Become a Delegate

According to the GA Charter, every academic unit (department, group, or program) is allowed one Delegate per every 100 graduate students or fraction thereof in the academic unit.

  • View the updated Delegate Directory to see how many Delegates your academic unit can have.
  • If you do not see your academic unit listed, please email Takashi Yokokura, the GA Internal Vice President, at internal-ga@berkeley.edu.

Interested in becoming a Delegate for the 2024-2025 Academic School year?

Reach out to your department’s Graduate Student Affairs Officer (GSAO) or Departmental Graduate Student Association (DGSA) to learn about your department’s nomination or election process for becoming a GA Delegate. You can also view the current Delegate Directory to reach out to current delegates in your department. More information will be posted to this page for steps to become a delegate at the start of the fall semester. Please email Takashi Yokokura, the GA Internal Vice President, at internal-ga@berkeley.edu with any questions.

For the 2024-2025 Academic School year, please complete these steps to become a Delegate:

  1. Fill out the 2024-2025 Delegate Enrollment Form. You will be notified of your application’s status within two weeks of its submission.
  2. Have your Graduate Assistant, Graduate Student Affairs Officer (GSAO), Department Chair, or head of Departmental Graduate Student Association fill out the 2024-2025 Departmental Approval Form.
    • Note: If your department is appointing multiple delegates, this form needs to be filled out separately for each delegate.
  3. Read the GA Zoom Guide. [Updated September 2021]
  4. Join the GA Delegate Slack Workspace.
    • REQUIRED: Please set your slack name as follows: First name, Last name, Department, Position, Pronouns
    • Example: Takashi Yokokura, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Delegate
  5. New Delegates are required to attend New Delegate Orientation. Please RSVP by filling out this RSVP form.
    • This year’s orientation will be held on Thursday, September 5th, 5:30-7:00pm in-person in the ASUC Senate Chambers (5th floor of Eshleman Hall).
  6. The GA uses Parliamentary Procedure/Robert’s Rules of Order for meetings. Please check out our GA Delegates Guide to Robert’s Rules for helpful information!

Please contact internal-ga@berkeley.edu for questions about any of these steps!

Delegate Assembly meetings are held the first Thursday of every month, with the exception of September, when they are held on the second Thursday. Meetings begin at 5:30pm. Logistical details for meetings will be provided soon. Meeting dates for the 2024-2025 term are:

  1. September 5 (Orientation)
  2. September 12
  3. October 3
  4. November 7
  5. December 5
  6. February 6
  7. March 6
  8. April 3
  9. May 1

For more information about the structure of the Graduate Assembly or the responsibilities of a GA Delegate, please look through our 2022-2023 New Delegate Orientation presentation slides (updates coming soon) or email internal-ga@berkeley.edu if you have any questions.