Graduate Student Senate
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 Dean, Provost Jones, and the Graduate School Deans.
Events
Grad Student Social 9/22/23
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 2023 Meeting Schedule
Fall Schedule: TBD
Zoom Meeting ID: 987 5364 1660
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.
2023 - 2024 Graduate Student Senate
| Executive Committee: | UNH Law (2): | CEPS Senators (3): |
| President: Josh Trombley | Luke Leonard | Helen Sears |
| Vice President: Olesia Pavlenko | Tony Gioia | Amanda Daly |
| External Relations Officer: Tim Hoheneder | UNH Manchester (1): | Shuva Paul |
| Community Coordinator: Brianna Isola | Rashmi Lnu | CHHS Senators (4): |
| Communications Officer: Camille Sullivan | Graduate School Senator (1): | Geneva (Gigi) Lish |
| Financial Affairs Officer: Adeena Ahsan | Chase Eagleson | Ana SIlverio |
| International Student Senator (1): | COLA Senators (3): | Jed Siebert |
| Mahmuda Akter | Jennifer Daly | Vacant |
| Graduate Student Housing Senator (1): | Kristen Petagna | COLSA Senators (2): |
| Else Schlerman | Michaela George | Dani Blumstein |
| UNH Online Senator (1): | PAUL College Senator (1): | Radhika Rani |
| Caitlin Cormier | Ali Mara |
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.
