Take Note!
- Nominations (including self-nominations) for the LSA Executive Committee are due by March 22. Please send nominations, supporting statements, and inquiries to Richard P. Meier, Chair of the Nominating Committee.
- Proposals for Organized Sessions for the LSA's 2011 Annual Meeting are being accepted through April 23, 2010. Read more ...
- The LSA has launched a free membership program for new PhDs. Learn more.
Committee on Student Issues and Concerns (COSIAC)
Background
Established in 2007.
Charge
To address issues and concerns of student members.
Responsibilities
To address issues and concerns of student members; to review services currently provided to student members, with an eye to expanding and improving them; and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on ways to increase student participation and involvement in LSA activities. It is expected that this Committee will be composed primarily of student members.
Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Expanding and updating content for students on the LSA website.
- Suggesting topics and speakers for professional development sessions at the Annual Meeting and Linguistic Institute.
- Assisting with outreach to prospective student members, in consultation with COMSIT.
- Consulting with COSWL and CEDL on issues affecting female and minority students.
- Assisting with the development of mentoring programs among LSA members.
Membership (open)
- Current Bloch Fellow (Chair)
- At least 6 members, serving three-year terms
- Composed primarily of students
Committee Members
- Scott Grimm, Stanford University, Chair (2011)
- LaNysha Adams, Columbia University (2012)
- Danielle Alfandre (2012)
- Maryam Bakht, New York University (2012)
- Austin Bennett, Case Western Reserve University (2012)
- Evan Bradley, University of Delaware (2012)
- Carmen Carnerero (2012)
- Gary Davenport, Youngstown State University (2012)
- Ryan Denzer-King, University of Montana (2012)
- Margrit Duckwitz (2012)
- Meredith Larson, Northwestern University (2010)
- Shiti Malhotra, University of Maryland (2012)
- Susan Mann (2012)
- Michal Martinez (2012)
- Yaron McNabb, University of Chicago (2010)
- Robin Melnick (2011)
- Shakthi Poornima, University at Buffalo (2011)
- Sravana Reddy, University of Chicago (2012)
- Jodi Reich (2012)
- Olivia N. Sammons, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (2012)
- Katharina Schuhmann, Stony Brook University (2012)
- Michiko Vartanian, California State University, Long Beach (2012)
