The purpose of the CGSA is to foster community among graduate students in The Hugh Downs School Interdisciplinary Graduate Program and any other ASU graduate student on any campus interested in the Communication discipline. The CGSA also promotes interest in the academic, professional, and social well-being of all organizations' members in an effort to prepare for post-graduate school careers. The organization also represents the graduate students' needs and wants concerning their experience in HDSHC, the Graduate and Professional Student Association (GPSA), the ASU administration, and other groups in the University and/or the local community.
CGSA has events planned throughout the academic year to allow graduate students to get involved and interact with one another, as well as with faculty.
2024-2025 Officers
President: Pablo Ramirez
Vice-President: Lizette Alonso
Treasurer: Sam B. Nguyen
Faculty Liaison: Shelby Singh
Community Outreach Officer: Liming Liu
Recruitment Officer: Evans Ankrah
2022-2023 Officers
President: Reeham R. Mohammed
Recruitment Officer 1: Sandra Wood
Recruitment Officer 2: Kaylee Mulholland
Records Officer: Sarah Keeton
2021-2022 Officers
President: Dacheng "DC" Zhang
Vice-President: ben Brandley
Recruitment Officer: LD Mattson
Treasurer: Ma Angela Labador
Historian: Pauline Alvarez
Records Officer: Pablo Ramirez
2020-2021 Officers
President: Brianna Avalos
Vice-President: Marco Dehnert
Recruitment Officer: Bridget Liddell
Treasurer: Florencia Durón
Historian: Haley Lucero
Records Officer: Kiki van Essen
2019-2020 Officers
President: Laura Martinez
Vice-President: Brianna Avalos
Recruitment Officer: Haley Lucero
Treasurer: Liahnna Stanley
Records Officer: Megan Stephenson
2018-2019 Officers
President: Cris Tietsort
Vice-President: Kyle Hanners
Recruitment Officer: Tyler Rife
Recruitment Liaisons: Kevin Shufford and Kelsey Abele
Treasurer: Corey Reutlinger
Historian: Kyle Hanners
Records Officer: Laura Martinez