THE GRADUATE STUDENT
GOVERNMENT
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE SENATE
FROST LOUNGE, ELL HALL
December 5, 2011
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER REPORTS
 President Margaret Keaveny
VP of Student Affairs Stephanie Viola
 VP of Academic Affairs Jeff Coots
 VP of Finance Lauren Vela
 VP of Media and Membership Chris Cunningham
 VP of Programs and Administration Dave Swanson
VP Student Affairs
Graduate Student Organizations Update
• Tentative Recognition:
– IEEE Power and Energy Society
– Black Law Student Association
– Chemistry Graduate Student Association
• Official Recognition:
– Economics Graduate Student Association
• Graduate Student Organizations Checklist
I am working with Jason Foster to create a checklist for graduate student orgs in the
process of becoming recognized. Stay tuned…
• OrgSync:
Anyone interested in learning more about OrgSync, please contact me at
viola.st@husky.neu.edu. If there is enough interest, I will put together an
information session.
Have a great rest of the semester!
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VP Academic Affairs
Graduate Student Survey will be
released momentarily!
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VP Finance
 Status of Finance: Period III
–Total Applications: 82
–Total Approved for Funding: 82
–Total Amount Allocated: $28,172.30
–Award Amounts: TBA
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VP Media and Membership
Evaluation Time!
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UP-COMING “SPEAKER SERIES”
 MADELEINE ESTABROOK,
– INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT OF
STUDENT AFFAIRS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
 DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN?
 INTERESTED IN BECOMING INVOLVED AS A SENATOR OR
A COMMITTEE MEMBER?
 PLEASE E-MAIL THE GSG: GSG@NEU.EDU
 CHECK OUT OUR WEB SITE:
WWW.NORTHEASTERN.EDU/GSG
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US!
THE NEXT SENATE MEETING
MONDAY, JANUARY 23 AT 12:00P.M.
FROST LOUNGE, ELL HALL!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
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