The "Meet Your Student Leaders" series provides graduate students and postdoctoral fellows an opportunity to get to know the students who run the various graduate student organizations at UAB.
Q: What is your name, age and program of study?
A: “Sade Williams, 24, and I’m a doctoral student in the CMDB Theme of GBS.”
Q: What is your role within the organization?
A: “Parliamentarian, Chair of Constitution Committee.”
Q: What responsibilities does that role entail?
A: “Ensure the constitution is up-to-date and that all meetings are run in an organized, effective manner.”
Q: How much time do you dedicate to the organization?
A: “The executive committee meets three times a month. I also have constitution committee meetings scheduled throughout the year.”
Q: How are you benefitting from this leadership position? How will it help you achieve your future career goals? What are you learning from this role?
A: “Being in a leadership position teaches you responsibility and accountability, both of which are very valuable traits to apply to your career.”
Q: Why should graduate students get involved in student organizations?
A: “Everyone should have an extracurricular activity that gets them away from their studies. Getting involved also lets you make a difference.”
Q: Why should graduate students get involved in leadership positions within those student organizations?
A: “Being in a leadership position allows you to have some say so in what that organization does and stand for, which is important.”
Q: How do you balance being a graduate student with the responsibilities that come from this leadership position?
A: “Having time management skills is key.”
Q: What else do you do?
A: “I am a Women in Science Mentor, in the GBS Curriculum Committee, on the Admissions Committee for CMDB and the Secretary of GCAT.”