GRADUATE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
University of California, Los Angeles
316 Kerckhoff Hall
308 Westwood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90077
T 310.206.8512
F 310.267.2545
http://gsa.asucla.ucla.edu
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The Graduate Students Association is seeking applications for appointments
the 2015-2016
academic year. All interested graduate and professional students are encouraged to apply.
Cabinet positions and members of certain committees received stipends ranging from
$600/quarter to around $2000/quarter. Descriptions of the positions can be found on the GSA
website at http://gsa.asucla.ucla.edu.
Application deadline:
9:00 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2015
Please fill out the application and attach all required documents. Email completed applications
to appointments@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu. Please be sure to cc staff@gsa.asucla.ucla.edu (Subject
Line: 15-16 APPOINTMENTS, LAST NAME).
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all materials are turned in on time. Incomplete
applications cannot be reviewed.
Interview Information
Selected applicants will be interviewed in person by the Appointments Board. Special
arrangements may be made to accommodate off-campus students or other extraordinary
circumstances. Interviews will be scheduled from May 19 – 27 depending on availability.
Updated Information
Please note that we are in the process of contacting committees to confirm the number of
positions available for appointment, the length of each respective term, and next year’s stipend if
applicable. Please continue to check our website for the latest information prior to the May 21th
deadline.
SECTION 1: Personal Information
Name:
University ID:
Department:
Address:
Telephone:
Email:
SECTION 2: Position Information
Please list the position(s) you are applying for in order of preference.
1st Preference__________________________________________________________________
2nd Preference__________________________________________________________________
3rd Preference__________________________________________________________________
If you are not selected for any of your top three preferences, would you like to be considered for
another position (underline one)?
Yes
No
SECTION 3: Resume
Please attach your resume (no longer than two pages).
SECTION 4: Supplemental Information
For all positions receiving a stipend, please answer the appropriate questions as listed below.
This supplemental information should be no longer than one page.
Director of Communication
1. What do you think needs to be communicated to graduate students?
2. What are some strategies you would use to increase awareness of GSA?
Director of Discretionary Funding
1. How would you promote the existence of discretionary funding to existing and/or new student
groups?
2. What experience do you have relevant to distributing or allocating funds and budgetary
planning?
Director of Graduate Events
1. Describe the process of preparing for an event as well as the actual execution on event day.
2. What type of events would you like to plan to appeal to the diversity of the graduate student
population?
Director of Melnitz Movies
1. What kinds of films and filmmakers would you like to bring to UCLA? What programming
philosophy will you bring to the position?
2. Describe any ideas you have to build and maintain a loyal audience. Also, considering that
Melnitz Movies is paid for by graduate students and is intended to build graduate student
community, how will you reach out to this group?
Director of Publications
1. How would you address the challenges that publishing in general is facing to maintain the
quality of graduate student journals?
2. What kinds of resources need to be brought to graduate student publications?
Director of the Sustainable Resource Center
1. What major initiatives would you like to focus on next year?
2. What would you do to raise awareness of the Sustainable Resource Center and promote
sustainability among graduate students?
Commissioner of Elections
1. Voter turnout during GSA elections historically has been low. As Commissioner of Elections,
what would you do to increase voter turnout, given a budget of $4000?
2. What would you do to create greater interest in running for GSA offices?
ASUCLA Board of Directors
1. What are the roles of a Board of Directors for a multi-million dollar entity like ASUCLA?
2. What relevant experience or background do you have that would prepare you for such a role?
ASUCLA Communications Board
1. Suggest ways that Student Media could become more relevant to graduate students.
2. What ways could Student Media address the challenges of publishing a daily newspaper,
particularly declining revenues from print advertising?
Student Fee Advisory Committee (SFAC)
1. As a current graduate student, what student services is the university not providing or fullyfunding at UCLA?
2. What experience do you have working with budgets and a budget process (i.e., hearings,
deliberations, allocation, forecasting, short-term and long-term planning, etc.)?
Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC)
1. What do you see as some of the major health care questions or issues facing graduate students
today?
2. What do you see as some of the strengths and weaknesses of UCLA's Graduate Student Health
Insurance Plan (GSHIP)?
Community Activities Committee (CAC)
1. When evaluating the efficacy of a project, what goals and qualities do you look for in the
project proposal?
2. As a GSA representative, how will you work to increase graduate participation in community
service, especially through the Community Activities Committee?
Campus Programs Committee (CPC)
1. When evaluating the efficacy of a project, what goals and qualities do you look for in the
project proposal?
2. What type of programs do you feel are lacking primarily for graduate students and how would
you advocate on behalf of these programs?
For the following positions that do not receive a stipend, please write a statement of why you
would be a good candidate for that position and what you would like to accomplish. For all
positions, this supplemental information should be no longer than one page.
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Advisory Board for the LGBT Center at UCLA
Committee on LGBTQ Affairs
Campus Facilities Coordinating Committee
Campus Sustainability Committee
Chancellor's Enrollment Advisory Committee
Drug Free Schools
Eating Disorders
Graduate Housing Oversight Committee
Graduate Student Resource Center Oversight Committee
Graduate Writing Center Oversight Committee
Information Technology Planning Board
Student Activities Center Board of Governors
Student Risk Education Committee
Student Conduct Committee
The Green Initiative Fund Grant Making Committee
Transportation Services Advisory Board
UCLA Advisory Board on Privacy and Data Protection
UCLA Committee on Disability
UCLA Mobile Student Advisory Group
Wooden Center Board of Governors
We appreciate your applying for appointment and look forward to reviewing your application.