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Protected Writing Time
Sacramento State's Protected Writing Time is a series of workshops designed to help students with the writing progress leading to the completion of a prospectus, thesis, project, dissertation, or other academic writing/professional development. We encourage graduate students to sign-up for this workshop series to help with dedicate time to their writing. There is no cost, units, or grading for this series!
Workshops include group meetings, individual accountability measures, and at least three hours of writing each session. All sessions are held on an online platform via Canvas.
The Application for Fall 2023 Protected Writing Time has Closed
Protected Writing Time Meeting Dates (Fall 2023):
- Required: September 9 & 30, October 14 & 28, November 4 & 18, and December 2
- Optional: September 23, October 7 & 21, November 11
Meeting Times: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC)
General Information:
The Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) represents university graduate students and serves as the student advisory group to the Dean and ASI Director of Graduate Studies. GSAC's function is to encourage involvement with the University and the advancement of graduate and professional studies. GSAC will also serve as a conduit for information between the university graduate administration, the ASI Director, and graduate students, as well as, assisting the Dean in advocating and support graduate education on campus. GSAC will be compromised of one representative from each academic degree program and meet twice a semester to discuss relevant opportunities, policies, and other information.
In April, each academic department selects graduate students to represent their programs during the next academic year. The department will have its own method of appointing or electing its representative to the GSAC. The Dean and ASI Director will traditionally hold an orientation for the incoming GSAC representatives before the end of each spring semester. If you have questions about serving as your program's GSAC representative, contact your Graduate Coordinator.
Responsibilities of GSAC Members:
- Attend the orientation session held in the spring term prior to service on the group (when applicable);
- Participate in regularly scheduled GSAC committee meetings;
- Assist the ASI Director in providing a voice of graduate students to the university faculty and administration;
- Serve as an advisory body to the Dean on the advancement of graduate and professional studies;
- Represent the interests of the graduate and professional students in their department;
- Inform students in their department of all activities, deadlines, and information presented at the GSAC meetings; and
- Notify the ASI Director, the department's Graduate Coordinator and/or Graduate Dean's Office if they are unable to complete the term.
Meetings: Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
The scheduled meeting time for the Graduate Student Advisory Council is on the third Thursday of the month in the evenings from 5:00pm - 6:00pm. All GSAC meetings are held on Zoom.
- Meetings are held at least twice a semester.
Click here to submit a GSAC Interest Form
Program Representatives: 2023 - 2024
Representing | Member | |
---|---|---|
ASI Director of Graduate Studies | Hisham Hussain | asigraddirector@csus.edu |
Accountancy (MS) | Vacant | TBA |
Anthropology | Vacant | TBA |
Applied Behavior Analysis | Vacant | TBA |
Art | Vacant | TBA |
Audiology Doctorate (Au.D.) | Vacant | TBA |
Biological Sciences (MA) | Vacant | TBA |
Biological Sciences (MS) | Taylor Akers | taylorfayakers@csus.edu |
Biotechnology | Vacant | TBA |
Business Administration (MBA) | Jasreet Barn | jasreetbarn@csus.edu |
Business Administration (Executive - EMBA) | Amera Frazee | amerafrazee2@csus.edu |
Business Administration (International - IMBA) | Vacant | TBA |
Business Analytics | Vacant | TBA |
Chemistry | Adrienne Cruz | adriennecruz@csus.edu |
Child & Adolescent Development | Marisha Kashyap | marishakashyap@csus.edu |
Civil Engineering | Vacant | TBA |
Composition, Rhetoric, & Professional Writing | Vacant | TBA |
Communication Sciences & Disorders | Vacant | TBA |
Communication Studies | Vacant | TBA |
Computer Engineering | Vacant | TBA |
Computer Science | Harshith Sai Veeraiah | harshithveeraiah@csus.edu |
Counseling | Vacant | TBA |
Criminal Justice | Susan Juarez | sjuarez3@csus.edu |
Economics | Vacant | TBA |
Education Doctorate (Ed.D.) | Asianya Jones | asianyajones@csus.edu |
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies (MA) | Heidi Torres | heiditorres@csus.edu |
Electrical Engineering | Vacant | TBA |
English (Literature & Creative Writing) | Vacant | TBA |
Finance (MS) | Vacant | TBA |
Gender & Equity Studies in Education | Vacant | TBA |
Geology | Vacant | TBA |
History | Vacant | TBA |
Humanities | Vacant | TBA |
Industrial-Organizational Psychology | Vacant | TBA |
Kinesiology | Vacant | TBA |
Language & Literacy | Vacant | TBA |
Mathematics | Vacant | TBA |
Mechanical Engineering | Jessica Refe | jrefe2@csus.edu |
Music | Vacant | TBA |
Multicultural Education | Nora Zade | nszade@csus.edu |
Nursing (MSN) | Vacant | TBA |
Nutrition and Food | Arjudeep Kaur | arjudeepkaur2@csus.edu |
Physical Therapy Doctorate (DPT) | Vacant | TBA |
Political Science | Veronica Mozqueda | vmozqueda@csus.edu |
Psychology | Rebekah Williams | rebekahwilliams@csus.edu |
Public Health | Kara Reyes | karareyes@csus.edu |
Public History | Vacant | TBA |
Public Policy & Administration | Tahmirah Mecca | tahmirahmecca@csus.edu |
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Administration | Vacant | TBA |
School Psychology (Ed.S.) | Vacant | TBA |
Social Work (MSW) | Teryn Heckers | theckers@csus.edu |
Sociology | Vacant | TBA |
Software Engineering | Vacant | TBA |
Spanish | Vacant | TBA |
Special Education (Teaching) | Vacant | TBA |
Special Major | Vacant | TBA |
Teacher Education (MAT) | Vacant | TBA |
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | Vacant | TBA |
Universal Design for E-learning | Vacant | TBA |
Graduate Scholar Opportunities
The Office of Graduate Studies is dedicated to assisting our students in expanding their academic professional development. As part of that mission, we are providing information on funding opportunities that are open to graduate-level studies. Funding opportunities are posted on a rolling basis, please check our website regularly for updated information:
2023 - 2024 Opportunities
- Sac State Grad Slam 2024
- The Student Research & Creative Activity Spring Symposium (link coming soon)
- Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2024