People - GSA Officers

Book Sale Coordinator

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. They also contact relevant local libraries, bookstores, and individuals to collect donations 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.

GSA Vice-President

Duties: This office assists the GSA President in their duties and acts as a liaison between other graduate students, including non-officers, and the GSA President.

Contact me if: You aren’t sure to which other officer to address your question. You are interested in becoming an officer next year.

Faculty Liaison

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.

GSA President

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 aren’t sure to which other officer to address your question. You are interested in becoming an officer next year.

Colloquium Coordinator

Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition, they promote and advertise the event and call for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments, and centers at UW, as well as 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. 

Book Sale Coordinator

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. They also contact relevant local libraries, bookstores, and individuals to collect donations 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.

GPSS Senator

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 is 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.

GSA Treasurer

Duties: This officer maintains the account balance, write checks to cover Asian L&L graduate student association expenses, and provides 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.

GPSS Senator

Duties: This officer represents Asian L&L at the Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) meetings on campus. This officer can help Asian L&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 Asian L&L brings to GPSS is 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.

Colloquium Coordinator

Duties: This officer organizes the yearly graduate student colloquium held at the university, typically in Spring quarter. This officer must organize the colloquium space, tech, and catering. In addition, they promote and advertise the event and call for presentation proposals early in the year from the department, Asia-relevant departments, and centers at UW, as well as 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. 

Faculty Liaison

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.

Faculty Liaison

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.