Hello, friends,
We hope this note finds you safe and well, and want to archive here, for the record, the events of the ESA 2019-2020 Committees.
We’re writing—albeit belatedly—to wrap up this year’s ESA business. here’s a digest of everything you’ll find in this message:
- Some abbreviated updates from PSC Steward Olivia Wood;
- Links to view-only versions of ESA meeting agendas;
- Links to view-only versions of meeting notes from other Program-related matters, including Graduate Council meetings and Executive Committee meetings, among other gatherings; and
- A table listing next year’s ESA committees and details about other elections-related news.
FIRST: UPDATES FROM PSC STEWARD OLIVIA WOOD
Olivia Wood, the Program’s PSC steward, wrote to the listserv earlier this month to communicate a number of useful updates, one of which is an effort to gauge the impact of COVID-19 on the Graduate Center community.
- Fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/UexnzFFadaQfL6wA8
SECOND: ESA MEETING AGENDAS
We’ve had a remarkable year! ICYMI, here are links to view-only versions of agendas from this year’s ESA meetings:
- ESA Meeting 1 (9/19/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tevDrHWXSBnxpHsw004DHmZnYRr80gA3Bi8UbOALX2I/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 2 (10/25/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/15xTNuHfbVez7bzg997jrwvz3RqCP-pmU5z7RAF_T4sA/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 3 (11/14/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QeaDq0sS-IItUgE4rwuZ85B9GaHVzZACitGMu_3D2io/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 4 (12/6/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mDcppHT5Y4MInfsAoqgdzt4LlUl-GxjOxzf5oiMYUXE/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 5 (2/6/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FBnfv1yGNH0LrlO-1jq08MII2vUSop_A4k5isAocpYI/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 6 (3/4/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SDRiVIMbkdKyeShYwvRs92RT1FJWPhroMSDKtFiQEHM/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Meeting 7 (4/2/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1c5wsLdufL5ByCrQb1IFuLKWrJIOnQZgiUW1tk1blup8/edit?usp=sharing
NEXT: NOTES FROM OTHER PROGRAM-RELATED MEETINGS
In addition to collecting notes from the ESA’s structured meetings, we’ve also been keeping tabs on other Program-related gatherings. Here are links to view-only versions of meeting notes that might interest you:
- September Executive Committee meeting (9/6/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mowIE_wuXkPS3jAljCjW04c5gEBITAU3ukWSwhSbm-E/edit?usp=sharing
- October Executive Committee meeting (10/4/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/12sdSqKxqxMsb–cuO_rxk4u_23DcORlfAUdICNrlWis/edit?usp=sharing
- Open Diversity Committee meeting (10/25/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1moq8NcbLXNnvzNWb3KABV4kjH-CjU1Y04XrM0aaQVzo/edit?usp=sharing
- October Graduate Council meeting (10/30/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4uqkurZEk7ltja8nuikEALzg6ea-f_TdIstX54Aij8/edit?usp=sharing
- ESA Diversity Forum (11/8/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-x5OX8UskQh-1aa3aQDACukBpsfjNgTIP88ToZZYt_Q/edit?usp=sharing
- See also Will Arguelles’ extremely detailed and well-prepared introductory remarks here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1x99YyiE-9bDlfY_96H8BR0c2HQbvP7zT0jj8uSH3onU/edit?usp=sharing
- November Executive Committee meeting (11/10/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mfjhlg412W0LrH6-Fb6Z3ZOudq11_r7c2MpssYhioN4/edit?usp=sharing
- Fall Open Executive Committee meeting (12/6/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Zg_oiyLLMfs622xKQxhqjMzwLDv1ZBN2eyZ-iRccd2w/edit?usp=sharing
- December Graduate Council meeting (12/12/19): https://docs.google.com/document/d/11teMTwnVGyMRTCx4dQncunKSuxbacl4DAuS11sBdy64/edit?usp=sharing
- January Executive Committee meeting (1/31/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NCIYRqGDnE0lB0py-WU2tQuhrlNeyLJQKvTbx681wC4/edit?usp=sharing
- February Executive Committee meeting (2/28/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ylf_UrTQVQlfQTd3KYAKqstrAW3z0Gl9djAUJtfNOY/edit?usp=sharing
- Open Program meeting (3/27/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oiXb6kNBE2iLMR6RWol0yLUZoAAfz5Jb9xnK60zAU8M/edit?usp=sharing
- April Executive Committee meeting (4/3/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iq3eEnDb19nixU7jCksUuJoKixl_thZ-JfAbzWSoJBo/edit?usp=sharing
- Open Program meeting on Admissions (4/17/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/191w9q3DkaBbGKqtkYFkJE5G-qYmwW-tKkbu2fSDkCgs/edit?usp=sharing
- May Graduate Council meeting (5/6/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J-b1z6KPtz3U3QvD_M6TTF-cvUDjbD8vvWo7NBn73kI/edit?usp=sharing
- May Open Executive Committee meeting (5/8/20): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iPwvVznxjfBFgggeG_EZrIkfCBXUhe_OKE2JW03jLas/edit?usp=sharing
LAST, THOUGH NOT LEAST: AY 2020-2021 ESA ELECTION RESULTS
Finally, we’d like to share with you the results of the elections for AY 2020-2021 offices and committees. Here’s what next year’s committees look like as of May 2020:
Committee (# of seats) | AY 2020-2021 Members |
Admissions and Financial Aid (8) | Onur Ayaz
Sharanya Dutta Daniel Hengel Christian Lewis Emily Price Nik Valdez Michell Wilson |
Alumni and Fundraising (4) | Sukie Kim
Stefano Morello Queenie Sukhadia |
Co-Chair (variable) | Will Arguelles
Genevieve Bettendorf Olivia Wood |
Conference Operations (variable) | [null] |
Conference Steering (variable) | Miranda Hajduk
Emily Price |
Course Assessment (6) | Onur Ayaz
Cary Fitzgerald |
Curriculum (2) | Mitchell Wilson |
Diversity (6) | Filipa Calado
Miranda Hajduk Daniel Hengel Emily Price Nik Valdez |
Elections (2) | Onur Ayaz |
Executive (2 plus 2 co-chairs) | Shoumik Bhattacharya
Michele Chinitz |
Faculty Membership (2) | Jacob Aplaca
Filipa Calado |
Friday Forum (2) | Miranda Hajduk
Bradley Nelson |
Placement (4) | Queenie Sukhadia |
Recruitment (5) | Christian Fryer-Davis
Daniel Hengel Michell Wilson |
Representative Outreach (6) | Jacob Aplaca
Dainy Bernstein Miranda Hajduk Stefano Morello |
Website and Editorial (6) | Param Ajmera
Nicole Cote Cary Fitzgerald Zach Muhibauer Queenie Sukhadia Mitchell Wilson |
Organized by Emily Price and Miranda Hajduk, the upcoming 2021 ESA Conference is titled: End Times: Approaches to the Apocalypse. More to come from Emily and Miranda about this JUICY topic—and from the incoming Co-Chairs regarding vacancies. (If you’d like to read up on what is and isn’t possible regarding this second point, you can access a read-only copy of the Constitution and By-Laws here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nxbIxtW0kaQWTx-s6CTgfOP60lVJPPLmB2_Cr_5yEls/edit?usp=sharing.)
MOST OF ALL: A FINAL ADIEU
In order not to clog your inboxes with another “thanks through hard times” message, let’s end with two simple notes of gratitude:
Thanks, all, for your happy fellowship this year.
We are still joyfully yours—
Will Arguelles, Gen Bettendorf, and Christina Katopodis
The 2019-2020 ESA Co-Chairs