{"id":504,"date":"2020-09-28T11:51:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/?p=504"},"modified":"2020-09-28T11:51:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-28T10:51:18","slug":"get-involved-gsa-autumn-2020-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/research-student-community\/2020\/09\/28\/get-involved-gsa-autumn-2020-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Get involved: GSA autumn 2020 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is your opportunity to get involved and volunteer at the Graduate Students&#8217; Association (GSA) to represent your fellow students and improve the postgraduate student experience here at the University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The GSA has been representing postgraduates for over 65 years and, this year, there are more positions available than EVER before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What positions are available?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Course Representatives<\/strong> <br>Be the key representative on your course to positively improve the experience for both yourself and others by raising key issues, giving feedback and working with the GSA\/University to make a difference.<\/li><li><strong>Part-Time Officers<\/strong><br>Represent different postgraduate student groups to make a positive change to the postgraduate student experience.<\/li><li><strong>GTA Representative<\/strong><br>Be responsible for representing Graduate Teaching Assistants in your department to ensure you have a voice.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about the <a href=\"http:\/\/yorkgsa.org\/elections\">GSA Autumn 2020 Elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd-HHGSJdebgs9eo6pfKyMQx8Xu-7CUgKZ1pPFE29ylgIHSYQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Nominate yourself<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Nominations CLOSE &#8211; 5 October<\/li><li>Voting OPENS &#8211; 14 October<br>Voting CLOSES &#8211; 21 October<br>RESULTS ANNOUNCED &#8211; 22 October<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Drop-in sessions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in running in the GSA Autumn 2020 elections and want to find out more, you can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Attend a virtual drop-in session to ask questions (all events are on Facebook)<ul><li>Monday 28 September<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Thursday 1 October<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Email the Representation and Democracy Coordinator: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"mailto:representation@yorkgsa.org\" target=\"_blank\">representation@yorkgsa.org<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill out an<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScySku1_6fGGwOyyK6v4IieItw_sCg1ECKgxlk2EDdqLdPA3g\/viewform?usp=sf_link\"> expression of interest form<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is your opportunity to get involved and volunteer at the Graduate Students&#8217; Association (GSA) to represent your fellow students and improve the postgraduate student experience here at the University. The GSA has been representing postgraduates for over 65 years and, this year, there are more positions available than EVER before. 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