GSA Council

The GSA Council is an elected student body with one representative student from each graduate department. The council meets once monthly to voice student concerns and find constructive resolutions to the addressed problems. The GSA elects officers including a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Historian to lead the association. The GSA Officers meet weekly to discuss concerns raised by the GSA representatives and plan strategies for action items.

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President
Victoria Romberg, Doctoral Candidate, Statistical Science

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Vice President
Chris Bissex, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science

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Treasurer
Adam Sams, Masters Student, Nutrition Science

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Secretary/Historian
Andy Desantiago, Masters Student, Modern Foreign Language - Spanish

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Graduate School Liason
Kaitlyn Rothaus, Masters Student, Higher Education

Committees

Social Committee

The Social Committee plans the GSA Tailgate Mixer, the GPD Appreciation Picnic, and any other social events the committee deems appropriate.

Chair: Brittany Fitz, Doctoral Candidate, Sociology

Academic Committee

The Academic Committee is comprised of two sub-committees, the ISF sub-committee and the Grant Writing Workshop sub-committee.

Chair: Megan Haggard, Doctoral Candidate, Psychology - Neuroscience

Policy Taskforce

The Policy Taskforce is concerned with advocacy for graduate students at Baylor and with building the GSA's profile and reputation in the university. The Policy Task Force will serve as a forum for discussing the work of GSA representatives on several university-wide standing committees. The Policy Task Force will also take up ad hoc issues raised by members of the GSA.

Chair: John Giannini, Doctoral Candidate, Philosophy