Senate Meeting Minutes – January 23, 2021

Graduate Student Government Senate Meeting – January 23, 2021

January 23, 2021
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Zoom Recording: http://bit.ly/gsg1-23

 

AGENDA

1. GSG Introduction
2. Fall 2020 Review
3. Project Funding
4. Officer Introductions
5. Elections
6. Committees
7. Spring 2021 Meeting Schedule, Hybrid format
8. Senator Status
9. Office Hours – Spring 2021 + System
10. Questions and Answers

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED 

Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian opened the meeting and welcomed everyone. The first Spring 2021 meeting was conducted both on-ground and Zoom. Divya shared what Graduate Student Government has been doing and its plans for the future.

1. GSG Introduction

Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian said the GSG is a representation of the gradate community (Master’s and PhD). Funding is provided for individual conferences, student groups, and academic projects. It supports community building by sponsoring events and other initiatives.

2. Fall 2020 Review

In Fall 2020, GSG supported project funding, hosted office hours, sponsored two contests: “Virtual Scavenger Hunt” and “Ruff Around the Edges”, and recognized senators.

3. Project Funding

GSG Project Funding proposal that was approved with 97% votes from the senators in Fall 2020, has been successfully implemented and funding is available for academic project expenses, including equipment, material, software, hardware, surveys, or gift-cards; and up to $500 per academic year is accessible. The application process requires the following: completed application form, advisor approval form, and a project proposal presentation and itemized budget.

For additional information, visit https://www.northeastern.edu/gsg/project-funding/

4. Officer Introductions

Each officer introduced himself/herself and welcomed students to join committees.

President: Gagan Dep Prabhu, GSGPresident@northeastern.edu

Executive Vice President:  Divya Subbaian (Strategic Planning Committee), GSGEVP@northeastern.edu

Vice President of Student Affairs: Deependra Singh (Student Affairs Committee), GSGStudentAffairs@northeastern.edu

Vice President of Financial Affairs: (Financial Affairs Committee), GSGFinance@northeastern.edu

 Vice President of Academic Affairs: Reema Yadav (Academic Affairs Committee), GSGAcademicAffairs@northeastern.edu

Vice President of Programs & Operations: (Programs & Operations Committee), GSGPrograms@northeastern.edu

Vice President of Marketing & Outreach: Santhoshi Bathina (Marketing & Outreach Committee), GSGMarketingOutreach@northeastern.edu

The link to connect with the current GSG Executive Team is the following: https://www.northeastern.edu/gsg/executive-board/

GSG email: gsg@northeastern.edu

5. Elections

Two e-boards positions Vice President of Financial Affairs and Vice President of Programs &  Operations are open. The election will be conducted on Jan. 26 from 12pm-2pm. Voting will take place through CampusLabs. Active Senators will be eligible to vote. Nominations forms are to be completed by January 25, 11:59 pm.

6. Committees

Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian described the GSG committees, roles & requirements to be a part of each of committee. Strategic Planning Committee (Chair: Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian), Student Affairs Committee (Chair: Vice President of Student Affairs Deependra Singh), Academic Affairs (Chair: Reema Yadav), Finance Committee, Programs and Operations Committee, Marketing and Outreach Committee (Chair: Santhoshi Bathina).

7. Spring 2021 Meeting Schedule, Hybrid format

In-person registration is available to attend the bi-weekly meetings. A registration link will be sent five (5) days before each meeting. A waitlist will be available if the in-person meeting room has reaches maximum capacity as per the college’s COVID-19 meeting policy.

To attend the in-person meetings in Room 333 at the Curry Student Center, please be aware of the following: limited capacity, registration is required, ticketing system will operate on a first-serve, first-come basis, university safety protocols will be followed, and you are encouraged to bring PDF attachments that each GSG member receives in advance.

Spring 2021 Senate Meeting Schedule.

8. Senator Status

GSG Senator applications are available to complete now. A Senator must complete a Senator Nomination form, attend bi-weekly Senate meetings, and attend committee meetings regularly. To maintain active status, a Senator will be required to attend two (2) consecutive meetings. A Senator will become inactive if two (2) consecutive meetings are missed. Senators are able to regain their active status by attending consecutive meetings.

Senator Nomination form is valid for one academic year. You do not need to resubmit a form if you completed a form in fall 2020.If you were a senator in the previous academic year (Fall 2019-Spring 2020), you are requested to complete a Senator Renewal form.

Senator Nomination Form: https://neu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/437584

Senator Renewal Form: https://neu.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/437586

9. Office Hours Spring 2021 + Spring

If you would like to connect with someone from the executive board, you can schedule 30 minute appointments with any/a GSG officer during GSG Office Hours: https://bit.ly/officehoursGSG

10. Questions

Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian answered questions about elections, Senator nomination. She asked that candidates for officer to be available to serve a full academic year and be prepared to deliver a three (3) minute speech before a GSG meeting.

If you would like to receive emails about the Senate meetings and volunteer opportunities, send a request to “join organization” on CampusLabs- https://neu.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/graduate-student-government.

GSG social media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/northeasterngsg/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NortheasternGSG/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/graduate-student-government-northeastern-university

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NortheasternGSG

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for 10^Th Feb, 2021, 12pm – 2pm (EST).

 

ADJOURNMENT

The Senate meeting was adjourned at 1:30pm by Executive Vice President Divya Subbaian

 

Meeting Attendance

S.No	Name	Northeastern Email	College	Committee
1	Abhishek Ningala	ningala.a@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Financial Affairs Committee
2	Abhishek Shah	shah.abhis@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for committees!
3	Aditi jain	jain.adit@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
4	Akanksha Diggikar	diggikar.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
5	Akanksha Sanjay Tetwar	tetwar.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
6	Amulya Rao	ravindra.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Academic Affairs Committee
7	Ankita Mahapatra	mahapatra.an@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Student Affairs Committee
8	Aron Dsouza	dsouza.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
9	Atharva Kousadikar	kousadikar.a@northeastern.edu	CPS	Strategic Planning Committee
10	Chanakya Kukkala	Kukkala.c@northeastern.edu	CPS	Strategic Planning Committee
11	Chirag Patel	patel.chir@northeastern.edu	COE	Strategic Planning Committee
12	Danzel Jones	jones.danz@northeastern.edu	Graduate Students of Color Collective	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
13	Deependra Singh	singh.de@northeastern.edu	COE	-
14	Deepti Akarsha	akarsha.d@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
15	Dhruv Garg	garg.d@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
16	Dileep Shah	shah.dile@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Student Affairs Committee
17	Divya Subbaian	subbaian.d@northeastern.edu	COE	-
18	Gagan Dep Prabhu	prabhu.g@northeastern.edu	COE	-
19	Govind Singh	Singh.gov@northeastern.edu	COE	Strategic Planning Committee
20	Grania Machado	machado.g@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Marketing and Outreach Committee
21	Harman Farwah	farwah.h@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Financial Affairs Committee
22	Indu Sai Teja Nadella	nadella.i@northeastern.edu	COE	Academic Affairs Committee
23	James "Jerry" Goodwin	goodwin.j@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
24	Jared Beaulieu	beaulieu.ja@northeastern.edu	D'Amore-McKim	Financial Affairs Committee
25	Jayashanker Padishala	padishala.j@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
26	Jigesh Maurya	maurya.j@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
27	Kulbir Singh	singh.kul@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
28	Kun Chi	chi.k@northeastern.edu	CPS	Strategic Planning Committee
29	Lily Bessette	bessette.l@northeastern.edu	Khoury	None, I don't want to sign up for committees!
30	Markynsai Lamar	lamar.m@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
31	MIRAL DALAL	dalal.m@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
32	Monika Sudhakar Pawar	pawar.mo@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
33	Mrugendra Manerikar	manerikar.m@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for committees!
34	Nijin Varghese	varghese.n@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
35	Nikunj Doshi	doshi.nik@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
36	Niranjan Vaidya	vaidya.nir@northeastern.edu	CPS	Strategic Planning Committee
37	Omkar Tiware	tiware.o@northeastern.edu	CPS	Financial Affairs Committee
38	Parth Trivedi	trivedi.pa@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
39	Prajakta Deshpande	deshpande.pr@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
40	Prem Mulchandani	mulchandani.p@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
41	Rajan Ramesh Salve	salve.ra@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
42	Reema Yadav	Yadav.ree@northeastern.edu	COE	-
43	Rhea Sharma	Sharma.rhe@northeastern.edu	COS	Student Affairs Committee
44	Riya Moitra	moitra.r@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
45	Rochana Devidas Dudwadkar	dudwadkar.r@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
46	Romaric Belmier Mbakop	Mbakop.r@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
47	Roshan Bellary	bellary.r@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Academic Affairs Committee
48	Samuel Chuan	chuan.s@northeastern.edu	CAMD	Marketing and Outreach Committee
49	Samyak Jain	jain.samyak@northeastern.edu	COE	Strategic Planning Committee
50	Sandeep Karapa Srivatsav	karapasrivatsav.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
51	Santhoshi Bathina	bathina.s@northeastern.edu	COE	-
52	Sasank Kumar Kantana	kantana.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Programs & Operations Committee
53	Shakir Khalid	khalid.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Programs & Operations Committee
54	Shamika Shirish Gogate	gogate.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
55	Shravya Shetty	shetty.shra@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
56	Shreya kichloo	kichloo.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
57	Shreya Vivek Bhosale	bhosale.sh@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
58	Sneha Ravichandran	Ravichandran.sn@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
59	Sriram Ravindran	ravindran.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
60	Sudheer reddy	Gaddam.su@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
61	Sudipta Saha	saha.sud@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
62	Sunit Bail	bail.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
63	Tanay Bhagwat	bhagwat.t@northeastern.edu	COS	Student Affairs Committee
64	Ujjwal Singla	singla.u@northeastern.edu	COE	Strategic Planning Committee
65	Vaishnavi Gadve	gadve.v@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
66	Venkata Phani Devulapally	devulapally.v@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee