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Executive Officers
Department Senators
Graduate Student Committees

Executive Officers 2007-2008


Position

Officer

Department

President

Kevin Speer
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Vice President

Katherine Crispin
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Geological Sciences

Corresponding Secretary

Jennifer Talley
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Biology

Recording Secretary

Jose Gomez
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Pharmacology

Treasurer

Olivier Arnoult
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Macromolecular and Polymer Science

School

Representative

Department 

Social Sciences

Rachael Volokhov

Psychology 

Arts & Humanities

 

 

Math & Natural Sciences

Chris Ryan 

Physics 

Engineering

Jimmy Harris 

Biomedical Engineering 

Medical Sciences

Marjorie Montanez 

MST 

Professional Programs

Saad Alkezemi 

Accounting 

At-large

Xanthe Gray

Biology 

At-large

Michael J. Swickrath

Chemical Engineering

At-large

Matthew Schiefer

Biomedical Engineering



Department Senators


Department Senator Alternate Alternate
Accounting Saad Alkezemi
Anatomy
Anesthesiology
Anthropology Michael Rueschman Denise Lin
Art History
Astronomy Craig Rudick
Biochemistry
Bioethics
Biology Sheetal Verma
Biomedical Engineering Jimmy Harris Kenneth Rys
Chemical Engineering Jennifer Malers
Chemistry Penny Roufs Ed Ickert
Civil Engineering
Communication Sciences
Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (EECS) Chris Roberts
English Daniel Anderson Danielle Nielsen
Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology & Biostatistics Nadia El-Shaarawi Michelle Del Toro
Genetics Heather Mason-Suares
Geological Sciences Andreas Ritzer Josh Angelini
History Patrick Warren Stephanie Liscio
Macromolecular and Polymer Science Shihu Wang
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (MSASS) Michial
Jennings
Management
MFA Joint Acting Program
Material Science & Engineering Lucas ODonnell 
Mathematics
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Modern Languages
Molecular Biology/Microbiology
Molecular Medicine Shadi Swaidani
Music
Neuroscience Alicia Hawthorne Sarah Busch
Nursing PhD Carolyn W. Harmon
Nutrition Xiao Wang
Operations Research
Organizational Behavior
Pathology Nicholas Ostrout
Pharmacology Tonibelle Gatbonton Alexander Veenstra
Physics Chris Ryan Jeremy Trombley
Physiology and Biophysics
Political Science Laura Weir
Psychology Rachael Volokhov
Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP)
Sociology Robert Peterson
Statistics Alexandru Belu Brian Geier
Theatre Arts & Dance Heather Koniz Jennifer Birou


Graduate Student Committees


GSS COMMITTEES: Internal Committees

Activities Committee: [Details/Updates]
  1. Katherine Crispin
  2. Jennifer Malers 
  3. Andreas Ritzer 
  4. Josh Angelini 
  5. Chris Roberts 
  6. Xanthe Gray 
  7. Michael Swickrath 
  8. Jennifer Talley 

Preparing Future Faculty (PFF), Preparing Future Professionals (PFP) Sub-Committee: [Details/Updates]
  1. Matthew Schiefer
  2. Penny Roufs
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Organizations and Allocations Committee (including VFund): [Details/Updates]
  1. Olivier Arnoult
  2. Jennifer Talley
  3. Marjorie Montanez 
Mentoring Committee: [Details/Updates]
  1. Daniel Anderson (English)
  2. Adam Bradley (Physics)
  3. Katherine Crispin (Geological Sciences)
  4. Brett Hoover (Biology)
  5. Heather Koniz (Theater & Dance
  6. Sarah Kyker (Biology)
  7. Marjorie Montanez (Pharmacology)
  8. Robert Peterson (Sociology)
  9. Penny Roufs (Chemistry)
  10. Craig Rudick, Chair (Astronomy)
  11. Matt Schiefer (Biomedical Engineering)
  12. Kevin Speer (Electrical Engineering)
Ad Hoc Committee for Diekhoff Award (Spring Semester) [Details/Updates]
  1. Marjorie Montanez 
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Ad Hoc Senate Committee for Health Care (Spring Semester) [Details/Updates]
  1. Jennifer Malers
  2. Craig Rudick
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Ad Hoc Senate Committee for Transportation Issues [Details/Updates]
  1. Katherine Crispin
  2. Jimmy Harris
  3. Andreas Ritzer  
  4. Craig Rudick 

FACULTY SENATE COMMITTEES: The GSS has representation on a number of Faculty Senate subcommittees. More information: Faculty/Senate website.

Graduate Studies Committee [Details/Updates] - 3 Grad Students:
  1. Katherine Crispin
  2. Xanthe Gray 
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Information Resources Committee [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
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Committee on University Libraries [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
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Minority Affairs Committee [Details/Updates] - 2 Grad Students:
  1. Jafeen Ilmudeen 
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Committee on Research [Details/Updates] - 3 Grad Students:
  1. Jose Gomez
  2. Craig Rudick 
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UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES: GSS has representation on several other University Committees

Sexual Assault Policy [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
  1. Jennifer Talley  
Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad student:
  1. Kevin Speer
Thwing Student Center Advisory Committee [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
  1. Kevin Speer
UCI Parking/Security [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
  1.  Jimmy Harris
University Health Services [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad Student:
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College of Arts & Sciences Committee on Educational Programs [Details/Updates] - 3 Grad Students:
  1. Penny Roufs 
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OTHER COMMITTEES: The following committees include graduate students that are not elected through the GSS

Provost's Research Council [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad student:
  1. Katherine Crispin
University Strategic Plan Steering Committee [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad student:
  1. Kevin Speer
Faculty Senate Representative [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad student:
  1. Olivier Arnoult
  2. Katherine Crispin (alternate)
Share the Vision [Details/Updates] - 1 Grad student:
  1. Kevin Speer