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Graduate Students Association platforms

By Daily Bruin

April 7, 2014 3:01 p.m.

Graduate student government elections will start Tuesday at noon and last until April 14. This year, candidates from two new slates are running for Graduate Students Association officer positions – making this GSA election the most competitive one UCLA has seen for several years. To vote, you can log onto MyUCLA and click on the “Elections” icon or find it under the Campus Life tab.

 

Michael Hirshman
Slate: Moving Forward
Running for: President

  • Boost social and professional ties between UCLA programs
  • Improve career support for all graduate students
  • Increase weight in faculty reviews given to graduate student teaching and mentorship
  • Advocate for your ideas and goals at UCLA

 

 

 

 

Nicole Robinson

Slate: Diversity in Action

Running for: President

  • Continue graduate career development
  • Increase financial and programmatic support to better our quality of life
  • Socialization and collaboration opportunities for graduate students
  • Oversee our re-entry in UCSA

 

 

 

Hope McCoy

Slate: Diversity in Action

Running for: Vice President of Internal Affairs

  • Restructure forum meetings to accommodate more participation
  • Advocate funding allocation to rejoin UC Student Association
  • Encourage transparency in GSA fiscal functions

 

 

 

Andrés Schneider

Slate: Moving Forward

Running for: Vice President of External Affairs

  • Re-establish ties between GSA and the UC Student Association, without the future fee increase proposed by Nicole Robinson
  • Fight for diversity and lower student fees in Sacramento
  • Promote inclusion of international students

 

 

 

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Vaheh Shirvanian

Slate: Diversity in Action

Running for: Vice President of External Affairs

  • Rejoin UC Student Association, introduce more graduate student focused initiatives
  • Join NAGPS to expand advocacy opportunities for UCLA
  • Survey graduate students on which issues are most important, to expand federal lobbying efforts

 

 

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Ivy Onyeador

Slate: Diversity in Action

Running for: Vice President of Academic Affairs

  • Ensure diverse representation of graduate students on various committees
  • Advocate that the new Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion be one who prioritizes the interests of underrepresented graduate students

 

 

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