Graduate Student Committee Nominations
COMMITTEE DESCRIPTIONS
Undergraduate Affairs Committee: This committee shall consist of one faculty member from each of the departmental research/graduate training content areas, appointed by the Chair after consultation with the Executive Committee. In addition, two elected undergraduate psychology major representatives and one graduate student representative will also share full voting privileges with the faculty. The Vice-Chair shall serve as a non-voting (ex-officio) member of the committee. (See Section I.e of the department by-laws for election procedures applicable to non-faculty representatives.) The agenda for the Committee on Undergraduate Affairs typically includes such items as 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: This committee shall consist of at least three faculty members appointed by the Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee. In addition, two elected representatives of psychology graduate students will also share full voting privileges with the faculty. (See Section I.e of the department by-laws for election procedures applicable to non-faculty representatives.) The agenda for the Committee on Graduate Affairs typically includes 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: This committee shall consist of two faculty members appointed by the Chair in consultation with the Executive Committee. In addition, one elected representative of undergraduate psychology majors, one psychology graduate student elected by graduate students, and one elected psychology nonacademic career employee will also share full voting privileges with the faculty. (See Section I.e of the department by-laws for election procedures applicable to non-faculty representatives.) The Committee on Affirmative Action shall develop and maintain aggressive affirmative action programs aimed at creating and maintaining faculty, staff, and student ethnic and gender diversity. The committee is responsible for assuring the departmental compliance with campus ADA policies. Its agenda will typically include evaluating and establishing appropriate databases for national and state gender and minority representation among appropriate psychology faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates; and serving as liaison with campus affirmative action, ADA and educational opportunities programs.
Subject Pool Committee: Responsible for formulating policy recommendations and overseeing the administration of the Psychology Department Subject Pool.
Information Technology Policy and Guidelines Committee: 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.
GSA Representative: 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 Psych 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 Psych 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 Psych grads.