Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal
PhD, Ruth and Paul Idzik Collegiate Chair of Digital Scholarship; Assistant Professor of English; Concurrent Assistant Professor of Film, Television, and Theatre at the University of Notre Dame
If I am elected to serve as a (Vice-)President, I will endeavor to: 1) Expand professionalization/mentorship resources for our graduate student members, 2) Increase interface with other associations (SCMS, HSS, ASLE, 4S, SFRA) with complementary directions, and 3) Encourage an organic diversification of our society's demographic, geographic, and topical compositions. I have already been serving on SLSA's executive council as a social media representative for four years now, and can hit the ground running.
I believe we can make SLSA's eclecticism and vibes—reasons for my affinities as a graduate student many years ago—even more exciting and generative.