the any of the board members below.

How to get involved:

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. Look for an announcement on the department’s listserv or check the latest GSA Meeting Minutes for information.

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. Information on subscribing is below.

Hold a Leadership Position: Every year the GSA seeks nominations for people interested in serving the community. If you have questions about the position, contact any board member below. We look forward to working with you in the upcoming year.

GSA Board

• Reuben Jacobson, reubenjacobson@gmail.com
• Mark Brimhall-Vargas, brimhall@umd.edu
• Paul Baumann, pbaumann@umd.edu
• Julie Zdanoski, zdanoski@umd.edu
• Mary Grace Snyder, marygracekenn@yahoo.com
• Tom Hurst, thurst@umd.edu
• Kasra Sotudeh, ksotudeh@umd.edu
• Raquel Gonzalez, rgonzale@umd.edu
• Jessica Sutter, jsutter@umd.edu
• Kathleen Hoyer, khoyer@umd.edu
• Callie Riley, callie.riley@gmail.com
• Erika Aparakakankanange, eaparaka@gmail.com

GSA Meeting Minutes



Education Policy Community Listserv

EDPSCOMM provides a way to promote communication among EDPS students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Subscribe today and encourage your classmates to do the same. 

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

subscribe EDPSCOMM 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: EDPSCOMM@listserv.umd.edu.

Suggested EDPSCOMM 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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