What is the Senate?
The Senate is composed of representatives from all programs within the GradGov constituency (graduate schools with full-time students). It is responsible for enacting and administering all GradGov programs and functions. The Senate maintains standing committees to perform GradGov's basic operations, such as the Advocacy-for-Advocacy Committee, the Transportation Committee, and the Cost-of-Living Committee.
Though Senate meetings are open to all graduate students, only Senators may make procedural motions and vote on matters before the Senate.
Though Senate meetings are open to all graduate students, only Senators may make procedural motions and vote on matters before the Senate.
Who Elects the Senate?
Prior to the first Senate meeting of the academic year, the GradGov Executive Board invites the administrative secretaries of all graduate programs in the GradGov constituency to initiate a procedure to select representatives, Senators. Each graduate program establishes its own procedures for selecting its GradGov representatives.
Senate Information
Role Introduction: The Senate, according to GradGov's constitution, is the official legislative body of all graduate students on main campus and most of the medical campus. By joining the Senate, student representatives have a unique opportunity to demonstrate engagement in the University community, advocate for graduate student interests, and represent their program on important decisions relevant to graduate student life here at Georgetown.
Eligibility: All the university-sanctioned graduate degree programs on the main campus and most of the medical campus, including the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Walsh School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business, the McCourt School of Public Policy, the Georgetown University Medical Center, and the School of Nursing & Health Studies, can nominate student representative(s) for their respective programs to GradGov.
Selection: In September, the GradGov invites each program to appoint or elect senator(s). Senators are allocated to each program proportionate to student population (current enrollment size according to university record) of the program. Official nomination emails are sent to program directors/advisors, and many schools' own student associations assist in selecting the Senators.
Meeting Time: All Senators must be available to attend the monthly, hour-long Senate meetings on Wednesdays, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The Fall 2019 meetings will fall on the following dates: 09/25, 10/30, 11/27, and 12/04; Spring 2020 meeting dates will be announced after Winter Break. Please be assured that all graduate students are welcome to attend and observe any of our Senate meetings, but only elected Senators have the right to vote on behalf of their programs.
Eligibility: All the university-sanctioned graduate degree programs on the main campus and most of the medical campus, including the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Walsh School of Foreign Service, the McDonough School of Business, the McCourt School of Public Policy, the Georgetown University Medical Center, and the School of Nursing & Health Studies, can nominate student representative(s) for their respective programs to GradGov.
Selection: In September, the GradGov invites each program to appoint or elect senator(s). Senators are allocated to each program proportionate to student population (current enrollment size according to university record) of the program. Official nomination emails are sent to program directors/advisors, and many schools' own student associations assist in selecting the Senators.
Meeting Time: All Senators must be available to attend the monthly, hour-long Senate meetings on Wednesdays, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The Fall 2019 meetings will fall on the following dates: 09/25, 10/30, 11/27, and 12/04; Spring 2020 meeting dates will be announced after Winter Break. Please be assured that all graduate students are welcome to attend and observe any of our Senate meetings, but only elected Senators have the right to vote on behalf of their programs.
Current Senator List
Graduate school of Arts & Sciences
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
Ph.D. in Global Infectious Diseases |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in Communication, Culture, & Technology |
Darshini Parthasaray, Sacha Qasim, Shannon Mairsac |
dp904@georgetown.edu, ssq9@georgetown.edu, sem298@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Educational Transformation |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Aging & Health |
Abigail Bailey |
anb98@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Analytics |
Ivy Liu, Xin Lu, Masha Gubenko |
xl438@georgetown.edu, xl487@georgetown.edu, mg1865@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Environmental Metrology & Policy |
Elizabeth Linske |
eml117@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Global Health |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Health & the Public Interest |
Mari Tikoyan |
mt1322@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Global Infectious Diseases |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Epidemiology |
Vacant |
N/A |
Georgetown college
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
Ph.D. in Theological & Religious Studies |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Arabic & Islamic Studies |
Irene Kirchner |
ik337@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Biology |
Sylvia Min |
sm3313@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Chemistry |
Russell Ayscue, Dane Asuigui |
rla41@georgetown.edu, dca37@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Computer Science |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Economics |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in German |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Government |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in History |
Rebecca Andrews, Natasha De Vasconcellos Otoya |
ra914@georgetown.edu, nd515@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Linguistics |
Jordan MacKenzie, Luopeng Zheng |
jam619@georgetown.edu, lz437@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Philosophy |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Physics |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Psychology |
Mia Hendricks |
mjh354@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Spanish |
Maude Havenne |
mh1862@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Mathematics & Statistics |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in Applied Economics |
Yi Fang |
yf195@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Arabic & Islamic Studies |
Shaheer Ahmed |
sa1622@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Art & Museum Studies |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in Conflict Resolution |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in English |
Julie Winspear |
jw1845@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Global, International, & Comparative History |
Sophie Zahner |
snz5@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Government (American Govt.) |
Taylor Riccard |
tnr14@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Government (Democ. & Gov.) |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in Italian Studies |
Jordan Brewer |
jlb396@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Linguistics |
Sara Grzywacz |
sxg32@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Linguistics |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Physics |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Spanish |
Leonardo Carvajal-Gamarra |
lvc12@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Computer Science |
Tianjiao Yu, Yang Chen |
ty262@georgetown.edu, yc840@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Economics |
Vidhi Gandotra, Ryan Jeon |
vg256@georgetown.edu, kj483@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Political Economy |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.A. in Development, Management, & Policy |
Vacant |
N/A |
McDonough School of Business
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
Executive Master's in Policy Leadership |
Kendra Davenport |
ked130@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in International Business Policy |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.B.A. - Evening |
Matt Harrigan, David Lizza, Stephanie Mitchell |
mph89@georgetown.edu, dcl43@georgetown.edu, srm133@georgetown.edu |
M.B.A. - Full-time |
Lavanya Yeleswarapu, Miellette McFarlane, Sorin Ovreiu |
aly23@georgetown.edu, mgm129@georgetown.edu, sao53@georgetown.edu |
M.B.A. - International Executive |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Finance (Online) |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Management |
Pasha Mostaghim |
pm1139@georgetown.edu |
McCourt School of Public Policy
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
Master of International Development Policy |
Constanze Alarcon |
ca858@georgetown.edu |
Executive Master of Policy Management |
Abdullah Clark, Annette Raveneau |
ahc78@georgetown.edu, amr396@georgetown.edu |
Master of Public Policy |
Chenming Ran, Rachel Swindle |
cr1020@georgetown.edu, res128@georgetown.edu |
Master of Public Policy - Evening |
Adeline Deyoung |
asd78@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Data Science for Public Policy |
Harsha Sharda |
hs957@georgetown.edu |
Executive Master in Policy Leadership |
Kendra Davenport |
ked130@georgetown.edu |
School of Foreign Service
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
M.A. in Arabic Studies |
Anas Almassri, Jonah Klempner |
ana80@georgetown.edu, jbk93@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Asian Studies |
Moez Hayat, Kelly Liu |
mh1546@georgetown.edu, kl937@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Eurasian, Russian, & East European Studies |
Alejandro Perez-Reyes |
ap1130@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in German & European Studies |
Charles Fritz |
cmf253@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Latin American Studies |
Christina Huntzinger |
ch1205@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Security Studies |
Martina Hukel |
mh1872@georgetown.edu |
Master of Global Human Development |
Grace Hulseman, Leslie Sligh |
kgh49@georgetown.edu, las394@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Foreign Service |
Dong Ku Lee |
dl1024@georgetown.edu |
Biomedical Graduate Education
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
Ph.D. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Ayodeji Olukoya |
aoo42@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Biostatistics |
Arthur McDeed |
apm116@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Cell Biology |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Microbiology & Immunology |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Neuroscience |
Vacant |
N/A |
Ph.D. in Pharmacology |
Selena Garcia-Dubar |
sng46@georgetown.edu |
Ph.D. in Tumor Biology |
Vacant |
N/A |
Executive Master's in Clinical Quality, Safety, & Leadership |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Biochemistry (Bioinformatics) |
Lida Wang |
lw754@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
Monia Rashid |
mr1658@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Biohazardous Theat Agents & Emerging Infectious Diseases |
Kailey Fischer |
kaf112@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Biomedical Science Policy & Advocacy |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Biostatistics |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Biotechnology |
Demi Tellios, Steven Carlson |
dot6@georgetown.edu, csc135@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Clinical & Translational Research |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Health Physics |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Integrative Neuroscience |
Max Stevenson |
mes407@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Microbiology & Immunology |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Pharmacology |
Hatice Basdag |
hb641@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Physiology & Biophysics |
Sikander Khan |
sek108@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics (Compl & Alt Medicine) |
Tayyab Ahmad |
tma85@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Physiology and Biophysics (Special Master's) |
Katherine An, Aydan Dilic, Ameen Khalil |
kja57@georgetown.edu, ad1643@georgetown.edu, azk7@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Systems Medicine |
Morgan Cinader |
mkc102@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Tumor Biology |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Health Informatics, Data Science |
Gaby Rivas |
ger51@georgetown.edu |
M.A. in Catholic Clinical Ethics |
Vacant |
N/A |
School of Nursing & Health Studies
Program |
Senator(s) |
Email Contact(s) |
D.N.P. Doctor of Nursing Practice |
James Gill |
jmg403@georgetown.edu |
D.N.P. Doctor of Nursing Practice (BS to DNP) |
Vacant |
N/A |
DNAP in Nurse Anesthesia |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Health Systems Administration |
Mike Cusick |
cusickm1@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Health Systems Administration (Online) |
Vacant |
N/A |
M.S. in Nursing |
Lindsey Allcock, Ameera Crossman |
lsa29@georgetown.edu, ac2003@georgetown.edu |
M.S. in Nursing (Online) |
Bailey Weskamp |
bmw97@georgetown.edu |
D.N.P. Doctor of Nursing Practice (Online) |
Taylor Hollingsworth |
th857@georgetown.edu |