Senate Meeting Minutes – October 30, 2019

Graduate Student Government Senate Meeting
October 30, 2019
1:45 pm – 3:00 pm
333 Curry Student Center

AGENDA

ITEMS DISCUSSED

1. CPS Referendum and General Discussion– Gagan Dep Prabhu

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

CPS Referendum – Updates on the progress of the referendum committee and next steps
Dining Services – Received feedback from Senators about the dining services and identified ways to increase utilization of the resource by graduate students

2. Graduate Student Experience – Karan Parikh

Karan introduced his experience as a volunteer at the GSG Welcome Brunch when he joined Northeastern University
Discussed his journey as a Senator and transition to the position of Vice President of Programs and Operations at GSG
Discussed efforts he undertook (GSG logo, organized Fall 2019 Welcome Brunch) through his association with GSG

3. Quiz Session- Divya Subbaian and Karan Parikh

Divya Subbaian hosted a quiz for Senators involving fun questions about GSG and Northeastern University on the ‘Kahoot’ Platform. Winner of the game won a Dunkin Donuts Gift Card.
Questions: 10
Participation: 72 Senators
Winner: Anurag Shubham (9/10 correct answers)

4. Financial Affairs – Robert Hass

Discussed late funding submissions and potential penalty for late submissions
Senator suggestions to penalty for late submissions included Denial of next request, Three-strikes policy, and Thirty days denial of funds

5. Marketing and Outreach – Divya Subbaian

Divya introduced the #GSGforCPS campaign and requested senators to reach out if they are interested in volunteering for the campaign
Senators shared their experiences at Northeastern University and with the Graduate Student Government

6. Lunch

ADJOURNMENT

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

Meeting Attendance

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