Graduate Liaison Committee (GLC)
The Graduate Liaison Committee (GLC) facilitates communication and the flow of information between the department's graduate students and its faculty. In addition, the GLC is a social body that works to foster a graduate community and to increase knowledge of the challenges and opportunities of the historian in the academic and broader community.
The GLC consists of representatives elected annually with at least one MA or PhD student, one PhD candidate, and one student employee serving on the committee. Elections are held in spring quarter.
The 2023-24 GLC representatives are Ragya Kaul, Sally (Sachra) Sergeleng, Sierra Mondragon, and Hannah Scherr.
Graduate Professional Student Senate (GPSS)
The Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) was established in 1967 as an advocacy organization for graduate and professional students at the University of Washington. In addition to championing graduate student concerns, GPSS provides a variety of services to graduate and professional students.
Phi Alpha Theta
The University of Washington is home to the Delta Iota chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students. All graduate students are automatically eligible for membership; students admitted to Phi Alpha Theta through chapters at other schools may transfer their membership without expense.
Committees & Working Groups
Graduate students also serve on many other departmental committees and working groups such as the Diversity Committee and faculty search committees.