The GSA co-presidents act as liaisons between the graduate students in the department and the departmental leadership, speaking to departmental leadership on behalf of the graduate students on issues pertinent to the lives and well-being of graduate students. They also have a variety of other duties, including assigning office space, administering the annual departmental survey, and running the nomination process for graduate student leadership and graduate student awards.
The GPSF representative is the departmental liaison to the UNC graduate and professional student federation who speaks on behalf of graduate students in meetings of the GPSF and relays information back to students about the activities of the GPSF.
The graduate student representatives for the social committee assist in providing and coordinating social functions for all sociology graduate students.
The graduate student representatives to the graduate studies committee operate on behalf of graduate students to provide recommendations for course offerings and keep graduate students in the department informed about the committee’s actions and decisions.
The graduate student technical liaison acts as a liaison between students and technical staff on issues surrounding technological assets within the department.
The graduate student colloquium representative works on behalf of the graduate students with the colloquium committee to provide recommendations and keep graduate students in the department informed on the committee’s actions and decisions.