Women's & Gender Studies Caucus

The Women's and Gender Studies Caucus encourages all members to vote for the next Secretary and Board Representative at this SurveyMonkey link by July 24, 2020. Candidate statements are in the SurveyMonkey link.

It is essential that at least 1/3 of the membership vote. It takes just a few minutes, and your cooperation will ensure a swift election process.

Office descriptions and duties are below.

Duties for the Secretary position 

This is a rolling position. Duties include:

• recording all minutes of WGSC meetings and submitting them for approval 
  
• corresponding with all current members about upcoming elections
• creating and holding online elections via SurveyMonkey 
  
• acting as a liaison between the Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus and the webmaster to maintain accurate and up-to-date caucus information on the website 
  
• selecting, designing, submitting, and overseeing the coordination of the caucus-sponsored panel for the next convention 
  
• supporting the Vice President with the WGS Mentorship Program 
  
• drafting pre- and post-convention newsletters 

Duties for the Board Representative position 

This is a three-year position. The Board rep acts as the liaison between the Caucus and the Board, and NeMLA's administrative staff when required. The Board rep works closely with the other Board members to ensure that the Caucus and the organization as a whole both contribute to and benefit from the other's strengths. As a member of the NeMLA board, the Board Representative 

• manages WGS Caucus panels including overseeing approval and rejection of all panels, publicizing the CFP for panels and then for papers and informing chairs of important information 
  
• attends the Fall and Spring meetings of the NeMLA Board, and prepares the Caucus Board Reports for these meetings
  
• contacts the NeMLA webmaster for website changes related to the CFP and NeMLA Board related information, and as needed
  
• provides information for the caucus newsletters and for Modern Language Studies, NeMLA's peer reviewed journal 
  
• provides the materials for the caucus table at the convention 
  
• has opportunities to read for the Book Prize and the Summer Fellowships 
  
• is part of NeMLA decision-making

Duties for the Social Media Representative position

This is a yearly position, volunteered for at the spring convention business meeting. Duties are primarily overseeing the Caucus Facebook page, which will include adding a few WGS Caucus announcements throughout the year and approving caucus members’ posts to the page. 

The NeMLA WGS Caucus operates an interdisciplinary mentoring program, which pairs senior faculty mentors with junior faculty and doctoral students. The application process for mentees will open in late fall and close November 15. To access the application, please click here. For more information or to volunteer to serve as a mentor please contact us at wgsnemla@gmail.com with the subject "WGS Mentorship Program."

The NeMLA Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus invites submissions for the “Best Essay in Women’s and Gender Studies Award.” The award is given for a paper presented at any session of the previous two NeMLA conventions using women and/or gender-centered approaches.

At its annual meeting held at the NeMLA Convention hotel site, the Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus takes nominations for new officers and invites suggestions for speakers and topics for future NeMLA Conferences.

You can join the NeMLA Women’s and Gender Studies Caucus by indicating your interest on the registration form when you join NeMLA or renew your NeMLA membership.

• Faculty at 4-year institutions: $20.00
• Full-time Lecturer/Instructor: $10.00
• Contingent Faculty: $10.00
• Graduate Student: $10.00
• High School Teacher: $10.00
• Independent Scholar: $10.00
• Librarian: $10.00
• Postdoctoral Fellow: $10.00
• Visiting Faculty: $10.00
• Academic Staff: $10.00
• Administrators: $30.00
• Undergraduate Students: $5.00

Joint memberships are also available. Add $5 to the higher paying member’s dues.

President 

Tracee Howell
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
tlh35@pitt.edu

Vice President

Forrest Johnson
York University
forj15@yorku.ca

Past President and Interim Representative to the NeMLA Board

Sarah Goldbort
University at Buffalo
sjgoldbo@buffalo.edu

Areas of interest: rape culture, British nationalism and theories of the nation, history of the book studies, and the Long Eighteenth Century

Media Representatives

Meghan Riley

Sarah Yahyaoui

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