Computer Science
Anand Sundaram
Please describe any relevant past experience
As an undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania I worked as a sound technician on the Social Planning and Events Committee. In this role I helped make sure that events organized by student associations were successful by setting up sound equipment for events such as concerts, open mic, speeches, and performances. I also interacted with various student groups and was aware of what kind of events were happening on campus. In my last job, as a new employee, I also collected feedback on the new employee training from my coworkers and shared this to help improve the training program, so I'm used to gathering opinions and communicating those effectively to make improvements.
What are your goals/vision for your committees of choice? How do you think you can contribute to them?
I talked to Pratyush, who is currently on the Digital Media committee, and heard that student groups currently have some trouble scheduling events so that they do not conflict. He suggested adding a Flask plugin to the EGSC website to make a shared calendar available. I'd be willing to work on that project and also investigate any alternative solutions to this problem, and try to improve coordination between different student groups in general.
Ana-Andreea Stoica
Please describe any relevant past experience
During my undergraduate studies, I held the position of Social Chair in the International Students Association at Princeton and the Romanian Students and Scholars Association. Serving these associations taught me a great deal about handling responsibility in event organization and in meeting the needs of the members. I often collaborated with our budget team, alumni association, school administration, and other campus groups in organizing cultural events, fund-raisings, workshops, and study breaks.
What are your goals/vision for your committees of choice? How do you think you can contribute to them?
I would love to contribute to department's community and foster its relations with other groups and departments. I think our alumni are a key group in guiding us through our academic and personal development, and I'd like to foster this relationship through organizing events with alumni from different fields (such as social hours, talks, and pairing up students with alumni who wish to share their professional environment), as well as interdepartmental social events that would contribute to the cohesion of the Columbia graduate community. I think I can use my previous experience, as well as my my incentive to strengthen our community in achieving these goals.