Nominations for the 2016-2017 term are now open until November 27th!
Nominate yourself, another UMass graduate student, or a team of UMass graduate students enthusiastic about advancing women in STEM and leading a great organization HERE.
2015-2016 GWIS executive board election timeline:
- Nominations: November 9th-27th
- Elections (voting online): November 30th – December 4th
- Shadow period for elected leaders to shadow current leaders: January 2016- April 2016
- Term for elected leaders: May 1 2016 – May 1 2017
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
- Networking 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. Voting will take place online. For more information on the election procedures of our organization, please see our constitution.
Who is eligible to run? Any current UMass graduate student that is a member of GWIS. GWIS membership is defined by those who have joined our listserv via this page.
Committee chair positions may be nominated and run individually or 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
