CAMPUS BRIEF:Thursday, April 8, 1999

GAPSA elects executive board for 1999-2000 Candidates for the executive board came from both the general assembly, which has over 30 members representing each of the University's 12 graduate schools, as well as from outside the organization. Outgoing GAPSA Chairperson and second-year Wharton graduate student Doug Hagan was replaced by Deb James, a second-year student in the Graduate School of Education. James is the group's former first vice chairperson and treasurer. "I'm very excited about the new board -- they're a diverse group of people from different schools," James said. First-year Social Work graduate student Kendra Nicholson, who previously served as GAPSA's office manager -- a paid position not part of the executive board -- will replace James as GAPSA's first vice chairperson and treasurer. Khalid Jarabieh, a student in the Graduate School of Fine Arts, was elected the vice chairperson for communications. The new vice chairperson for nominations is Heather Mayes of the Fels Center of Government. And Kyle Farley, a second-year History graduate student in the School of Arts and Sciences, was elected vice chairperson for policy. First-year Wharton graduate student Victor Calanog was elected vice chairperson for student affairs and the new vice chairperson for special projects is Craig Cognetti, also a first-year Wharton graduate student. Bo Liang, a third-year Chemistry graduate student, will serve as chairperson of the Graduate Inter-School Activities Council. Hagan called his experience as GAPSA chairperson "rewarding" and "enjoyable." He said the group accomplished a great deal during his tenure, including sponsoring a residential survey, participating in Christmas in April -- a community service project -- and formalizing the funding process for graduate clubs. -- Alexandra Minkovich