Graduate Student Senate

Graduate Student Senate
UNH Thompson Hall

The Graduate Student Senate (GSS) is the official voice of UNH graduate student body, including UNH Durham, UNH Manchester and UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law. All graduate students have the right and responsibility to participate in this shared governance; by nature of our constitution, all UNH graduate students are members of the GSS. The GSS serves as a bridge between the graduate student body and those who make decisions that impact graduate students. We regularly communicate with administrators including the President Elizabeth S. Chilton, Provost Jones, and the Graduate School Deans. 

◦ • ◦ EVENTS ◦ • ◦

GSS First Thursdays

📢 Join us for "GSS First Thursdays!"

We'll be hosting a casual mixer for UNH graduate students at a new location on the first Thursday of each month! Details will be announced via the Graduate School newsletter. See you there!

📅 Fall 2024 Meeting Schedule

We've started our full GSS meetings now that we're back for the Fall 2024 semester, and we're holding these meetings online via Zoom each month. If you need the link to the next GSS meeting, feel free to reach out to the GSS President or Communications Officer.

Here is the GSS Linktree 🔗🌳: https://linktr.ee/unh_gss

 

The Graduate Student Senate is committed to advocating for graduate student well-being. This academic year, we will work towards solutions on issues surrounding health care, graduate assistantship stipends, and housing. We set our agenda based on student needs, so we need to hear from you!

Please reach out to 📩  graduate.student.senate@unh.edu to share your thoughts and concerns. 

2026 - 2027 Graduate Student Senate

President: 

Mercy Sulaiman

Vice President: 

Matthew Gustavsen

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

External Relations Office: 

Tessa Lancaster

 

                                                                                                                                                                                     

Community Coordinator: 

Lola Fadairo

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Communications Officer: 

Dasha Piotrowski

 

 

Financial Affairs Officer: 

Samson Dare Olawunmi

 

International Student Senator:

Ibrahim Engin Taze

 

Graduate Housing Senator: 

Popy Rani Debi

 

CPS Senator: 

Prasanna Tamilselvan

 

Graduate School Senator: 

Narinda Ramananandroniaina

COLA Senator: 

Sam Crawford

 

  

COLSA Senator: 

Md Robiul Islam Akondo

COLSA Senator: 

Sumaya Akter

 

CEPS Senator: 

Oscar Bediako

CEPS Senator: 

Murray Mckay

CEPS Senator: 

Tolulope Ogunsanya

CEPS Senator: 

Sadek Tormos

 

Paul College Senator: 

Chryst Rosario

CHSS Senator: 

Kira Vine

 

CHSS Senator: 

James Foley

Vacancies: UNH Law Senators (4), UNH Manchester Senator (1), CHHS Senators (2), Paul College Senators (2), COLA Senators (2), UNH Online Senator (1)   
    
    
    

 

Our History

The UNH Graduate Student Senate (GSS) was founded in 2011 as the official representative body of UNH graduate students. For several decades prior to the creation of the GSS and its representative structure, the interests of graduate students at UNH were represented by the Graduate Student Organization (GSO).

On April 18, 2011, UNH President Mark Huddleston signed the first copy of the GSS Constitution and Bylaws.