THE GRADUATE STUDENT ORGANIZATION WILL HAVE ELECTIONS FOR PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER.
Voting is open to all current GSO members and will occur April 18 through April 25, 2011. You may vote through your MyUH account. The candidates and their platforms are listed below. gso@hawaii.edu
Jett Jasper Speech CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Platform: 1.) Work to make the Grad community come together as a “second Ohana,” and to bridge gaps between departments and students. 2.) Work with the Grad administration to increase Graduate TA’s annual stipend parallel with rising inÁation. 3.) Make GSO a more visible and recognized organization on campus. 4.) Increased funding to all campus GSO clubs and organizations. 5.) Increase research funding for all graduate students. 6.) Support the improvement of bicycle friendly campus. 7.) Parking reform: The GSO should (Revenue sharing) receive a portion of all Parking Tickets income that is received by the University
Aloha, My name is Anjali Nath and I am running for GSO President for the next academic year. Currently, I am working toward a Ph.D. in Political Science. I am also a Graduate Degree Fellow at the East-West Center. Additionally, I have served as the EWC’s GSO representative for the past year. I teach courses in the Political Science Department here at UHM in the summers. I earned my M.A. in Women’s Studies from San Diego State University. My B.A. is in Political Science, Women’s Studies, and Philosophy from California State University at Fullerton. My platform for GSO President prioritizes dialoguing with our graduate student body to assess our collective needs and support them as rigorously as possible. This endeavor will involve securing additional funding for graduate research and reinstatement of lecturer pay. I support the recovery of cut lectureships, student CANDIDATE FOR programs, and library services lost within recent years. Lastly, I intend to continue advocating PRESIDENT for our graduate student community to both UH Administration and the State Legislature. I greatly look forward to working with you in the upcoming academic year!
Aloha, my name is Andrea Long and I am running for GSO Vice President. I would appreciate the opportunity to contribute to making the school a place everyone will enjoy. I have extensive experience in student government and have the problem solving abilities to get the job done. I have been involved with student government for over 10 years, extending from intermediate school, high school, community college, and undergraduate university level. My Àrst position in student government was as 8th grade student government treasurer. I prepared the budget, handled Ànances, balanced accounts, prepared and presented reports. At Pearl City High School, I served in the student government throughout all four of my years there. In my junior year I served as student government treasurer. In my freshman, sophomore, and senior years I was elected as a representative for my class. While I attended Leeward Community CANDIDATE FOR College I served as a senator for two years. As an VICE PRESIDENT undergraduate at UH Manaoa, I served as Senator for the College of Arts and Sciences, and during my second term, Senator-At-Large for ASUH. My experiences in student government have developed qualities that make me well qualiÀed to serve as Vice President for GSO. If elected, I promise that I will do my very best to make your time here as memorable. I will also always be here to listen to any questions, concerns, suggestions, or problems you may have. Together we can create exciting activities for the upcoming year.
Andrea Long Social Work
Anjali Nath Political Science
Much obliged for your consideration, Anjali L. Nath - Political Science Shanna Clinton is a PhD student and has been involved with GSO for 4 years. She was a representative to the Assembly from the Anthropology Department for 3 years and has served as Vice President this year. During her year in ofÀce she • coordinated New Graduate Student Orientation activities in partnership with Graduate Division • helped plan and produce a Use Your Voice, Use Your Vote rally with the faculty union, Kanu Hawai‘i, and KTUH • represented GSO to the statewide UH system Student Caucus, an advisory body to President Greenwood • sat on Graduate Council, voting on and informing GSO Assembly about policy changes affecting graduate students • managed the student-planned campus events fund • learned a great deal about the structure and functioning of the university CANDIDATE FOR • gathered information on graduate student VICE PRESIDENT employment and academics, and • met administrators, faculty leaders, and state legislators who are decision makers for the university. In the coming year she would like to advocate for more Graduate Assistantship positions (currently only about 23% of grad students at Mănoa have GA jobs) and improve GSO’s partnership with Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw and Graduate Dean Pat Cooper to incorporate graduate student concerns and voice into Mănoa policies.
Shanna Clinton Anthropology
Cecilia Gregory Social Work CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY
My name is Cecilia Gregory, and I received my BA in Journalism (UH Manoa, 98) and am currently a MSW student at the Myron B Thompson School of Social Work. If elected as GSO Secretary, I will work with the other ofÀcers to ignite student participation in school, community, and volunteer activities. Graduate students are a busy and hardworking bunch, but there is a need for graduate students within the different schools to network and get to know one another. I will help to encourage this dialogue between the different disciplines at UH Manoa by planning activities and get-togethers. I feel that I am qualiÀed for this position due to my writing skills; my ability to work with many different people- having been an elementary school teacher in Honolulu, San Francisco and Washington DC for the last 8 years; and because I like to be actively involved (Honolulu Marathon, Great Aloha Run, planned the Papakolea Community Health Fair, and becoming an advocate for domestic violence survivors) in various aspects of life. I will work hard to fulÀll my obligations and exceed expectation.
Rachel Hoerman is a PhD student and teaching assistant in the Anthropology Department, where she has been an active volunteer coordinator and event organizer for the last four years. She views the GSO as a tremendously important advocate and resource and pledges to serve the graduate student community at UH Manoa with dedication and efÀciency.
Rachel Hoerman Anthropology CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY Aloha, I am campaigning for the GSO secretary position. I believe attention to detail, good planning, and organizational skills are needed for this position, and I happen to have them ;-) In addition, I believe it is crucial for the information to reach all of our constituents so that they are informed and engaged in our community. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and work with all of you, to increase student body participation, and to better serve our graduate community. Thank you for your support.
Katherine Porras Theatre and Dance CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY
I am detail oriented and organized, which I promise will be seen in my secretarial work. I will also be punctual and perform the tasks which are expected from the secretary. Finally, I insure the minutes will be well written so that all may understand them.
Aaron Levine Meterology Rachel Hager Civil Engineering CANDIDATE FOR SECRETARY
My name is Aaron Levine. I am a PhD student in the Department of Meteorology. Over the last four years, I have served in the Graduate Student Organization Àrst as my department representative and more recently, for the last year and a half, as the Grants and Awards Chair. I have also spent time helping to organize and volunteering at multiple new graduate student organization as well as helping with this year’s graduate student conference, Space, Place and the Production of Knowledge. Through out my time of service in the GSO, I have learned and experienced much of what the GSO has to offer. It is my desire to continue to serve the graduate students of the University of Hawaii at Manoa by serving as the treasurer of the GSO for the 2011-12 academic year.
CANDIDATE FOR TREASURER
HOW TO VOTE
Log on to MyUH. Find the GSO elections banner and click on it. Click on the radio buttons to select your candidates. Submit, and you’re done! Any questions or complaints, please e-mail msalmon@hawaii.edu.