Update on GSA 21-22 Executive Council Electionn

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:15:38 -0400

Thank you to all who submitted nominations for the 2021-2022 Graduate Student Association Executive Council at UMBC. We appreciate all the time and energy students have put into their nominations and really enjoyed hearing the candidate introductions last Thursday at our "Meet The Candidates" session via WebEx! UMBC has a truly phenomenal graduate student body and we are so impressed with the abilities and experiences of those who were able to join us and share about themselves.

We are also incredibly excited that so many students have viewed the candidates introduction video, nomination materials, and participated in the process by submitting votes for their favorite candidates! As the GSA Executive Council represents all graduate students at UMBC, it is important for us to get feedback from the student body about who they feel would make a great candidate for each position.

As we continue in the process of electing the new GSA Executive Council board, we wanted to share an update to keep interested students informed. We started with a fantastic pool of 18 nominees in total, and are now down to the top 10 as we proceeded with eliminating candidates who did not meet various eligibility requirements during the verification process. Due to the removal of ineligible candidates, we now find ourselves with two open roles that will need to be filled. In a situation as unique as this, where no eligible candidates run for a particular position, the current Executive Council must nominate a candidate to serve. Generally, the best place to select these candidates from are from our GSA Senate body. We will be conducting outreach to individuals who we believe make a great candidate for the role, but we also encourage you to reach out and let us know if you, or someone you know, would be interested in serving in either position.

Lastly, as we know many of you are graduating this semester, we wanted to take a moment and congratulate you on all your hard work and on the completion of your graduate degree at UMBC! We hope that everyone, graduating or continuing on, has a fantastic summer and we wish you all the continued success in your academic and professional careers!

2020-2021 GSA Executive Council

Samantha N. Fries