The Graduate Student Senate, lead by an Executive Council, is comprised of Senators that represent academic programs across the Graduate College. Up to three Senators may represent programs. If vacant senate seats exist for your academic program and you are interested in representing your program as a GSS Senator, contact Vice President Cara Simone at Cara.Simone@med.uvm.edu.

 

Executive Council (2023 - 2024)

PositionNameE-Mail Address
PresidentIjaz Ul HaqIjaz-Ul.Haq@uvm.edu
Vice-PresidentCara SimoneCara.Simone@med.uvm.edu
TreasurerYasaman PedariYasaman.Pedari@uvm.edu
SecretaryMasoumeh KhodaverdiMasoumeh.Khodaverdi@uvm.edu
Communications DirectorOmid SedighiOmid.Sedighi@uvm.edu

 

Senators Listed by Graduate Program (2023 - 2024)

MajorSenator(s)Program
ANIMAL BIOSCIENCESGift Omoruyi & Johnbosco Osuagwu UchennaPh.D.
BIOLOGY  Alison Hall & Carlos AmissahPh.D.
CHEMISTRY  Taylor Kocian & Diego Javier-JimenezPh.D.
CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING  Mona Davoudimehr & Pawan BastolaPh.D.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLIED ECONOMICS Stephen Marshall & Emily McDonnell Masters
COMPLEX SYSTEMS AND DATA SCIENCE Anthony BarrowsPh.D.
COMPUTER SCIENCE Parisa Suchdev & Muhammad AdilPh.D.
ENGLISH Goodness Rex Nze-IgweMasters
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING  Muhammad Adeel Arif & Emmanuel BadmusPh.D.
GEOLOGY Bren Marie Cable & Niara Hicks & Emma P MyrickMasters
HIGHER EDUCATION & STUDENT AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATION Joy Emmanuel Masters
MATERIALS SCIENCE  Temitope BoriwayePh.D.
NEUROSCIENCE Daniel Peipert & Jenan HusainPh.D.
NURSING  Vanessa BallardMasters
PHARMACOLOGY Jenna McDonaldMasters
PHYSICS Ritwik BandyopadhyayPh.D.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, POLICY, ECONOMICS, AND GOVERNANCE Toyib Aremu & Shashank PoudelPh.D.
SOCIAL WORK Matthew BreunigMasters

 

Senators Listed by Graduate Program (2022 - 2023)

Interested in being a Senator?

There are numerous reasons to join GSS! Please contact the Vice President, Cara Simone, at Cara.Simone@med.uvm.edu.

Call for 2024-2025 GSS Executive Council Nominations!

The UVM Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is currently accepting nominations for positions on the GSS Executive Council for the upcoming year. All nominations will be carefully reviewed and considered by the Election Committee. We are actively seeking nominations for:

  • President
  • Vice-President
  • Treasurer
  • Secretary
  • Communications Director

 A full description of all GSS Executive Council members' responsibilities and individual position responsibilities can be found in Article III of the GSS by-laws here.

Nominations are due no later than April 7, 2024. Please submit nominations via THIS FORM.

Any applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.

After nominations are received, the Election Committee will proceed to gather additional information from each nominee and compile a final ballot of candidates for each position. Any questions, comments, or concerns regarding the GSS Executive Council elections should be directed to members of the committee as follows:

Ijaz Ul Haq (IHaq@uvm.edu)

Omid Sedighi (Omid.Sedighi@uvm.edu)

Masoumeh Khodaverdi (Mkhodave@uvm.edu)

Please reach out to gss@uvm.edu with any questions regarding the election process or procedures.