Nominations for 2015-2016 executive board now open!

Nominations for the 2015-2016 term are now open until November 40th.

Nominate yourself or another UMass graduate student enthusiastic about advancing women in STEM and leading a great organization HERE.

2015-2016 GWIS executive board election timeline:

  • Nominations: November 10th-30th
  • Elections: December 1-5
  • Shadow period for elected leaders to shadow current leaders: Jan – April
  • Term for elected leaders: May 1 2015 – May 1 2016

Elected executive board positions:

Two executive co-chairs:

  • Administrative executive co-chair
  • Liaison executive co-chair

Five committee chairs:

  • Communications committee chair
  • Finance committee chair
  • Mentoring committee chair
  • Outreach committee chair
  • Professional development committee chair

Check out our leadership page on the GWIS blog for more details on duties and expected time commitment!

If nominated, you will be notified by email and asked to accept by submitting a short platform for members to reference when voting.

All nominees are invited to observe the next GWIS executive board meeting, Tuesday November 18th at 4pm (location TBA).

Who is eligible to run? Any current UMass graduate student that is a member of GWIS and in good academic standing. GWIS membership is defined by those who have joined our listserv via this page.

Committee chair positions may be nominated and run as a team of two people.

Would you like to get involved in organizing events as a committee member? Your help would be very welcome! Anyone can get involved anytime!

Questions? Email us at gwis@grad.umass.edu