The ESA is a student-run organization that seeks to improve living and working conditions of students in the Program by representing the interests of the students in the Graduate Center English Department. Representation includes expressing the concerns of the students to the faculty and administration as well as relaying information back to the students. The primary tasks of the ESA are to provide a forum for student concerns, sponsor a network of student mentors, oversee course evaluations, and run the student election process. In addition, the ESA runs an annual conference (with faculty participation) open to ESA members as well as students form other institutions.

• For more about how the ESA operates see ESA by-laws.
• To receive ESA announcements and be part of the ESA online community sign up for the ESA Listserv.
• To get involved, please attend one of our meetings.
  

ESA Committee Members 2007-08

Admissions and Financial Aid Committee

• Todd Barosky   
• Anne McCarthy   
• Justin Rogers-Cooper   
• Nick Sautin
• Alternate: Balaka Basu
  

Course Assessment Committee

• Talia Agrondezzi   
• Mia Chen   
• Diana Colbert   
• John Harkey   
• Robert Machado   
• Linda Neiberg
• Alternate: Annie Cranstoun
  

Curriculum Committee

• Lindsey Freer   
• Brooks Hefner
• Alernates: Debarati Biswas, Diana Colbert
  

Elections Committee

• Kelley Kawano   
• Lily Saint
• Alternate: Seamus O'Malley
  

Executive Committee

• Allyson Foster   
• Brooks Hefner   
• Carrie Shanafelt   
• Amanda Springs
• Alternate: Rebekah Sheldon
  

Faculty Membership Committee

• Helena Rebeiro   
• Carrie Shanafelt
• Alternate: Karen Weingarten
  

ESA Co-Chairs

• Jill Belli   
• Simon Fortin

Fundraising Committee

• Robert Azzarello   
• Nikhil Bilwakesh   
• Helen Davis   
• Jody Rosen   
• Erin Lee Mock   
• Matt Lau
  

Placement Committee

• Robina Khalid   
• Neil Meyer   
• Helena Ribeiro   
• Rebekah Sheldon
• Alternate: Louis Bury
  

Recruitment Committee

• Joost Burgers   
• Louis Bury   
• Louise Geddes   
• John Harkey   
• Jesse Schwartz
• Alternate: Robert Azzarello
  

Website Committee

• Helen Davis   
• Jason Schneiderman   
• Emily Sherwood   
• Kelley Kawano
  

Alumni Committee

• Sari Altschuler   
• Jill Belli
  

ESA Conference Committee

• Linda Neiberg & Jason Schneiderman – “Talking Trash: Rethinking the Abandoned, the Recovered and the Depraved”