Senate Meeting Minutes – March 13, 2021

Graduate Student Government Senate Meeting – March 13, 2021

March 13, 2021
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Zoom Recording: http://bit.ly/sm3-13

AGENDA

1. Introduction
2. NU Impact
3. Certificate Funding
4. Scattergories Game
5. Event Polls and Feedback
6. Questions and Answers

 

ITEMS DISCUSSED

1. Introduction

President Gagan Dep Prabhu opened the meeting.

2. NU Impact

Karan Kishorepuria, president of NU Impact, addressed the Graduate Student Government Senate. Spencer Haber is director of finance and operations. The group is described as a student-led investment fund deploying flexible capital through rigorous experiential learning and engagement with the local community.

The NU Impact mission statement is “To advance awareness of purposeful capital and strengthen our local community through comprehensive education programming and targeted investments.” The organization will be (1) advancing awareness, including conducting educational programming – industry speaker events, workshops, and an annual summit to connect students to the ideas, practice, and careers in impact investing; and (2) strengthening our local communities through its NUImpact Fund is engaging investment analysis, research analysis, and rotational associates in a rigorous investment process culminating in deployment of capital to sustainable businesses addressing social and environmental challenges.

Additional facts of NU Impact: (1) One of the only undergraduate-led impact investing funds, (2) $25,000 has been invested in the Boston community, (3) 50+ student members from six (6) undergraduate colleges are participating, (4) 17 speaker events were sponsored in 2019-2020, and (5) over 150 attendees participated in the annual conference.

3. Certificate Funding

President Gagan Dep Prabhu presented Professional Development Certifications Funding (PDCF). According to the program, the funding for professional development certifications is designed to support Northeastern University non-Ph.D. graduate students from all colleges and departments in their pursuit of local professional development opportunities within their area of study or research on a reimbursement basis to cover registration fees that are not currently funded by the student’s advisor or other funding sources. Non-Ph.D. students are eligible for funding up to the amount of $100 per academic year. However, this fund is allocated to cover registration fees that are not currently funded by the student’s advisor or other funding sources.

The last funding period for the 2020-2021 academic year includes the following: Conference dates: April-May 2021; Application deadline: March 20, 2021; and Notification date: March 31, 2021. Additional information on the proposal said the funding program is highly competitive and it is not a guaranteed source of funding. Applicants who are not awarded are encouraged to re-apply for future semesters, provided that all eligibility criteria are met. Award allocations are determined by the availability of funds and the number of applications received.

Voting by the Senate

Result: Approved (The Graduate Student Government Senate approved the Professional Development Certifications Funding proposal by 86%).

4. Scattergories Game

Vice President of Programs and Operations Shakir Khalid provided the instructions for the Scattergories game that involved eight (8) breakout rooms to address five (5) categories with 60 second each. Scoring was 10 points for each unique answer, five (5) points for a repeated answer, and zero (0) points for no answer/repeated answer for a third time. Finalists were Asjad, Samuel Chuan, Aditi Jain, Danzel Jones, Sandeep, Kulbir Singh, and Milan Skobic. 

Winners:

1st Place: Danzel Jones

2nd Place: Asjad

3rd place: Kulbir Singh

The  winners will receive gift cards from Amazon.

5. Event Polls and Feedback

Zoom poll was taken for students preference on upcoming events.

6. Question and Answer

The next Senate meeting is scheduled for March 24, 2021, 12:00p.m.-2:00p.m. (EST) in #333 Curry Student Center and through Zoom.

ADJOURNMENT

The Senate meeting was adjourned at 2:15p.m. by President Gagan Dep Prabhu.

 

Meeting Attendance

S.No	Name	Northeastern Email	College	Committee
1	Aamiruddin Syed	syed.aa@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Academic Affairs Committee
2	Aananthan Mariappan	mariappan.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
3	Abhishek Ningala	ningala.a@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Financial Affairs Committee
4	aditi jain	jain.adit@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
5	Akanksha	diggikar.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
6	Akash Sinha	sinha.aka@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
7	Anuradha Bansilal Choudhary	choudhary.an@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
8	Aron Dsouza	dsouza.a@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
9	Asad Muhammad Rafique	rafique.a@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
10	Atharva Kousadikar	Kousadikar.a@northeastern.edu	CPS	Involved in Strategic Planning Committee
11	Chirag Patel	patel.chir@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
12	Danzel Jones	jones.danz@northeastern.edu	GSCC	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
13	David Samuel Nallapu	nallapu.d@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
14	Deependra Singh	singh.de@northeastern.edu	COE	-
15	Deepti Akarsha	akarsha.d@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
16	Divya Subbaian	subbaian.d@northeastern.edu	COE	-
17	Gagan Dep Prabhu	prabhu.g@northeastern.edu	COE	-
18	Gayatri Degaonkar	degaonkar.g@northeastern.edu	COE	Involved in Strategic Planning Committee
19	Govind Singh	Singh.gov@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
20	Grania Machado	machado.g@northeastern.edu	Khoury	Marketing and Outreach Committee
21	Hardik Radadiya	radadiya.h@northeastern.edu	COE	-
22	Harshal Kumbhar	kumbhar.h@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
23	Jared Beaulieu	beaulieu.ja@northeastern.edu	Business School	Financial Affairs Committee
24	Jerry Goodwin	goodwin.j@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
25	Jinay Shah	shah.jin@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
26	Kulbir singh	singh.kul@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
27	Mayank Mehta	mehta.mayan@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
28	Milan Skobic	skobic.m@northeastern.edu	CSSH	None, I don't want to sign up for committees!
29	Nijin Varghese	varghese.n@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
30	Nikita Ashok Patil	patil.nik@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
31	Nikitha Bullasandra Chidambara Reddy	bullasandrachidamb.n@northeastern.edu	CPS	Programs & Operations Committee
32	Nikunj Doshi	doshi.nik@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
33	Omkar Tiware	tiware.o@northeastern.edu	CPS	Financial Affairs Committee
34	Prem Mulchandani	mulchandani.p@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
35	Reema Yadav	Yadav.ree@northeastern.edu	COE	-
36	Rohit Ashok Kapadi	Kapadi.r@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
37	Romaric Belmier Mbakop	mbakop.r@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
38	Rushabh Patel	patel.rushab@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
39	Samuel Chuan	chuan.s@northeastern.edu	CAMD	Marketing and Outreach Committee
40	Samyak Jain	jain.samyak@northeastern.edu	COE	Involved in Strategic Planning Committee
41	Sandeep Karapa Srivatsav	karapasrivatsav.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
42	Sanika Sanil Saraff	saraff.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Programs & Operations Committee
43	Santhoshi Bathina	bathina.s@northeastern.edu	COE	-
44	Sanyukta Koli	koli.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
45	Shakir Khalid	khalid.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	-
46	Shravya Shetty	shetty.shra@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee
47	Shreya Vivek Bhosale	bhosale.sh@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
48	Shreyas Khatav	khatav.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Marketing and Outreach Committee
49	Shruthi Sivaprakasam	sivaprakasam.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
50	Siddhi Ekal	ekal.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Programs & Operations Committee
51	Sriram Ravindran	ravindran.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
52	Sudheer reddy Gaddam	Gaddam.su@northeastern.edu	COE	None, I don't want to sign up for Committees!
53	Sunit Bail	bail.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
54	Sweta Mankala	mankala.s@northeastern.edu	CPS	Student Affairs Committee
55	Syed Mohammad Asjad	asjad.s@northeastern.edu	COE	Student Affairs Committee
56	Tanay Bhagwat	bhagwat.t@northeastern.edu	COS	Student Affairs Committee
57	Tejal Bhalerao	bhalerao.t@northeastern.edu	COE	Marketing and Outreach Committee
58	Vaishnavi Chaudhari	chaudhari.va@northeastern.edu	CPS	Programs & Operations Committee
59	Vishwajith	subhash.v@northeastern.edu	COE	Financial Affairs Committee