GPSA Organized Committees
The GPSA forms several committees as an organization, which serve to provide more services to graduate students. General Assembly members are invited to join any of the committees listed below. If you're interested, contact the chair of the committee to join!
| Committee | Chair | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Academic Affairs |
Tammy Hartke
Hartke.t@neu.edu |
Organizes and plans the Winter Forum with the Provost and the Spring Forum with the President |
| Finance | Kristen Hudak Hudak.k@neu.edu | Prepares the budget for approval by the general assembly and determines funding for individual and group funding applications |
| Media, Public Relations, and Membership | Ashish Jain jain.as@neu.edu | Advertises GPSA events, encourages membership from all graduate colleges, and takes an active role in promoting contacts and solicitations from NU alumni |
| Student Affairs |
Ignacio Marin-garcia imaringa@coe.neu.edu | The Committee is responsible for coordinating all efforts with the Division of Enrollment Management and Student Life.Issues regarding Student life and Student Center would be discussed |
| Administration |
Manasa Mahathi Madasu madasu.m@neu.edu |
Responsible for all social and multicultural programming of the GPSA for the graduate student community including the Welcome Week for incoming graduate students and the Open Houses for Graduate Student Services. Addresses the needs of the culturally diverse graduate student population on campus Represents the GPSA on the President's Diversity Council Works in collaboration with the Academic Affairs Committee for the Provost's Forum and the Student Affairs Committee for the President's Forum Works as a liaison between registered graduate student groups and the Student Activities Office in all aspects of Graduate Student Group Programs. |
Senator Committee Assignments We have tried to place senators in their preferred committee (if indicated on their senator nomination form); however we also need to ensure balance among the various committees. In addition, some colleges have filled their allotted senator seats and some students have been placed on a waitlist. The wait-listed student may continue to serve on a committee (we truly appreciate their help!) and some students on the committee may not be senators (as indicated by an asterisk).
Senators please note the following expectations of participation in a committee:
- There will be five (5) Standing Committees to help coordinate the activities of the Association. The President and the Executive Board may establish additional ad-hoc committees. Each standing committee shall be chaired by a Vice President and shall operate in the best interests of the Association. Each committee will maintain minutes of all meetings and, upon request, make them available to the Executive Board and the Senate. Committees are open to all members of the University Community, unless a motion to go into Executive session is carried by a two-thirds vote of the voting members of that committee. Senators are the only members with voting privileges and limited to one vote per senator. The chair of the committee will vote only in case of a tie. The Association President is an ex-officio member of each Standing Committee. Quorum for Standing Committees is simple majority of the committee membership.
- The committees are chaired by the Vice-President and must elect a Secretary, who keeps minutes (and reports at Senate meetings as necessary).
Student Affairs/Services Committee Meetings
Chaired by Ignacio Marin-garcia, VP of Student Affairs (imaringa@coe.neu.edu)
1.Haripriya Addepalli
2.Aparna Chavali
3.Shweta Raina
4.Umangi Shah
5.Amanda Ligatti
6.Matthew Sweet
7.Hiba Tannoury
8.Sarah Masters
Student Affairs Committee Meetings Schedule
Wednesdays (11:45 AM to 1:30 PM)
November 07 - Curry 333
January 23 - Curry 346
February 20 - Curry 333
March 19 - Curry 333
April 09 - Curry 333
Academic Affairs Committee Meetings
Chaired by Tammy Hartke, VP of Academic Affairs (hartke.t@neu.edu)
1.Devshri Desai
2.Benjamin Dei
3.Allison Uzdella
4.Abhishek Shah (abhishek.c.shah@gmail.com)*
5.Ifetayo Belle
6.Christopher Miller
7.Thomas Arruda
8.Ashley Hill-Jarraf
9.Brandon McDaniel
10.V-Tsien Fan
Please contact Tammy Hartke for your meetings schedule.
Finance Committee Meetings
Chaired by Kristen Hudak, VP of Finance (hudak.k@neu.edu)
1.Lauren Nicoll
2.Cole Creighton
3.Potukuchiit Prakash
4.Muhammad Shahrear
5.Ehsan Kianirad
6.Rahul Arora (arora.r@neu.edu)*
7.Stephen Morse
8.Rushabh Lakhani
9.Madeeha Basharat
10.Jeremy Frederickson
Finance Committee Meetings Schedule
Thursdays (4 PM to 5 PM)
September 27 - Curry 442
October 25 - Curry 346
November 29 - Curry 346
January 31 - Curry 346
February 28 - Curry 346
March 27 - Curry 346
April 24 - Curry 333
Programs Committee Meetings
Chaired by Manasa Madasu, VP of Sponsored Programs and Administration (Madasu.m@neu.edu)
1.Kalpesh Gupta
2.Ninad Satam
3.Adriano Ciccomancini
4.Christopher Aragao
5.Rajiv Panwar
6.Rahul Metha(metha.ra@neu.edu)*
7.Rutwik Patel
8.Jing Li
9.Arpita kothari
10.Taneem Jodhpurwala
Programs Committee Meetings Schedule
Wednesdays (11:45 AM to 1:30 PM)
November 07 - Curry 333
January 23 - Curry 346
February 20 - Curry 333
March 19 - Curry 333
April 09 - Curry 333
Public Relations and Membership Committee Meetings
Chaired by Ashish Jain, VP of Public Relations and Membership (jain.a@neu.edu)
1.Brijesh Garg
2.Ashwin Shankar
3.Ignacio Marin Garcia
4.Yalcin Bulut
5.Keyur Gada
6.Arunkumar Dubey
7.Vishal Sheth (sheth.vish@gmail.com)*
8.Tina Penman
Public Relations and Membership Committee Meetings Schedule
Thursdays (2-2:40 PM). Please contact Ashish for the location.
October 11
November 8
January 24
February 21
March 20
The GPSA Executive Board members each serve on committees that serve the greater Northeastern community. If you would like more information, contact the Executive Board member who represents the GPSA on that committee. Stay tuned for more information!