Student Issues and Concerns (COSIAC)
To join the Student Issues and Concerns Committee, email our Secretariat staff.
Background
Established in 2007.
Charge
To address issues and concerns of student members.
Responsibilities
To address issues and concerns of student members; to review services currently provided to student members, with an eye to expanding and improving them; and to make recommendations to the Executive Committee on ways to increase student participation and involvement in LSA activities. It is expected that this Committee will be composed of student members.
Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to:
- Expanding and updating content for students on the LSA website.
- Suggesting topics and speakers for professional development sessions at the Annual Meeting and Linguistic Institute.
- Assisting with outreach to prospective student members, in consultation with COMSIT.
- Consulting with COGEL (formerly COSWL) and CEDL on issues affecting female and minority students.
- Assisting with the development of mentoring programs among LSA members.
Membership (open)
- At least 6 members, serving three-year terms
- Composed of students
Committee Chair (2023)
- Chair: Marie Bissell, The Ohio State University (2023)
- Executive Committee Liaison: Alicia Wassink
Staff Liaison: Vy Le
Recent Projects
2015 Summer Institute Professional Development Resources
Professionalization Workshops held in conjunction with LSA's Committee on the Status of Women (COSWL - this committee is now known as the Committee on Gender Equity in Linguistics - COGEL):
- Building a Web Presence (presented by Colin Phillips)
- Imposter Syndrome (presented by Penny Eckert & Monica Macaulay)
- CV Design (viewable to LSA Members only; presented by Beth Levin)
- The Publishing Process (presented by Keren Rice)
2015 Annual Meeting Professional Development Resources
- 2015 LSA Annual Meeting Special Session on the Publishing Process (with advice & information from the editors of 20+ linguistics journals)
2017 Annual Meeting Resources
- Grants for Linguistics Students Database (comment with new grants or edits)
Other Resources for Student Linguists
- Student Issues (view a list of LSA activities geared for student linguists)
- Career & Professional Development Resources
- Resources from the 2015 Summer Institute at the University of Chicago