Points of Information
The "Point of Information" is a e-newsletter published by the Speaker of the Senate that provides updates on recent Senate meetings, including recaps of legislation passed, nominations, and upcoming elections. It also shares important announcements for SGA members in general, such as training sessions, budget deadlines, and recruitment opportunities. Additionally, the newsletter highlights campus-wide events, workshops, and upcoming Senate meetings, ensuring that all members are informed and prepared for their roles.
Point of Information 4/16/2024
MEETING RECAP
This past Tuesday, we held an emergency Senate to elect an Executive Director of Elections. The meeting was motioned to turn into a full body to allow us to hold the vote.
You can view the slides from our meeting here. There were no addresses this week.
Congratulations to Kate Mittelhauser on being elected as our next Executive Director of Elections!
Below is our full E-Board for the 2024-25 academic year. Keep an eye out for communications from these individuals about next year plans. We are so excited to see what you all do next year! 🎉
Student Body President: Matthew Coughlin
Executive Vice President: Cassidy Donoghue
Speaker of the Senate: Jamira Collins
Vice President for Academic Affairs: Devyani Anand
Vice President for Campus Affairs: Julian Herzing-Burkard
Vice President for External Affairs: Olivia Oestreicher
Vice President for Student Success: Misha Ankudovych
Vice President for DEI: Christly Bright
Vice President for Operations Affairs: Valentina Haro
Vice President for Student Involvement: Dylan Lee
Executive Director of Club Finance/ Comptroller: Alex Leblang
Executive Director of Elections: Kate Mittelhauser
Parliamentarian: Gabrielle Starling
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please fill out this extremely important SGA census for our DEI committee.
The application for the Director of Information Management is now open! You can find the application here.
Please complete this brief survey about locating the Wellness Days page on the Student Hub. We encourage you to send it to as many people as you can, we are trying to maximize outreach. There are three questions, it will not take longer than a minute to complete.
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
We are done with Senate for the semester! Information about next semester will be sent during the first few weeks of classes.
Point of Information 4/8/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Monday, we had theist section of Internal Elections!
We elected 4 positions and confirmed 3 positions!
Congratulations to everyone who has been elected or confirmed to positions for next year! We are so excited to see what you all do next year!
Speaker of the Senate: Jamira Collins
Vice President for Operations Affairs: Valentina Haro
Executive Director of Club Finance/ Comptroller: Alex Leblang
Vice President for Student Involvement: Dylan Lee
Parliamentary: Gabrielle Starling
Director of Communications: Monica Xiao
Director of Sustainability: Alexandra Mora
*Please note: Congrats to Olivia Oestreicher for being elected as VP for External Affairs at the previous Senate
You can view the leadership addresses here.
We will be having an emergency election next week to elect an Executive Director of Elections. More information will be emailed to the Senate roster shortly.
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please fill out this extremely important census for DEI!
Engagement hours are now being collected for all Senators. For April you must get at least 1 engagement hour. View more details about what counts for engagement hours on the slides.
The form to submit engagement hours is linked here and at the bottom of this email. As a reminder do not submit committee/board/senate attendance.
We will be sending emails to senators who have not fulfilled the Engagement Hours
Please take this brief form about locating the Wellness Days page on the Student Hub. We encourage you to send it to as many people as you can, we are trying to maximise outreach. There are three questions, it will not take longer than a minute to complete.
Director of Information Management is also now open! You can find the link for that here.
Applications for Campus Planning Advisory Board Members are now open! Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1T_ROAhAp-jIpQjMEd7b_9-d1xfRs_9NhyuOXcAAAxHA/viewform?edit_requested=true
Applications for at-large members for the dining advisory board are now open, yo can find the link for that here!
Fill out this Google Form regarding your experience with SGA’s internal communication! We need everyone’s input to make meaningful changes.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Website: Northeasternsga.com
Join our Slack here
Email: sga@northeastern.edu
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
We will be holding a zoom FULL BODY SENATE meeting due to the unexpected opening for the position of Executive Director of Elections next week. More detials to follow shortly.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here.
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 4/1/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Monday, we had Internal Elections
Congratulations to everyone who has been elected to positions for next year! We are so excited to see what you all do next year!
Vice President for Academic Affairs: Devyani Anand
Vice President for Campus Affairs: Julian Herzing-Burkard
Vice President for Student Success: Misha Ankudoych
Vice President for DEI: Christly Bright
You can view the leadership addresses here.
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Come to the Alumni Gala this Saturday April 6th! See the slides for more details.
This is a great networking opportunity and counts for engagement hours!!
Internal Elections! Nominations for all internally elected positions are now open.
Nominations can be made over email or during senate. Nominations by email are highly preferred.
Send an email to sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu AND Sgaelections@northeastern.edu with the full name of the nominee, the position, and a voting member of the Senate CC-ed who is willing to second the nomination.
Both the nominator and the second must be voting members of Senate!
The person seconding the nomination must reply confirming their second.
After the nomination is seconded, the nominee must reply accepting within 24 hours.
Nominated candidates will have 5 minutes to give a speech and 5 minutes to answer questions at the upcoming election Senates!
Please prepare one slide using this template
Feel free to edit the headings as required.
Completed slides should be sent to Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu AND sgaOperations@northeastern.edu Sunday at noon.
All candidates should submit a slide regardless of if they are nominated by mail or nominated during the meeting.
Election Schedule!
Speaker Of The Senate
VP of Operational Affairs
VP of Student Involvement
ED of Club Finance
ED of Elections
Confirmations
Parliamentarian
Director of Communication
Director of Sustainability
Engagement hours are now being collected for all Senators. For April you must get at least 1 engagement hour. View more details about what counts for engagement hours on the slides.
The form to submit engagement hours is linked here and at the bottom of this email. As a reminder do not submit committee/board/senate attendance.
We will be sending emails to senators who have not fulfilled the Engagement Hours
Applications for Director of Sustainability and Director of Campus Services within Campus Affairs and are due at the end of the week! Here are the links to apply! https://forms.gle/BbyzPj6DhfBnex1m7 and https://forms.gle/PEAcM8Jm6WYW5hQT9
Cabinet Confirmed Academic Affairs Positions are now open for the 2025-2025 year. These are due on April 13th, 2024! This application is for those who are interested in becoming Faculty Senate Representative and UUCC Representative. If you are interested and passionate about academics and student advocacy at Northeastern, please fill out this form ASAP! Reach out to Dev (9173188696) for any questions.
Applications for External Affairs are now open! Director of Communications & other External Affairs Leadership positions for next year in the POI. Here is the link:
https://forms.gle/bBP5cTzWM2Vnv65VAIf students are interested in Director of Communications, they need to fill out this form by Saturday April 6th!
Applications for parliamentarian are now open, and that interested candidates should email coughlin.ma@northeastern.edu and donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu with a short, paragraph-long statement of interest. Deadline is April 3rd.
Fill out this Google Form regarding your experience with SGA’s internal communication! We need everyone’s input to make meaningful changes.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Website: Northeasternsga.com
Join our Slack here
Email: sga@northeastern.edu
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
If you have dietary restrictions please fill out this form by 11:59pm so we can make sure to have food for you at next Monday's meeting.
The next Senate meeting will be APRIL 8th at 6:30pm. This is a Full Body Senate where we will hear open nominations for internal elections and elect the Speaker of the Senate, VP for Operational Affairs, VP for Student Involvement VP for Student Involvement, ED of Club Finance, and ED of Elections. And confirmations for Parliamentarian, Director of Communication, and Director of Sustainability. As always, attendance changes for full bodies are due one week in advance. You must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here.
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 3/25/2024
MEETING RECAP
Congratulations to EVP Coughlin for being elected as Student Body President and Speaker Donoghue for being elected as EVP!
You can view the direct election results here.
Last Monday, Senate held a Full Body Senate at the Massachusetts State House! Thank you all for coming!
You can view the leadership addresses here.
We also had a legislation vote:
RG-SP-24-109 (Formalization of Speaker of the Senate) was passed. Congrats to the Authors!
We also heard the proposal for the 2024-2025 annual budget which was approved.
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Internal Elections! Nominations for all internally elected positions are now open.
Nominations can be made over email or during senate. Nominations by email are highly preferred.
Send an email to sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu AND Sgaelections@northeastern.edu with the full name of the nominee, the position, and a voting member of the Senate CC-ed who is willing to second the nomination.
Both the nominator and the second must be voting members of Senate!
The person seconding the nomination must reply confirming their second.
After the nomination is seconded, the nominee must reply accepting within 24 hours.
Nominated candidates will have 5 minutes to give a speech and 10 minutes to answer questions at the upcoming election Senates!
Please prepare one slide using this template
Feel free to edit the headings as required.
Completed slides should be sent to Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu AND sgaOperations@northeastern.edu Sunday at noon.
All candidates should submit a slide regardless of if they are nominated by mail or nominated during the meeting.
Election Schedule!
Day one (4/1): (ALL ELECTIONS)
⁃ Speaker of Senate
⁃ VP academic Affairs
⁃ VP Campus Affairs
⁃ VP student Success
⁃ VP DEI
⁃ VP Student InvolvementDay two (4/8):
⁃ ELECTIONS:
⁃ VP External Affairs
⁃ VP Operations
⁃ ED Club Finance
⁃ ED Elections
⁃ CONFIRMATIONS:
⁃ Parliamentarian
⁃ Director of Comms
⁃ Director of Sustainability
Engagement hours are now being collected for all Senators. For March you must get at least 3 engagement hours. View more details about what counts for engagement hours on the slides.
The form to submit engagement hours is linked here and at the bottom of this email. As a reminder do not submit committee/board/senate attendance.
The second of four focus groups sessions lead by senator Jamira Collins targeting black mental health will be occurring this Thursday the 28th, from 6:30-7:30 in the JDOAAI. The focus of this week’s session will be understanding emotions and coping mechanisms!
Fill out this Google Form regarding your experience with SGA’s internal communication! We need everyone’s input to make meaningful changes.
Applications for parliamentarian are now open, and that interested candidates should email coughlin.ma@northeastern.edu and donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu with a short, paragraph-long statement of interest. Deadline is April 3rd.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Website: Northeasternsga.com
Join our Slack here
Email: sga@northeastern.edu
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Senate meeting will be APRIL 1st at 6:30pm. We do not have the Senate chambers for this meeting. Meeting room info will be sent with the agenda. This is a Full Body Senate where we will hear open nominations for internal elections and elect the Speaker of the Senate, VP for Campus Affairs, VP for Academic Affairs, VP for Student Success, VP for DEI, and VP for Student Involvement. As always, attendance changes for full bodies are due one week in advance. You must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here.
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 3/18/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Monday, Senate held a Legislative Senate!
You can view the leadership addresses here.
We also had a legislation vote:
SR-SP-24-106 (Civic Engagement) was passed. Congrats to the Authors!
We also heard new legislation RG-SP-24-109 (Speaker of the Senate) which will be debated and voted on at the State House on Monday.
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Engagement hours are now being collected for all Senators. For March you must get at least 3 engagement hours. View more details about what counts for engagement hours on the slides.
The form to submit engagement hours is linked here and at the bottom of this email. As a reminder do not submit committee/board/senate attendance.
Annual Budgets: A message for all undergraduate organizations that annual budgets are now live on engage. Budgets are due at midnight on March 26th. There is also a NEW manual! Please find al information on the finance board website: http://neufinanceboard.com
Fill out this Google Form regarding your experience with SGA’s internal communication! We need everyone’s input to make meaningful changes.
The Student Government Association will host a Legislative Senate meeting on Monday, March 25th, at 4:30pm in-person the Massachusetts State House
You must arrive to the State House by 4:30pm. You will not be let in if you arrive late.
We will be exiting the State House by 7:00pm. You may not leave early.
There will be no virtual option for this meeting.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Senate meeting will be MARCH 25th at 4:30 pm in the State House. This is a Full Body Senate where we will hear presentations for one RG and will debate and vote on RG-SP-24-109 (Speaker of the Senate) . We will also be hearing about the annual budget for SGA You must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
Feedback from for RG-SP-24-109 can be accessed here.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 3/11/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Monday, Senate held a Working Senate!
You can view the leadership addresses here.
We had focus groups for Senator Elections Memo. Thank you all for the great discussion last Monday! Please reach out to the authors if you have any more questions, concerns, or ideas. They want to work with you!
We also approved the meeting minutes from April 13th, 2023.
We also had new legislation presented:
SR-SP-24-106 (Civic Engagement) was presented. Please reach out the the author with any questions. This will be voted on next week.
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Engagement hours are now being collected for all Senators. For March you must get at least 3 engagement hours. View more details about what counts for engagement hours on the slides.
The form to submit engagement hours is linked here and at the bottom of this email. As a reminder do not submit committee/board/senate attendance.
Annual Budgets: A message for all undergraduate organizations that annual budgets are now live on engage. Budgets are due at midnight on March 26th. There is also a NEW manual! Please find al information on the finance board website: http://neufinanceboard.com
Fill out this Google Form regarding your experience with SGA’s internal communication! We need everyone’s input to make meaningful changes.
It’s Wellness Week! Come learn about narcan and how to administer it in Curry 336 on Wednesday at 6pm! Then, Join Jamira for the first of four sessions focusing on mental resilience for Black students in the JDOAAI on Thursday at 6:30pm!
Join SGA at Northeastern’s annual Relay For Life event next Friday, March 22, in Matthews Arena from 6pm-6am. Relay is an all-night event to signify the fight that cancer patients undergo. It is a great way to get involved with the Northeastern community while making a difference for those in need and supporting a worthy cause. There will be plenty of games, performances, and other activities to participate in for the entire 12 hours, but it isn't required that you stay the whole time. If you’re interested, please join our SGA team using this link
Senators, please complete the Senator Elections Feedback Form!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Senate meeting will be MARCH 18th at 6:30 pm in Curry 333. This is a Legislative Senate where we will hear presentations for two RGs and will debate and vote on SR-SP-24-106 (Civic Engagement). You must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 2/26/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Monday, Senate held a Full Body Senate!
You can view the leadership addresses here.
We nominated the candidates for this year's Student Body Elections. Congratulations to the nominees!
Congratulations to all our authors! This week we voted and passed 4 pieces of legislation:
RG-SP-24-101 (SIB Restructure) passed. The Student Involvement division is now 3 boards and 1 committee!
RG-SP-24-102 (Global Engagement Committee) passed.
RG-SP-24-104 (SAF Manual) passed. Annual Budgets went out last night!
IR-SP-24-103 (Expedited Process for IR/ RGs) passed.
We also had new legislation and a memo presented:
Senator Elections Memo was presented. We will be hosting focus groups about this at our next Senate so please review and come prepared.
IR-SP-24-105 (Engagement hours) was presented. Please reach out the the author with any questions.
We heard the referenda for this year's direct elections ballot!
You can view more information about referenda here.
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Annual Budgets: A message for all undergraduate organizations that annual budgets are now live on engage. Budgets are due at midnight on March 26th. There is also a NEW manual! Please find al information on the finance board website: http://neufinanceboard.com
STEP (New Senator Training) is complete. If you missed one or both STEP sessions you will be contacted by Speaker Donoghue shortly regarding a makeup.
Makeups will be offered on Thursday from 2:00-4:00 pm and Friday from 12:00- 2:00 pm! In the SGA Office (Curry 332).
Please contact Speaker Donoghue if these times do not work for you and you need an alternative slot!
SGA Student Involvement is still recruiting! Apply here
All members of SGA please complete the internal communications survey here for the operations team!
The week of March 11th is Wellness Week! We are organizing three tabling events, one on Monday for Wellness Week Kickoff, and two on Tuesday, giving out covid tests and harm reduction items. Please sign up using this spreadsheet, we need as many helping hands as possible!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Living Off Campus Workshops" are being hosted by Off Campus Engagement and Support. Registration and more information can be found here.
The workshop will be held on February 28th, 11am-12pm ET via Zoom
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
Husky Hunt Planning Committee: If you’re interested in joining the 2024 Husky Hunt Planning Committee, RSA is hosting an interest meeting this Thursday, Feb 29, @ 6 PM in Richards 300—snacks included. They will be giving a breakdown of the Committee and how to apply. If you plan to attend, please fill out this RSVP form here. However, if you cannot make it, please indicate that on the form and they will send you the information after the meeting.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
There will be NO SENATE next week. Have a great spring break!
The next Senate meeting will be MARCH 11th at 6:30 pm in Curry 333. This is a Working Senate where we will have focus groups for Senator Elections Memo. Please come prepared with comments and questions.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 2/21/2024
MEETING RECAP
Last Wednesday, Senate held a Legislative Senate!
You can view the leadership addresses here.
This week we hosted our semesterly DEI training!
This week we heard 3 new pieces of legislation. These, in addition to RG-SP-24-101, will be voted on this Monday, 2/26. Please read the legislation and contact the authors with any amendments, questions, or comments.
RG-SP-24-102 (global engagement committee)
IR-SP-24-103 (legislation expedition process)
RG-SP-24-104 (finance board manual)
*Notes: The authors of RG-101 have requested that any proposed amendments are communicated by this weekend so they can review and consider them fully before Monday’s Senate meeting
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
We will hold our first SGA-wide general meeting on Tuesday, February 27 from 6:30–7:30 on Zoom and in EXP 204.
This meeting is open to everyone involved in SGA. We are planning to go over updates from the semester and share information about upcoming Association-wide events (year-end gala, passing of the gavel, senate at the statehouse, etc). For senators, attendance counts towards engagement hour requirements. There will be SGA merch!
STEP (New Senator Training) is complete. If you missed one or both STEP sessions you will be contacted by Speaker Donoghue shortly regarding a makeup.
SGA Student Involvement is still recruiting! Apply here
All members of SGA please complete the internal communications survey here for the operations team!
The week of March 11th is Wellness Week! We are organizing three tabling events, one on Monday for Wellness Week Kickoff, and two on Tuesday, giving out covid tests and harm reduction items. Please sign up using this spreadsheet, we need as many helping hands as possible!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Living Off Campus Workshops" are being hosted by Off Campus Engagement and Support. Registration and more information can be found here.
The workshop will be held on February 28th, 11am-12pm ET via Zoom
Submit any feedback or complaints about student organizations to this Student Involvement complaint form here
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The next Senate meeting will be THIS MONDAY at 6:30 pm in Curry 333. This is a FULL BODY MEETING meaning attendance is MANDATORY for all Senators.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
FORMS AND LINKS
Point of Information 2/7/2024
Welcome back to Senate! This email (the "POI") serves as a recap of all of the information we covered during each Senate to keep you and the Northeastern study body as up-to-date as possible!
MEETING RECAP
This week we had our first Legislative Senate of the semester!
This week we transitioned to paper addresses to make Senate more efficient. You can view the leadership addresses here.
Leadership applications are due TONIGHT (2/9) at 11:59pm! The link is available here. Reach out to the listed contact with any questions.
Note: we encourage everyone to apply to these positions, regardless of SGA or other experience levels!
RETURNING SENATORS please fill out this Senate feedback form as soon as you can.
This will be used to determine engagement hour requirements, senator bonding, etc. It is anonymous and every question is optional.
Last chance Senators to fill out the Senate Name Pronunciation form
Please continue adding to our Co-op database.
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
STEP (New Senator Training) is MANDATORY for all new Senators. If you are a new senator, you should have gotten an email with further information. The sessions will be held in the next 2 weeks on the following dates:
2/13 6:00-7:30pm 109 Robinson
2/20 6:30-7:30pm 109 Robinson
All members of SGA please complete the internal communications survey here for the operations team!
Come watch the final round Beanpot watch party on Monday at 7:30pm. RSVP here. 🏒 🐾
Wellness Week is coming up, it will be March 11th-15th! Help SGA in our various tabling events by signing up on tabling spreadsheet here
Note: time & date for harm reduction event not finalized
The Holistic Wellness Working Group is still looking for representatives from the LatinX center, John O’Bryant Center, Husky-to-Husky, and the LGBTQ+ center. Please reach out to ciummo.f@northeastern.edu if you would like to be involved.
If you have any personal belongings in the SGA Office, please remove them for the day of Saturday, February 10th or let Olivia Oestreicher (oestreicher.o@northeastern.edu) know. We will be gutting the room and potentially discarding your items if they are not removed!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Living Off Campus Workshops" are being hosted by Off Campus Engagement and Support. Registration and more information can be found here.
The workshop will be held on February 28th, 11am-12pm ET via Zoom
If you missed the off-camps event this week you can email katz.gr@northeastern.edu for the slides!
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Next week's Senate is CANCELED. The next week's Senate will be a working Senate on Wednesday 2/21 at 6:30 pm. Attendance for this meeting will be counted as any other meeting. Meaning, you must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Sgasenatespeaker@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
FORMS
Point of Information 1/29/2024
Welcome back to Senate! It was great seeing some new faces in this week's meeting! This email (the "POI") serves as a recap of all of the information we covered during each Senate to keep you and the Northeastern study body as up-to-date as possible!
MEETING RECAP
This week we had our first Working Senate of the semester!
Leadership applications are still open! The link is available here. Please read the list and description doc in the description line for important information about the positions including the deadlines. Reach out to the listed contact with any questions.
Assistant Speaker of the Senate application is due tonight by 11:59PM
The positions under the Director of Digital Innovation are also due by tonight 11:59PM
Applications for all other positions are due February 6th
Note: we encourage everyone to apply to these positions, regardless of SGA or other experience levels!
RETURNING SENATORS please fill out this Senate feedback form as soon as you can.
This will be used to determine engagement hour requirements, senator bonding, and internal communication platforms. It is anonymous and every question is optional.
Senators please fill out the Senate Name Pronunciation form
Please continue adding to our Co-op database.
Our slide deck is accessible here. This has all the info we went over and contacts for leadership!
SGA ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senate Applications are due TONIGHT January 30th at 11:59PM.
The Global Experience Committee is meeting on Wednesday, January 31st, from 6-7 pm in Curry 342. Please note that the location has changed this week due to room booking issues.
Note: If you know anyone at Northeastern who participated in a program through GEO, please recruit them for the Global Experience Committee!
The Holistic Wellness Working Group is still looking for representatives from the LatinX center, John O’Bryant Center, Husky-to-Husky, and the LGBTQ+ center. Please reach out to ciummo.f@northeastern.edu if you would like to be involved.
If you have any personal belongings in the SGA Office, please remove them for the day of February 10th or let Olivia Oestreicher (oestreicher.o@northeastern.edu) know. We will be gutting the room and potentially discarding your items if they are not removed!
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
"Living Off Campus Workshops" are being hosted by Off Campus Engagement and Support. Registration and more information can be found here. Workshops will be held on the following dates:
February 5th, 4-5pm ET, Curry 333
February 28th, 11am-12pm ET via Zoom
The Annual Apartment Fair is being held on Wednesday, February 7th from 4-7pm in the Curry Indoor Quad. Students seeking to be connected to reputable listings, realtors, and properties are encouraged attend. More information can be found here. Registration link is accessible here.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Next week's Senate is being moved to Wednesday 2/7 at 6:30 pm. This will most likely be virtual due to room booking issues. Zoom information will be sent out in the Senate Agenda email which will be sent later this week. Attendance for this meeting will be counted as any other meeting. Meaning, you must fill out the attendance form at the bottom of this email if you cannot attend.
The Senate calendar can be accessed here. Please reach out to Speaker Donoghue (Donoghue.ca@northeastern.edu) if you would like to see anything added to the Senate calendar. This includes but is not limited to, legislation, events, and guest speakers!
The Beanpot watch party is being held on February 5th at 5pm in the Curry Indoor Quad. Please spread the word and RSVP here to come out to show your Husky spirit! 🏒
FORMS