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The GSG has held general elections for its seven officer positions: Chair, Parliamentary Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, Press Secretary, Treasurer, and Social Chair.

• Read the election results.
• Read the Election Committee's final report.
• See the March 2008 Assembly minutes.
• The 2008 Election Committee has been dissolved. Information regarding the 2009 GSG Officer Elections should be available by January 2009.

The results of the 2008 GSG officer elections are as follows:

• Christina Hultholm was elected as Chair;
• Ashley Thrall was approved as Parliamentary Secretary;
• Jenna Losh was approved as Corresponding Secretary;
• Anne Twitty was elected as Press Secretary;
• Marina Paul was re-elected as Recording Secretary;
• Manos Koukoumidis was elected as Treasurer; and
• Yi Wang was elected as Social Chair.

These results were certified by the Assembly of the GSG at the March 2008 Assembly meeting.

The total vote counts are as follows:

• Chair
  • Silvia Bulow: 248
  • Christina Hultholm: 299
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 21
  • Abstain: 315
  • Total: 883
• Parliamentary Secretary
  • Approve Ashley Thrall: 538
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 30
  • Abstain: 315
  • Total: 883
• Corresponding Secretary
  • Approve Jenna Losh: 547
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 36
  • Abstain: 300
  • Total: 883
• Press Secretary
  • Stephanie Budijono: 180
  • Kevin Collins: 148
  • Hagar ElBishlawi: 48
  • Noah T. Jafferis: 60
  • Praveena Joseph-de Saram: 55
  • Anne Twitty: 189
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 15
  • Abstain: 188
  • Total: 883
• Recording Secretary
  • Tomiko Ballantyne: 226
  • Marina Paul: 262
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 21
  • Abstain: 374
  • Total: 883
• Treasurer
  • Andrew McElroy: 140
  • Emmanouil ("Manos") Koukoumidis: 304
  • Raghuveer K Vinukollu: 112
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 24
  • Abstain: 303
  • Total: 883
• Social Chair
  • Konstantinos ("Kostas") Aisopos: 318
  • Yi Wang: 340
  • Disapprove of all candidates: 20
  • Abstain: 205
  • Total: 883

Duties

Information about the positions and their duties, as well as an outline of the election rules, is available here:

• The Constitution, Article V on the duties of officers

• The By-Laws, Article III, with additional duties and election procedures

Time Commitment

Each position varies somewhat in the time required for the position. The entire Executive Committee typically holds weekly meetings, attends the monthly GSG Assembly meetings, and occasionally has meetings with administrators. The additional duties of each officer are listed in the Constitution and By-laws and typically take 1-4 hours per week, with the exception of the Chair which takes longer.

Eligibility

• No prior involvement in the GSG is required to hold an Executive Committee position and the Election Committee encourages all interested students to run for a position or get involved in other ways.
• All full-time enrolled Princeton graduate students (regularly enrolled and DCE), including degree students, non-degree students, and leave-of-absence students who were enrolled the previous year are eligible to run for a position. Also, ETDCC students can generally pay the GSG dues and become eligible to run.

Positions

Every position has a base commitment of 5-6 hours per month for monthly Assembly meetings and regular Executive Committee meetings:

• The Chair is the leader of the GSG. You are usually the first person the administration and the graduate student body will email with questions. You will also be asked to represent graduate students at university events, on various committees, and to Princeton alumni.
  Commitment more than base hours: 10-15 hours/month
• The Parliamentary Secretary keeps the GSG meetings running smoothly. You are responsible for making sure each department/program sends representatives to Assembly.
  Commitment more than base hours: 3 hours/month
• The Corresponding Secretary manages communication among the GSG, the administration, and the graduate student body. You are responsible for updating the GSG website and responding to emails sent to our gsg@ email.
  Commitment more than base hours: 5 hours/month
• The Press Secretary maintains contact with campus and local media services.
  Commitment more than base hours: 3 hours/month
• The Recording Secretary maintains the records of the GSG, which mainly means taking notes at our monthly Assembly meetings.
  Commitment more than base hours: 4 hours/month
• The Treasurer maintains the financial records and the budget. You will also chair the GSG Events Board, which provides funds to independent student groups.
  Commitment more than base hours: 10 hours/month
• The Social Chair coordinates and organizes GSG social events.
  Commitment more than base hours: variable depending on events

For questions or additional information please email:  gsgelect@princeton.edu

Also, contact the current officers to find out more about the positions.

Parking Incentive

The Parking Office provides special on-campus parking privileges for GSG Executive Committee officers and GSG committee chairs (Academic Affairs, Facilities, Health & Life, Campus Relations). The GSG permit allows these students to park on-campus during the day in lot 7, lot 3 and the regular graduate lots without a hangtag. This serves as an incentive for the student volunteers and assists them when traveling between their offices/labs and on-campus meetings to represent graduate students.

Housing Incentive

The Graduate School and the Housing office provide priority in the housing draw for the seven (7) members of the GSG Executive Committee (committee chairs will not be included). Elected officers will be given priority just below the residential committees (Butler Committee, Lawrence Committee, GC House Committee, etc.) and before other students. This will ensure that as an enrolled student (including DCE), you will be successful in housing and will have a higher lottery number for getting an room/apartment assignment.

Note: These incentives serve both as a reward for serving the graduate student body and to assist officers in performing their duties (easier travel to meetings, living with other student in campus housing, etc). They come with the expectation that you will perform all the duties of your elected role and participate fully in the GSG. Any officer who is not adequately performing their duties risks being removed from office or having the privileges taken away. These incentives may change from year to year at the discretion of the GSG, Graduate School, Housing Office, and/or Parking Office.

The following is a summary of the 2008 election process. For more details see the election plan and the GSG Assembly minutes from December 2007 and January 2008.

1. Election Committee announces election: Saturday, January 12.
2. Deadline for nominations: 11:59 pm Monday, February 4.
• Nominees will be contacted to confirm their interest and asked to submit campaign statements.
3. Deadline for candidate statements: 11:59 pm Tuesday, February 12.
• Also deadline for post-enrolled candidates to pay dues to run in the election. DCE students are enrolled and have already paid dues. Only ETDCC students should need to pays dues to run in the election.
4. Announcement of candidates: Friday, February 15.
5. "Meet the Candidates" Forum: 6 pm - 7:30 pm Wednesday, February 27, McCormick 101 (art museum theater).
6. On-line voting: 12:00 am Saturday, March 1 through 11:59 pm Friday, March 7.
7. Preliminary vote counts provided to candidates and GSG Assembly: Tuesday, March 11.
8. Election count and announcement: Wednesday, March 19, or earlier.