It's that time of year where we ask for your nominations for SIG officers. Self-nominations are encouraged. We have a very active SIG, and we encourage you to consider being involved as a SIG officer. The SIG leadership is always a diverse, engaging group. The SIG Executive Committee meets twice a year via zoom - once prior to AERA and once just before NAGC. Attendance at NAGC is not required for SIG officers, but SIG officers are expected to attend and be active in the RoGCT SIG events at the AERA conference. Newly elected officers will transition into their role during the April 2026 Annual Meeting and begin their term at the close of the meeting. 

Eligibility: You must be in good standing with AERA and with the SIG. Graduate Student members may only run for the Graduate Student Representative position. Current officers may run for consecutive terms, with a limit of two consecutive terms in the same position. 

Positions:

• Assistant Program Chair (1 position, 1 year as assistant program chair, 2 years as program chair, 1 year as past program chair: 4-year commitment): The Assistant Program Chair will serve for 1 year as assistant program chair, 2 years as program chair, and 1 year as past program chair. This role is responsible for running the review process for the AERA proposals, generating the conference slate of sessions based on reviewer feedback, and working with AERA to address ROGCT's space needs during the conference. 
• Secretary (1 position, 2 years) - The Secretary shall serve for two years. The Secretary shall take minutes for all of the SIG meetings and provide minutes for approval at subsequent meetings, general organization for the SIG, and attend executive committee meetings. If they are not able to attend any SIG meeting, they need to identify another executive committee member to take minutes.
• Member-at-Large (2 positions; 2 years) - Members-at-Large shall serve for two years. There will be no more than four Members-at-Large on the Executive Board in any given year. There will be no more than two Members-at-Large elected to the Executive Board in any given year. Also, Members-at-Large are actively engaged in SIG initiatives including leading the one of the following subcommittees: Unconference, Awards, and Mentoring committees.
• Graduate Student Representative (1 position, 2 years) - The Graduate Student Representative shall serve for two years. The first year as the graduate representative and the second as the past graduate representative. The student member shall be a student in good standing in a graduate program terminating in either a Master’s or Doctorate degree. The graduate student representative shall be responsible for taking a collaborative leadership role in identifying potential venues and budgets for the SIG Social at AERA, working with other SIG leaders to choose and contract with a site for the SIG Social, and signing in attendees at the SIG Social. The student member is a non-voting member of the Executive Board.
• Chair Elect (1 position, 2 years as chair elect, 2 years as chair, 2 years as past chair: 6-year commitment). The Chair-elect will serve as chair elect, chair, and past chair for two years each (6 years total). The chair oversees all elected positions, committees, meetings, and conference programming (e.g., business meeting at AERA). 

If you wish to be considered for one of the positions listed below, please email me (rambohernandez@tamu.edu): 

• your full name,
• the office you wish to run for
• your email address
• your affiliation
• a maximum 200-word bio to appear on the ballot.

Please send me your information no later than Tuesday, September 30, to give me time to meet the AERA deadline. 

Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Ph.D.