Officers & Committees

 
A group of DGSU members sit around a long circle of tables. Many of them have blue folders and red cups, and a wall mural shows a Black woman with curly hair using a megaphone emblazoned with "RAISE UP"

One of the many training sessions held to fire up our base and teach everyone to organize their departments and programs.

 
 
DGSU Officers 2025-26
Co-Chairs Julian Alvarez, History
RP Pornmongkolsuk, Genetics & Genomics
Secretary Skylar Xu, Literature
Co-treasurer Katryna Niva, Earth & Climate Science
Hanna Wasserman, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics
Sign me up to join a committee!

🥳 FUN Committee

Organizes activities for community-building within the union. Weekly potlucks, crafting activities, or just hang-and-vent sessions with local brews. Join the fun committee if you want to make sure we stay connected with each other.

📸 Comms Committee

Oversees social media, press, website content and copy. Join the communications committee if you’re passionate about design, messaging, and getting the union’s agenda out there and educating our unit!

✊ Solidarity Committee

Coordinates solidarity efforts with other local and national unions, from Duke-affiliated faculty or staff unions to graduate workers unions across the nation, as well as local advocacy organizations like Durham Workers Assembly. Join solidarity if you believe that we’ve got to stay connected to stay strong.

🤝 Bargaining Committee

Coordinates our bargaining efforts at the table with Duke. The bargaining committee will be reintroduced prior to the expiration of our contract in March 2028. However, we are soliciting feedback about the issues to focus on when bargaining our next contract.

✨ Other roles

  • Steward/ Membership Coordinators

  • Data Commissar

  • Contract Action Team