Graduate Student Assembly

 America Alvarez (PhD-Geological Sciences), President

As President, my goal is to work collaboratively with the GSA Executive Board, Graduate Program Representatives, the Graduate School, SGA, other UTEP departments, and the El Paso-Juárez community to coordinate programs and events for all graduate students to promote inclusivity and overall success.

 Mohammad "Rub" Rahman (MA-Political Science), Vice President- Internal

Hello everyone! I am Mohammad Rahman and I am Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Department of Political Science. As the GSA Vice President of Internal Affairs, I feel proud to represent and stand with the graduate students at the UTEP. My goal is to facilitate proactive participation of the UTEP graduate students in the GSA. As GSA Vice President, I am responsible to work with other GSA executive members for fostering and maintaining relationships across the UTEP and representing graduate student interests.

Brianna Trejo (MA-Leadership Studies and Sociology), Vice President- External

My name is Brianna Trejo, I am a pursuing a double Masters with the Leadership Studies and Sociology Department. My goal as Vice President of External Affairs is to support our graduate students by providing opportunities to develop professional skills needed for the workforce after graduation through the development of events in collaboration with others to support this mission. I hope to also provide a collaborative experience for our graduate students who are doing both non-thesis and thesis tracks by providing them with the opportunity to share these experiences and/or their research with their peers and undergraduate students in an effort to also inspire the next generation of UTEP graduate students.

Anapaula Themann (PhD-Psychology), Secretary

I joined Graduate Student Assembly because I believe it is the heart of where long-lasting change can take place for graduate students at UTEP. As GSA Secretary, my goal is to represent the views and promote the general welfare of the graduate student community.

Jessica Martinez (PhD-Borderlands History), Communications 

My name is Jessica Martinez, and I am a Ph.D. student in the Borderlands History Department. As Communications Officer, my goal is to familiarize UTEP’s graduate students with GSA and its services by creating communication content on behalf of GSA. 

Contact:
www.facebook.com/groups/utepGSA

gradSA@utep.edu

Jesse Singleton, MS, Advisor
jasingleton@utep.edu