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Appointments: GSA Needs You!

The Graduate Students Association does most of its work through the various campus-based committees. This work is done through the hard work of volunteers who share their time and experience to improve campus life for graduate and professional students (click here for a list of current appointees). For some motivation on why one would volunteer, please check out the motivation on why GSA needs you.

WHAT POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE?

Five Stipended Appointments Available for 2008-2009:

Applications are due by 5:00pm on Monday, October 6th, 2008. Mandatory interview dates will be announced.

Stipended Application (DOC)

1. Organize and supervise graduate student events.
2. Focus on social and cultural programming for GSA.
3. Serve as a direct liaison with vendors and entertainment.
4. Collaborate with other departments and groups on campus including but not limited to the Graduate Student Resource Center, GSA Elections, GSA Community Service Commission, Melnitz Movies, and the UCLA Department of Cultural and Recreational Affairs.

1. Chief administrator for the Sustainable Resource Center.
2. Coordinates the operations and programs of the Sustainable Resource Center.
3. Responsible for overseeing funding allocations and managing project coordinators.
4. Ensure that the organization meets all UCLA and GSA rules and policies.
5. Direct several undergraduate employees.
6. Perform outreach to graduate students on environmental issues.
7. Oversees development of Sustainable Resource Center.
8. Act as a liaison with student groups including but not limited to CalPirg, E3, Net Impact, Sustech, and Engineers without Borders.
9. Sit on the ASUCLA Sustainability Committee and the Campus Sustainability Committee.
10. Administer the Sustainable Resource Center mailing list and continue to build a multi-disciplinary coalition of graduate students.

Legislative Liaison and Researcher (stipend = $1300 per quarter)

1. In collaboration with the VP-EA, Campus Organizing Director, and GSA Director of Communication, the LLR shall establish relationships with government officials (and their staff) as well as UC-wide officials (and their staff). Thereafter it is the responsibility of the LLR to maintain these relationships only within the context of outstanding, approved advocacy agendas.
2. Track information and follow-up with targeted officials regarding action items of outstanding or approved advocacy agendas.
3. Research, develop, and draft all advocacy agenda documents, excluding those for publicity purposes. These documents shall include, but are not limited to, white papers, position statements, and dossiers tracking the actions/stances of targeted officials regarding advocacy agenda issues.
4. Attend and coordinate relevant graduate student national, state or city-wide lobby events.
5. Attend GSA Cabinet and Forum meetings and participate in the functions of GSA, University of California Students Association (UCSA), and other relevant campus organizations.
6. Represents UCLA GSA on the UCSA board of directors and may serve as a voting proxy to the Vice President of External Affairs (travel is required a minimum of one weekend per month for scheduled UCSA board meetings)

1. Purpose: Makes recommendations to the Chancellor concerning the allocation and appropriate use of student fees. Reviews and makes recommendations concerning requests for campus-based fees.  Functions as the primary agency for channeling student input into decisions regarding the level and use of student fee funds.  Provides a continuing study of student fee allocations.
2. Composition: 12 voting members: 4 GSA students, 4 USA students, 1 faculty, 3 administrators. One ex-officio, nonvoting member represents Office of Academic Planning and Budget.
3. Workload: SFAC meets for two hours every week of the Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters.
4. This is a TWO YEAR TERM.

1. Purpose: Funding board responsible for reviewing proposals of, and providing funding for, student-initiated, student-operated community service projects and programs directed primarily at off-campus communities. Decisions are based on goals outlined in the Committee's guiding documents--the CAC Guidelines and the Program Activities Board Charter.  Acts as a forum for soliciting views on the nature and goals of community service and makes allocation decisions for community service projects.
2. Composition: 9 members: 4 GSA representatives, 4 USA, 1 administrator appointed by Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs.
3. Workload: Must attend a four hour Orientation in August/September.  Heavily concentrated during the second to fourth weeks of September, when CAC makes funding allocations for the academic year. After the Orientation session(s), 7 to 9 working sessions are required: 5 to 6 sessions to hear all project proposals, followed by 2 to 3 decision-making sessions. Sessions last 5 to 6 hours per night. (In 1991, the entire process from Orientation to final decision-making was completed during September 10-24.) Members subsequently evaluate projects quarterly, primarily through visits to the project sites. Members attend 1 or 2 meetings per quarter of the Program Activities Board (PAB), an entity consisting of the CAC and the CPC sitting jointly.
4. This is a ONE YEAR TERM.

HOW TO APPLY?

GSA will accept applications in Kerckhoff Hall Room 316, via email (Microsoft Word or Plain Text attachments only), or in a mailbox located outside Room 316 Kerckhoff Hall.

• Please turn in academic senate committee applications into the GSA Vice President of Academic Affairs (vpaa@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu).
• Please turn all other applications (the non-stipended campus-wide committee applications and the stipended appointments applications) into the GSA President (pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu).

Stipended Appointments (Campus-wide and Director positions):

These are appointed by the GSA Appointments Board and require an in-person interview. These applications should be turned in by Monday, October 6th, 2008 at 5pm. Applications can be turned in via the mailbox located outside Room 316 Kerckhoff Hall, or emailed to the GSA President at pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu. Mandatory interview dates will be posted. Stipended Application (DOC).

Non-Stipended Appointments:

Non-Stipended Campus-wide Committees Application: These are appointed by the GSA President. These applications should be turned in by Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 at 5pm. Applications can be turned in via the mailbox located outside Room 316 Kerckhoff Hall, or emailed to the GSA President at pres@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu. Non-Stipended Campus-Wide Application (DOC).

Academic Senate Committees Application: These are appointed by the GSA Vice President of Academic Affairs. These applications should be turned in by the posted deadline. Academic Application (DOC).

DESCRIPTION OF POSITIONS

WHY DOES GSA NEED ME?

What good is a body without a voice

UCLA's graduate student body represents some of the nation's brightest, highly motivated, successful students.  And through the Graduate Students Association or GSA, your voice can be heard thanks to a variety of programs.  Among them, university academic and campus committees are an important way to ensure that right.  When you participate in one of over 50 university committees, you play an active role in helping make some of the most important decisions concerning university life.  GSA currently has 32 stipended and approximately 44 non-stipended graduate student representatives to various supervisory boards and administrative and advisory committees at UCLA.

if you want to be heard, speak up

Serving on a committee won't take up a lot of your time.  What it will take is an honest desire on your part to effect changes.  As a committee member, you can see that your experiences and perspectives as a graduate students will be considered before any new rules or programs are implemented, thereby helping the University to be sensitive to the needs of graduate students.

getting involved isn't a lifetime commitment

More important, you'll be representing the majority of the student body, giving them a voice that otherwise might not be heard.  But the best reason for serving on a campus committee is how it can advance your status.  Prospects for employment can improve when your resume reflects an active university life, plus, you'll generate more contacts among faculty.  When all is said and done, the more you have to say about your accomplishments, the better.

the best way to speak up is to sign up

Naturally, serving on a university committee is both an honor and a terrific opportunity for graduate students.  For this reason, positions fill quickly, so it's important to get your application in to the Graduate Students Association as soon as possible.