GSA would like to congratulate President Elect Robert H Kelly and Vice President Elect Garrett Jaeger on winning the 2012 GSA elections. They will officially take office in June.
Candidate Bios for the 2012 Election
This April, the UGA graduate and professional student body will be voting for next year's Graduate Student Association President, Vice President, and Secretary positions. GSA is looking for masters, doctoral, law, or other professional program students who are interested in running for these officer positions. If you are interested in being a candidate or want to receive more information, please notify the current GSA Chief of Staff, Aaron Brantly, at
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by March 25th. More information about the positions and the tentative election schedule is below.
The GSA President serves on a variety of University Council committees, advocates on the behalf of graduate students, meets frequently with UGA administrators, partners with other student leaders around UGA, and helps organize events for graduate students. This position is a 16-hour per week assistantship, which provides a tuition waiver, monthly stipend, and would start June 1, 2012. The Vice President and Secretary aid the President in serving on these committees and other initiatives the President wants to pursue.
Tentative Election Schedule
• Wednesday, March 21: GSA monthly Committee meeting, serves as an info session for the 2012 elections. Current officers will be answering questions about the elections.
• Sunday, March 25: Deadline for candidates to contact Aaron BrantlyH and provide a one-page document with picture, short biography, and reason for running
• Thursday, March 29: Candidate forum to discuss canidates' platforms and answer questions from students Forum Has Been Canceled. If you have questions please email us at
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• April 2-7: Official elections where graduate students vote online using Oasis Election Date Has been postponed.
• April 18-20 noon: Elections are scheduled for this period.
• April 25 by 4pm, Official results announced through grad school listserv
Please contact Aaron Brantly,
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, with any questions.
