Alaka’i Council

What is the Alaka’i Council?

Alaka’i (trans. “leader”) are critical positions in our union, acting as representatives for their respective department. Each department hosts at least one Alaka’i to coordinate and ensure that every graduate student’s needs is being met.

Being an Alaka‘i at a glance

• ~1 hour per week

• Commit to attend/participate in one event (such as GAGA) monthly 

• Liaison between department and Organizing Chairs; Disseminate info to department, including promotion of events, campaigns, etc

• Maintain membership list (Wallchart) for department

• Recruit within department

Connect with Us!

If you are interested in the Alaka‘i role or would like to figure out other ways to help out our union, email Michael Litke and Purnota Tanzilla at vporganizing@alu.org.