Elections for Senator Position Nominations are open now!

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:57:58 -0500

The Graduate Student Association elections for Senator Position are open now!

Here are the deadlines for the Senate Elections.

Nominations Open: March 4th, 8 am

Nominations Close: March 25th, 8 pm

Voting Opens: April 5th, 8 am

Voting Closes: April 20th, 8 pm

Interested in running for Senate but not sure what the position includes?

Yearly, interested graduate students will submit nominations to the Graduate Senate to express an interest in being a graduate senator for either the applicants's college and or for the Student Affairs group. Senators are elected members who represent some portion of the graduate student body and compose the entirety of the Graduate Senate.

Click here to submit a nomination for a Senator Position

The Graduate Senate is composed of 4 senators from each of the following 4 groups:

1. CNMS (College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences)

2. CAHSS (College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences) + Erickson School

3. COEIT (College of Engineering and Information Technology)

4. Student Affairs (Cultural, Religious, Social, Professional Interest Groups)

Meet the current Senators!

Who is eligible?

ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS, that includes Masters and Ph.Ds.!

You must be in GOOD academic standing. GPA of 3.0 or higher.

All Graduate Students who are graduating Spring 2025 or any Spring Graduation date thereafter. (Terms are 1 year and begin July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year)

Duties:

Senators must represent the concerns and opinions of their constituency,

Senators must report on the proceedings of Senate Meetings to their constituency,

Senators must attend all Senate Meetings

Senators must host at least three (3) Town Hall meetings per Academic Year.

Senators must join and remain active on at least one university committee.

Senators must report back the affiliated university committee meeting updates.

Length of Term:

Please keep in mind, the length of term for Senators shall be for one year, beginning on July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year. If you are graduating in the Winter of 2024 you are not eligible to apply.