Senate Meeting Minutes- February 01, 2020

Graduate Student Government Senate Meeting
February 01, 2020
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
333 Curry Student Center 

 AGENDA

1. Officer updates by the Executive Board
2. Questions by the Senate
3. Lunch

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED

1. Officer updates by the Executive Board

a. Vice-President of Programs and Operations – Karan Kamlesh Parikh

Karan welcomed all senators to the second senate meeting for Spring 2020 semester. The following topics were discussed:

• Spring 2020 Brunch – an event organized for welcoming new students to provide them a platform to socialize and make new connections over food. A convenient date for the event was discussed – tentatively shortlisted as of February 22, 2020.
• Programs and Operations committee 

b. Vice-President of Academic Affairs – Harshita Gupta

Responsibility: Deals with academic issues of graduate and PhD students

• RISE Awards 2020: an event where students present their academic research. The event aims to provide insights on research being conducted in Northeastern University by our contemporaries. GSG sponsors the Graduate Innovator Award (GIA). Event date: April 9th, 2020.
• Academic Affairs committee 
• Survey: A semester wise survey pertaining to academics at Northeastern. Responses will be collected, analyzed and reported at a future senate meeting to understand issues to focus and improve on.

c. Vice President of Marketing and Outreach – Divya Subbaian 

• Consensus on meeting schedule: Senators voted on senate meeting day for the semester. Options included Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Most senators voted for Saturday meetings.
• Accessibility: efforts by GSG to connect with students on a personal level to be more accessible to all. Focus on maximizing participation from different colleges by considering their specific needs and finding a common ground.
• Primary approach: Attend all 9 college’s orientations to spread awareness about GSG and evaluate feedback to develop better relationships
• Marketing and Outreach committee: meeting minutes, social media, website updates, photography, design of promotional materials, identify strategies to enhance GSG’s presence 
• Student Organization involvement: Representation at senate meetings. This will enable them stay in touch with students interested in joining them.
• Regional campus: a pilot run of extending GSG’s benefits to the Seattle campus to check feasibility and make it an initiative involving not just GSG but all Northeastern. The values of Northeastern of ‘One Northeastern, diverse network, academic excellence, global university, inclusive community, and experiential learning’ resonate through its 7 regional campuses.

d. Vice President of Student Affairs – Deependra Singh

• Student group data: transition from OrgSync to Engage/CampusLabs; Some data lost during transition, but a significant portion received from Center for Student Involvement (CSI). Focus on rebuilding the database.
• Recognition of groups: update on the usual process with a 6-month trial to gauge performance, sustainability, etc. on a budget of around $500 to ensure the student activity fee is better utilized.

 

2. Questions by the Senate

• Difference between Student Affairs and Academic Affairs committees?

Answer: Academic Affairs deals with problems regarding curriculum, and professors. Student Affairs is concerned with forming and improving coordination between various student clubs

• Why should students join or reach out to GSG?

Answer: GSG is student-run and has a collective pool of students who can relate to the issues better. GSG also has leverage in reaching out to the right offices to address issues. 

• Shashwata Naik, Senator, Marketing and Outreach committee suggested GSG host more informal events like lunch to network among GSG patrons and share insights, information and resources.

 

3. Lunch

 

ADJOURNMENT

The senate meeting was adjourned at 1:30 pm by the Executive Vice-President.

 

Meeting Attendance

S.No.	Name	Husky Email ID	College	Committee
1	Abhijeet Durve	durve.a@husky.neu.edu	COE
2	Abhishek Suresh	suresh.ab@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
3	Aditya Sharma	Sharma.aditya@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
4	Babatunde Aideyan	b.aideyan@northeastern.edu	Bouve
5	Ankita Mahapatra	mahapatra.an@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Student Affairs Committee
6	Ansh Vaghela	Vaghela.a@husky.neu.edu	CPS	Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
7	Arushii Kalsi	kalsi.a@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
8	Aryan Patidar	patidar.ar@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
9	Atharva Kousadikar	Kousadikar.a@husky.neu.edu	CPS	Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
10	Deependra Singh	d.singh@northeastern.edu	COE
11	Divya Subbaian	d.subbaian@northeastern.edu	COE
12	Hariessh Kumar Badrinarayanan	badrinarayanan.h@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Constitution Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
13	Harsh Natvarlal Sindhwa	sindhwa.h@husky.neu.edu	CPS	Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
14	Harshit Vijay	vijay.h@husky.neu.edu	COE	Constitution Committee, Financial Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
15	Harshita Gupta	h.gupta@northeastern.edu	COE
16	Huiyu Huang	huang.huiy@husky.neu.edu	COE
17	Indranil Ranjit Salvi	salvi.i@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
18	Jugal Sandeep Sheth	sheth.h@husky.edu.neu	COE	Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
19	Kapil Patil	patil.ka@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
20	Karan Parikh	k.parikh@northeastern.edu	COE
21	Kaushik Holla	vaderhoblimadhavak.k@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
22	Kunj Mithapara	mithapara.k@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
23	Kush Sanjay Adhvaryu	adhvaryu.k@husky.neu.edu	COE	Constitution Committee, Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee
24	Mandar Suryawanshi	suryawanshi.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Constitution Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
25	Margesh	patel.marge@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
26	Matthew Gonzales	Gonzales.ma@husky.neu.edu	School of Law	Constitution Committee, Financial Affairs Committee
27	Miral Dalal	dalal.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
28	Mohamed Raashied	raashied.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
29	Mrugendra Manerikar	manerikar.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
30	Nitesh Tamore	tamore.n@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
31	Omkar Shinde	Shinde.o@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
32	Omkar Tiware	tiware.o@husky.neu.edu	CPS	Student Affairs Committee
33	Palash Chandrakar	chandrakar.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Financial Affairs Committee
34	Parag Narkhede	narkhede.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
35	Parth Gadhavi	gadhavi.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
36	Preeti Bhole	bhole.p@husky.neu.edu	CPS	Regional Campus Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
37	Rashmi Rajendra Joshi	joshi.ras@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Constitution Committee, Financial Affairs Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
38	Ruchira Nirale	nirale.r@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
39	Rupesh Alasundkar	alasundkar.r@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
40	Rushabh Chopda	chopda.r@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
41	Sai Sravan Bandaru	bandaru.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
42	Santhoshi bathina	bathina.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
43	Shachi	patel.shac@husky.neu.edu	COS	Programs and Operations Committee
44	Shashwata Pritam Naik	naik.sh@husky.neu.edu	COE	Regional Campus Committee, Student Affairs Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee
45	Shouvik Ash	ash.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
46	Sohan Pise	pise.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee,
47	Sourabh Chakke	chakke.s@husky.neu.edu	COE
48	Srikar Vuppalanchi	vuppalanchi.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs Committee
49	Suryanarayana Malladi	malladi.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
50	Tanay Bhagwat	Bhagwat.t@husky.neu.edu	COS	Student Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee
51	Tharun Krishna	dayalan.t@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee, Academic Affairs Committee, Programs and Operations Committee
52	Xiaomeng Peng	peng.x@husky.neu.edu	COE