GSA Committees

This committee reviews applications for the Brennan Summer Fellowship Awards and also reviews nominations for the three GSA Recognition Awards. For further information, contact gsa.brennan@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Giuliana Piccione

• Menashe Roberts

• Zarah Robinson

• Madeline Jackson

Members of this committee plan and run the logistics leading up to the annual Graduate Research Symposium in the Spring Semester and review submissions from SLU graduate students for presentation at the Symposium. For more information, contact gsa.symposium@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Wan-Ling Hsu

• Alina Abdurakhimova 

• Sarah Carlson

• Kat Walcott

• Michael Thiele

• Cheyenne Burns

• Lokesh Coomar

• Grace Vavrik

• Noel Raybon

• Stephanie Hartling

Members of the Professional Development Awards Committee review awards applications for conferences, workshops, or other relevant professional enrichment opportunities throughout the academic year. For details, contact gsa.finance@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Rebekah Boos

• Grace Wang

• Claudia Walch

• Katie Holloway

• Fangli Weng

• Megan Pater

This committee plans and runs social events for SLU graduate students throughout the year. For more details, contact gsa.social@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Ashley Dent

• Jeremy Gries

• Devon Bennett

• Laney Miller

• Paityn Upton

• Riley Jackson

• Madison Veres

Members of this committee are responsible for planning and running events for physical and mental wellness of graduate students. Events normally occur at the end of the Fall Semester. For additional information, contact gsa.wellness@slu.edu.

• Inactive this year

The Diversity and Inclusion Committee (chaired by the Vice-President of Diversity and Inclusion) will be tasked to oversee events and concerns related to matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion. For additional information, contact gsa.diversity@slu.edu

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Bob Bagley

• Chelsea Holden

• Yamilet Campos

• Abhishek Gurudwar

For more details, contact gsa.international@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Krishna Reddy Syamala

• Sushma Dasari

• Isabella Parker

• Gurwinder Kaur

For additional information, contact gsa@slu.edu.

2024-2025 Committee Members

• Alexander Zhang 

• Libby Kolbus

• Pooja Ramankutty 

Occasionally, the GSA has ad hoc committees created to address particular needs.  Some of these committees include Constitutional and Bylaw Review Committee (2019-2020), Executive Board Positional Committee (2019-2020), and a Special Task Force Committee on Graduate Assistant Health Insurance (2015-2016).