Senate Meeting Minutes – October 02, 2019

Graduate Student Government Senate Meeting
October 02, 2019
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
333 Curry Student Center 

 

AGENDA

1. Officer updates by the Executive Board

2. Student Organization Recognition

• AI Skunkworks
• Badminton at NEU
• Student Nurse Anesthetist Association

3.  Questions by the Senate

4. Lunch

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED

1. Officer updates by the Executive Board

a. President

The President welcomed all senators to the senate meeting and discussed the following:

• CPS referendum
• Referendum Committee

b. Vice President of Financial Affairs – Robert Hass 

• Funding for graduate student groups, guidelines for funding
• Finance Committee 

c. Vice President of Academic Affairs – Harshita Gupta 

• LMSEC (Learning Management Environment Steering Committee) meeting, future goals
• Academic Affairs Committee 

d. Vice President of Student Affairs – Deependra Singh

• Student Affairs, CSI, Student organizations
• Student Affairs Committee

e. Vice President of Programs and Operations – Karan Parikh 

• Fall 2019 Welcome Brunch
• Programs and Operations Volunteering Committee 

f.  Vice President of Marketing and Outreach – Divya Subbaian 

• Social media, GSG representation in events, Regional Campus
• Marketing and Outreach Committee 

 

2. Student Organization Recognition

a. AI Skunkworks

• Presentation by President (Prabhu Subramanian) and Vice President (Ann Suhaimi) on mission, recruitment strategy and proposed events of the organization
• Voting by the Senate
• Result: Approved (96% senators voted yes)

b. Badminton at NEU

• Presentation by President (Vi Le) on current state, mission, recruitment strategy and proposed events of the organization
• Voting by the Senate
• Result: Approved (87% senators voted yes)

c. Student Nurse Anesthetist Association

• Presentation by President (Kelly Gallant) on Mission, strategy and proposed events of the organization
• Voting by the Senate
• Result: Approved (86% senators voted yes)

 

3. Questions by the Senate

• What are the long-term plans of the approved student organizations?

Answer: Maintaining participation, ensuring future goals are set are worked on consistently

• Who is the target audience for the approved student organizations?

Answer: The student organizations are open to all graduate students of Northeastern University

• How do you ensure student organizations remain active?

Answer: Providing resources, participating in some events

• How are funds used every academic year?

Answer: Funding to student groups, individual conference funding, events

• How are funds allocated evenly to groups?

Answer: Every student group has access to a maximum of $5000 every year and by maintaining a maximum budget per student (for events), we work toward funding as many requests as possible without running out of funds

 

4. Lunch

 

ADJOURNMENT

The senate meeting was adjourned at 3:00 pm by the President.

 

 

Meeting Attendance

S.No	Name	Husky Email Address	College	Committee
1	Abhishek Suresh	suresh.ab@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
2	Akshay Biradar	biradar.a@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
3	Alan Downey-Wall	downey-wall.a@husky.neu.edu	COS
4	Ankita Mahapatra	mahapatra.an@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Programs and Operations
5	Anurag Shubham	shubham.a@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Programs and Operations
6	Arjun Kailash Srinivasan	srinivasan.arj@husky.neu.edu	COE	Programs and Operations
7	Ashwin Singaram	singaram.a@husky.neu.edu	COE
8	Bhavesh Thakkar	thakkar.b@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
9	Binod Thapa-Chhetry	thappachhetry.b@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Budget Priorities, Financial Affairs, Student Affairs
10	Crispin Sujith Cletus	cletus.c@husky.neu.edu	COE
11	Deependra Singh	d.singh@northeastern.edu	COE
12	Derrick Adam	adam.de@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Budget Priorities, Financial Affairs,
13	Dilan jacob	jacob.d@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs
14	Divya Subbaian	d.subbaian@northeastern.edu	COE
15	Gagan Dep Prabhu	g.prabhu@northeastern.edu	COE
16	Grishma Rathod	rathod.g@husky.neu.edu	Bouve
17	Hariessh Kumar Badrinarayanan	badrinarayanan.h@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Referendum
18	Harshita Gupta	h.gupta@northeastern.edu	COE
19	Huiyu Huang	huang.huiy@husky.neu.edu	COE
20	Jessica Martin	martin.je@husky.neu.edu	COS
21	Jugal sheth	sheth.ju@husky.neu.edu	COE	Referendum
22	Karan Parikh	k.parikh@northeastern.edu	COE
23	Kaushik Holla	vaderhoblimadhavak.k@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Academic Affairs
24	Kunj Mithapara	mithapara.k@husky.neu.edu	COE	Student Affairs, Financial Affairs
25	Kush Sanjay Adhvaryu	adhvaryu.k@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
26	Mandar Suryawanshi	suryawanshi.m@husky.neu.edu	COE
27	Miral Dalal	dalal.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs
28	Mohamed Raashied	lnu.moh@husky.neu.edu	COE
29	Mohit Masalkar	masalkar.m@husky.neu.edu	COE
30	Mrugendra Manerikar	manerikar.m@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
31	Nitesh Tamore	tamore.n@husky.neu.edu	COE
32	Palash Chandrakar	chandrakar.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Budget Priorities, Financial Affairs
33	Parth Gadhavi	gadhavi.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
34	Prajakta Deshpande	deshpande.pr@husky.neu.edu	COE	Budget Priorities, Student Affairs
35	Praudeep Namakkal Balasubramani	namakkalbalasubram.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs, Student Affairs
36	Praveen Jayasankar	jayasankar.p@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
37	Prayag Patel	patel.pray@husky.neu.edu	COE
38	Priyanka Milind Malpekar	malpekar.p@husky.neu.edu	COE
39	Ritesh Pendurkar	pendurkar.r@husky.neu.edu	COE	Programs and Operations
40	Ritvik Vinodkumar	vinodkumar.r@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Financial Affairs
41	Robert Hass	r.hass@northeastern.edu	D'Amore-McKim Business
42	Rupesh	alasundkar.r@husky.neu.edu	COE
43	Rusabh Chopda	chopda.r@husky.neu.edu	COE
44	Sai Praveen Nalluri	nalluri.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Financial Affairs
45	Sai Sreekar Siddula	siddula.s@husky.neu.edu	COE
46	Sania Kothari	kothari.san@husky.neu.edu	Bouve
47	Sanket Pimple	pimple.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs
48	Shamika Gogate	gogate.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Referendum
49	Shashwata Pritam Naik	naik.sh@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
50	Siddhi Prabhu	prabhu.si@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
51	Snehapriya Vallabhajosyula	vallabhajosyula.s@husky.neu.edu	COS	Programs and Operations
52	Sohan Pise	pise.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
53	Srikar Vuppalanchi	vuppalanchi.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs
54	Suryanarayana Malladi	malladi.s@husky.neu.edu	COE	Academic Affairs
55	Tanay Bhagwat	bhagwat.t@husky.neu.edu	COS	Student Affairs
56	Tanvi Gurav	gurav.t@husky.neu.edu	COE	Programs and Operations
57	Tyler Stitt	stitt.t@husky.neu.edu	CAMD
58	Vanita Pandit	pandit.v@husky.neu.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach
59	Vijay Harisudan Sivasekar	sivasekar.v@husky.neu.edu	Khoury	Referendum
60	Xiaomeng Peng	peng.x@husky.neu.edu	COE
61	Yatish Chandra Pitta	pitta.y@husky.neu.edu	COE