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Diana Proenza
Election
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Name
Diana Proenza
Candidate statement
PhD Candidate, Department of English, University of Maryland, College Park
I am grateful for the opportunity to present myself as a candidate for MSA’s Graduate Student Representative position. As a dedicated advocate for graduate student interests, I hope to leverage my organizational experience to foster a more inclusive and diverse academic community. I have been an active member of MSA since 2022, involved in both the Graduate Student Caucus and the Modernism & the Environment Special Interest Group.
As a PhD candidate in global modernist literature and material culture, my research and pedagogy center critical making, experiential learning, and diverse print networks. My graduate assistantship in the English department’s makerspace and community press, BookLab, has given me the opportunity to develop and facilitate public humanities programming and hands-on instruction in modernist media like found and collage poetry, little magazines, artists’ books, and other DIY print counterculture. I have spearheaded regular book arts events at the local public library and collaborations with groups like the Latinx Alumni Association. Additionally, I have served on my department’s Graduate English Organization, where I planned yearly graduate student conferences, professional development seminars, and work-in-progress workshops. I will bring this experience to MSA, creating more opportunities for graduate student involvement and support.
I am grateful for the opportunity to present myself as a candidate for MSA’s Graduate Student Representative position. As a dedicated advocate for graduate student interests, I hope to leverage my organizational experience to foster a more inclusive and diverse academic community. I have been an active member of MSA since 2022, involved in both the Graduate Student Caucus and the Modernism & the Environment Special Interest Group.
As a PhD candidate in global modernist literature and material culture, my research and pedagogy center critical making, experiential learning, and diverse print networks. My graduate assistantship in the English department’s makerspace and community press, BookLab, has given me the opportunity to develop and facilitate public humanities programming and hands-on instruction in modernist media like found and collage poetry, little magazines, artists’ books, and other DIY print counterculture. I have spearheaded regular book arts events at the local public library and collaborations with groups like the Latinx Alumni Association. Additionally, I have served on my department’s Graduate English Organization, where I planned yearly graduate student conferences, professional development seminars, and work-in-progress workshops. I will bring this experience to MSA, creating more opportunities for graduate student involvement and support.
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