Newsletter
Volume 30 | 2007 | Number 1
Updates from the Behavioral Community
ABA Student Committee News and Updates, Spring 2007
By Marianne Jackson
Your Student Representatives:
- Current: Marianne Jackson, University of Nevada, Reno
- Elect: Corina Jimenez-Gomez, Utah State University
- Past: Christy Alligood, West Virginia University
Mission of the ABA Student Committee
The ABA Student Committee is an organization that represents the interests of the student members of ABA, and draws its participants from the student membership. The mission of this committee is to ensure that the student membership is provided opportunities for professional growth, collaboration, and contribution within ABA and the professional community as a whole. Additionally, the ABA Student Committee is responsible for collecting and disseminating information of interest to the student membership.
Update on 2007 Convention in San Diego
As the 2007 convention draws nearer we would like to encourage student members to book their rooms as soon as possible, for those who have not already done so. This year’s convention has already proven to be even busier and more popular than previous years, and so room blocks may fill up quickly.
The student committee has successfully organized 17 student-sponsored events for the 2007 convention, and in May we will send an e-mail to all student members outlining the schedule of these events. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the Program Representatives who were critical to the organization of these events.
Student Involvement
Since the last newsletter, many of our student members have selected Program Representatives. As we discussed in the last newsletter, the role of the program representatives is to provide an advisory committee for the student representative, allowing for communication with many more of our student members. As mentioned above, they also provide some greatly needed assistance in the preparation of our increasingly expanding list of student-sponsored events.
The list of selected Program Representatives is as follows:
- Aaron Lesser
- Jason Vladescu, Central Michigan University
- Daniel Singleton, Jacksonville State University
- Jón Grétar Sigurjónsson, National University of Ireland, Galway
- Amanda Guld, Ohio State University
- Kristen Rost, Queens College
- Kate Fiske, Rutgers University: Clinical Psychology
- Sharlet Butterfield, University of Nevada, Reno
- Andrew Scherbarth, University of North Texas
- Amanda Adcock, University of North Texas: Clinical Psychology
- Katy Krohn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Katie Wamhoff, University of Texas, Austin
- Cade Charlton, Utah State University
- Jessica Long, West Virginia University
- Candice M. Jostad, Western Michigan University
Student Representative Elections
Once again it is time for our student body to elect a new representative to the ABA Executive Council. This elected representative will serve for a three-year term during which they will attend all Council meetings as your representative. This three-year term includes one year as student representative-elect, in which they “learn the ropes,” so to speak; one year as the current student representative, during which they vote on Council matters on behalf of all student members, organize all student-sponsored events, and coordinate activities of the Program Representatives (in addition to writing these fabulous newsletter articles!); and a final year in which they support the newer representatives with their vast experience and wisdom. Given these roles, the election of the new student representative is a decision in which all student members should participate.
The election ballots will be sent to all student members shortly. We hope that everyone will consider each candidate carefully, and vote on the individual you consider most suitable for this position as your representative. The student representative is your voice, and vote, on matters discussed at the Executive Council meetings, and as such is an important way to have your opinions heard.
Good luck to the nominees!
The ABA Student Committee consistently has volunteer opportunities available for ABA’s student members. As such, we invite any who wishes to become involved in the committee’s activities to contact your student representative (Marianne Jackson at mariannejackson78@hotmail.com) with your interests and a brief statement of how you would like to be involved. Further information on the structure or activities of the student committee can be found on the ABA Web site at the following link: www.abainternational.org/aba/student_committee.asp.