Fields of Interest
Biography
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.