About CoLEAGS
Mission Statement
The goal of CoLEAGS is to improve the academic, professional, and social experience of graduate students in the Department of English and Comparative Literature through effective advocacy, organization, and planning.
Accomplishing this mission involves the following activities:
- Understanding the concerns of graduate students and advocating to see those concerns are addressed
- Facilitating effective, professional, and collegial communication between graduate students and members of the faculty and administration
- Organizing events that foster professionalization among graduate students (see Professional Activities)
- Organizing events that enrich the intellectual environment of the program (see Intellectual Activities)
- Planning social events to build a sense of community and provide opportunities to network with other graduate students (see Social Activities)
Detailed information about how CoLEAGS fulfills its mission is available on the Activities page.
CoLEAGS Officers
2009 - 2010 Academic Year
- Jake Burnett
Heath Sledge - Co-Presidents
- Erin Bartles (ENGL)
Michael Rulon (CMPL) - Co-Vice Presidents and Teaching Liaisons
- Ben Bolling (ENGL)
Alexis Seccombe (CMPL) - Social Chairs
- Ilouise Bradford
Jenny Flaherty - Critical Speakers Chairs
- Katie Carlson
Matthew Luter - Colloquium Coordinator
- Meredith Farmer
Ashley Reed - Grad Forum Coordinators
- Anna Panszczyk
- Writing Group Coordinator
- Genevieve Romeo
- Mentoring Coordinator
- Emily Bunner
- Treasurer
- Kate Attkisson
Ben Sammons - GPSF Senators
- Michael Cadwallader
- Webmaster