Professional Documents
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SAGE Working Groups 2017-18 Review
The SAGE Coalition working groups are tasked with tracking legislation that
affects graduate and professional students as well as drafting advocacy white
papers on relevant topics within the group’s purview.
Campus Climate
Focus: Issues impacting the student experience on campus including, but not
limited to: free speech, campus sexual assault and Title IX, and Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives. 2017 Chair: Samantha Fuchs
(sfuchs@utexas.edu)
Campus Wellness
Focus: Issues related to students’ well being on campus including, but not
limited to: mental health resources. 2017 Chair: Fabio Urbina
(fabiou@email.unc.edu)
Finance
Focus: Issues affecting the affordability of graduate education including, but
not limited to: student debt, financial aid, and taxes. 2017 Chair: Lucca Henrion
(lhenrion@umich.edu)
Immigration
Focus: Issues related to immigration reforms affecting graduate students
including, but not limited to: visa caps, optional practical training, and
protections for undocumented students. 2017 Chair: Alex Vazsonyi
(vazsonyi@umich.edu)
Research Funding
Focus: Governmental and external funding allocations that support student
research, innovation, and economic activity. 2017 Chair, Madelyn Percy
(madelynp@live.unc.edu)
Any graduate or professional student currently enrolled at a SAGE member
institution may join a SAGE working group. The SAGE Coalition encourages
students at all member institutions to join a working group if they are
passionate about that issue. Multiple students from a single institution may be
part of a working group. Students interested in joining a working group or with
any questions about the working groups should email both the Working Group
Chair and the SAGE Political Director.
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SAGE Contact Sheet
Executive Board
Chair: Madelyn Percy (chair.sage@gmail.com)
Vice Chair: Alexander Vazsonyi (vicechair.sage@gmail.com)
Political Director: Kelsey Hood (policy.sage@gmail.com)
Internal Affairs Director: Sarah Carlson (internalaffairs.sage@gmail.com)
Communications Director: Johnny Quispe (communications.sage@gmail.com)
Working Group POC’s
Student Finance: Lily Trieu (lily.trieu@utexas.edu)
Immigration: Purna Doddapaneni (doddapanenipc@tamu.edu)
Gender Equity & Sexual Harassment: Rachel Coombs (rsc30@pitt.edu) and
Christine Gwillim (cgwillim@utexas.edu)
Research Funding: Juan Ybarra (jybarra@eng.ucsd.edu)
Student Health: Jennifer Enriquez (jme53@pitt.edu) and Lucca Henrion
(lhenrion@umich.edu)
Data Management & Security: Fabio Urbina (fabiou@email.unc.edu)