AGHE Student Representative application

APPLY NOW: AGHE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE
APLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 15th, 2009

Applications are being accepted now through MAY 15th for the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) Student Representative Position on the AGHE Executive Committee, 2010-2011.

AGHE is fast becoming the international leader in advancing education on aging and is the only institutional membership organization devoted primarily to gerontology and geriatrics education since 1974. AGHE’s mission is two-fold (1) To advance gerontology and geriatrics education in academic institutions; and (2) To provide leadership and support of gerontology and geriatrics education to faculty and students in educational institutions. AGHE is the educational unit of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA).

The role of the AGHE Student Representative is to facilitate student interests and address student concerns within AGHE. Responsibilities include: serving as a voting member of the AGHE Executive Committee; chairing the AGHE Student Committee; sitting on various AGHE Committees and Task Forces as requested; running events at Annual Meetings of AGHE and GSA; collaborating with Sigma Phi Omega, GSA Emerging Scholars and Professions Organization (ESPO), and coordinating with the AGHE Student Institutional Representatives.

This is a great opportunity for you to assume a leadership role in the gerontology community. The position offers an excellent learning experience involving broad networking and leadership preparation. If you are concerned with student affairs and gerontological education, are innovative, and work well with others, consider applying. Details below:

CRITERIA:
To be considered for the Student Representative position, you must be enrolled in an undergraduate, masters, doctoral, or fellowship program, and must retain student status (full or part-time) for the next two years. This first year you would serve as the Student Representative Designee (June 1, 2009 through March 7, 2010) to be immediately followed by a year as the Student Representative (March 7, 2010 through March 2011). Finally, you should be able to attend both the GSA and AGHE Annual Meetings.

APPLICATION PROCESS:
Email a cover letter expressing your interest in applying for the position. Within this letter please address why you are interested in being selected the next AGHE student representative. A current copy of your curriculum vitae should also be attached in this email.

Send these materials to Angela Baker at abaker@aghe.org by May 15th, 2009. Send yours in today!

For more information about the position, please do not hesitate to contact me, Lydia Manning, AGHE Student Representative, at manninlk@muohio.edu