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Patrick Czichas
As a former undergraduate and current graduate student at WWU, I am running for the Graduate School Senate to advocate for Graduate School’s growth in future students. To do that, I will spend my time recruiting for every college’s graduate programs. My firm belief is that a wealth of graduate students across all colleges is a resource that will benefit everyone at WWU. By having more graduate students at our disposal, professors will have more help running their undergraduate courses via Teaching Assistantships and undergraduates will have extra help available for their courses besides their professor. Furthermore, more graduate students in each department means that each cohort of graduates will have more peers to engage for review and support throughout their time here at WWU. Having more graduate students will benefit everyone at each level of education and that is what I plan to accomplish as your Graduate School Senator.