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GSA Faculty Liaison, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer observes regular faculty meetings and reports pertinent information to the rest of the graduate student body.
Contact me if: You would like information about the proceedings of recent faculty meetings. You have questions about an item in a recent report on faculty meetings.
Graduate Student Colloquium Organizer, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Winter or Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition you one must promote and advertise the event and advertise for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments and centers at UW, and other Asian studies departments in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding volunteering or presenting at the following year’s colloquium.
GSA Mentor Program Coordinator, 2020-2021
Oversees the Mentorship Program as a whole, matches mentors and mentees, plans mentorship events, and serves as a point of reference should any questions or issues arise.
Contact me if: 1) You would like to be a part of the program, either as a mentor or mentee, 2) you are interested in the position.

Graduate Student Colloquium Organizer, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Winter or Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition you one must promote and advertise the event and advertise for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments and centers at UW, and other Asian studies departments in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding volunteering or presenting at the following year’s colloquium.
GSA Treasurer, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer maintains the account balance, write checks to cover AL&L graduate student association expenses, and provide funding for travel grants.
Contact me if: You need to request funds for an AL&L graduate student event, need a check for travel funds, or need to deposit/withdraw money from our account.
Union Steward, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer attends UAW meetings and represents AL&L graduate students.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding the UAW.
Graduate Student Colloquium Organizer, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Winter or Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition you one must promote and advertise the event and advertise for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments and centers at UW, and other Asian studies departments in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding volunteering or presenting at the following year’s colloquium.
GPSS Senator, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer represents AL&L at the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) meetings on campus. This officer can help AL&L graduate students bring awareness to events by advertising them at GPSS meetings, petitioning for special funding for graduate student-related events and/or department equipment. A special thing AL&L brings to GPSS in that our department has a greater number of international students and, as such, our representative brings a different point of view to the Senate.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding advertising graduate events campus-wide, extra funding options for events or the department, etc.
Graduate Student Colloquium Organizer, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Winter or Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition you one must promote and advertise the event and advertise for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments and centers at UW, and other Asian studies departments in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
Contact me if: 1) you are interested in this position, or 2) you have any questions regarding volunteering or presenting at the following year’s colloquium.
GSA President, 2020-2021
Duties: This office coordinates with the other officers responsible for various activities throughout the year, and calls elections when the new academic year begins.
Contact me if: You are interested in becoming an officer next year. You aren’t sure to which other officer to address your question.
Graduate Student Booksale Supervisor, 2020-2021
Duties: This officer organizes the annual graduate Book Sale, coordinates students to be present at the book sale, creates flyers to advertise the book sale at UW and in the community, and contacts local book stores in order to generate more business for the book sale.
Contact me if: You are interested in volunteering for the annual book sale or have more books to contribute to our sale.