THIS COULD BE YOU! AS Graduate Senators are also responsible for participating in Grad Council, a faculty committee, and GSAC. Visit the AS Student Senate page for more information.
2018-19
I’m Phillip Hensyel, MBA candidate, member of the graduate student advisory council (GSAC) and graduate council at WWU. By virtue of these platforms I have direct interface with deans and lead faculty of each college. Through collaboration with the dean and assistant dean of the graduate school, and the members of grad council, it is my goal to bridge the gap between student need/ideas and those of each program. Graduate assistantship (GA) stipend increases reflective of cost of living, more GA positions offered for each college, disparities between agreed upon hours and ACTUAL hours worked in GA positions; these are just a few of many issues facing WWU graduate students. By sitting on GSAC and grad council, I have an opportunity to hear your voices directly, then take your words to the ears and faces of those who need to hear it; creating our necessary change.
I’m Anna Schorr, I Chair the Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) which is made up of graduate representatives from every department. I am also a student voice on the Graduate Council with access to faculty from each college. Because I represent graduate students in both these ways, I’m ideally suited to represent graduate students in the AS Senate. My mission as an AS Senate representative is to be a liaison between the AS and GSAC. GSAC is a student body council whose goal is to enhance graduate student life through advocacy and collaboration. I will continue this goal as an AS Senate representative. I will be a strong advocate to drive improvements and change for the issues that concern graduate students most, such as tuition and fees, number of TA/RA positions available, diversity, equity & inclusion, stipend amounts, and connecting graduate students with each other. Thank you for voting!