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The primary role of the Senate is to promulgate legislation beneficial to and in the best interest of the undergraduate students, and to work closely with the Executive Council to ensure that legislation is properly implemented.  In addition, every Senator must serve on at least one standing committee, attend two office hours a week and submit a monthly report.

There are 22 voting members of the Senate and the seats are allocated according to constituencies:

17 seats College of Arts and Sciences, 2 seats College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1 seat Health Science Center, 1 seat RHA and 1 seat CSA.

The Executive Vice President is the Chair of the Senate and prepares the agenda.  The President Pro Tempore is elected from the Senate’s membership and presides in the absence of the Executive Vice President.

A Notice About Senate Reports: These reports only reflect the views and opinions of the individual Senators, and do not reflect the opinion of the USG as a whole. Furthermore, these reports are not screened or edited by the USG, and may be contain false or unreliable information. These reports are intended to create accountability amongst your paid representatives. They are published online as a way for Senators to reach out to their constituents, so that they may gain an inside perspective on the operations of the USG Senate.

Spring 2010 Reporting List: (Fall 2009 Reports)

Senator Dec/Jan Report Received: Feb. Report Received: March Report Received:
Chairman (only votes to break a tie)
Executive Vice President John Kriscenski
President Pro Tempore ‘
Syed Haq Not Submitted
 Not Submitted
Residence Hall Association Representative
Craig McCarthy 1/22/10 3/9/10
Commuter Student Association Representative
Kirin Mahmud Not Submitted Not Submitted
Health Sciences Center Senator
Tiffany Abrishamian Not Submitted Not Submitted
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Senators
Spenser Cushing Not Submitted 3/5/10
Alexander Dimitriyadi 2/22/10 2/23/10
College of Arts and Sciences Senators (and all other colleges)
Tahir Ahmad Not Submitted Not Submitted
Ory Baum Not Submitted 3/4/10
Aharon Benelyahoo 1/25/10 3/2/10
Aneta Bose Not Submitted Not Submitted
Jordan Cushner 2/3/10 3/2/10
Runyu Fan 1/26/10 2/20/10
Theresa Geckle Not Submitted Not Submitted
Daniel Graber Not Submitted Not Submitted
Jen Hand (Appointed 2/16/10) N/A 3/1/10
Syed Haq (President Pro Tempore) Not Submitted Not Submitted
Jonathan Harounian 2/2/10 2/28/10
Mahyar Kashan Not Submitted Not Submitted
Aysha Khan Not Submitted 3/2/10

Alexandria Lanza Not Submitted Not Submitted
Deborah Machalow 1/18/10 2/25/10
Nicole Mbisike Not Submitted Not Submitted

Resigned Senators:

Michael Hagler (Resigned 1/26/10)

Moiz Khan (Resigned 12/10/09)

Keith Tilley (Resigned 10/29/09)

All Executive Council members are non-voting members of the Senate with full speaking rights.

All Undergraduate Students are members of the USG, and are encouraged to attend Senate meetings.   Gallery members may speak during open agenda at the end of a regular meeting.

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