2003 - 2004 Committee Representatives
GRADUATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES: Abe Rutchick , Sara Crump,Wes Moons, Joel Thurston, & TBA
The purpose of the Graduate Executive Committee is to provide graduate student input to other departmental committees whose charges affect graduate students (e.g., the Departmental Executive Committee, The Graduate Affairs Committee, etc.). To provide this input the Graduate Executive Committee will (1) meet on a regular basis to discuss issues; (2) solicit opinions from each graduate student class when the Committee deems this necessary; and (3) communicate with graduate student members on other departmental committees. The Graduate Executive Committee will also meet with the Department Chair and Vice Chair on a regular basis. The agenda typically includes items such as departmental policies that are of concern to graduate students (e.g., evaluations, grievances), methods of communication between department committees, and issues concerning TAs, and GSRs (e.g., workload, assignments).
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: TBA
The Executive Committee assists the chair and/or vice-chair by consulting on matters affecting departmental leadership. Leadership issues include: (a) guiding the programs of the department in teaching, research, and other functions. Keeping the curriculum of the department under review, and maintaining a climate that is hospitable to creativity and innovation; (b) recruiting, selecting, and evaluating of both the academic and the staff personnel of the department; and (c) being receptive to questions, complaints, and suggestions from members of the department, both academic and staff personnel, and from students; and taking appropriate action as required.
UNDERGRADUATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: Missy Ryan
The Undergraduate Affairs Committee is responsible for evaluating and recommending changes in courses, departmental requirements, and curricula; evaluation of courses; advising of students; evaluating and acting on student petitions; evaluating off-campus course articulation and substitution requests; making recommendations about undergraduate awards; administering off-campus studies and the departmental undergraduate honors program in psychology; and making provisions to enhance faculty-student interactions.
GRADUATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES: Julie Campbell & Sara Crump
The Graduate Affairs Committee is responsible for recommending changes in courses and curricula; making graduate student teaching assistantship and associateship appointments; evaluating graduate student courses; advising of students; evaluating and acting on student petitions; setting degree examination standards; evaluating individual student progress; and preparing training grant applications.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: David Beaulieu
The Affirmative Action Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining active affirmative action programs aimed at creating and
maintaining faculty, staff, and student ethnic and gender diversity. Its agenda may include evaluating and establishing appropriate data
bases for national and state gender and minority representation among appropriate psychology faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates; and serving as liaison with campus affirmative action and educational opportunities programs.
AD HOC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY AND GUIDELINES COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE: Jon Kelly
The Ad Hoc Information Technology Policy & Guidelines Committee is responsible for formulating policy recommendations pertaining to computer and network security; e-mail; data storage and archiving of network information; department information servers; long-term planning and development; faculty and graduate student education.
SUBJECT POOL COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES: Brooke Vick
The Subject Pool Committee is responsible for formulating policy recommendations and overseeing the administration of the Psychology Department Subject Pool.
GSA REPRESENTATIVES: Andy Delton & TBA
The GSA Representatives are responsible for representing Psychology graduate students to the GSA Executive Council at monthly GSA meetings, traditionally held the first Tuesday of the month from 6-9 p.m. Having an GSA rep earns Psychology grads $0.50 per grad per quarter (about $25 a quarter) if the rep attends the GSA meetings. Other perks: GSA reps are fed at the meetings (food and drinks), and they also meet several influential people on campus, (e.g., Chancellor Yang comes to every meeting). The GSA rep may be involved in tasks such as obtaining feedback from Psychology grads about health insurance, advocating graduate students rights on various issues (e.g., parking permits and affirmative action), voicing concerns or complaints about any aspect of graduate school, and communicating pertinent issues to Psychology grads.